Delhi High Court
58,104 judgments
Naveen Kumar v. Government of NCT of Delhi & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that a director who signed a dishonoured cheque cannot avoid liability under Section 138 NI Act merely by claiming resignation before the cheque was dated, and quashing of complaint is not warranted without compelling evidence.
North Delhi Power Limited v. Dr. U.K. Priyadarshi
The Delhi High Court held that an ad hoc appointee without open competitive recruitment has no right to regularization, setting aside the order reinstating the respondent and upholding his termination.
Rakesh Chander Chadda v. Shri Vinod Kumar Aggarwal
The Delhi High Court upheld conditional leave to defend in a suit for recovery on a dishonoured cheque, emphasizing that admission of signatures and prima facie evidence suffice to impose conditions for defence under Order XXXVII CPC.
The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust India v. WWW.FRIENDWITHBOOKS.CO
The Delhi High Court held that a sanyasi does not lose copyright ownership by renunciation and upheld the valid assignment of copyright by Srila Prabhupada to the plaintiff Trust, granting summary judgment against copyright infringement.
Tasleem v. Govt. of NCT Delhi & Anr.
The Court held that a major daughter who has married of her own free will cannot be compelled to return to her parents through a writ of Habeas Corpus.
Honey Verma v. Piyush Nautiyal
The Delhi High Court quashed a Section 138 NI Act complaint for non-compliance of the statutory requirement that the legal notice must demand the exact cheque amount.
Anuradha Kashyap v. Dr Sushil Kumar
The Delhi High Court allowed the appellant's appeal to cross-examine the respondent despite prior adjournments, granted condonation of delay, imposed costs for procedural delay, and directed the Family Court to proceed without further adjournments.
Chetan Garg v. Avato Ward 105 State Goods and Service Tax and Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that pending GST recovery proceedings do not bar cancellation of GST registration and directed cancellation effective from the date sought by the petitioner.
Laxmi Traders Proprietor Dipanshu Garg v. Principal Commissioner of GST Department of Trade and Taxes & Anr
The Delhi High Court quashed a GST demand order passed without issuing a mandatory show cause notice, emphasizing adherence to procedural fairness under Section 73 of the CGST Act.
Mohd. Amin v. Mohd. Iqbal
The Delhi High Court upheld an arbitral award directing redelivery of disputed land and compensation, holding that the claims were not barred by limitation under Section 14 of the Limitation Act and that the award did not violate principles of natural justice or public policy.
Dinesh Chauhan v. Sitwat Khalid; Ram Pratap v. Shahid Ahmed Ferozie
The Delhi High Court upheld the trial court's dismissal of defendants' applications to reject the plaint under Order VII Rule 11 CPC, holding that permission under the Slum Areas Act is required only for eviction of tenants and that disputed title and tenancy issues must be decided at trial.
MS. P v. State of NCT of Delhi & Anr.
The Delhi High Court set aside a bail order granted without serving the victim notice or hearing her, emphasizing the victim’s right to participate in bail proceedings as per Supreme Court directives.
Anil Metre v. Pooja Press and Prakashan Pvt. Ltd
The Delhi High Court set aside a revisional court order passed without hearing the petitioner, restored the revision petitions for fresh hearing, and stayed trial proceedings pending decision.
Pankaj Singh v. Bashir Ahmed Haroon & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition for appointment of an arbitrator, holding that subsequent partnership deeds without arbitration clauses superseded earlier agreements and the petitioner cannot invoke arbitration after filing civil suits.
Dheeraj Rastogi v. Dnata International Pvt Ltd.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal challenging the arbitral award upholding the validity of the appellant's termination for concealment of fraud, affirming limited judicial interference in arbitration awards.
Dr Shashi Bhushan v. University of Delhi
The Delhi High Court held that a waitlisted candidate has no right to appointment to a post vacated by resignation of a selected candidate after joining, and such vacancies must be filled by fresh advertisement and selection.
Janak Datwani v. CNA Exports Pvt Ltd & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal and upheld the designation of the oldest consolidated suit as the lead suit, holding such procedural orders are not appealable under Section 10 of the Delhi High Court Act, 1966.
Sanjay Goel v. Majestic Buildcon Pvt. Ltd.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition seeking transfer of a commercial suit, holding that mere dissatisfaction with interlocutory orders does not justify transfer absent clear evidence of bias or manifest injustice.
Sanjay Goel v. BKR Capital Pvt. Ltd.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition seeking transfer of a commercial suit, holding that mere dissatisfaction with interlocutory orders does not justify transfer absent cogent evidence of bias or manifest injustice.
Sunil Adv v. Rajeev Ranjan
The Delhi High Court upheld the Armed Forces Tribunal's grant of disability pension for seizure disorder, affirming the presumption that disabilities arising during service are service-related unless conclusively disproved by the employer.