Delhi High Court

59,687 judgments

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Ashok Kumar Gupta & Ors. v. State (Govt of NCT of Delhi) & Anr

01 Oct 2018 · R. K. Gauba · 2018:DHC:6336

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.

criminal petition_allowed Significant abetment of suicide Section 306 IPC mens rea suicide note

AK Sharma v. Jyotin Vyas & Ors.

01 Oct 2018 · R. K. Gauba · 2018:DHC:6335

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.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant NDPS Act Section 50 NDPS Act Section 67 NDPS Act methaqualone

Rahul Dev v. State (Govt NCT of Delhi)

01 Oct 2018 · Mukta Gupta · 2018:DHC:6374

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.

criminal petition_allowed Significant furlough prisoner rights administrative delay Standing Order No.15

Rahis Ahmed @ Bambaiya v. State

01 Oct 2018 · Mukta Gupta · 2018:DHC:6373

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.

criminal petition_allowed Significant parole furlough surety bond quasi-judicial powers

H.S. Goindi v. State & Anr.

01 Oct 2018 · R.K. Gauba · 2018:DHC:6372

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.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant Section 482 Cr.P.C. Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. Section 204 Cr.P.C. complaint

NEW DELHI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL v. MANOHAR STONE CRUSHING CO. & ANR.

01 Oct 2018 · Valmiki J. Mehta · 2018:DHC:6344

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.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant frustration of contract Section 56 Indian Contract Act breach of contract impossibility of performance

Anil Chaudhry v. Yakult Danone India Pvt Ltd

01 Oct 2018 · Prathiba M. Singh · 2018:DHC:6343

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.

civil petition_dismissed Significant absolute privilege malicious implication defamation customs duty evasion

Arun Krishnan and Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.

01 Oct 2018 · S. Ravindra Bhat; A.K. Chawla · 2018:DHC:6345-DB

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.

administrative other writ petition University Grants Commission Jawaharlal Nehru University administrative law

Students Federation of India v. Union of India

01 Oct 2018 · S. Ravindra Bhat; A.K. Chawla · 2018:DHC:6342-DB

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.

constitutional appeal_allowed Significant UGC Regulations 2016 M.Phil./Ph.D. admission viva voce weightage reservation in education

Baljinder Singh v. Sadhu Singh & Ors

01 Oct 2018 · JAYANT NATH · 2018:DHC:6378

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.

civil petition_dismissed Order 21 Rule 58 CPC interim injunction delay and laches probate proceedings

Centre for Public Interest Litigation v. Union of India & Ors.

01 Oct 2018 · The Chief Justice; V. Kameswar Rao · 2018:DHC:6334-DB

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.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant territorial jurisdiction cause of action writ petition Major Ports Act, 1963

Usha Batra v. M/s Ombir Creation Private Limited & Ors.

01 Oct 2018 · The Chief Justice; V. Kameswar Rao · 2018:DHC:6338-DB

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.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Partition Act, 1893 Section 4 Right of preemption Undivided family property

Surendra Kumar Jain v. Principal Commissioner of Income Tax (Central)-III, New Delhi & Anr

01 Oct 2018 · S. Ravindra Bhat; A.K. Chawla · 2018:DHC:6371-DB
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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.

tax petition_allowed Significant Income Tax Act, 1961 Section 153A Section 153(2A) limitation period

Sudesh Sethi v. Strategic Infotech Systems Pvt Ltd & Ors.

01 Oct 2018 · Rajiv Sahai Endlaw · 2018:DHC:6376

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.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Second Appeal Section 100 CPC loan recovery suit personal knowledge

Shailender Singh & Anr. v. State Delhi Admn.

01 Oct 2018 · R. K. Gauba · 2018:DHC:6375

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.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 307 IPC Section 452 IPC Section 324 IPC Attempt to murder

Manoj Kumar v. Union of India and Ors.

01 Oct 2018 · G. S. Sistani; Sangita Dhingra Sehgal · 2018:DHC:9228-DB

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.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant recruitment allocation of marks academic qualifications administrative discretion

Shubhash Chandra & Ors. v. Commissioner, East Delhi Municipal Corporation & Ors.

01 Oct 2018 · C. Hari Shankar; Amit Sharma · 2025:DHC:4447-DB
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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.

labor appeal_allowed Significant regularization daily wage employees leave substitute Municipal Corporation of Delhi

Jaintia Highway Pvt. Ltd. v. National Highways Authority of India

29 Sep 2018 · Jayant Nath · 2018:DHC:6326

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.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act Section 34 Concession Agreement Conditions Precedent

Manzoor Ul Haque v. Bombay Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd & Anr

28 Sep 2018 · Rajiv Sahai Endlaw · 2018:DHC:6322

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.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant termination of employment pre-suit notice Section 115 Multi State Cooperative Societies Act jurisdiction

Mystic Monk Design Pvt Ltd v. M/S H.S.Fashion

28 Sep 2018 · R.K. Gauba · 2018:DHC:6314

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.

criminal petition_dismissed Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act condonation of delay limitation period complaint dismissal