Delhi High Court

71,673 judgments

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Chander Singh v. State

03 Jun 2016 · Mukta Gupta · 2016:DHC:4695

The Delhi High Court held that testimony of a deaf and dumb prosecutrix given through sign language is admissible and reliable, but altered the conviction from aggravated sexual assault to sexual assault due to improper charge framing.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant deaf and dumb witness sign language evidence POCSO Act sexual assault

Sri Ram @ Jairam v. State (NCT of Delhi)

03 Jun 2016 · Mukta Gupta, J. · 2016:DHC:4694

The High Court acquitted appellants in a robbery case due to contradictory eyewitness accounts and doubtful identification parade proceedings, emphasizing the necessity of reliable evidence for conviction.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant eyewitness testimony test identification parade recovery of stolen property contradictory evidence

Sri Ram @ Jairam v. State (NCT of Delhi)

03 Jun 2016 · Mukta Gupta, J. · 2016:DHC:4693

The Delhi High Court acquitted appellants in a robbery case due to unreliable eyewitness testimony, dubious TIP proceedings, and questionable recovery, emphasizing the need for consistent and credible evidence for conviction.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant eyewitness testimony test identification parade recovery of stolen property contradictory evidence

Rahul Gurung v. State (Govt of NCT of Delhi)

03 Jun 2016 · Mukta Gupta · 2016:DHC:4692

The Delhi High Court upheld the convictions of Rahul Gurung and Mohd. Kausar for robbery and related offences, affirming the reliability of eyewitness identification despite minor procedural irregularities.

criminal appeal_dismissed robbery identification parade Section 392 IPC Section 397 IPC

The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. v. Veer Singh & Ors.

03 Jun 2016 · R. K. Gauba · 2016:DHC:4708

The Delhi High Court upheld a motor accident compensation award to the deceased's father, affirming dependency and entitlement to future income prospects based on credible employment evidence.

motor_accident_claims appeal_dismissed Significant Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 compensation dependency future prospects

Union of India v. K. Asaiah

03 Jun 2016 · Sanjiv Khanna; Najmi Waziri · 2016:DHC:4702-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the validity of compulsory retirement imposed on a government servant based on his clear admission of guilt, limiting judicial review to procedural fairness and rejecting the Tribunal's quashing of disciplinary proceedings.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant disciplinary proceedings admission of guilt compulsory retirement judicial review

A.K.S. Rathore v. Union of India & Anr

03 Jun 2016 · Sanjiv Khanna; Najmi Waziri · 2016:DHC:4703-DB

The High Court held that a penalty imposed by an appellate authority depriving the employee of the right to appeal is invalid and remitted the matter to the disciplinary authority for fresh consideration, emphasizing the rule against bias and natural justice.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant disciplinary authority appellate authority right to appeal principles of natural justice

Dr Ankita Chodhary v. Guru Gobind Singh Inderprastha University

03 Jun 2016 · Chief Justice; Jayant Nath · 2016:DHC:4709-DB
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The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal of an OBC candidate challenging a last-minute policy change excluding her from reserved seats, holding that delay in seeking relief limits judicial intervention despite the university's arbitrary policy change.

education appeal_dismissed Significant OBC reservation PGMC admission policy change after admission process delay in judicial remedy

Vishal Plastomer Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India

02 Jun 2016 · S. Muralidhar; Vibhu Bakhru · 2016:DHC:8963-DB

The Delhi High Court allowed the petitioners to withdraw their writ petition with liberty to seek relief in the appropriate court, dismissing the petition as withdrawn.

other petition_dismissed withdrawal of petition liberty to approach court dismissal as withdrawn writ petition

M/S J K JUTE MILLS CO. LTD v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS

02 Jun 2016 · BADAR DURREZ AHMED; SANJEEV SACHDEVA · 2016:DHC:8962-DB

The High Court upheld the AAIFR order directing BIFR to decide on the consideration of the SIA report with due opportunity to parties, dismissing petitions challenging BIFR's jurisdiction and procedural discretion.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant BIFR jurisdiction net worth determination Special Investigative Audit report Sick Industrial Companies Act

Visual Exports Overseas Ltd. & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.

