Delhi High Court

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Dr. Vimla Menon & Anr. v. Sh. Gopinath Menon

14 Jul 2025 · Tara Vitasta Ganju · 2025:DHC:6557
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The Delhi High Court upheld the trial court's order rejecting the petitioners' application to dismiss a defamation suit, holding that the plaint disclosed a cause of action and was not barred by a pending partition suit under Section 10 CPC.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Order VII Rule 11 CPC Section 10 CPC cause of action defamation suit

Nirmal Kumar Jain v. BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd

14 Jul 2025 · Anup Jairam Bhambhani · 2025:DHC:6116

The Delhi High Court upheld the trial court's rejection of a damages suit as time-barred, holding that disconnection of electricity was a completed wrongful act and not a continuing tort under the Limitation Act.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant limitation continuing tort Order VII Rule 11(d) CPC Article 72 Limitation Act

Namita Khare and Anr. v. University of Delhi and Ors.

11 Jul 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2025 SCC OnLine Del 2417
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The Delhi High Court held that long-term, continuous ad-hoc service in sanctioned posts entitles employees to equitable regularisation despite procedural irregularities and exclusion from revised screening criteria.

labor petition_allowed Significant regularisation ad-hoc appointment Assistant Professor screening guidelines

Rohtash Kumar Godara v. Union of India & Anr.

11 Jul 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2025:DHC:5465-DB

Delhi High Court quashed conviction and sentence of BSF court for sexual assault and house trespass due to material contradictions in complainant’s testimony and procedural irregularities, ordering reinstatement of petitioner.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Security Force Court Article 226 Rule 93(2) BSF Rules Section 354 IPC

M/S V.G. Weaving Private Limited v. M/S Hawk Capital Private Ltd

11 Jul 2025 · Girish Kathpalia · 2025:DHC:5487

The High Court dismissed a petition under Section 482 CrPC challenging trial court orders in a Section 138 NI Act case, holding that inherent powers cannot be used to circumvent statutory prohibitions on second revision petitions and to prolong concluded trial proceedings.

criminal petition_dismissed Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act Section 315 CrPC Section 397(3) CrPC Section 482 CrPC

Irshad @ Babloo v. State (NCT of Delhi)

11 Jul 2025 · Girish Kathpalia · 2025:DHC:5507

The Delhi High Court allowed a life convict's petition to furnish cash surety instead of individual surety for furlough, emphasizing the reformatory purpose of furlough and practical considerations.

criminal petition_allowed Significant furlough cash surety individual surety life sentence

Union of India v. Vedanta Limited & Anr.

11 Jul 2025 · Jasmeet Singh · 2025:DHC:5482
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The Delhi High Court upheld the Arbitral Tribunal’s order dismissing the Government of India’s plea to restrain Vedanta from implementing a declaratory Final Partial Award, holding that provisional adjustments under the PSC are permissible pending final quantification.

arbitration appeal_dismissed Significant Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 Final Partial Award Production Sharing Contract Section 17 application

Jyoti Jindal v. Rajesh Jindal

11 Jul 2025 · Tara Vitasta Ganju · 2025:DHC:7610

The Delhi High Court held that an interim order closing cross-examination in divorce proceedings is not amenable to revision under Section 115 CPC and dismissed the petition challenging such order.

family petition_dismissed Significant Section 115 CPC revision petition interim order closure of cross-examination

Remya Narayanan and Others v. Raj Mohammad and Others

11 Jul 2025 · Tara Vitasta Ganju · 2025:DHC:6388

The Delhi High Court allowed the motor accident claim appeal, holding that delay in seizure and recording statements does not bar compensation if the claimant proves negligence on preponderance of probabilities.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Motor Accident Claims Tribunal preponderance of probabilities negligence delay in seizure

Sevenseas Global Express Logistics Pvt Ltd v. M/S Delta Comnet Pvt Ltd

11 Jul 2025 · Tara Vitasta Ganju · 2025:DHC:6245

The Delhi High Court allowed the Official Liquidator's application to dissolve M/s Delta Comnet Pvt. Limited under Section 481 of the Companies Act, 1956 due to insufficiency of funds and completed winding up process.

corporate petition_allowed Significant Companies Act 1956 Section 481 winding up company dissolution

Om Pal v. Hoshiar Singh

11 Jul 2025 · Tara Vitasta Ganju · 2025:DHC:6159
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The Delhi High Court dismissed a revision petition challenging an interlocutory order, holding that probate is not mandatory in Delhi and that the trial court rightly exercised jurisdiction over the suit despite objections under the Delhi Land Reforms Act.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Section 115 CPC Section 151 CPC Delhi Land Reforms Act Section 185 probate of Will

Basant Sawhney v. Ashvinder Chopra & Ors.

