Delhi High Court
58,104 judgments
M/S Scindia Potteries and Services Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the trial court's order allowing substitution of legal heirs after the plaintiff's death, condoning delay caused by COVID-19, and held that the right to sue for possession and injunction survives in favor of legal heirs.
Anurag v. Indira Gandhi National Open University
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition seeking original academic documents after the university confirmed dispatch and arrangements for collection of the mark-sheet and provisional degree.
Arpita Sahu v. GK Pillai
The Delhi High Court dismissed the contempt petition, holding that the petitioners are not entitled to regularization or monetary benefits for the period prior to their regular appointment as LDCs, and that merits of such claims cannot be adjudicated in contempt proceedings.
Surender Singh Deswal v. Delhi Development Authority
The Delhi High Court held that successful writ petitioners for DDA flats delayed due to State fault must pay the price prevailing on the writ filing date, not the allotment date, with interest.
Kamal Bhasin v. Ghanshyam Kumar & Anr.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the contempt petition for failure to prove willful disobedience, holding that the respondents complied with the Court’s RTI disclosure directions regarding complaints against the then CMD of PFCL.
Jindal India Thermal Power Limited v. Punjab National Bank & Ors.
The court held that release of pledged equity shares under the MRA requires valid transfer of 10% equity to lenders including execution of a Share Purchase Agreement, and until such compliance, the lenders are not obligated to release the shares.
M/S. KAWATRA TENTS AND CATERERS PVT. LTD. v. DELHI URBAN SHELTER IMPROVEMENT BOARD
The Delhi High Court held that a unilateral appointment of a sole arbitrator by a disqualified party under Section 12(5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 is void ab initio and stayed the arbitration proceedings pending further hearing.
Inder Goel v. The State & Anr.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition seeking police investigation into alleged illegal property transfer, holding the dispute to be civil in nature and not warranting criminal inquiry under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C.
R K Agarwal v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the resumption of disciplinary proceedings and penalty of withholding pension imposed on a reinstated government servant, dismissing his writ petition challenging the penalty and denial of promotion.
Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited v. Amit Bansal
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging acquittal in an electricity theft case, holding that the prosecution failed to prove dishonest meter tampering beyond reasonable doubt and that the forensic report lacked requisite expert basis.
Rajeev Dagar v. Mukesh Dagar
The Delhi High Court set aside maintenance order passed by a transferred judicial officer who had become functus officio and remanded the appeals for fresh hearing by the successor court.
Syeda Saiyidain Hameda & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the Ministry of Minority Affairs' decision to dissolve the Maulana Azad Education Foundation, finding the dissolution lawful, supported by audit findings, and consistent with the Ministry's comprehensive minority welfare schemes.
Raja Khan v. State
Bail was granted to the accused in a POCSO case due to doubts about the victim's age, contradictions in evidence, and prolonged custody without timely trial.
Central Public Works Department v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court upheld recovery of back wages calculated at par with regular employees for a daily rated workman reinstated by final award but not regularised, dismissing the CPWD's challenge to recovery proceedings.
Narendra Yadav v. Dilip Rangwani and Anr.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the contempt petition alleging non-compliance with its order on additional documents in disciplinary enquiry, holding that substantial compliance negates contempt absent wilful disobedience.
Zahid Hussain v. Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.
The Delhi High Court dismissed a writ petition challenging a possession notice issued under SARFAESI Act on the ground that the petitioner has an alternative remedy before the Debt Recovery Tribunal to raise all objections, including notice to a deceased person.
Jeetu Kanwar v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court expedited the issuance of the appellant's IPC license card by directing the respondents to decide on the representation within a shortened timeframe, recognizing the ministerial nature of the renewal and the urgency due to upcoming Paralympic qualifiers.
Videshi Kumar v. State; Ram Nath v. State
The Delhi High Court acquitted two appellants of murder charges due to failure of prosecution to prove motive and last seen evidence conclusively in a circumstantial evidence case.
Prakash Vasant Ajgaonkar & Ors. v. The State NCT of Delhi & Anr.
The Delhi High Court held that the power to grant interim compensation under Section 143A of the NI Act is discretionary and can only be directed against the drawer of the cheque, setting aside trial court orders imposing such compensation on company directors.
Sh. Bal Krishan Sharma v. Smt. Kanta Kumari Sharma and Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging the trial court's refusal to admit belated additional evidence in a property dispute, holding that delay due to incorrect legal advice is insufficient cause to admit new documents at the final stage.