Delhi High Court
29,726 judgments
Nurgozel Achilova v. Commissioner of Customs
The Delhi High Court held that used jewellery worn by a foreign tourist is a personal effect exempt from confiscation, and that confiscation without proper show cause notice and hearing under Section 124 of the Customs Act is unlawful.
Ram Beer Bohra v. The State
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging refusal to register FIR in an unnatural death case, holding no immediate police investigation was warranted on the material before the court.
Impresario Entertainment and Hospitality Private Limited v. The Registrar of Trademarks
The Delhi High Court set aside the Registrar's order rejecting a trademark application for violation of natural justice and remanded the matter for fresh hearing and consideration.
Puran Kumar Chug and Anr v. Raghbir Since Deceased Through Lrs and Ors
The High Court held that revision under Section 115 CPC is not maintainable against interlocutory orders such as those allowing impleadment under Order I Rule 10 CPC, and dismissed the petition accordingly.
Surender Kumar Sharma and Ors. v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi & Anr.
The Delhi High Court upheld the right of authorized vendors to continue holding the weekly market at the approved site and directed municipal authorities to regulate violations without discontinuing the market arbitrarily.
Anil Kumar & Anr. v. Devender Kumar Garg @ Davinder Kumar
The Delhi High Court held that revision under Section 115 CPC is not maintainable against interim orders that do not finally dispose of the suit, dismissing the petition accordingly.
Ranvijay Rai v. Ravindra Kumar Tiwari and Anr
The Delhi High Court dismissed the motor accident claim appeal for non-deposit of the statutory amount as mandated under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
RTDC Ltd. v. State of NCT of Delhi & Rohen Trehan
The Delhi High Court set aside the discharge of a company director in a Section 138/141 NI Act case, holding that directors in a two-director company are presumed responsible for company affairs and that discharge applications under Section 251 CrPC are not maintainable in summons trials.
Nishrin Saifudin Akolawala v. Savitri Telecom Services; Juzer Bharmal v. Savitri Telecom Services
The Delhi High Court held that directors can be held liable under Section 141 NI Act only if specifically shown to be responsible for the company's affairs, quashing summons against one director lacking such involvement while upholding summons against another with prima facie evidence.
Aditya Rai Gupta v. State
The Delhi High Court quashed a conviction under the DPDP Act due to denial of fair trial rights and ordered a fresh trial, holding that a writ petition is maintainable when appeal is barred by petty sentence provisions.
Sahib Sital Singh Bajwa & Ors. v. Aakash Educational Services Ltd. & Anr.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal challenging an arbitral award confirming termination of a franchise agreement and dues payable, holding that judicial interference in arbitration awards is limited and the award was passed within the extended limitation period including COVID-19 exclusion.
Kavita Arora & Anr. v. Deepak Arora & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal and review petition challenging a partition decree, holding that the Will was not pleaded or produced timely, delay was inordinate and not condonable, and the appellants had elected to abandon their rights under the Will.
Netherland India Communication Enterprises Ltd & Anr. v. State Bank of India & Anr.
The High Court held that an appeal filed after a 13-year delay without sufficient cause cannot be entertained despite allegations of fraud, emphasizing strict adherence to limitation laws and the requirement of diligence in discovering fraud.
SI (M) Sarvesh Kumar v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court allowed the petitioner to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to re-file after impleading necessary parties.
Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay v. HFO Satyvir Singh
The Delhi High Court upheld the Armed Forces Tribunal's grant of disability pension for Primary Hypertension, affirming the presumption of service connection absent employer rebuttal and limiting writ interference to jurisdictional errors.
Mach Conferences and Events Private Limited v. Yatra Online Limited
The Delhi High Court dismissed as infructuous an appeal against an interim order pending final adjudication of the interlocutory application, reserving liberty to the appellant to seek remedies thereafter.
Nitika Gupta v. Satya Dev Gupta
The Delhi High Court allowed the petitioner one last opportunity to cross-examine the respondent witness in a custody dispute, emphasizing the right to fair trial over procedural technicalities.
Ram Avtar Singhal & Ors. v. Shri Sanatan Dharam Mandir & Ors.
The High Court dismissed the petition under Article 227 challenging the Trial Court's status quo order, holding that the petitioners have an alternative remedy by way of appeal.
M AND V MARKETING AND SALES PRIVATE LIMITED v. INTELLIGENCE OFFICER DRI HQRS NEW DELHI & ORS
The Delhi High Court relaxed onerous provisional release conditions imposed by Customs on seized perishable goods, affirming the adjudicating authority's discretion over Circular No. 35/2017-Customs.
Anita v. TDI Infrastructure Pvt Ltd & Anr
The Delhi High Court dismissed a petition under Article 227 for lack of territorial jurisdiction, allowing the petitioner to approach the appropriate High Court where the cause of action arose.