Delhi High Court
44,644 judgments
Raghbir Singh v. State (NCT of Delhi) & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition for Letters of Administration as the purported Will was not duly proved and objections raising title disputes by non-heirs were held not maintainable in probate proceedings.
Oriental Insurance Co Ltd v. Lata Punjani & Ors.
The Delhi High Court modified the compensation award in a motor accident claim by adjusting the deduction for personal expenses and the addition for future prospects, and enhanced amounts for loss of love and consortium in line with Supreme Court precedents.
Oriental Insurance Co Ltd v. Kishore Kumar & Ors
The Delhi High Court enhanced the functional disability to 90% for a claimant who lost an eye and adjusted loss of future prospects compensation as per age, partly allowing the insurer's appeal.
Kulbhushan Kakkar v. Kawal Lal
The High Court dismissed the tenant's challenge to an eviction order under Delhi Rent Control Act after the tenant undertook to vacate the premises by a specified date and pay use and occupation charges, staying eviction execution accordingly.
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd v. FEPL Engineering (P) Ltd & Anr
The Delhi High Court has exclusive jurisdiction to entertain a Section 34 petition challenging an arbitral award where the arbitration agreement designates New Delhi as the seat of arbitration, notwithstanding arbitration proceedings conducted by the MSME Council at Thane.
Union of India & Anr. v. Garnegar Singh
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal and upheld the direction to allow the respondent a fair opportunity to be interviewed for the post of Notary Public after an administrative error denied him the initial chance.
Principal Commissioner of Customs v. Ahamed Mujjaba Khaleefa
The Delhi High Court allowed the Revenue's appeal, holding that the respondent failed to discharge the burden under Section 123 of the Customs Act to prove licit possession of seized gold, relying on his un-retracted confessional statement and circumstantial evidence of smuggling.
Naveen Jain v. Sushma Jain
The court held that an arbitral award naming a proprietorship concern without explicitly naming the sole proprietor is valid if the claim was filed by the sole proprietor and objections on this ground cannot be raised at execution stage.
Athar Hashmi v. Parvez Mirza & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the revision petition against eviction as withdrawn after the tenant gave undertakings to vacate the premises by a specified date and pay use and occupation charges, staying execution of the eviction order accordingly.
Harpal Singh v. Narinder Kumar & Anr
The Delhi High Court granted leave to defend an eviction petition where changed circumstances raised a triable issue on the landlord's bona fide need for the premises.
Tilak Raj Dua v. Rohit Vedi
The High Court dismissed the revision petition against eviction as withdrawn on the tenant's undertaking to vacate the premises and pay use and occupation charges, staying execution of the eviction order until 30.09.2022.
Rajnish Gupta & Anr. v. Brij Mohan Aggarwal
The Delhi High Court held that the limitation period under Section 34(3) of the Arbitration Act is absolute and delay beyond the extended 30 days cannot be condoned, dismissing the petition filed after 157 days delay.
Rakesh Goel v. Hira Lal & Anr
The court held that without a registered sale deed, an Agreement to Sell does not transfer ownership, and thus the suit for possession could not be dismissed on the ground of alleged admission of no title.
Mohd Shokeen v. Shahida Begum
The Delhi High Court allowed withdrawal of the tenant's revision petition and stayed eviction execution until the tenant vacates the premises as per his undertaking.
North Delhi Municipal Corporation v. Mohd Rafi & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the revision petition of North Delhi Municipal Corporation, upholding the eviction order based on bonafide necessity under the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958, finding no triable issue in the petitioner's leave to defend application.
Naresh Kumar & Anr v. Rehmat Elahi
The Delhi High Court dismissed the revision petition against eviction under bona fide necessity, stayed execution of the eviction order subject to the tenant's undertaking to vacate by a specified date and pay use and occupation charges.
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited v. Maharashtra Knowledge Corporation Ltd
Delhi High Court upheld the arbitral award finding BSNL breached infrastructure obligations, dismissing BSNL's challenge and affirming limited judicial interference in arbitration awards.
Axis Bank Ltd v. Consortium of Worlds Window Exim Pvt Ltd & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal against an interim order as infructuous after a final order was passed, granting liberty to challenge the final order in due course.
M/S SIDHA NEELKANTH PAPER INDUSTRIES PVT LTD v. RESERVE BANK OF INDIA & ORS
The Delhi High Court held that a debtor cannot challenge the assignment of creditor's recovery rights to a third party and dismissed the appeal while condoning delay in filing.
Ex-Constable Subhash Singh v. Government of India & Anr
The Delhi High Court upheld the dismissal of a BSF constable for unauthorized absence and disobedience, affirming the validity of the SSFC proceedings and the proportionality of the punishment.