Delhi High Court
92,628 judgments
Sanjay Yadav v. Union of India & Anr.
The Delhi High Court held that the sealed cover procedure for withholding Non-Functional Financial Upgradation can only be adopted after issuance of a charge sheet, and directed grant of NFFU to the petitioner whose case was wrongly kept in sealed cover before disciplinary proceedings commenced.
Shri Naresh Garg v. Chottey Lal Pandey
The Delhi High Court held that an appellate court must hear the decree-holder before granting stay of execution, emphasizing the requirement of natural justice.
Sunil Gupta & Anr v. Punjab National Bank & Ors
The Delhi High Court upheld Punjab National Bank's mortgage and auction sale of properties, rejecting Petitioners' fraud claims due to lack of cogent evidence against the bank and affirming the creditor's rights under the SARFAESI and Contract Acts.
Kaushal Raj v. Ashok Kumar and Ors
The High Court held that while defendants already imprisoned for non-compliance of an interim injunction could be released subject to apology affidavits, cancellation of warrants against other defendants without hearing the petitioner was improper and must be reconsidered.
Rima Gulshan v. Vishal Saluja & Anr.
The High Court upheld the trial court’s dismissal of contempt proceedings against a non-party, holding that interim orders bind only parties to the suit and third parties cannot be held liable for contempt without clear evidence of wilful disobedience.
Parveen Kumar v. Delhi Cantonment Board & Anr.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging the rejection of a building plan by the Delhi Cantonment Board, directing the petitioner to exhaust the statutory appeal remedy under Section 340 of the Cantonments Act, 2006.
Sanjeev Kapur v. M/S Ashish Travels & Anr.
The Delhi High Court held that Mr. Sanjeev Kapur is a necessary and proper party to the recovery suit against CPWD and dismissed the petition challenging his impleadment.
Om Prakash and Ors. v. Kishan Chand
The High Court dismissed the petition seeking amendment of pleadings in a pending appeal to introduce new claims based on a subsequent sale deed, holding that such claims must be pursued through separate proceedings.
Marry Messy v. Naveen Behal
The Delhi High Court permitted the defendant and her husband to lead evidence belatedly with conditions including payment of costs and limitation to one effective opportunity, balancing procedural fairness and delay.
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. & Anr. v. Hansraj Dugar
The Delhi High Court held that lawful import and resale of genuine second-hand or refurbished goods bearing registered trademarks is permissible under the principle of international exhaustion, subject to full disclosure and compliance with trademark law.
Union of India & Anr. v. Sudhir Tyagi
The Delhi High Court held that post-award interest under Section 31(7)(b) of the Arbitration Act is mandatory at 18% per annum unless the arbitral award specifies otherwise, limiting the arbitrator's discretion to the rate of interest only.
Hippocampus Infotech Private Ltd and Anr v. State NCT of Delhi and Anr
The Delhi High Court upheld the trial court's refusal to recall a complainant witness under Section 311 CrPC, emphasizing that such discretionary power must be exercised judiciously and not to enable delay or abuse of process.
Satvir Singh v. UOI & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that arbitrary reduction of interview marks violating prescribed criteria and Article 14 warrants compensation, but retrospective appointment after long delay is impractical.
Umesh and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that respondents were not obligated to maintain Reserve Lists in recruitment processes where the recruitment notices explicitly prohibited such lists, dismissing petitions challenging non-maintenance of Reserve Lists.
Mayur Khade v. Government of NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court granted regular bail to the petitioner in a commercial quantity NDPS case, emphasizing the impact of trial delay and insufficient prima facie evidence directly linking the petitioner to the contraband.
Vijay Kohli & Anr. v. Sanjay Jethwani
The Delhi High Court held that a suit for specific performance of a pure building contract for residential construction does not constitute a commercial dispute under the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, and is maintainable before civil courts.
Sukh Devi v. Saroj
The Delhi High Court upheld the trial court's refusal to pass judgment on admissions under Order XII Rule 6 CPC, holding that no clear admission existed and a trial was necessary to adjudicate the possession dispute.
Pradeep Kumra v. State & Ors.
The Delhi High Court granted Letters of Administration to the petitioner for a duly proved Registered Will, authorizing estate administration without conferring ownership rights.
Umesh Chandra Sharma v. The Income Tax Officer, Ward 47(1)
The Delhi High Court set aside the reassessment order under Section 148A(d) of the Income Tax Act for AY 2016-17 due to lack of material and remanded the matter for fresh consideration of the assessee's claim that disputed export transactions under a different PAN were based on a corrected clerical error.
Kumar Kaurav v. State of NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court allowed probate to alternate executors named in a duly registered Will, holding that they have locus standi to seek probate upon failure of the primary executor.