Delhi High Court
36,666 judgments
T.R. Chadha and Co. LLP v. Satyanarayan Jhunjhunwala & Ors.
The High Court upheld the trial court's finding that the plaint discloses a cause of action but remanded the issue of whether the suit is barred under Section 31 of the Specific Relief Act for trial court adjudication.
State, NCT of Delhi v. Shiv Shankar
The Delhi High Court dismissed the State's appeal and upheld the acquittal of the accused due to non-recovery of the weapon and material contradictions in the prosecution evidence, applying the benefit of doubt principle.
Minoti Bahri v. Anish Handa & Ors.
The Delhi High Court quashed criminal proceedings against a Non-Executive Director for alleged company offences due to lack of specific allegations of her involvement or criminal intent.
Pankaj Arora v. Anil Kumar Bansal & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that Section 8 of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 bars civil revision petitions against interlocutory orders of Commercial Courts, dismissing the petition accordingly.
AI Employees Pensioners Welfare Association v. Air India Limited & Ors.
The High Court dismissed the writ petition seeking pension benefits from Air India Limited post-privatization, holding that the company ceased to be a State instrumentality and is not amenable to writ jurisdiction under Article 226.
Murti Devi v. State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission & Anr.
The Delhi High Court directed expeditious disposal of a pending execution petition enforcing a consumer award, deleting the State Commission as a party and emphasizing adherence to Supreme Court guidance for timely execution.
M/S THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD v. SMT. SUKHPAL KAUR & ORS.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the review petition challenging the compensation amount in a motor accident claim, holding that the deceased's income must be assessed based on properly authenticated evidence and that review petitions cannot be used to re-open settled issues.
Mr. Harjeet Singh & Anr. v. Ansal Plaza Owners Welfare Association & Ors.
The High Court set aside an interim order restraining a newly elected Executive Committee from managing an association, holding that such restraint requires prima facie satisfaction of maintainability and the trinity test, and directed continuation of management pending final adjudication.
Shri Ganga Ram Sharma v. Smt. Shashi Jain
The Delhi High Court kept arrest warrants against a judgment debtor in abeyance upon his undertaking to pay the outstanding decretal amount within two months.
Saleem Ahmad v. Sudarshan Kumar Joshi & Anr.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition seeking interference with the suit's dismissal without trial, directing the petitioner to file a Regular First Appeal instead.
Brushman India Ltd. v. M/S Framework Interiors
The Delhi High Court waived additional costs imposed for non-compliance in execution proceedings, directing the judgment debtor company to file a fresh affidavit of assets to ensure compliance with Court orders.
Shiv Raj Singh v. Preeti Jain
The Delhi High Court allowed consolidation of two civil suits relating to the same property for recording evidence to promote judicial efficiency and avoid multiplicity of proceedings.
Central Warehousing Corporation v. Govt. of India
The Delhi High Court upheld the Government’s notification prohibiting contract labour at CWC’s ICD Patparganj, holding that the statutory requirements under Section 10(2) of the Contract Labour Act were duly complied with and there was no error of law or jurisdiction.
Mr. Ajay Bhargava, Ms. Vanita Bhargava, Mr. Aseem Chaturvedi, Mr. Milind Jain, Mr. Ankit Handa, Mr. Ankur Vyas and Mr. Saksham Dhingra v. Union of India & Anr
The Delhi High Court held that a drug safety notification mandating warning labels applies prospectively only and directed petitioners to comply with labeling for future stocks while protecting pre-notification stocks from coercive action.
Snehlata & Anr. v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal against the Railway Claims Tribunal's rejection of compensation, holding that the deceased was not a bona fide passenger at the time of death and the incident did not qualify as an untoward incident under the Railways Act.
Parmeshwari Devi v. The State & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the Probate Court's dismissal of probate for a Will due to failure to prove attestation by both witnesses as required under Section 63 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, and rejected the appellant's request for additional evidence at the appellate stage.
Ex Lt Col Prawin Kumar v. Union of India & Ors
The Delhi High Court dismissed a writ petition as misconceived because the petitioner was already pursuing the same relief before the Armed Forces Tribunal.
Naveen Vedi v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court directed the Confirming Authority to decide the statutory petition under Section 117 of the BSF Act on merits, quashing its prior order that relegated the petitioner to the Security Force Court without such decision.
Aditi Chatterjee v. Jawaharlal Nehru University and Ors.
The Delhi High Court quashed disciplinary proceedings and fine imposed on a JNU student for violating natural justice principles by denying her a fair opportunity to defend herself.
BMI GROUP DANMARK APS v. THE ASSISTANT CONTROLLER OF PATENTS AND DESIGNS AND ANOTHER
The Delhi High Court allowed the appeal against patent refusal, holding that non-analogous prior art cannot be used to deny inventive step and the claimed combination in the sealing web patent was novel and non-obvious.