Delhi High Court

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The State v. Vijay Tyagi & Ors.

13 Mar 2026 · Prathiba M. Singh; Madhu Jain · 2026:DHC:2092-DB
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The High Court upheld the acquittal of accused in a dowry death case, holding that prosecution failed to prove cruelty or harassment linked to dowry demand beyond reasonable doubt, and statutory presumption under Section 113B IEA did not arise.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant dowry death Section 304B IPC Section 498A IPC Section 113B Indian Evidence Act

Raj Kumar Gupta v. Radhey Shyam Gupta

13 Mar 2026 · Rajneesh Kumar Gupta · 2026:DHC:2117

The High Court upheld the trial court's rejection of the petitioner's objection to the marking of a photograph during cross-examination, holding that relevancy of evidence is to be decided after full evidence is led.

civil petition_dismissed Article 227 Constitution of India cross-examination relevancy of evidence documentary evidence

Kent RO Systems Ltd & Anr. v. Kanchan Singh & Ors.

13 Mar 2026 · Jyoti Singh · 2026:DHC:2606

The Delhi High Court granted permanent injunction to Plaintiffs restraining Defendants from infringing the well-known trademark 'KENT' and registered design of water purifiers, holding that unauthorized use of identical or deceptively similar marks and designs constitutes infringement.

intellectual_property appeal_allowed Significant Trademark infringement Registered design Permanent injunction Well-known trademark

Sandeep Sharma v. Commissioner of Customs ICD Patparganj

13 Mar 2026 · Nitin Wasudeo Sambre; Ajay Digpaul · 2026:DHC:2164-DB
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The Delhi High Court declined to quash a time-barred Show Cause Notice under the Customs Act, directing the authority to consider the petitioner's limitation objections before proceeding.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant Customs Act, 1962 Show Cause Notice Limitation period Section 110(2)

Deepak Talwar v. Income Tax Office

13 Mar 2026 · Neena Bansal Krishna · 2026:DHC:2202

The Delhi High Court upheld the trial court's discretion under Section 311 Cr.P.C. to admit additional documents inadvertently omitted from the original Complaint, emphasizing the primacy of justice over procedural technicalities.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant Section 311 Cr.P.C. Amendment of Complaint Additional documents Black Money Act

Dushyant Singh & Ors. v. State NCT of Delhi & Anr.

13 Mar 2026 · Manoj Jain · 2026:DHC:2189

The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Sections 498A, 406, 34 IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act based on a valid compromise in a matrimonial dispute, exercising inherent powers under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023.

criminal petition_allowed Significant quashing of FIR Section 498A IPC Dowry Prohibition Act matrimonial dispute

Lt. Col. Harpreet Kaur Bahia v. Union of India & Ors.

13 Mar 2026 · V. Kameswar Rao; Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora · 2026:DHC:2111-DB

The Delhi High Court declined to interfere with the Armed Forces Tribunal’s dismissal of the petitioner’s claim for permanent commission and extended her release date to enable her to approach the Supreme Court pending its decision in related appeals.

administrative appeal_dismissed permanent commission Armed Forces Tribunal release from service Supreme Court pending appeal

Padam Singh Bagga v. Union of India

13 Mar 2026 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2025:DHC:2879-DB
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The Delhi High Court disposed of a writ petition as infructuous following the disposal of a subsequent petition challenging the petitioner's compulsory retirement.

administrative other writ petition compulsory retirement disposal of petition infructuous petition

Union of India & Anr. v. Col Pramod Sharma (Retd)

12 Mar 2026 · V. Kameswar Rao; Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora · 2026:DHC:2073-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld the Armed Forces Tribunal's grant of disability pension for Diabetes Mellitus Type-II, holding that the military establishment must provide cogent reasons to deny service connection and that the minimum disability threshold is 20% under applicable rules.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant disability pension Diabetes Mellitus Type-II Entitlement Rules 2008 Release Medical Board

Tejinder Kaur v. School Management of Guru Harkishan Public School

12 Mar 2026 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2026:DHC:2351-DB
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The Delhi High Court held that unaided minority schools must obtain prior approval from the Directorate of Education before suspending employees under Section 8(4) of the Delhi School Education Act, striking down Section 12's exemption as unconstitutional except for Section 8(2).

