Delhi High Court
65,128 judgments
Raisuddin v. Mohd. Chaman Gulzar
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal against the trial court's refusal of specific performance due to failure to prove readiness and willingness and lack of title ownership, while upholding a money decree with interest.
Sarita & Ors. v. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University & Anr.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition seeking admission to B.Ed. (Special Education) without appearing in the mandatory CET, upholding statutory admission requirements under the Delhi Professional Colleges Act.
Varinder Kaur v. School Management of Guru Harikrishan Public School & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the validity of an intra-society school transfer of an employee, rejecting mala fide allegations and affirming that transfer is an incident of service subject to employer’s prerogative and binding coordinate bench precedent.
Group Capt. Mukesh Paul v. Delhi Development Authority
The Delhi High Court upheld the DDA's demand for payment of the cost of a ground floor flat allotted on the petitioner's request, setting aside only the restoration charges as unjustified.
Yashaswi Aggarwal and Anr. v. Sh. Rakesh Aggarwal and Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the amendment application to include additional joint family properties in a partition suit, holding that such amendment would fundamentally alter the nature of the suit and is impermissible under Order VI Rule 17 CPC.
Paras Nath Singh v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court held that file notings on an RTI application are not exempt from disclosure under Section 8(1)(e) merely because they are internal notes, and remanded the matter for fresh consideration.
Surinder Kumar Mehra v. State & Anr
The Delhi High Court allowed compounding of a Section 138 NI Act offence post-conviction upon settlement and acquitted the petitioner accordingly.
North Delhi Municipal Corporation v. Ashok Saran
The Delhi High Court held that prosecution under Section 471 of the DMC Act is barred if initiated beyond six months from knowledge of the offence, and set aside directions for inquiry against officials due to lack of malafide evidence.
Rahul Mishra v. State Govt of NCT of Delhi & Ors.
The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Section 376 IPC where both parties had subsisting marriages and the alleged physical relationship was consensual, ruling no offence was made out on the false pretext of marriage.
Ketan Desai v. Central Bureau of Investigation
The Delhi High Court held that trial against a public servant under the Prevention of Corruption Act cannot proceed without prior prosecution sanction, and proceedings must be dropped until such sanction is obtained.
Sunil Garg v. Govt of NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court granted bail to the petitioner in a criminal case involving alleged fraudulent property transactions and receipt of rents, holding that the matter was largely civil and investigation was complete.
Jagdev Singh & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that acquisition proceedings lapse under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act if compensation is not tendered, despite possession having been taken.
Datar Singh & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that acquisition proceedings lapse under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act if compensation is not tendered to landowners within the prescribed time, declaring the petitioners' land acquisition lapsed due to non-payment.
Rajendra Singh v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi and Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that acquisition proceedings lapse under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act if neither possession is taken nor compensation tendered, and accordingly declared the acquisition of the petitioner's land lapsed.
Ram Kishan & Anr v. Narinder Pal Singh & Anr
The Delhi High Court allowed the appeal directing refund of earnest money and release of deposited sale consideration in a disputed property sale suit, confining relief to damages and interest.
Paardarshita Public Welfare Foundation v. Commissioner North Delhi Municipal Corporation
The Delhi High Court dismissed a writ petition challenging rejection of impleadment in pending MCD appellate proceedings, holding such matters not maintainable before the High Court when participation is permitted.
Suresh Chand Gupta and Anr. v. Archaeological Survey of India and Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition seeking permission to construct within the prohibited zone of a protected monument, holding that such permission and compensation are barred under the amended Ancient Monuments Act.
M/S. TOPS SECURITY LTD. v. CENTRAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES (CBT), EPF & ANR.
The Delhi High Court held that composite orders under Sections 14-B and 7-Q of the EPF Act are appealable without mandatory pre-deposit under Section 7-O, setting aside the Tribunal's order requiring deposit under Section 7-Q as a pre-condition for interim relief.
M/S APEX BUILDSYS LTD v. ASSISTANT PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER
The Delhi High Court held that composite orders under Sections 14-B and 7-Q of the EPF Act are appealable without mandatory pre-deposit under Section 7-O, setting aside the Tribunal's order requiring deposit under a mistaken view of non-appealability.
Gian Chand v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court dismissed a review petition filed after an inordinate delay of over five years without satisfactory explanation, refusing to condone the delay and relying on the prior dismissal of the related Special Leave Petition.