Delhi High Court
59,687 judgments
Ashok Kumar Gupta & Ors. v. State (Govt of NCT of Delhi) & Anr
Delhi High Court quashed summons under Section 306 IPC, holding no prima facie case of abetment of suicide against employers based on lack of mens rea and credible evidence.
AK Sharma v. Jyotin Vyas & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the NCB's appeal upholding acquittal due to procedural lapses in seizure and doubts over voluntariness of statements under the NDPS Act.
Rahul Dev v. State (Govt NCT of Delhi)
The Delhi High Court held that a prisoner should not be penalized for administrative delays in furlough processing and modified the conditions to grant the petitioner a two-week furlough.
Rahis Ahmed @ Bambaiya v. State
The Delhi High Court held that parole and furlough authorities must apply their mind objectively and not reject applications mechanically, granting parole to a life convict after finding prior rejections arbitrary and unjustified.
H.S. Goindi v. State & Anr.
The High Court held that a Magistrate may take cognizance and issue process even after declining police investigation, and procedural irregularities or allegations of falsehood do not warrant quashing under Section 482 Cr.P.C.
NEW DELHI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL v. MANOHAR STONE CRUSHING CO. & ANR.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal holding that the contract was frustrated by a Supreme Court order prohibiting stone crushing, absolving the supplier from breach of contract liability.
Anil Chaudhry v. Yakult Danone India Pvt Ltd
The Delhi High Court held that statements made during quasi-judicial customs investigations enjoy absolute privilege, dismissing the Plaintiff's suit for damages for malicious implication against his former employer.
Arun Krishnan and Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court partly allowed the writ petition challenging administrative actions of JNU and UGC, referring to a detailed related judgment for comprehensive directions.
Students Federation of India v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court held that giving 100% weightage to viva voce in M.Phil./Ph.D. admissions and denying relaxation to reserved category candidates under the UGC Regulations, 2016, is arbitrary and unconstitutional, and directed these provisions be read down accordingly.
Baljinder Singh v. Sadhu Singh & Ors
The Delhi High Court dismissed the plaintiff's application for interim injunction against execution of partition decrees due to gross delay and held that disputes over right, title, and interest must be adjudicated by the court dealing with objections under Order 21 Rule 58 CPC.
Centre for Public Interest Litigation v. Union of India & Ors.
Delhi High Court dismissed a public interest writ petition challenging a Gujarat-based land allotment tender for lack of territorial jurisdiction, affirming that cause of action must arise within the court's territory.
Usha Batra v. M/s Ombir Creation Private Limited & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that the right of preemption under Section 4 of the Partition Act subsists until partition by metes and bounds and actual possession are effected, setting aside the order permitting inter se bidding that negated this right.
Surendra Kumar Jain v. Principal Commissioner of Income Tax (Central)-III, New Delhi & Anr
The Delhi High Court held that reassessment orders following ITAT remand are barred by limitation if completed beyond the prescribed period starting from the departmental receipt of the ITAT order, and quashed such orders accordingly.
Sudesh Sethi v. Strategic Infotech Systems Pvt Ltd & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the second appeal upholding the first appellate court's decision to set aside the loan recovery decree due to the appellant's failure to personally testify and prove the loan transaction.
Shailender Singh & Anr. v. State Delhi Admn.
The Delhi High Court modified the conviction from attempt to murder under Section 307 IPC to voluntarily causing hurt under Section 324 IPC, upheld house trespass conviction, and reduced the sentence accordingly.
Manoj Kumar v. Union of India and Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the administrative decision of an institute in recruitment, holding that courts should not interfere in academic selection processes absent clear statutory violations.
Shubhash Chandra & Ors. v. Commissioner, East Delhi Municipal Corporation & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that long-serving daily wage Chowkidars engaged against sanctioned posts are entitled to regularization despite cutoff date policies, quashing the Tribunal's dismissal and directing their immediate regularization.
Jaintia Highway Pvt. Ltd. v. National Highways Authority of India
The Delhi High Court upheld an arbitral award holding that the respondent fulfilled the contractual condition precedent of providing 80% Right of Way as per the Concession Agreement, dismissing the petitioner’s challenge to the declaration of the Appointed Date and termination of the contract.
Manzoor Ul Haque v. Bombay Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd & Anr
The Delhi High Court dismissed the second appeal holding that termination of employment without stigma under a private contract does not require prior enquiry and that non-compliance with statutory pre-suit notice barred the suit for reinstatement.
Mystic Monk Design Pvt Ltd v. M/S H.S.Fashion
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging the rejection of condonation of delay in filing a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, holding that unexplained delay without credible evidence cannot be condoned.