Delhi High Court
70,895 judgments
Parveen Kumar v. UOI
The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging appointments of Assistant Directors in the Export Inspection Council, holding the petitioner ineligible and the appointments valid under the Recruitment Rules.
Prabhakar Tiwari v. Bank of India and Anr.
The Delhi High Court held that the Prathama Pariksha Certificate is not equivalent to matriculation for appointment in public sector banks, affirming employer autonomy in prescribing eligibility qualifications.
Union of India v. Punita Devi
The Delhi High Court held that compassionate appointment applications must be considered only within the concerned Ministry under the 5% vacancy ceiling, rejecting the claim for All India consideration.
Vandhna Wadhwa v. State (NCT of Delhi) & Ors.
The Delhi High Court disposed of a habeas corpus petition concerning interim custody and visitation rights of a minor child, affirming Family Court jurisdiction over custody disputes.
Parmod Kumar Kaushik & Ors. v. UOI & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that seniority fixation for Inspectors/Accountants absorbed on merit cannot be altered by counting prior service under deputation-related Office Memorandums, setting aside the revised seniority list that downgraded the petitioners.
Dilbagh Kaur Chandok v. State
The Delhi High Court upheld the acquittal of the respondent in a Section 138 NI Act case, holding that unaccounted cash transactions are illegal and unenforceable liabilities.
S P Ashta v. Delhi Agricultural Marketing Board
The Delhi High Court held that pay scale upgradation for a Superintending Engineer depends on completion of 13 years of Group 'A' service counted from promotion to a Group 'A' post and that Central Government service guidelines do not apply to the Delhi Agricultural Marketing Board.
st July, 2017 INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & ANR. ..... Through Mr.Gagan Mathur & Mr.Varun Kumar, Advocates. v. SHRI LAXMI NARAYAN MEENA .....
The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal's quashing of delayed reversion orders reverting employees to lower grades, holding that long acquiescence and known qualifications preclude retrospective reversion.
Ashok Kumar v. Govt of NCT of Delhi and Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that AICTE clarifications imposing a first class Master's degree requirement cannot retrospectively deny promotion rights under the original 1999 circular, allowing petitioners' promotion to Lecturer (Selection Grade).
ST MARKS SR SEC PUBLIC SCHOOL & ANR v. DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND ORS
The Delhi High Court upheld the Director of Education's order invalidating a 15% tuition fee increase for air conditioning expenses and affirmed the requirement for schools to maintain a separate depreciation reserve fund account before charging development fees.
Council of the Instt. of Chartered Accountants of India v. Kailash Chander Agarwal & Anr.
The Delhi High Court upheld disciplinary action removing a Chartered Accountant from the professional register for five years for issuing misleading certificates without verifying actual receipt of share money.
Mr. Shivam Tiwari v. Rohtash Kumar
The Delhi High Court allowed the writ petition and set aside the Tribunal's order permitting belated pay refixation under the ACP Scheme, holding that the option had to be exercised within the prescribed time and delay barred the claim.
Silicon Graphics Systems India Private Ltd v. M/S Sterling & Wilson Electricals Private Ltd
The Delhi High Court upheld the majority arbitral award directing refund of liquidated damages, holding that the owner's conduct waived delay penalties and limitation began upon quantification of damages.
Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited v. Rampal
The Delhi High Court held that a forum not properly constituted as a Permanent Lok Adalat under the Legal Services Authorities Act lacked jurisdiction to adjudicate disputes or grant interim relief in electricity misuse cases, setting aside the impugned order.
Amit Jain & Ors. v. State & Anr.
The Delhi High Court set aside the summoning order in a cheating case related to a falsified arbitral award, emphasizing the need for prima facie evidence and proper consideration of offence ingredients before issuing summons.
Rajesh Gomes v. New Delhi Municipal Council
The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging the denial of retrospective regularization as driver, holding that regularization is valid only from the date of passing the Trade Test and approval by the Selection Committee as per prior court orders.
Luvleen Maingi v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court held that gold jewellery worn by a foreign national on arrival in India is personal effects exempt from customs duty and cannot be confiscated without statutory basis, quashing the confiscation order.
Nilkamal Crates and Containers & Anr. v. Ms. Reena Rajpal & Anr.
The court held that while the word marks NILKAMAL and NILKRANTI are not deceptively similar, the defendants' device mark is deceptively similar to the plaintiffs' device mark, granting injunction against the device mark's use but not against the word mark NILKRANTI.
Tata Steel Limited v. Tyo Trading Enterprises & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that the court has territorial jurisdiction to try a suit where part of the cause of action arises within its jurisdiction, allowing the appellant's appeal against dismissal on jurisdictional grounds.
Sumlesh Devi v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal's decision granting compassionate allowance to the widow of a dismissed police constable, ruling that entitlement is not contingent on minimum qualifying service of 10 years.