Delhi High Court

29,726 judgments

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Mohan Lal v. Union of India

01 Aug 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2025:DHC:6397-DB

The Delhi High Court allowed withdrawal of a writ petition to enable the petitioner to approach the Central Administrative Tribunal and disposed of the petition accordingly.

administrative petition_dismissed writ petition withdrawal of petition Central Administrative Tribunal leave to withdraw

Onkar Gupta v. Union of India & Anr.

01 Aug 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2025:DHC:6400-DB

The Delhi High Court allowed the petitioner to withdraw the writ petition due to unsatisfactory pleadings and granted liberty to refile it in a more appropriate form.

constitutional petition_allowed writ petition withdrawal leave to withdraw liberty to refile

United India Insurance Co Ltd v. Vinod Kumar & Ors.

01 Aug 2025 · Tara Vitasta Ganju · 2025:DHC:7360

The Delhi High Court held that an insurance company remains liable to compensate accident victims when the vehicle owner exercised due diligence in hiring a driver with a seemingly valid licence, even if the licence was later found to be fake.

motor_vehicles_criminal_compensation appeal_dismissed Significant Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Section 149(2)(a)(ii) driving licence insurance liability

Pinto Kumar v. Govt. of NCTD

01 Aug 2025 · Navin Chawla; Madhu Jain · 2025:DHC:6398-DB
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The Delhi High Court held that a juvenile police recruit dismissed for non-disclosure of a juvenile offence is entitled to reinstatement with full backwages, affirming protections under the Juvenile Justice Act.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant Juvenile Justice Act backwages departmental proceedings non-disclosure

Nidhi Poddar v. Ankit Jain

01 Aug 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2025:DHC:6417-DB
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The Delhi High Court granted a final two-week extension to the tenant to vacate commercial premises, subject to payment of outstanding utility charges, and dismissed the appeal accordingly.

civil appeal_dismissed commercial tenancy vacation of premises extension of time electricity charges

M/S Motion Industries v. Meena Jain

01 Aug 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2025:DHC:6410-DB

The Delhi High Court granted the tenant a final two-week extension to vacate commercial premises, subject to payment of outstanding utility charges, and dismissed the appeal accordingly.

civil appeal_dismissed tenant eviction extension of time electricity and water charges commercial tenancy dispute

Veg Raj v. UOI & Ors.

01 Aug 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2025:DHC:6390-DB

The High Court allowed the petitioner to withdraw the writ petition after the statutory Revision Petition was decided, granting liberty to challenge the decision in accordance with law.

administrative petition_allowed writ petition statutory Revision Petition direction to decide withdrawal of petition

Union of India v. Randhir Singh

01 Aug 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2025:DHC:6391-DB

The High Court dismissed the review petition filed by the Union of India as withdrawn upon the petitioner's request.

other petition_dismissed review petition withdrawal dismissal Union of India

Major Anish Muralidhar v. Col Mukesh Kumar Khattar

01 Aug 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2025 SCC OnLine Del 2018
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The Delhi High Court upheld the Armed Forces Tribunal's order granting disability pension to a retired officer whose Bipolar Affective Disorder was found aggravated by military service conditions.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant disability pension Release Medical Board Bipolar Affective Disorder military service

Union of India v. JWO Hukum Singh Shekhawat

01 Aug 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2025:DHC:6392-DB
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The Delhi High Court dismissed the Union of India's petition and upheld the Armed Forces Tribunal's grant of disability pension for Primary Hypertension, affirming the presumption that post-entry disabilities are service-related unless rebutted by positive evidence.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant disability pension Primary Hypertension Armed Forces Tribunal Release Medical Board

Nurnahar Khatun v. Union of India

01 Aug 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2025:DHC:6396-DB

The Delhi High Court allowed the petitioner to withdraw the writ petition to file a fresh and more appropriate petition, disposing of the original petition accordingly.

constitutional petition_allowed writ petition withdrawal of petition permission to withdraw fresh petition

Saurabh Prakash v. BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd & Anr.

01 Aug 2025 · Mini Pushkarna · 2025:DHC:6386

The Delhi High Court directed BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd. to consider the petitioner's application for reduction of sanctioned electricity load based on his authority under a Special Power of Attorney, without deciding ownership disputes.

administrative petition_allowed Significant Special Power of Attorney Will administration Electricity sanctioned load Property mutation

Gaurav Punj v. The New Delhi Municipal Council

01 Aug 2025 · Mini Pushkarna · 2025:DHC:6387

The Delhi High Court held that prior notice and hearing are mandatory before reassessment of property tax under the NDMC Act and quashed the impugned Assessment Order passed without following these procedures.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant property tax assessment New Delhi Municipal Council Act prior notice hearing

Vinay Sharma v. State Govt. of NCT of Delhi

01 Aug 2025 · Arun Monga · 2025:DHC:6358

The Delhi High Court granted bail to the petitioner in an NDPS case involving marginally over commercial quantity of ganja, emphasizing prolonged detention and slow trial progress despite procedural compliance by prosecution.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant NDPS Act bail commercial quantity ganja

Nawab v. State of NCT of Delhi

01 Aug 2025 · Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2025:DHC:6359

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petitioner's transit anticipatory bail application for offences under BNS and POCSO, holding that no exceptional circumstances justified extra-territorial bail when the competent court was nearby.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant transit anticipatory bail extra-territorial anticipatory bail Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 POCSO Act

Nutan Tyagi v. State

01 Aug 2025 · Amit Sharma · 2025:DHC:6328

The Delhi High Court acquitted the petitioner of rash and negligent driving causing death due to lack of direct evidence and improper reliance on secondary evidence and res ipsa loquitur.

criminal conviction_overturned Significant rash and negligent driving Section 279 IPC Section 304A IPC secondary evidence

Ramesh Kumar Jayaswal v. Central Bureau of Investigation

01 Aug 2025 · Amit Sharma · 2025:DHC:6327

The Delhi High Court dismissed the appellant’s application for stay of conviction in a coal block scam, emphasizing the mandatory disqualification under the Companies Act and the overriding public interest in corruption cases.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant stay of conviction Section 389 CrPC Companies Act disqualification coal block scam

Gurvinder Singh Toor v. Rohit Malhotra

01 Aug 2025 · Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2025:DHC:6348

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition to quash a complaint under Section 138 NI Act, holding that disputed questions of legally enforceable debt arising from a binding MoU must be decided at trial and not at the pre-trial quashing stage.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act post-dated cheque legally enforceable debt Memorandum of Understanding

CISS Services Ltd v. Union of India & Ors.

01 Aug 2025 · Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya; Anish Dayal · 2025:DHC:6356-DB

Delhi High Court quashed the award of security service tenders due to arbitrary disqualification of petitioner based on nomenclature, directing fresh tendering while allowing interim continuation of contract.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant tender evaluation judicial review Wednesbury unreasonableness caretaker services

Piyush Sharma @ Kale v. State NCT of Delhi

01 Aug 2025 · Girish Kathpalia · 2025:DHC:6334

Bail was denied to the accused in a murder case due to his primary role in inflicting fatal injuries, absence of trial delay, and concealment of court orders, distinguishing his case from co-accused granted bail.

criminal appeal_dismissed bail Section 302 IPC Section 307 IPC Section 34 IPC