02 Jun 2016 · S. Muralidhar; Vibhu Bakhru · 2016:DHC:8959-DB

The Delhi High Court allowed the petitioners to withdraw their writ petition and stay application with liberty to seek relief before the appropriate court.

other other writ petition withdrawal of petition liberty to approach court stay application

Trusine Electronics Pvt. Ltd. v. Commissioner of Delhi Value Added Tax & Anr.

02 Jun 2016 · S. Muralidhar; Vibhu Bakru · 2016:DHC:8934-DB

The Delhi High Court disposed of writ petitions concerning VAT refund interest payments based on respondents' assurances to release dues by a specified date, allowing revival if assurances are not met.

tax petition_dismissed Delhi Value Added Tax refund interest on refund writ petition

Achal Singh v. Union of India & Ors.

02 Jun 2016 · Hima Kohli; Sunil Gaur · 2016:DHC:4678-DB

The Delhi High Court directed re-examination of a paramilitary recruit post-surgery after the prescribed waiting period, holding the medical board's report final and binding for recruitment and reinstatement.

administrative petition_allowed Review Medical Examination medical fitness hydrocele paramilitary recruitment

Pankaj Das v. Union of India & Ors.

02 Jun 2016 · Hima Kohli · 2016:DHC:4677

The Delhi High Court declined to direct UGC to grant 5% relaxation to OBC candidates for teaching posts, holding such policy decisions lie within statutory authority discretion and not judicial mandate.

administrative petition_dismissed writ petition University Grants Commission OBC relaxation teaching posts

Mohd. Vakil v. State

02 Jun 2016 · Siddharth Mridul · 2016:DHC:4680-DB

The Delhi High Court allowed parole to a life convict despite guidelines and administrative lapses, affirming the constitutional right of convicts to parole for rehabilitation and family ties.

criminal petition_allowed Significant parole life imprisonment Parole/Furlough Guidelines 2010 constitutional right

B.S. Sangwan v. Union of India

02 Jun 2016 · Manmohan Singh · 2016:DHC:4676

The Delhi High Court terminated the mandate of an inactive arbitral tribunal due to undue delay and appointed an independent arbitrator to ensure expeditious resolution of a contractual payment dispute.

civil petition_allowed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 14 termination of arbitrator mandate appointment of independent arbitrator

Amaan Sachdev & Ors. v. Fahed Abdulrahman Ali Alkhamiri & Ors.

02 Jun 2016 · Najmi Waziri · 2016:DHC:4657

The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal against the CLB's refusal to order an investigation under section 235 of the Companies Act, holding that the appellants lacked the required one-tenth voting power and that no new material justified investigation.

corporate appeal_dismissed Significant Companies Act, 1956 Section 235 investigation of company affairs threshold voting power

New India Assurance Co. Ltd. v. Sumita

02 Jun 2016 · R.K. Gauba · 2016:DHC:4665
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The Delhi High Court upheld the claimant's entitlement to enhanced compensation for loss of dependency despite the deceased being a bachelor and rejected insurer's claim for recovery from the owner due to lack of evidence of policy breach.

civil appeal_allowed Significant motor accident claim loss of dependency bachelor deceased insurance policy breach

INOVYN Sverige AB v. The Designated Authority & Anr

02 Jun 2016 · S. Muralidhar; Vibhu Bakhrru · 2016:DHC:4658-DB

The Delhi High Court held that a mere change of name without change in legal status does not require a mid-term Review of anti-dumping duty findings and directed the Designated Authority to consider the petitioner's application on merits.

administrative petition_allowed Significant anti-dumping duty mid-term Review change of name Designated Authority

Rajender Kumar @ Babban v. State

02 Jun 2016 · Pratibha Rani · 2016:DHC:4675

The Delhi High Court acquitted the appellant due to unreliable identification and procedural lapses, emphasizing the necessity of credible evidence and adherence to natural justice in criminal convictions.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant identification parade proclaimed offender natural justice witness identification