Delhi High Court

29,725 judgments

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Kunal @ Akhtar Ali v. State (GNCT) of Delhi

11 Aug 2025 · Manoj Kumar Ohri · 2025:DHC:6719

The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal and upheld the conviction of the appellant for robbery at knife point causing injuries, relying on consistent eyewitness testimony and medical evidence despite minor procedural omissions.

criminal appeal_dismissed robbery knife injuries Section 394 IPC Section 397 IPC

Sharmila Tyagi v. The State Govt of NCT of Delhi

11 Aug 2025 · Girish Kathpalia · 2025:DHC:6697

The Delhi High Court granted anticipatory bail to a woman accused of mediating fraudulent marriages, emphasizing her right to silence and noting procedural lapses in the investigation.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant anticipatory bail right to silence procedural irregularities Case Diary

Mohd. Hanif & Ors. v. The State (Govt. of NCT Delhi) & Anr.

11 Aug 2025 · Girish Kathpalia · 2025:DHC:6714

The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under various IPC sections on the ground of compromise between the parties and in the interest of justice.

criminal petition_allowed quashing of FIR compromise Section 323 IPC Section 341 IPC

Himanshu Garg & Ors. v. The State NCT of Delhi and Anr.

11 Aug 2025 · Girish Kathpalia · 2025:DHC:6703
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The Delhi High Court allowed quashing of FIR under Section 498A IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act on the ground of amicable settlement and full and final payment by the complainant in a matrimonial dispute.

criminal petition_allowed quashing of FIR Section 498A IPC Dowry Prohibition Act compromise

Deepak @ Kale & Anr. v. State (NCT of Delhi) & Ors.

11 Aug 2025 · Girish Kathpalia · 2025:DHC:6711

The Delhi High Court quashed the FIR and criminal proceedings under Sections 324/34 IPC due to settlement between parties and non-support of prosecution witnesses, holding it not in the interest of justice to continue the trial.

criminal petition_allowed quashing of FIR Section 324 IPC Section 34 IPC settlement

Bhupender@Jokhar v. The State of NCT of Delhi

11 Aug 2025 · Girish Kathpalia · 2025:DHC:6715

The Delhi High Court set aside the rejection of parole for a petitioner charged under Section 302 IPC, directing release on parole for medical treatment considering interim bail granted in a related case and non-support of prosecution witnesses.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant parole interim bail medical grounds reformatory purpose

Avtar Singh v. Anoop Kumar Aggarwal

11 Aug 2025 · Manoj Jain · 2025:DHC:6791

The Delhi High Court upheld eviction based on a clear admission by the tenant of misuse of residential premises for commercial purposes, validating an admission decree under Order XII Rule 6 CPC without a full trial.

civil petition_dismissed Significant eviction Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 Section 14(1)(c) Order XII Rule 6 CPC

Union of India and Ors v. Rashmi Sinha

08 Aug 2025 · Navin Chawla; Madhu Jain · 2025:DHC:5882-DB

The Delhi High Court allowed an application to correct its earlier judgment by recording the appearance of the petitioners' counsel through a corrigendum.

procedural other appearance of counsel correction of judgment corrigendum procedural omission

Aditya Institute of Technology v. Government of NCT of Delhi

08 Aug 2025 · Vikas Mahajan · 2025:DHC:6447

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging rejection of late affiliation application, holding that prescribed deadlines for submission are mandatory and must be strictly followed.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant affiliation deadline time schedule technical education

Dr. Sri Krishan v. State of NCT of Delhi & Ors.

08 Aug 2025 · Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav · 2025:DHC:6805
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The Delhi High Court allowed the petition for Letters of Administration with Will annexed, holding the Will dated 12.06.2000 validly executed and not barred by limitation.

civil petition_allowed Significant probate letters of administration Indian Succession Act, 1925 testamentary capacity

Delhi Transport Corporation v. Ashok Kumar

08 Aug 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Girish Kathpalia · 2025:DHC:6778-DB

The Delhi High Court allowed a review petition solely to correct an erroneous date in its earlier judgment on reinstatement and compensation, dismissing all other reliefs sought.

labor petition_dismissed review petition correction of date reinstatement pay fixation

Nem Singh v. Union of India and Ors.

08 Aug 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Amit Sharma · 2025:DHC:6681-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the review petition seeking to reargue entitlement to relief without actual discharge of duties in the specified pay scale, reaffirming that review petitions cannot revisit settled issues.

administrative petition_dismissed review petition discharge of duties pay scale relief entitlement

Sudheer Kumar v. Union of India & Ors.

08 Aug 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2025:DHC:6738-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging the petitioner’s transfer on administrative grounds, holding that transfer policies apply as per their scope and administrative requirements prevail.

administrative petition_dismissed transfer order administrative grounds CRPF SAMBHAV/SANTOS App

Union of India and Ors. v. Jay Shanker Prasad Retd

08 Aug 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2025:DHC:6668-DB
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The Delhi High Court dismissed the Union of India's writ petition and upheld the Armed Forces Tribunal's grant of disability pension for seizure disorder, affirming the presumption that disabilities developing during service are attributable to military service unless proven otherwise.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant disability pension armed forces seizure disorder attributability

Director (Education Department) v. Shailender Kumar

08 Aug 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2025:DHC:6739-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the review petition challenging its order directing compliance with a Tribunal order, holding that non-compliance justified contempt proceedings and no grounds existed for review or stay.

administrative petition_dismissed review petition abuse of process contempt proceedings compliance with Tribunal order

Sarwan Kumar & Ors. v. Union Public Service Commission & Ors.

08 Aug 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2025:DHC:6740-DB

The Delhi High Court held that candidates possessing valid OBC-NCL certificates issued outside a fixed window period cannot be excluded from reservation benefits, dismissing UPSC's plea to modify its earlier order permitting such candidates to participate in the CAPF selection.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant OBC-NCL certificate reservation eligibility cut-off date reasonableness

Manish Kumar Munda v. State of NCT Delhi & Anr.

08 Aug 2025 · Arun Monga

The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Sections 406 and 420 IPC as an abuse of process, holding that a contractual dispute over investment and profit sharing does not constitute criminal breach of trust or cheating without dishonest intention at inception.

criminal petition_allowed Significant criminal breach of trust cheating Section 406 IPC Section 420 IPC

Bright Westech Solution Pvt. Ltd. and Anr. v. Naushad Malik

08 Aug 2025 · Manoj Jain · 2025:DHC:6768

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition seeking appointment of a Local Commissioner for inspection of allegedly defective batteries, holding that the Court cannot be used as a tool for evidence collection at the stage of final arguments.

civil petition_dismissed Local Commissioner appointment of commissioner collection of evidence commercial suit

Rupalee Suri v. Kamal Suri & Ors.

08 Aug 2025 · Manoj Jain · 2025:DHC:6766

The Delhi High Court held that a wife claiming residence rights under the Domestic Violence Act is not a necessary party to her husband's partition suit and upheld the dismissal of her impleadment application.

civil petition_dismissed partition suit impleadment matrimonial residence rights Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005

Rajiv Gujral v. Surender Arora

08 Aug 2025 · Manoj Jain · 2025:DHC:6765

The court upheld the trial court’s dismissal of the defendant’s application to amend the written statement to retract an earlier admission regarding tenancy, holding such retraction impermissible in law.

civil petition_dismissed admission in pleadings amendment of written statement retraction of admission oral tenancy agreement