Delhi High Court

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Upinder Kaur v. Harish Kumar Jawa

05 Jan 2026 · Saurabh Banerjee · 184 (2011) DLT 590

The Delhi High Court upheld eviction of a tenant on bona fide requirement grounds, affirming that ownership once established bars tenant's challenge and vague defenses do not warrant leave to defend.

property appeal_dismissed Significant Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 Eviction Petition Bona fide requirement Landlord-tenant relationship

Sandeep Dhawan & Ors. v. Amarjeet Singh Kohli

05 Jan 2026 · Saurabh Banerjee · 2026:DHC:17

The Delhi High Court upheld eviction orders under Section 14(1)(e) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, affirming the landlord's bona fide requirement and rejecting tenants' claims based on oral agreements and pending title disputes.

property appeal_dismissed Significant Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 Section 14(1)(e) bona fide requirement landlord-tenant relationship

Mohd Burhan & Ors. v. Shri Triloki Nath (Since Deceased) Through LRs & Ors.

05 Jan 2026 · Saurabh Banerjee · 2026:DHC:24
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The Delhi High Court held that bona fide requirement for eviction under the DRC Act is assessed at the time of filing, and subsequent death of the landlord does not extinguish such requirement or bar eviction proceedings by legal heirs.

property appeal_dismissed Significant bona fide requirement eviction petition Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 review jurisdiction

Vineet Babbar v. Kuljeet Singh Bindra

05 Jan 2026 · Saurabh Banerjee · 2026:DHC:19

The Delhi High Court allowed the landlord’s revision petition and ordered eviction of the tenant, holding that bona fide requirement includes legitimate family needs and must be presumed genuine unless disproved.

civil appeal_allowed Significant bona fide requirement Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 eviction petition landlord-tenant relationship

Shashikant Dixit v. Renuka Sharma

05 Jan 2026 · Saurabh Banerjee · 2026:DHC:18

The Delhi High Court held that eviction under the Delhi Rent Control Act requires only a better title than the tenant, not absolute ownership, and set aside the order granting leave to defend, allowing eviction based on bona fide requirement and possessory documents.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 eviction petition Section 14(1)(e) bona fide requirement

Vinay Kumar v. State (Govt. NCT of Delhi)

05 Jan 2026 · Girish Kathpalia · 2026:DHC:21

The Delhi High Court dismissed the accused's interim bail application on grounds of his wife's chronic illness, emphasizing the gravity of the offence and ongoing trial proceedings.

criminal petition_dismissed interim bail chronic illness Parkinson's disease Section 302 IPC

Manoj @ Babu v. The State Govt. of NCT of Delhi

05 Jan 2026 · Girish Kathpalia · 2026:DHC:20

The Delhi High Court granted regular bail to the accused in a Section 109(1) BNS case based on the injured party's support and amicable settlement between the parties.

criminal bail_granted regular bail Section 109(1) BNS injured party support settlement between parties

Ex-Servicemen Welfare Union v. Union of India

05 Jan 2026 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2026:DHC:4-DB

The Delhi High Court held that pre-2009 retirees of the Special Frontier Force are entitled only to restoration of 45% of the commuted pension value after 15 years post-retirement, not full pension parity with Indian Army personnel, upholding prior directions and Cabinet Secretariat compliance orders.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant Special Frontier Force pension parity commuted pension cut-off date

Sana Herbals Private Limited v. Mohsin Dehlvi & Anr

05 Jan 2026 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2025 SCC OnLine Del 6147
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The Delhi High Court dismissed the appellant’s appeal seeking injunction against respondents’ use of the NOKUF trademark, holding that respondents’ prior user and registration rights prevail over the appellant’s passing off claim and disputed assignment.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant trademark infringement passing off prior user rights assignment of trademark

Vipin Kumar Sharma v. Returning Officer NDBA Elections

05 Jan 2026 · Mini Pushkarna · 2026:DHC:25

The Delhi High Court held that election disputes of Bar Associations involving factual controversies are not maintainable as writ petitions and must be challenged by election petitions or civil suits, upholding the NDBA Election result despite alleged irregularities.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant Bar Association elections proximity card free and fair election writ petition maintainability

