Delhi High Court
58,104 judgments
Sunil Rathore v. Government of NCT of Delhi and Anr.
The Delhi High Court held that Clause 8(ii) of the 2024 Guidelines arbitrarily barred release of diesel transport vehicles over 10 years old, violating Article 14, and directed release of seized vehicles seized before the guidelines subject to undertakings per the Seema Chopra judgment.
Mahesh Gupta v. Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs
The Delhi High Court upheld the refusal of a patent application for a portable vehicle tracker, holding that the invention lacked inventive step as it was an obvious combination of prior art and common general knowledge.
The Statesman Ltd. v. Govt of NCT of Delhi & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the summary recovery of arrears under the Working Journalist Act, rejecting the appellant's claim of dispute and exemption due to heavy cash losses, and dismissed the appeals challenging the payment orders.
Suresh @ Sushma Ahuja and Anr. v. Union of India and Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed a Habeas Corpus petition alleging kidnapping after the petitioners appeared voluntarily and denied unlawful confinement.
Sarita Kataria v. The State Govt. of NCT of Delhi and Ors.
The Delhi High Court disposed of the Habeas Corpus petition after the petitioner’s brother was found residing freely at the stated address and appeared before the Court.
Prachin Shiv Mandir Avam Akhada Samiti v. Delhi Development and Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the DDA's authority to demolish an unauthorized temple in the Yamuna floodplain, dismissing the petitioner's claim of religious and property rights due to lack of legal title and public character.
Bharat Mohan Kohli v. State
The Delhi High Court upheld the validity of the registered Will of Late Man Mohan Kohli, granting Letter of Administration to the petitioner after rejecting challenges of mental incapacity, coercion, and forgery.
Arun Sud v. Abha Sood & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the probate petition for a disputed Will with interpolations, held the testatrix died intestate, and decreed equal partition among heirs.
GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI v. M/S DSC LIMITED
The Delhi High Court upheld an arbitral award holding the project completion date as 22.09.2010 and dismissed the Government's challenge to levy liquidated damages, clarifying that determination of delay is arbitrable while quantification of damages is not.
Principal Commissioner of Income Tax (Central)-3 v. Pavitra Realcon Pvt. Ltd.
The Delhi High Court upheld the ITAT's deletion of income tax additions where no incriminating material was found during search and principles of natural justice were violated, dismissing Revenue's appeals.
Urmila Devi & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the Railway Board's 2017 policy denying renewal of multipurpose stall licenses, dismissing writ petitions challenging the policy and COVID-19 related license extensions.
Mohd Jabir v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court quashed a preventive detention order under the PITNDPS Act due to unexplained delay and failure to provide the petitioner with relied upon material, emphasizing the necessity of a live nexus and procedural fairness in detention cases.
Usha Barthwal v. The Registrar General, High Court of Delhi
The Delhi High Court held that discrepancies in the recorded name of an employee’s deceased father do not justify denial or impact of retirement benefits when the names refer to the same person.
Sterling and Wilson Private Ltd v. M/s Sharma Turnkey Engineers Pvt Ltd
The Delhi High Court allowed the appeal and condoned an 18-day delay in filing an application under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, restoring the challenge to the arbitral award for adjudication on merits.
M/S PRIME INDUSTRIES v. PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER & ORS.
The Delhi High Court held that retrospective cancellation of GST registration requires objective satisfaction, proper notice, and opportunity to be heard, and modified the cancellation date to the petitioner's application date.
J.B.Boda Surveyors Ltd. v. Suresh Kumar Sharma & Anr
The Delhi High Court upheld the Labour Court's award directing reinstatement and 50% back wages to a workman illegally terminated without compliance with Section 25-F of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.
Munna Lal v. Ashbee Systems (P) Ltd and Anr
The Delhi High Court upheld a Labour Court award granting lump-sum compensation instead of reinstatement with back wages to a workman illegally terminated sixteen years prior, affirming that reinstatement is not an automatic right in such cases.
D.T.C. v. Vir Sain
The High Court upheld the Labour Court's award reinstating a workman, holding that procedural lapses in departmental enquiry violated natural justice and warranted interference under Article 226.
Lal Bahadur Prop. of M/s ICRTC v. M/s Samriddhi Electromart Pvt. Ltd.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal and upheld the trial court's decree for recovery, holding that the appellant failed to prove a binding settlement with the respondent and that the respondent was entitled to recover the outstanding amount based on invoices and cheque evidence.
Hewlett Packard Financial Services India Private Limited v. Apple Color Lab & Anr.
The Delhi High Court appointed a sole arbitrator under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 to adjudicate payment disputes arising from a lease agreement due to the respondents' failure to respond to arbitration notices.