Delhi High Court
48,408 judgments
Shafali R. Chopra v. IFCI Infrastructure Development Limited
The Delhi High Court upheld the termination of a government company employee after fair disciplinary proceedings but set aside the imposed cash penalty for lack of proper quantification and opportunity to defend.
Pushpa & Ors. v. Ram Avatar
The Delhi High Court held that maintenance under Section 125 Cr.P.C. must ordinarily be awarded from the date of filing the application unless valid reasons are recorded for awarding it from the date of the order, and modified the impugned order accordingly.
Hindustan Cleanenergy Limited v. Urja Associates & Ors.
The Delhi High Court granted a nine-month extension for arbitration proceedings under Section 29A despite respondents' refusal and pending criminal proceedings initiated by the petitioner.
Rohtash Singh v. New Zone Buildtech Pvt Ltd & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the suit for cancellation of Sale Deed as barred by limitation and held that the plaintiff cannot withdraw admissions to extend limitation, affirming that the remedy for unpaid sale consideration lies in recovery, not cancellation.
S P v. M
The Delhi High Court upheld the Family Court's interim maintenance order of Rs. 4,000 per month with 8% annual enhancement for the wife and minor child, dismissing the husband's appeal challenging the quantum and arrears.
Amresh Sharma v. Director General, Border Security Force
The Delhi High Court held that information relating to disciplinary proceedings against a BSF officer initiated on the petitioner's complaint is not exempt under Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act and must be disclosed.
Prem Ram & Ors. v. The State & Ors.
The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Sections 288 and 337 IPC on the basis of accidental nature of the incident, settlement between parties, and compensation paid, exercising its inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 CrPC.
Ramesh Kumar v. Narcotics Control Bureau
The Delhi High Court granted bail to the petitioner under the NDPS Act on the ground of parity with co-accused, finding no direct evidence linking him to narcotics recovery and rejecting apprehensions of absconding.
Guddu @ Farman v. State
The Delhi High Court held that a paper cutter blade with a rounded edge is not a deadly weapon under Section 397 IPC, reducing the appellant's conviction to Section 392 IPC and ordering his release.
Rajesh Chandna & Ors. v. Aishani Chandna Mehra
The Delhi High Court held that a void adoption under HAMA does not bar a suit for partition and no separate declaratory suit is necessary to challenge the adoption's validity.
Jitender v. State
The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction under Section 8 of the POCSO Act based on the consistent testimony of the prosecutrix and statutory presumptions, dismissing the appellant's claim of false implication.
Mohan Lal Seth Charitable Trust v. M/S Emson
The Delhi High Court upheld that separate rent receipts and payments for distinct portions of property create separate tenancies, barring civil court jurisdiction under Section 50 of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958.
State v. Nadeem
The Delhi High Court upheld the acquittal in a POCSO sexual assault case, ruling that the prosecutrix's contradictory and unreliable testimony could not sustain conviction absent corroboration.
Sh. Apaar Bansal v. State
The Delhi High Court granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner in a matrimonial dispute case after the parties settled their differences and the complainant raised no objection, subject to compliance with the settlement terms.
Pratyush Aggarwal v. Seema Aggarwal
The Delhi High Court dismissed the criminal revision petitions as withdrawn following an amicable settlement between the parties.
M/S AMAN HOSPILTALITYPVT.LTD v. M/SPARQUETFURNISHERSPVT.LTD
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal challenging the trial court's execution orders, holding that the appellant was not denied the right to file objections as no such objections were sought to be filed.
CAPAROFINANCIALSOLUTIONSLIMITED v. STATE & ANR.
The Delhi High Court directed the Trial Court to expedite criminal trials pending since 2012, emphasizing the litigants' right to a speedy trial and ordering periodic progress reports.
Manju Choudhary v. Sudesh Lamba & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the plaintiff's suit for partition of ancestral property, holding that a prior compromise and a gift deed executed by the father divested the plaintiff's claim, and under pre-2005 Hindu Succession law, daughters had no coparcenary rights.
Rajesh Vinayak v. State & Anr.
The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Sections 354A and 509 IPC on the ground of amicable settlement between the parties, exercising inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 CrPC.
Sahil & Anr v. The State (NCT of Delhi) & Anr
The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Sections 186, 353, 332, and 34 IPC after the parties amicably settled their dispute, exercising inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 CrPC.