Delhi High Court

31,373 judgments

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Rakesh Kumar Jat v. Commissioner of Customs

14 Jul 2025 · Prathiba M. Singh; Rajneesh Kumar Gupta · 2025:DHC:5654-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the Customs Department's order confiscating a gold piece for non-declaration, allowing its release upon payment of fines and penalties, and permitted collection through an authorized representative.

administrative petition_dismissed Customs Act, 1962 confiscation penalty redemption

Ushodaya Enterprises Private Limited v. The State of Andhra Pradesh

14 Jul 2025 · Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya; Tushar Rao Gedela · 2025:DHC:5695-DB

The Delhi High Court disposed of the writ petition challenging lapsed Government Orders but allowed the petitioners to submit representations on remaining issues for consideration by the Chief Secretary.

administrative petition_dismissed Writ Petition Government Orders Ultra Vires Certification of Circulation

Krishan Kumar; Seemant Garg; Nitin Pal; Rohan Mandal v. Vikash Kumar Anand

14 Jul 2025 · Navin Chawla; Renu Bhatnagar · 2025:DHC:5575-DB

The Delhi High Court modified the CAT's directions on ACR communication and promotion, allowing review of ACRs from 2011 onwards without automatic upgradation of gradings, and set timelines for completing the promotion exercise.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant Annual Confidential Reports ACR communication Promotion Departmental Promotion Committee

Uma Devi v. University of Delhi & Anr

14 Jul 2025 · Prateek Jalan · 2025:DHC:5651

The Delhi High Court held that experience under the UGC Part-Time Research Associateship for Women scheme does not qualify as regular service equivalent to Assistant Professor for eligibility as Associate Professor under UGC Regulations, dismissing the petitioner’s writ petition.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant UGC Regulations 2010 Associate Professor eligibility Part-Time Research Associateship for Women regular service

Union of India v. G K Soti

14 Jul 2025 · Navin Chawla; Renu Bhatnagar · 2025:DHC:5593-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the Union of India's writ petition challenging the CAT's order granting second financial upgradation under MACP Scheme due to delay and acceptance of the Tribunal's classification.

administrative appeal_dismissed MACP Scheme RBE Circular No. 100/2012 Second financial upgradation Central Administrative Tribunal

Shriram General Insurance Company Ltd v. Mamta & Ors.

14 Jul 2025 · Tara Vitasta Ganju · 2025:DHC:5691

The Delhi High Court dismissed the insurer's appeal challenging the grant of future prospects in motor accident compensation, affirming the Supreme Court's precedent that such prospects apply even to self-employed and fixed salary earners.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 future prospects compensation self-employed

Himanshu Gupta v. Bharat Sharma

14 Jul 2025 · Manoj Jain · 2025:DHC:5682
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The Delhi High Court upheld the Trial Court's order allowing amendment of the plaint to correct a typographical error and refusing to reject the plaint for suppression of facts, emphasizing that such issues are to be decided at trial.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Order VI Rule 17 CPC Order VII Rule 11 CPC amendment of plaint rejection of plaint

Abhijit Mishra v. Wipro Limited

14 Jul 2025 · Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav · 2025:DHC:5678

The court held that termination under a determinable employment contract without cause is lawful with damages limited to notice pay, but defamatory remarks in the termination letter unsupported by evidence constitute actionable defamation.

labor appeal_dismissed Significant determinable contract termination without cause employment contract defamation

Strength India Educational Society & Ors. v. Naresh Aggarwal & Ors.

