Delhi High Court
79,582 judgments
Sainath College of Education v. National Council for Teacher Education
The Delhi High Court dismissed petitions seeking recognition and affiliation for the 2015-16 academic session due to delays, ordered inquiries into the delays, and emphasized adherence to prescribed timelines to prevent disruption of academic sessions.
Rajiv Kapoor v. Praveen Aggarwal
The Delhi High Court dismissed a contempt petition as barred by the one-year limitation under Section 20 of the Contempt of Courts Act, holding that failure to obtain a lift fitness certificate was a discrete act and not a continuous wrong.
Delhi Transport Corporation v. Bir Singh
The Delhi High Court allowed the appeal of Delhi Transport Corporation, holding that habitual unauthorized absence without prior sanctioned leave justifies dismissal from service under the Standing Orders and Industrial Disputes Act.
R C Sood & Co Developers Pvt Ltd v. Anil Bansal & Ors.
The High Court held that execution courts must implead and hear parties whose rights are affected, and that concealment of SARFAESI auction facts by judgment debtor and bank misled the court, granting liberty to the appellant to seek appropriate relief.
Rishi Raj v. S.A. Luthria
The Delhi High Court upheld the plaintiff's claim for Rs. 25 lakhs with interest based on an admitted settlement document, rejecting the defendant's forgery allegations and granting permanent injunction over film rights.
Society for Innovative Education and Development v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that acquisition proceedings under the 1894 Act lapse under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act if compensation is unpaid within five years, and that the 2015 Ordinance cannot retrospectively take away vested rights.
Savitri Aggarwal v. State through its Chief Secretary, Govt. of NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court held that acquisition proceedings under the 1894 Act lapse under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act if possession and compensation are not completed within five years of the award.
Kartar Solanki v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court held that acquisition proceedings under the 1894 Act lapse under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act if compensation is unpaid, and a 2015 Ordinance cannot retrospectively affect vested rights.
Rahul Dubey v. State and Others
The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR and criminal proceedings under Sections 279, 337, and 338 IPC based on an amicable settlement between the parties, applying the inherent power under Section 482 CrPC to prevent abuse of process and secure ends of justice.
Poonam Khurana & Anr. v. Ved Parkash Khurana & Anr.
The Delhi High Court upheld the decree for possession based on a chain of documents and symbolic possession, dismissing the appellants' claim that the transaction was a loan and no actual possession was delivered.
Ahmad and Ors. v. The State Through Govt of NCT of Delhi and Anr
The Delhi High Court quashed a non-compoundable offence FIR under Section 308 IPC based on a settlement between parties, exercising its inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC after assessing the nature of the offence and likelihood of conviction.
S Harmeet Singh v. S Dalip Singh & Ors
The Delhi High Court dismissed transfer petitions seeking to move civil suits to another district as the petitioner no longer had any grievance against the current presiding judge, rendering the petitions infructuous.
B. Tiwary v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court upheld the transfer of a senior government engineer with less than two years to retirement, holding that transfers are an administrative prerogative absent mala fide or arbitrariness.
Principal Commissioner of Income Tax-21 Delhi v. Ashokkumar
The Delhi High Court dismissed the Revenue's appeals, upholding the ITAT's decision that income from share transactions was capital gains and not business income based on factual findings.
School Management of Guru Harkrishan Public School v. The Director of Education
The Delhi High Court disposed of appeals by consent, directing the school management to frame a transfer policy ensuring employee transfers only to accessible schools within three months.
M/S INDIRA LODGING PVT LTD v. SURAT GOOD TRANSPORTPVT LTD
The Delhi High Court dismissed as withdrawn multiple transfer petitions seeking consolidation of eviction cases, leaving the matters to be adjudicated by the respective Additional Rent Controllers before whom they were pending.
M/S SPREADHEAD DIGITAL STUDIO PVT LTD v. H K MITROO
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal holding that an oral agreement collateral to a lease can be proved if not inconsistent with the lease, but the suit for specific performance was barred by limitation and liable to be rejected under Order VII Rule 11 CPC.
Suraj & Ors. v. Tata Sons & Anr.
The Delhi High Court held that workmen gainfully employed or self-employed earning income comparable to last drawn wages are not entitled to relief under Section 17B of the Industrial Disputes Act, dismissing their appeal against denial of back wages.
Rita Pal & Others v. Balbir Kohli
The High Court declined to quash a criminal complaint under Section 500 IPC before framing of Notice under Section 251 Cr.P.C., directing the trial court to decide the matter after hearing both sides and applying its mind to the prima facie case.
Mohd Meharban & Ors. v. State & Anr.
The Delhi High Court upheld the summoning order despite pending cancellation report and protest petition, holding that recording all witness depositions pre-summoning is not mandatory and such matters must be heard together by the Sessions Court under Section 210 Cr.P.C.