Delhi High Court

58,104 judgments

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Chander Mohan Maggon v. Tejinder Singh

02 Apr 2018 · Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2018:DHC:2102

The Delhi High Court held that bail conditions must be reasonable and modified an onerous surety requirement from Rs. 3 lakhs to Rs. 50,000 to uphold the petitioner's right to bail.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant bail conditions surety bond onerous bail condition Section 482 Cr.P.C.

United Carpets (India) & Ors. v. State (NCT of Delhi) & Anr

02 Apr 2018 · Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2018:DHC:2103

The Delhi High Court allowed compounding of a Section 138 NI Act offence upon settlement and payment, mandating costs to the Legal Services Authority as per Supreme Court precedent.

criminal petition_allowed Significant Negotiable Instruments Act Section 138 Section 147 compounding of offence

Abhiruchi Passi and Anr. v. Union of India and Ors.

02 Apr 2018 · Rekha Palli · 2018:DHC:2104

The Delhi High Court upheld the Supreme Court's ruling requiring candidates with engineering degrees obtained via Distance Education from deemed universities during 2001-2005 to appear for AICTE validation tests, dismissing the petitioners' challenge.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant Distance Education Deemed University AICTE Test Post Graduation Engineering Degree

Ashok Kumar @ Jhabru v. State

02 Apr 2018 · S. Muralidhar; I.S. Mehta · 2018:DHC:2105-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld the appellant's conviction for murder under Section 302 IPC based on consistent eyewitness and medical evidence, rejecting arguments for reduction to culpable homicide.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant Section 302 IPC murder ocular evidence medical evidence

Rajender Singh @ Raju Mental v. The State (NCT of Delhi)

02 Apr 2018 · S. Muralidhar; I.S. Mehta · 2018:DHC:2101-DB
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The Delhi High Court acquitted the appellant of murder under Section 302 IPC due to major contradictions in eyewitness testimonies and doubtful recovery of the weapon, granting benefit of doubt.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 302 IPC Eyewitness testimony Benefit of doubt Recovery of weapon

Kamlesh Kumari & Anr v. Sandhya Education Society & Ors

02 Apr 2018 · Yogesh Khanna · 2018:DHC:2099
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The Delhi High Court held that a suit for possession implicitly includes a claim for declaration of title and cannot be rejected merely because a separate suit for declaration was not filed.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant suit for possession declaration of title Order 7 Rule 11 CPC Specific Relief Act Section 34

Ferrero SPA & NR v. M/S Ruchi International & Anr

02 Apr 2018 · Yogesh Khanna, J. · 2018:DHC:2100

The Delhi High Court held that the defendants infringed the well-known 'FERRERO ROCHER' trademark and trade dress, granted permanent injunctions, and awarded damages including punitive damages against the non-contesting defendant.

civil appeal_allowed Significant trademark infringement passing off well-known mark trade dress

Daya Chand & Ors. v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Anr.

02 Apr 2018 · Hima Kohli; Pratibha Rani · 2018:DHC:2126-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the phased regularization scheme for work-charged employees, ruling that Supreme Court directions did not mandate retrospective regularization from 1989 irrespective of vacancy availability.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant regularization work-charged employees Supreme Court directions retrospective effect

AMR India Ltd. v. South Delhi Municipal Corporation & Anr.

02 Apr 2018 · Vibhu Bakhru · 2018:DHC:2117

The Delhi High Court held that a dispute resolution committee clause constituted a valid arbitration agreement but dismissed the petition restraining invocation of the bank guarantee due to absence of exceptional circumstances.

civil petition_dismissed Significant arbitration agreement dispute resolution committee bank guarantee invocation of bank guarantee

Sultan Singh (since deceased thr Lrs) v. Govt of NCT of Delhi & Ors

02 Apr 2018 · S. Ravindra Bhat; A. K. Chawla · 2018:DHC:2116-DB

The Delhi High Court allowed the appeal directing the Government to re-examine and fairly decide the appellant’s claim for land allotment previously recognized for similarly situated landowners, setting aside the rejection on grounds of delay.

