Delhi High Court
58,104 judgments
Janak Tara v. Kaushilya Devi & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the stay of a suit under Section 10 CPC to avoid parallel litigation on the validity of a Will, holding that the application for stay need not be filed by a party to the prior suit and delay is not a ground for dismissal.
Naresh Sharma & Anr. v. PRV Industries & Anr.
The Delhi High Court dismissed a commercial appeal for inordinate delay, holding that the appellant failed to provide sufficient cause to condone the delay under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963.
Rita Kalita v. Hero Motocorp Limited
The Delhi High Court held that jurisdictional objections under Section 16 of the Arbitration Act must be decided after recording full evidence, and dismissed the petition challenging the Arbitral Tribunal's order dismissing the Section 16 application.
Harish Mittal v. Kishan Gopal Rathi
The Delhi High Court allowed the appeal to set aside an ex parte decree due to improper service of summons, emphasizing that substituted service is a last resort and electronic service requires clear proof of receipt.
Hans Raj v. Kishori Lal
The Delhi High Court upheld dismissal of tenant's leave to defend application for eviction under Section 25B of the DRC Act due to non-compliance with mandatory 15-day timeline, emphasizing strict adherence to summary eviction procedures.
Sajid Khan v. State & Taslim Umar
The Delhi High Court allowed condonation of a 27-day delay in filing a Section 138 NI Act complaint, holding that bona fide waiting for legal notice service rebutted the presumption of service under Section 27 of the General Clauses Act.
Dindayal Industries Ltd. v. Dindayal Ayurved Bhawan & Anr
The Delhi High Court allowed the appeal and restored interim injunction restraining defendants from using the mark "DINDAYAL" in relation to ayurvedic products, holding that the essential feature of composite trademarks is protectable even without standalone registration.
Dr Sachin Kumar v. National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration
The Delhi High Court held that exclusive reliance on unstructured interview for PwD-reserved posts violates constitutional and statutory mandates, quashing the selection results and vacancy conversion, and directing re-advertisement with objective evaluation and proper implementation of PwD reservation.
Shri Charanjeet Singh & Anr. v. Shri Harvinder Singh & Anr.
The High Court held that rejection of plaint under Order VII Rule 11 CPC is impermissible where disputed factual and legal issues exist, and restored the suit seeking declaration of joint ownership and partition of property purchased in the name of Defendant No.2.
Vijay Verma v. Indira Warman & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that the Court's plenary power under Order I Rule 10(2) CPC to transpose parties is not limited by Order XXIII Rule 1A and allowed a Defendant's application to be transposed as Plaintiff to ensure effective adjudication in a partition suit despite the original Plaintiff's procedural laxity.
Sonia Bablani & Ors v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors
The Delhi High Court held that employees of a private school taken over by the Government are entitled to regularization and full government employee benefits, setting aside their classification as 'special appointees'.
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences v. Madhu Bhardwaj
The Delhi High Court held that an accepted resignation under CCS Pension Rules entails forfeiture of past service, disqualifying the employee from pension benefits including prior fellowship service under an external agency.
Chanderlok Nainta & Ors. v. State NCT of Delhi & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed a writ petition seeking FIR registration against NBCC and others for alleged defective construction and contractual breaches, holding that such disputes are civil in nature and not amenable to writ jurisdiction for criminal investigation.
Deepak Sherawat v. Registrar General, High Court of Delhi & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that an uncommunicated adverse ACR cannot be relied upon to deny promotion and directed a Review DPC to reconsider the petitioner's promotion based on the upgraded ACR and circumstances existing at the original DPC date.
Brajendra Khandelwal v. M/S Rajendra Iron Mart
The Delhi High Court upheld the setting aside of an arbitral award on the ground of patent illegality where the arbitrator failed to address the appellant's claim of fabrication of a Retirement Deed, emphasizing the limited scope of judicial interference under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.
Deepak Sharma and Anr. v. The State NCT of Delhi and Anr.
The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Sections 498A/34 IPC based on an amicable settlement between estranged spouses, exercising its inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC to prevent abuse of process.
K K Masih & Ors. v. State NCT of Delhi & Anr.
The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Sections 498A, 406, and 34 IPC based on an amicable settlement in a matrimonial dispute, exercising its inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC to prevent abuse of process.
Yogesh Kumar and Ors. v. The State of NCT of Delhi and Anr
The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Sections 354, 498A, 406, and 34 IPC arising from matrimonial disputes based on an amicable settlement and divorce, exercising its inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC.
Surjeet Singh & Anr. v. State of NCT Delhi & Anr.
The Delhi High Court quashed a criminal FIR under Sections 289/125(a) BNS based on an amicable settlement and full compensation to the injured employee, exercising its inherent powers to prevent abuse of process.
Hemant Kumar and Ors. v. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) and Anr
The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Sections 498A, 406, and 34 IPC arising from matrimonial disputes based on an amicable settlement and divorce between the parties, exercising its inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC.