Delhi High Court

48,408 judgments

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Modella Hospitality Private Ltd v. The Government of NCT of Delhi & Anr

01 Jul 2019 · Vibhu Bakhru · 2019:DHC:7607

The Delhi High Court upheld closure orders against banquet operators lacking pollution control consents but directed expeditious processing of their applications and restrained coercive action pending consent.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant Consent to Operate Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 Section 25(7)

Sumit Kumar Pandey v. State

01 Jul 2019 · Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2019:DHC:3089

The High Court held that threatening to send a person to jail does not constitute 'hurt' under Section 364A IPC, set aside the kidnapping for ransom charge, but upheld charges for impersonation and extortion.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 364A IPC kidnapping for ransom hurt under Section 319 IPC impersonation of public servant

Abhishat Chaudhary v. Shilpa Chaudhary

01 Jul 2019 · Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2019:DHC:3088

The Delhi High Court upheld an interim maintenance order under Section 125 Cr.P.C., emphasizing the husband's duty to disclose true income and support the wife to live with dignity despite her earning capacity.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant Section 125 Cr.P.C. interim maintenance adverse inference non-disclosure of income

Sashidharan Kollery & Ors. v. State & Anr.

01 Jul 2019 · Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2019:DHC:3087

The Delhi High Court quashed charges against petitioners for sexual harassment, holding that framing charges solely on a later contradictory statement under Section 164 Cr.P.C. without corroborative contemporaneous evidence was erroneous.

criminal petition_allowed Significant framing of charge Section 164 Cr.P.C. sexual harassment contemporaneous evidence

Sachin & Ors. v. State of NCT of Delhi

01 Jul 2019 · Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2019:DHC:3086

The Delhi High Court set aside charges under Sections 186, 353, and 307 IPC due to lack of credible medical evidence and non-compliance with mandatory complaint procedure under Section 195 CrPC, discharging the petitioners.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 307 IPC Section 186 IPC Section 353 IPC Section 195 CrPC

Bhupendra Singh Verma & Ors. v. The State (NCT of Delhi) & Anr.

01 Jul 2019 · Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2019:DHC:3085

The High Court held that in joint family properties without exclusive possession, entry by family members does not constitute criminal trespass and upheld the Trial Court's discharge of certain charges against petitioners.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant criminal trespass Section 452 IPC exclusive possession joint family property

Bindu & Anr. v. State of NCT of Delhi

01 Jul 2019 · Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2019:DHC:3084
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The Delhi High Court upheld the Trial Court's discharge of accused at the charge framing stage due to contradictions and lack of grave suspicion, setting aside the Revisional Court's order directing framing of charges.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant charge framing prima facie case contradiction in statements Section 164 Cr.P.C.

Sudhir Mishra & Anr. v. State & Ors.

01 Jul 2019 · A.K. Chawla · 2019:DHC:3083

The Delhi High Court quashed search warrant orders issued under Sections 97 and 98 Cr.P.C. for wrongful confinement, holding that vague allegations by a third party without locus standi cannot justify such drastic measures violating fundamental rights.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 97 Cr.P.C. Section 98 Cr.P.C. search warrant wrongful confinement

Varun Kapur v. Neha Kapur

01 Jul 2019 · Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2019:DHC:3082

The Delhi High Court upheld interim maintenance of Rs. 15,000 per month to the wife, rejecting the husband's claim of low income and drawing adverse inference from his deliberate understatement of earnings.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant interim maintenance Section 125 Cr.P.C. income assessment adverse inference

Heera Singh v. Union of India & Ors.

