Delhi High Court

101,979 judgments

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Celina Jaitly v. Union of India

16 Mar 2026 · Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav · 2026:DHC:2454

The Delhi High Court dismissed a petition seeking directions for legal and consular assistance to an Indian detainee abroad, holding that the State's obligations are subject to the detainee's consent and ongoing diplomatic efforts.

constitutional petition_dismissed consular access legal representation abroad Ministry of External Affairs detainee rights

M/S Sequoia Fitness and Sports Technology Pvt. Ltd. v. GD Goenka Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.

16 Mar 2026 · V. Kameswar Rao · 2022:DHC:4530

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition for appointment of an arbitrator due to absence of a valid and enforceable arbitration agreement between the parties.

commercial_arbitration petition_dismissed Significant arbitration agreement Section 11 Arbitration Act meeting of minds unenforceable agreement

Sunil Sethi v. State (NCT of Delhi)

14 Mar 2026 · V. Kameswar Rao · 2019:DHC:6809

The Delhi High Court granted Letters of Administration to the petitioner as the sole surviving Class-II legal heir of his intestate deceased brother, without adjudicating property title disputes.

civil petition_allowed Letters of Administration Intestate succession Hindu Succession Act, 1956 Indian Succession Act, 1925

Dewan Izzat Rai Nanda Thru LRs v. Dewan Iqbal Nath Thru LRs and Ors.

14 Mar 2026 · V. Kameswar Rao · 2020:DHC:2621

The Delhi High Court allowed release of a party's share of sale proceeds in a partition suit upon furnishing a bank guarantee, despite other parties' non-compliance, safeguarding the auction purchaser's interest.

civil petition_allowed Significant partition suit sale proceeds bank guarantee auction purchaser

M/S. BPTP LIMITED v. VIJYANT AGARWAL AND ANR

13 Mar 2026 · V. Kameswar Rao; Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora · 2026:DHC:2432-DB
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The Delhi High Court set aside an arbitral award due to the unilateral appointment of an ineligible arbitrator under Section 12(5) of the Arbitration Act and appointed a new arbitrator to decide the disputes afresh.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 12(5) Section 34 Section 37

Meena Devi Goswami & Ors. v. Reliance Gen Ins Co Ltd & Anr

13 Mar 2026 · Anish Dayal · 2026:DHC:2140

The Delhi High Court upheld the MACT's dismissal of a motor accident claim for negligence and confirmed that compensation under Section 140 and Section 163A of the Motor Vehicles Act cannot be claimed simultaneously.

motor_accident_claims appeal_dismissed Significant Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Section 166 Section 140 Section 163A

Shah Krutiben Hemal Kumar v. The Competent Authority Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, Govt. of India

13 Mar 2026 · Neena Bansal Krishna · 2026:DHC:2423

The Delhi High Court upheld the forfeiture of property acquired by the petitioner after a freezing order under the NDPS Act, ruling that such transfers are null and void and a bona fide purchaser post-freezing order has no title or locus to challenge forfeiture.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant NDPS Act forfeiture freezing order bona fide purchaser

S K Gupta & Ors. v. The Chairman Airport Authority of India

13 Mar 2026 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2026:DHC:2361-DB

The Delhi High Court allowed the appeal directing release of pensionary benefits under Rule 37(A) of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 to appellants who had exercised their option, affirming entitlement based on last pay drawn.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 Rule 37(A) pensionary benefits last pay drawn

EX NVK (R) NAVEEN KUMAR v. Union of India & Ors

13 Mar 2026 · V. Kameswar Rao; Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora · 2026:DHC:2148-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petitioner's application for condonation of delay and restoration of a writ petition dismissed in default, holding that the long unexplained delay was not justified.

civil petition_dismissed condonation of delay restoration of writ petition Order IX Rule 9 CPC non-prosecution

Pradip Agarwal v. State & Ors

13 Mar 2026 · Jyoti Singh · 2026:DHC:2107

The Delhi High Court upheld the validity of the registered 2001 Will in favor of Pradip Agarwal, rejecting the 2010 Will propounded by Manju Aggarwal as forged and unproved.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Indian Succession Act, 1925 Will probate Forgery of Will Attesting witnesses

DELHI TOURISM AND TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION v. NAGENDER KUMAR

13 Mar 2026 · Manoj Kumar Ohri · 2026:DHC:2378

The Delhi High Court upheld a Labour Court award reinstating a dismissed workman, holding that the disciplinary inquiry violated natural justice and that writ jurisdiction does not permit reappreciation of evidence.

labor appeal_dismissed Significant writ jurisdiction Article 226 principles of natural justice double punishment

Abros Sports International Pvt. Ltd v. Ashish Bansal and Ors.