Vimal Ghai v. M. P. Sharma

05 Jan 2026 · Ravinder Dudeja · 2026:DHC:16

The High Court held that recall of a witness under Section 311 Cr.P.C. cannot be allowed merely due to change of counsel or belated applications, emphasizing judicious exercise of discretion to prevent abuse and delay.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant Section 311 Cr.P.C. recall of witness cross-examination change of counsel

Mr. Avinash Sharma, Ms. Somya Chaturvedi, Mr. Shrey Sharma, Mr. Shreesh Chadha v. Aquestia Limited

05 Jan 2026 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2026:DHC:3-DB

The Delhi High Court stayed an interlocutory order finding patent infringement, holding that claim construction must consider the entire claim and specification, and that key distinguishing features of the appellant's product negate prima facie infringement.

intellectual_property appeal_allowed Significant patent infringement claim construction characterized in that fluid control valve

Mr. Sumit Vijay & Anr. v. Major League Baseball Properties Inc. & Anr.

05 Jan 2026 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2026:DHC:6-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld cancellation of the BLUE-JAY trade mark registration for bad faith adoption and recognized the respondents' prior worldwide use and trans-border reputation of the BLUE JAYS mark in India.

intellectual_property appeal_dismissed Significant Trade Marks Act, 1999 Section 57(2) Section 11(10)(ii) bad faith

Anuradha Salhotra, Rahul Chaudhry, Nikhil Sharma and Mugdha Palsule, Avinash v. Koninklijke Philips NV

05 Jan 2026 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2026:DHC:5-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld infringement of a patent claim covering DVDs containing patented EFM+ encoded signals and dismissed stay applications against the decree awarding damages.

intellectual_property appeal_dismissed Significant Patent infringement Standard Essential Patent EFM+ coding Record carrier

Jai Mangal Rai v. Union of India

05 Jan 2026 · C. Hari Shankar; Jyoti Singh; Ajay Digpaul · 2026:DHC:8-FB
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The Delhi High Court held that seniority among direct recruit BSF Sub Inspectors must be fixed from the date of actual appointment and joining, and delay due to medical clearance does not entitle candidates to antedated seniority.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant seniority direct recruitment Border Security Force medical examination

Professor Alka Acharya v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi and Ors.

31 Dec 2025 · Sachin Datta · 2025:DHC:12041

The Delhi High Court appointed the petitioner as legal guardian of her comatose husband under its parens patriae jurisdiction, filling a statutory vacuum regarding guardianship for persons in vegetative states.

civil petition_allowed Significant parens patriae jurisdiction legal guardian vegetative state comatose patient

Hitesh Makhija v. Ritu Makhija

27 Dec 2025 · Dr. Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2025:DHC:12027

The Delhi High Court upheld the petitioner-husband's liability to pay interim maintenance for three minor children, rejecting his claim of low income and reducing the maintenance amount from ₹30,000 to ₹25,000 per month based on a holistic assessment of financial capacity and parental responsibility.

family appeal_dismissed Significant interim maintenance Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 maintenance of minor children income concealment

Sandeepa Virk v. Directorate of Enforcement

27 Dec 2025 · Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2025:DHC:12026

The Delhi High Court granted regular bail to a woman accused under the PMLA, holding that the twin conditions for bail do not apply to women and that the petitioner had made out a prima facie case for bail despite serious money laundering allegations.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Prevention of Money Laundering Act Section 45 PMLA regular bail woman accused

Dr. Akash Laxmanrao Narade v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi

26 Dec 2025 · Vikas Mahajan · 2025:DHC:12037
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The Delhi High Court dismissed the review petition, holding that the petitioner was not entitled to reservation benefits without a valid OBC-NCL certificate on the cut-off date and reaffirmed the limited scope of review jurisdiction under Article 226.

administrative petition_dismissed OBC-NCL certificate cut-off date DNB counselling reservation eligibility

Ved Prakash & Ors. v. State (NCT of Delhi) & Ors.

25 Dec 2025 · Sanjeev Narula · 2025:DHC:11997
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The Delhi High Court quashed criminal proceedings against legal heirs for alleged forgery and cheating in mutation documents, holding that the material did not disclose essential ingredients of offences and continuation would be abuse of process.

criminal petition_allowed Significant Section 482 CrPC summoning order cheating forgery