Delhi High Court
48,408 judgments
Modella Hospitality Private Ltd v. The Government of NCT of Delhi & Anr
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.
Sumit Kumar Pandey v. State
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.
Abhishat Chaudhary v. Shilpa Chaudhary
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.
Sashidharan Kollery & Ors. v. State & Anr.
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.
Sachin & Ors. v. State of NCT of Delhi
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.
Bhupendra Singh Verma & Ors. v. The State (NCT of Delhi) & Anr.
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.
Bindu & Anr. v. State of NCT of Delhi
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.
Sudhir Mishra & Anr. v. State & Ors.
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.
Varun Kapur v. Neha Kapur
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.
Heera Singh v. Union of India & Ors.
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.
P K Seth v. State (NCT) of Delhi & Anr
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.
R L Varma & Sons (HUF) v. P C Sharma
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.
X v. State
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.
X v. State
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.
Manju Sharma v. Vipin
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.
R.K. Shivdasani v. Union of India and Anr.
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.
B.S. Methaila v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors.
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.
Gulshan Kumar Sachdeva v. The Food Corporation of India
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.
Suraj Kanya Shikshalaya v. Lalita and Anr
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.
Prema Sharma v. Director of Education & Ors.
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.