14 Jul 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2025:DHC:5627-DB

The High Court dismissed the appeal as withdrawn on the appellant's request, preserving parties' rights to pursue related proceedings before the Single Judge.

civil appeal_dismissed Procedural appeal withdrawal leave to withdraw appeal dismissal as withdrawn liberty to seek remedies

M/S CLS CONSTRUCTION PVT LTD v. M/S S K BUILDERS

14 Jul 2025 · Vibhu Bakhru; Tejas Karia · 2025:DHC:5594-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld the setting aside of an arbitral award due to unilateral appointment of the sole arbitrator contrary to the arbitration agreement requiring mutual consent, affirming that such jurisdictional defects render the award void ab initio.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant arbitration agreement mutual appointment unilateral appointment jurisdiction of arbitrator

Neeraj Kumar v. Shriram Finance Limited

14 Jul 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2025:DHC:5623-DB

The High Court held that no appeal lies under Section 13 of the Commercial Courts Act against dismissal of a Section 340 CrPC application and disposed of the appeal as withdrawn with liberty to approach the appropriate forum.

civil appeal_dismissed Section 340 CrPC Section 9 Arbitration Act Section 13 Commercial Courts Act appeal maintainability

Raqia Begum v. Union of India

14 Jul 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2025:DHC:5621-DB

The petitioner withdrew the writ petition before the Delhi High Court, which was accordingly disposed of as withdrawn.

other other writ petition withdrawal disposal petition dismissed

Nimesh Kumar v. State (NCT) of Delhi

14 Jul 2025 · Neena Bansal Krishna · 2025:DHC:5665

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition seeking quashing of a molestation-related charge-sheet, holding that delay and financial disputes do not warrant quashing absent exceptional circumstances.

criminal petition_dismissed Section 482 CrPC quashing of charge-sheet inordinate delay false implication

Anita Rani v. Manjeet Kant

14 Jul 2025 · Manoj Jain · 2025:DHC:5663
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The Delhi High Court directed the Trial Court to expeditiously decide the pending application under Order XII Rule 6 CPC within three months but declined to mandate time-bound disposal of the entire suit absent extreme hardship.

civil petition_dismissed Order XII Rule 6 CPC expeditious disposal delay in civil suit senior citizen

Ankur Jain v. Shakuntala Devi

14 Jul 2025 · Manoj Jain · 2025:DHC:5661

The High Court dismissed the petition challenging the Trial Court's order appointing a Local Commissioner, directing the petitioner to first seek recall of the order before the Trial Court.

civil petition_dismissed Local Commissioner Recording of evidence Recall of order Financial hardship

Sonia Marwah v. Rohit Marwah

14 Jul 2025 · Manoj Jain · 2025:DHC:5660

The Delhi High Court directed the Trial Court to record evidence itself and complete the divorce trial involving adultery allegations by a specified date, while disposing of the petition challenging rejection of the plaint as not pressed.

family other divorce petition Order VII Rule 11 CPC adultery rejection of plaint

Anu Manglani v. Suresh Arora

14 Jul 2025 · Manoj Jain · 2025:DHC:5659

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging an order directing interim deposit of rent under Order XVA CPC in a commercial lease dispute, affirming that rent must be paid pending trial despite disputes over lease termination and improvements.

civil petition_dismissed Order XVA CPC Order XII Rule 6 CPC lease deed rent deposit

Shriram General Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Khushabu Devi & Ors.

14 Jul 2025 · Tara Vitasta Ganju · 2025:DHC:6575

The Delhi High Court allowed the insurance company's appeal to adjust the Rs. 4,00,000 pre-paid to the claimant against the awarded compensation in a motor accident claim.

motor_accident_claims appeal_allowed Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Section 173 Motor Accident Claims Tribunal compensation adjustment

HDFC BANK LTD v. NARINDER GARG

14 Jul 2025 · Manoj Jain · 2025:DHC:5656

The High Court dismissed the petition challenging dismissal of the bank's appeal for non-appearance before the consumer forum, holding no interference under Article 227 was warranted.

civil petition_dismissed Article 227 Constitution of India consumer forum non-prosecution dismissal for non-appearance

Union of India v. Rachita Francis Xavier

14 Jul 2025 · Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya; Tushar Rao Gedela · 2025:DHC:5650-DB
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The Delhi High Court clarified that a person or their parents must have been born in undivided India or territory joined India post-1947 to qualify as a person of Indian Origin under the Citizenship Act, setting aside the lower court's contrary finding.

constitutional appeal_allowed Significant person of Indian Origin illegal migrant Citizenship Act 1955 undivided India