11 Jul 2025 · Tara Vitasta Ganju · 2025:DHC:6158

The High Court set aside the trial court's order dismissing the application under Order VII Rule 11 CPC for failure to record reasons, emphasizing the necessity of reasoned judicial decisions for accountability and appellate review.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Order VII Rule 11 CPC Section 10 CPC res sub-judice recording of reasons

SMT KANTA & ORS. v. SH SUJEET KUMAR & ORS.

11 Jul 2025 · Tara Vitasta Ganju · 2025:DHC:5940

The High Court allowed the appeal and remanded the motor accident claim for fresh consideration after the claimant produced corrected vehicle registration details and photographic evidence not examined by the Tribunal.

motor_accident_claims appeal_allowed Significant Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Section 173 Motor Accident Claims Tribunal vehicle registration number

M/S Netherlands India Communications Enterprises Ltd. v. Union of India

11 Jul 2025 · Jasmeet Singh · 2025:DHC:5886

The Delhi High Court ordered partial release of a final arbitral award amount subject to security pending resolution of a shareholding dispute, while directing payment to SBI under a Recovery Certificate, emphasizing enforcement priority and protection of all parties' interests.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Arbitral award enforcement Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993 Shareholding dispute

AGV ALFAB LIMITED v. ARUN GULIANI

11 Jul 2025 · Manoj Kumar Ohri · 2025:DHC:5737

The Delhi High Court upheld the ex parte gratuity order and dismissed the employer’s petition for setting aside the order and condonation of delay in appeal, emphasizing strict compliance with limitation and pre-deposit requirements under the Payment of Gratuity Act.

labor petition_dismissed Significant Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 Section 7(7) limitation period pre-deposit condition

Mohsin Dehlvi v. Sh. Masood Umar and Anr.

11 Jul 2025 · Saurabh Banerjee · 2025:DHC:5672

The Delhi High Court allowed the petition to remove the deceptively similar trademark 'DELVI' registered by respondent no.1, upholding the petitioner’s prior rights in the trademark 'DEHLVI' under the Trade Marks Act, 1999.

intellectual_property petition_allowed Significant Trade Marks Act, 1999 Trademark infringement Deceptive similarity Prior user rights

Mrigendra Pritam Vikramsingh Steiner & Ors. v. Jaswinder Singh & Ors.

11 Jul 2025 · Navin Chawla; Renu Bhatnagar · 2025:DHC:5571-DB

The Delhi High Court authorized the Court Receiver to release rent deposits for security refunds and repairs, approved a lease of suit property, and permitted possession from outgoing tenants under Court supervision.

civil other Court Receiver rent deposits security deposit refund lease approval

Union of India v. Harish Narula

11 Jul 2025 · Navin Chawla; Renu Bhatnagar · 2025:DHC:5485-DB
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The High Court set aside the Tribunal's order quashing disciplinary proceedings for lack of oral evidence and remanded the matter for holistic reconsideration of all evidence including admitted documents.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant disciplinary proceedings charge memorandum oral evidence admission of documents

Union of India & Ors. v. Ex JWO SK Srivastava

11 Jul 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2025:DHC:5562-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld the Armed Forces Tribunal’s grant of disability pension to a retired air force personnel, affirming the presumption that disabilities arising post-entry are service-related unless disproved by the employer.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant disability pension armed forces Release Medical Board presumption of health

Sunil Anand Burak v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi

11 Jul 2025 · Navin Chawla; Renu Bhatnagar · 2025:DHC:5503-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld that seniority must be fixed from the date of appointment where the seniority list was not finalized before the Supreme Court's Meghachandra Singh judgment, overruling reliance on the earlier Parmar judgment.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant seniority fixation K. Meghachandra Singh judgment N.R. Parmar judgment Central Administrative Tribunal