Delhi High Court
32,551 judgments
Krishan Kumar Wadhwa & Ors. v. Arjun Som Dutt & Ors.
The court held that unilateral termination of a joint sale agreement before fulfillment of essential conditions is illegal, entitling the purchaser to refund of earnest money with interest and rejecting forfeiture claims.
Atlas Logistic Pvt Ltd v. Jitendra Kumar
The Delhi High Court dismissed the employer's appeal, holding that termination without compliance with Section 25F of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 is illegal, entitling the employee to reinstatement with back wages.
Amar Singh v. Commissioner of Police & Ors.
The Delhi High Court quashed a flawed police constable bugler recruitment process due to improper selection board constitution and deviation from prescribed testing criteria, directing the petitioner’s appointment with notional benefits.
B.S.E.S. Rajdhani Power Ltd. v. Govt. of N.C.T. of Delhi & Anr
The Delhi High Court held that the government cannot unilaterally amend a transfer scheme beyond the statutory time limits and set aside the order reallocating a property already vested in the petitioner company.
M/S LARSEN & TOUBRO LIMITED v. RAIL VIKAS NIGAM LIMITED
The Delhi High Court upheld an arbitral award rejecting a contractor's claim for compensation due to employer-caused delay, affirming that contractual clauses limiting remedies to extension of time are binding if not challenged before the arbitral tribunal.
Manoj Kumar v. Sangeeta
The Delhi High Court upheld the grant of ad-interim maintenance under Section 125 Cr.P.C. but clarified it is payable from the date of the order, distinguishing ad-interim from interim maintenance and affirming the discretionary nature of such relief.
DONG YANG PC, INC v. CONTROLLER OF PATENTS AND DESIGNS
The Delhi High Court set aside the Controller's rejection of a patent application for a vertical rotary parking system, holding that the invention's inventive step and amendment rights require fresh consideration with due opportunity to the appellant.
Sub/Maj Hanuman Singh v. Union of India and Ors
The Delhi High Court allowed the writ petition directing grant of disability pension with rounding off to 50% for Primary Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus Type-II, holding that disabilities are presumed attributable to military service unless conclusively disproved by medical evidence.
State Govt. of NCT of Delhi v. Mujahid @ Laddu & Mehtab
The Delhi High Court dismissed the State's appeal and upheld the acquittal of accused in a robbery case due to failure of prosecution to prove identity and involvement beyond reasonable doubt amid material contradictions.
GURDAYAL SINGH v. Arun Goel & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging the discharge of officials from criminal charges of forgery and conspiracy, holding no prima facie case was made out against them as they acted bona fide in their official capacity.
Pradeep Gupta Trustee of Amar Nath Savitri Devi Memorial Trust v. Kamlesh Gupta Chairman/Trustee of Amar Nath Savitri Devi Memorial Trust
The High Court directed the Trial Court to expeditiously consider the petitioners' urgent application under Section 151 CPC seeking status quo over the Trust's bank account, without granting interim relief itself.
Minor A v. State
The Delhi High Court allowed termination of pregnancy beyond 24 weeks for a minor rape victim, recognizing her constitutional right to bodily autonomy and grave mental trauma despite medical opinion against termination.
Ranjan Oberoi v. State; Abdul Latif; Imran Latif; Zeeshan Latif
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal challenging acquittal of respondents in a neighbourly scuffle case, holding that prosecution failed to prove offences under Sections 341, 323, and 509 IPC beyond reasonable doubt.
Sushil Kumar Saxena v. State (NCT of Delhi) & Ors.
The court dismissed the petition challenging the non-summoning of certain accused for forgery and cheating, holding that the petitioner’s resignation was not accepted and no prima facie case was made out against them.
Vijay Kumar Kataria v. Central Bureau of Investigation
Delhi High Court quashed supplementary chargesheet and summoning order against petitioner in cheating case where no prima facie offence under Section 420 IPC was made out and continuation of proceedings was abuse of process.
State of NCT of Delhi v. Arun Kumar; Imran @ Amit; Hemant @ Hanumant
The Delhi High Court dismissed the State's appeal against acquittal in a robbery case, holding that delay in FIR registration, doubtful identification, and lack of recovery warranted benefit of doubt to accused.
Rizwan v. State (NCT of Delhi)
The Delhi High Court upheld the robbery convictions of Rizwan and Nadeem under Sections 392 and 397 IPC, affirming that threatening with a weapon constitutes 'use' under Section 397 IPC, while setting aside Nadeem's conviction under Section 411 IPC.
Anmol Rattan Bakshi v. Subhash Chand Rastogi
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal against acquittal in a Section 138 N.I. Act case, holding that the complainant failed to prove the existence of a legally enforceable loan and the accused successfully rebutted the presumption of liability.
Rajiv Gupta v. The State of NCT; Ved Prakash Gupta
The Delhi High Court dismissed the application under Section 340 Cr.P.C. against Rajiv Gupta, holding that no deliberate falsehood was made in the affidavit and criminal proceedings should not be used to settle civil disputes.
Central Bureau of Investigation v. Priya Jain; Praveen Jain; Virender Kaushik
The Delhi High Court upheld the discharge of three accused in a forgery and conspiracy case, ruling that no prima facie evidence existed to proceed against them and expert opinion based on photocopies was inadmissible.