01 Jul 2019 · C. Hari Shankar · 2019:DHC:3081

The Delhi High Court held that the petitioner, declared a proclaimed offender during the freedom struggle and duly verified by the State Government, is entitled to pension under the SSS Pension Scheme, and arbitrary rejection by the Union of India was set aside.

administrative petition_allowed Significant Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme freedom fighter pension proclaimed offender underground suffering

P K Seth v. State (NCT) of Delhi & Anr

01 Jul 2019 · Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2019:DHC:3080

The Delhi High Court held that joint possession suffices for entrustment under Sections 403 and 406 IPC, restoring the trial court's summoning order against respondent no. 2 for criminal breach of trust.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant entrustment criminal breach of trust dishonest misappropriation Section 403 IPC

R L Varma & Sons (HUF) v. P C Sharma

01 Jul 2019 · Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2019:DHC:3079

The Delhi High Court held that a statutory notice under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act must be correctly addressed and served to the accused for the complaint to be maintainable, and quashed conviction where notice was sent to an incorrect address and returned undelivered.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act statutory notice service of notice presumption of service

X v. State

01 Jul 2019 · Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2019:DHC:3078

The Delhi High Court upheld the trial court's discharge of an accused from sexual offence charges due to vague, unsubstantiated allegations lacking reliability and corroboration at the charge framing stage.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant charge framing sexual offences Section 376-D IPC Section 506 IPC

X v. State

01 Jul 2019 · Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2019:DHC:3077

The Delhi High Court upheld the trial court's discharge of an accused from rape and criminal intimidation charges due to vague, unsubstantiated allegations lacking reliability and corroboration.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant charge framing discharge of accused Section 376-D IPC Section 506 IPC

Manju Sharma v. Vipin

01 Jul 2019 · Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2019:DHC:3076

The Delhi High Court enhanced interim maintenance from Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 30,000 per month based on prima facie evidence of the respondent's undisclosed income and the needs of the petitioner and her daughter under the DV Act.

family appeal_allowed Significant interim maintenance Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 income disclosure burden of proof

R.K. Shivdasani v. Union of India and Anr.

01 Jul 2019 · C. Hari Shankar · 2019:DHC:3075

The Delhi High Court set aside a departmental punishment imposed on a retired officer due to gross procedural violations and denial of natural justice in the enquiry process.

administrative petition_allowed Significant departmental enquiry sexual harassment natural justice Rule 11 CCA Rules

B.S. Methaila v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors.

01 Jul 2019 · C. Hari Shankar · 2019:DHC:3074

The Delhi High Court upheld the compulsory retirement of a government servant following a departmental inquiry conducted in accordance with CCS (CCA) Rules and principles of natural justice, dismissing procedural irregularity claims absent prejudice.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant disciplinary inquiry CCS (CCA) Rules 1965 natural justice compulsory retirement

Gulshan Kumar Sachdeva v. The Food Corporation of India

01 Jul 2019 · C. Hari Shankar · 2019:DHC:3072

The Delhi High Court quashed disciplinary and appellate orders penalizing an employee where charges were unproven, holding that penalties imposed despite acquittal are arbitrary and directing restoration of all benefits.

administrative petition_allowed Significant disciplinary proceedings Food Corporation of India below rejection limit rice penalty reduction

Suraj Kanya Shikshalaya v. Lalita and Anr

01 Jul 2019 · Suresh Kumar Kait · 2019:DHC:3071

The Delhi High Court set aside the Tribunal’s order reinstating a teacher lacking mandatory CTET qualification and appointed without following statutory recruitment procedures, emphasizing strict compliance with the Delhi School Education Act and Rules.

administrative petition_allowed Significant Delhi School Education Act, 1973 CTET qualification appointment procedure aided private schools

Prema Sharma v. Director of Education & Ors.

01 Jul 2019 · Suresh Kumar Kait · 2019:DHC:3070

The Delhi High Court upheld the termination of a teacher lacking the prescribed B.Ed. qualification, holding that such illegal appointments cannot be regularized and prior approval under Section 8(2) of the Delhi School Education Act is not required for terminating illegally appointed employees.

labor appeal_dismissed Significant termination of service minimum qualification B.Ed. degree Delhi School Education Act, 1973