Delhi High Court
58,104 judgments
Pankaj Goel v. State (Through CBI)
The Delhi High Court acquitted a Junior Engineer accused of criminal conspiracy and corruption for passing bills on forged invoices, holding that prosecution failed to prove his knowledge or dishonest intention beyond reasonable doubt.
Suman Sapra v. Rosy Dabas & Ors.
The Delhi High Court enforced a partition decree by declaring ownership of a disputed flat vests with the judgment debtor, absolving the decree holder and her son of rights and directing transfer despite their refusal to execute documents.
Shahid Khan @ Chote Pradhan v. Union of India & Anr.
The Delhi High Court quashed a preventive detention order under the PITNDPS Act against a petitioner already in custody for lack of cogent material indicating imminent release and likelihood of future prejudicial activity.
Ravi v. State of NCT of Delhi & Anr.
The Delhi High Court granted regular bail to the accused in a sexual offence case citing contradictions in the prosecutrix's testimony, prolonged trial delay, and the accused's clean antecedents.
Mrs Mithlesh Gupta v. M/s National Industrial Corporation Limited
The High Court held that vicarious liability under Section 141 NI Act does not extend to proprietorship concerns, quashing the complaint against an authorized signatory who was neither proprietor nor cheque signatory.
Reliance General Insurance Co Ltd. v. Jagdish Prasad Aggarwal & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the insurance company's appeal but modified the compensation awarded in a motor accident death claim, recalculating loss of dependency and related heads in line with precedents and reducing interest to 7.5% per annum.
Sandeep Jain v. State NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Sections 498A, 406, and 34 IPC following an amicable settlement between the parties, exercising its inherent powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C.
United India Insurance Co Ltd v. Jagat & Ors
The Delhi High Court held that a mechanically propelled crane is a motor vehicle attracting mandatory third party insurance liability, upheld insurer's liability despite a CPM policy and fake driver license, and suo motu enhanced compensation for a claimant with 100% permanent disability.
M TECH DEVELOPERS PVT. LTD. v. NATIONAL FACELESS ASSESSMENT CENTRE, DELHI & ANR.
The Delhi High Court held that once a Resolution Plan is approved under Section 31 of the IBC, tax authorities are barred from initiating assessments or reassessments for pre-approval periods under the Income Tax Act.
Devinder Kumar and Ors. v. The State and Anr.
The Delhi High Court quashed a criminal FIR under Sections 498A, 406, and 34 IPC following an amicable settlement and mutual consent divorce between the parties, exercising its inherent powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C.
Subnam Gupta v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court held that the Financial Commissioner retains jurisdiction to adjudicate appeals against pre-urbanization SDM orders under the DLR Act despite subsequent urbanization notifications, restoring the appellant's appeal for merits hearing.
Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Pawan Kumar Sharma & Ors.
The Delhi High Court allowed the insurer's appeal reducing compensation for the death of the claimant's wife by treating it as loss to estate due to lack of financial dependency, clarifying principles for assessing compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act.
Govt. of NCT of Delhi v. Jagbir Singh
The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal's order setting aside the extension of suspension beyond 90 days without issuance of a charge sheet, emphasizing timely disciplinary action and adherence to DoPT guidelines.
Anisa Singh and Anr v. Sir Sobha Singh Public Charitable Trust and Ors
The Delhi High Court held that a suit for mandatory injunction against an ex-licensee is effectively a suit for possession attracting mesne profits under Order XX Rule 12 CPC and upheld the Trial Court's order directing payment of mesne profits at market rent rates.
Mohd. Bilal v. The State of NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court granted regular bail to the petitioner accused of murder and conspiracy, emphasizing the subsidiary role, completed investigation, parity with co-accused, and the principle that recovery and CDR are corroborative evidence insufficient alone to deny bail.
Arun Kumar @ Varun v. Narcotics Control Bureau
The Delhi High Court held that at the stage of framing charges under the NDPS Act, the existence of a prima facie case suffices and dismissed the petition challenging the framing of charges against the accused.
Joginder Singh Gill v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court held that retired employees of a party are not disqualified from acting as arbitrators under Section 12(5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, dismissing the petition challenging their appointment.
Dabur India Limited v. Ashok Kumar and Ors.
The Delhi High Court directed banks and law enforcement agencies to implement updated SOPs ensuring timely information exchange to combat cybercrime involving unauthorized domain name registrations infringing trademark rights.
Doon Valley Institute of Education v. National Council for Teacher Education & Anr.
The Delhi High Court set aside the withdrawal of recognition of a teacher education institution on the ground that change of its managing body from a registered society to a company without statutory prohibition does not justify withdrawal under the NCTE Act.
NCE TECHNOLOGIES INDIA LLP v. DLF UNIVERSAL LTD
The Delhi High Court appointed an arbitrator under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 to resolve disputes arising from a lease deed containing a valid arbitration clause.