Delhi High Court
58,104 judgments
Satvinder Singh & Ors. v. Sardar Joginder Singh & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that a suit for partition is not maintainable in respect of property covered by a probate order that has attained finality, as the validity of the probated Will cannot be challenged therein.
Rani Sethi v. Amarjeet Singh
The Delhi High Court held that eviction under bona fide need requires landlord to prove the claim by evidence and granted leave to contest to tenants where triable issues exist, setting aside eviction orders.
Rani Sethi v. Amarjeet Singh
The Delhi High Court held that eviction under bona fide need requires substantive evidence and set aside eviction orders for failure to grant leave to contest and prove the claim.
Lalit Kumar & Ors. v. Government of NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court quashed the government's order denying alternate plot allotment, holding that the acquired land was agricultural and the government was estopped from denying eligibility based on ambiguous revenue records.
Universal Land and Finance Company v. Pearl Developers Pvt. Ltd.
The Delhi High Court set aside an arbitral award granting ₹5 crores to a respondent without a specific claim, holding it violated Section 21(5) of the Specific Relief Act and principles of natural justice.
Simplex Projects Limited v. Indian Oil Corporation & Anr.
The Delhi High Court held that invocation of an unconditional composite bank guarantee cannot be stayed pending contractual disputes except in exceptional cases of fraud or special equities, and dismissed the petition seeking such stay.
D B Corp. Ltd. v. Government of N.C.T. Delhi
The Delhi High Court held that disputes regarding amounts due under the Working Journalists Act must be referred to the Labour Court under Section 17(2), quashing proceedings under Section 17(1) where disputes exist.
Lakhvinder Kaur v. Saumya Gupta
The Delhi High Court held that respondents substantially complied with the order granting VIth Pay Commission benefits for three years prior to writ petitions and allowed petitioners to seek further relief via representations or fresh petitions.
Lakhvinder Kaur v. Saumya Gupta
The Delhi High Court held that the respondents have substantially complied with the order granting VIth Pay Commission benefits for three years prior to the writ petitions and allowed petitioners to seek further relief through representations, dismissing contempt claims.
Reliance General Insurance Company Ltd. v. Md. Illiyas
The Delhi High Court modified the compensation awarded in a motor accident claim by reducing certain heads while upholding future prospects addition, emphasizing evidence-based assessment of disability and income.
Reliance General Insurance Company Ltd. v. Md. Illiyas
Delhi High Court modified motor accident compensation by reducing certain heads while upholding future prospects addition and insurer liability, balancing evidentiary requirements and precedents.
Ashok v. Jitender & Ors The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd.
The Delhi High Court condoned delays in filing a motor accident claim appeal and admitted the appeal for hearing on merits.
Mr. P S Patwalia, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Sanjeev Bhandari and Mr. Prateek Kumar, Advocates v. UNION OF INDIA .....
The Delhi High Court stayed departmental proceedings against a DRT judicial officer, holding that Section 33 of the Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act bars such inquiry absent mala fide or corruption.
Sagar Pratap Singh v. District and Session Judge Tis Hazari (HQS) and Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed a writ petition challenging recruitment exam results on alleged malpractice, directing the petitioner to first submit a detailed representation to the competent authority for consideration.
Dr. Jitendra Kumar Verma v. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
The Delhi High Court directed the respondent institute to clarify the petitioner's ineligibility for an Assistant Professor interview and allowed the petitioner to seek further remedies if dissatisfied.
Ganendra Singh and Ors. v. Lt. Governor through Chief Secretary Delhi and Ors.
The Delhi High Court directed petitioners to first make a representation for regularization of their service and ordered the authorities to decide it within a stipulated time while maintaining status quo.
Reliance General Insurance Co Ltd v. Pramod Kumar & Ors.
The Delhi High Court reduced the compensation awarded for a simple fracture in a motor accident claim, allowing the insurer's appeal and directing refund of excess deposited amounts.
Geeta Bal Bharti Sr. Sec. School and Anr. v. Savita Khuranan and Ors.
The Delhi High Court stayed an order setting aside a demotion of a school employee, emphasizing the necessity of a proper inquiry and prior approval for reduction in rank under the Delhi School Education Act rules.
Dr. Lipi Biswas Sen v. Registrar, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Anr.
The Delhi High Court granted interim relief maintaining the petitioner's regular employment status pending UGC clarification on the validity of changing her status to contractual due to foreign nationality.
Sh Manish Kapoor & Another v. The State
The Delhi High Court granted Letters of Administration to the legal heirs of the deceased under Section 278 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, allowing them to administer his estate subject to procedural conditions.