labor appeal_allowed Significant Delhi School Education Act Section 8(4) Section 12 unaided minority schools

Sri Sai Enterprises v. National Highway Authority of India

12 Mar 2026 · Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav · 2026:DHC:2362
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Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition for lack of territorial jurisdiction, holding that the situs of the respondent's office does not confer jurisdiction if the cause of action arose elsewhere and contractual clauses cannot oust constitutional writ jurisdiction.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant territorial jurisdiction Article 226 writ petition forum conveniens

Grasim Industries Ltd v. Competition Commission of India

12 Mar 2026 · Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav · 2026:DHC:2335

The Delhi High Court directed the NCLAT to expeditiously decide the petitioner's interim application seeking stay of the entire Competition Commission order, declining to pre-emptively stay the penalty order passed under Section 42.

administrative other Significant Competition Commission of India Section 42 Competition Act 2002 penalty for non-compliance stay of order

Om Prakash v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi and Ors.

12 Mar 2026 · Prathiba M. Singh; Madhu Jain · 2026:DHC:2101-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed a street vendor’s petition for relief due to violations of vending conditions and misleading evidence, affirming municipal authority to regulate street vending under the Street Vendors Act, 2014.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant Street Vendors Act 2014 Certificate of Vending Encroachment Municipal Corporation of Delhi

Bharat Bhushan v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi & Anr.

12 Mar 2026 · Prathiba M. Singh; Madhu Jain · 2026:DHC:2188-DB

The Delhi High Court directed the MCD to issue the Certificate of Vending to a visually impaired petitioner, ensuring reasonable accommodation and prohibiting obstruction of his vending activities despite administrative delays.

administrative other Significant Certificate of Vending visually impaired Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 Town Vending Committee

Brig Anurag Khanna v. Union of India

12 Mar 2026 · Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav · 2026:DHC:2254
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The Delhi High Court quashed the continuation of a Look Out Circular against a retired army officer, emphasizing strict judicial scrutiny of LOCs under Article 21 and imposing reasonable conditions to secure his presence.

constitutional petition_allowed Significant Look Out Circular Article 21 Fundamental Right to Travel Judicial Review

Sh. Gautam Jain v. Union of India

12 Mar 2026 · Nitin Wasudeo Sambre; Ajay Digpaul · 2026:DHC:2091-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld confiscation and penalties against a jeweller for gold smuggling, affirming the admissibility of Section 108 Customs Act statements as substantive evidence and rejecting parity claims based on redemption allowed to a co-accused.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant Customs Act, 1962 Section 108 statement confiscation penalty

Pawan Bhimsaria v. CPIO Union Bank of India Mumbai

12 Mar 2026 · Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav · 2026:DHC:2224

The Delhi High Court dismissed the RTI-related writ petition for lack of territorial jurisdiction, emphasizing that the petition must be filed in the High Court where the cause of action arose, applying the doctrine of forum conveniens.

constitutional petition_dismissed Significant territorial jurisdiction forum conveniens Right to Information Act, 2005 Section 19(3) RTI Act

Sushila Rani v. Central Public Information Officer of the State Bank of India, Swamih Investment Fund-I

12 Mar 2026 · Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav · 2026:DHC:2223

The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging a CIC order for lack of territorial jurisdiction, applying the doctrine of forum conveniens and directing the petitioner to approach the appropriate jurisdictional High Court.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant territorial jurisdiction Right to Information Act, 2005 forum conveniens Central Information Commission

M/S CONOCEDOR HOSPITALITY PVT LTD v. M/S PRATHAM INFRATECH PVT LTD & ANR

12 Mar 2026 · Dinesh Mehta; Vinod Kumar · 2026:DHC:2121-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal challenging a Section 9 order restoring possession of a commercial shop to the owner, holding that service by email was valid and the licensee's default justified the interim relief.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Section 9 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 leave and license agreement service of notice possession

KANHAIYA LAL CHARITABLE TRUST v. INNOVATIVE PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED & ORS

12 Mar 2026 · Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar · 2026:DHC:2083
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The Delhi High Court held that under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration Act, the court’s role is limited to prima facie existence of an arbitration agreement and appointed a sole arbitrator while allowing mediation to proceed simultaneously.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Section 11(6) Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 appointment of arbitrator prima facie examination arbitral autonomy