13 Mar 2026 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2026:DHC:2352-DB
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The Delhi High Court held that infringement suits do not lie against registered trademarks and refused to decide passing off claims independently while infringement issues remain pending before a larger Bench.

civil petition_allowed Significant trademark infringement passing off registered trademark larger Bench

Union of India and Anr. v. Syed Sajid Ali

13 Mar 2026 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2026:DHC:2349-DB

The Delhi High Court clarified that only the extensions of the respondent's suspension from 3/4 January 2013 onwards were illegal and condoned delay in filing the review petition.

administrative appeal_allowed suspension extension of suspension illegality of suspension condonation of delay

XX v. Union of India

13 Mar 2026 · Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav · 2025:KER:21383
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The Delhi High Court held that under the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021, a woman who has attained 50 years of age is ineligible for surrogacy, applying established principles of age computation and literal statutory interpretation.

constitutional petition_dismissed Significant Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 age eligibility statutory interpretation computation of age

XXXXXXXXX & Ors. v. The State Govt of NCT of Delhi & Anr.

13 Mar 2026 · Manoj Jain · 2026:DHC:2193
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The Delhi High Court quashed a criminal FIR under IPC and POCSO based on a false complaint admitted by the complainant, exercising inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC after an amicable settlement between parties.

criminal petition_allowed Significant quashing of FIR Section 482 CrPC false complaint POCSO Act

Anoop Shankar v. Govt. of National Capital Territory of Delhi

13 Mar 2026 · Prathiba M. Singh; Madhu Jain · 2026:DHC:2237-DB

The Delhi High Court held that a property cannot be declared a heritage site without prior advice of the Heritage Conservation Committee and a hearing to the owner, and remanded the matter for fresh consideration with due procedure.

administrative remanded Significant heritage site notification Unified Building Bye Laws Delhi 2016 Heritage Conservation Committee audi alteram partem

M/S Brandavan Food Products v. Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd.

13 Mar 2026 · Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar · 2026:DHC:2131

The Delhi High Court directed interim relief petitions under Section 9 of the Arbitration Act to be treated as Section 17 applications and referred them to the same Sole Arbitrator already seized of related disputes, dispensing with disclosure requirements.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 9 Section 17 Section 12(2)

G S Prashad v. Panchdeep Coop G H Society Ltd

13 Mar 2026 · Prathiba M. Singh; Madhu Jain · 2026:DHC:2138-DB

The Delhi High Court set aside the dismissal of an appeal against an ex-parte arbitral award for delay, restoring the appeal for adjudication on merits due to lack of proper communication and hearing.

civil appeal_allowed Significant arbitral award limitation ex-parte award Delhi Co-operative Societies Act, 1972

Rajinder Kumar v. New Delhi Municipal Council

13 Mar 2026 · Prathiba M. Singh; Madhu Jain · 2026:DHC:2139-DB

The Delhi High Court held that a garbage collector is not entitled to a Certificate of Vending and cannot vend or sell goods in a no-vending zone like Connaught Place, permitting only temporary garbage collection activities.

administrative petition_dismissed Certificate of Vending garbage collection New Delhi Municipal Council Act, 1994 Section 225 NDMC Act

Mithlesh Sharma v. UOI & Ors.

13 Mar 2026 · Anil Ksheterpal; Amit Mahajan · 2026:DHC:2093-DB
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The court held that dismissal following a valid conviction cannot be deemed illegal merely because the conviction was later quashed on technical grounds, denying back wages but allowing notional service for pension benefits.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant dismissal from service conviction set aside back wages notional continuation in service