property appeal_allowed Significant land allotment public purpose compensation laches

Vikram Chhetri @ Bedu Ram Chhetri v. State

02 Apr 2018 · S. Muralidhar; I.S. Mehta · 2018:DHC:9293-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction and life sentence of the appellant for murder under Section 302 IPC based on conclusive circumstantial and forensic evidence despite minor inconsistencies in witness testimonies.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant murder circumstantial evidence Section 302 IPC life imprisonment

Gaurav Aggarwal v. Mahender Kumar

02 Apr 2018 · Rajiv Sahai Endlaw · CS(OS)2027/2010

The Delhi High Court recalled dismissal of a suit for specific performance and passed a decree for refund of Rs. 1.35 crores with interest to the plaintiff due to non-performance by the defendant.

civil appeal_allowed specific performance Agreement to Sell refund interest

Commissioner of Customs v. Premier Plastic Industries

02 Apr 2018 · Sanjiv Khanna; Chandershekhar · 2018:DHC:9165-DB

The Delhi High Court set aside the CESTAT's remand order and directed it to independently decide the jurisdictional issue without relying on a stayed High Court decision.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant CESTAT jurisdiction remand order Customs Act

The Commissioner of Customs v. SAP INDIA PVT LTD

02 Apr 2018 · Sanjiv Khanna; Chander Shekhar · 2018:DHC:9164-DB

The Delhi High Court set aside CESTAT's remand orders and restored appeals for merits-based adjudication including jurisdiction, clarifying that prior High Court decisions do not bind the Tribunal post Supreme Court intervention.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal CESTAT jurisdiction remand order

CEO, Prasar Bharati v. Union of India

02 Apr 2018 · Hima Kohli; Pratibha Rani · 2018:DHC:2108-DB

The Delhi High Court directed the petitioner and respondents to finalize the Recruitment Rules of Prasar Bharati within four months, granting relief from immediate appearance in contempt proceedings but warning of consequences for further delay.

administrative appeal_allowed Prasar Bharati Recruitment Rules Central Administrative Tribunal contempt petition

Solanki Girish v. UOI

02 Apr 2018 · Hima Kohli; Pratibha Rani · 2018:DHC:2109-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging disciplinary orders imposing a fine on a CISF constable for failing to properly secure his rifle, holding that such disciplinary actions are not subject to re-examination of facts in writ jurisdiction.

administrative petition_dismissed CISF Rules 2001 disciplinary proceedings failure to secure weapon Article 226

Adani Global Pte. Ltd. v. MMTC Ltd.

02 Apr 2018 · Vibhu Bahru · 2018:DHC:2110

The Delhi High Court upheld an arbitral award rejecting a claim based on a superseded Letter of Intent, affirming the binding nature of the formal contract and the arbitral tribunal's procedural discretion under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.

commercial_arbitration petition_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 18 Section 21 Letter of Intent

Charu Verma v. Jitendra Verma & Anr.

02 Apr 2018 · R. K. Gauba · 2018:DHC:2111

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition seeking a decree for possession under Order XII Rule 6 CPC in a tenancy dispute due to absence of the landlord and lack of clear admissions by the defendant.

civil petition_dismissed Order XII Rule 6 CPC possession decree joint tenancy landlord as necessary party

Shiv Kumar v. The State Govt of NCT of Delhi & Anr.

02 Apr 2018 · S.P. Garg · 2018:DHC:2112

The Delhi High Court upheld an interim maintenance order of ₹35,000 per month, ruling it reasonable based on the petitioner’s income and subject to future adjustment, while directing expeditious disposal of the main maintenance petition.

family appeal_dismissed interim maintenance Family Court financial capacity maintenance adjustment

REACH DREDGING LTD v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

31 Mar 2018 · S. RAVINDRA BHAT; PRATEEK JALAN · 2019:DHC:2279-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the tendering authority's acceptance of the L-1 bidder's eligibility, dismissing the writ petition challenging the tender process as neither arbitrary nor unreasonable.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant Tender eligibility Judicial review Article 226 Tender process