Delhi High Court
93,453 judgments
IFFCO TOKIO GEN. INS. CO. LTD. v. SHEELA & ORS.
The Delhi High Court held that income tax must be deducted and one-fifth deduction for personal expenses applied while computing loss of dependency in motor accident claims, partially reducing the awarded compensation.
Rajindra Kumar v. Punjab National Bank
The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition holding that the petitioner was not entitled to retrospective promotion for 2012-13 as his marks from the 2013-14 promotion process, proportionately converted, were below the cutoff.
Shalav Rastogi v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court directed the Railways to vacate and hand over possession of disputed property to the petitioner within six months after quashing acquisition notifications and found no formal lease or exchange agreement justifying continued occupation.
Maharaja Agrasen Model School v. Workmen Through Vyapar Tatha Udhyog Karamchari Sangh
The Delhi High Court upheld the Industrial Tribunal's award directing pay parity for Group 'D' employees of a private school under Section 10 of the Delhi School Education Act, 1973, rejecting the petitioner's claim that respondents were temporary employees not entitled to such benefits.
Iklakh @ Bablu v. State
The Delhi High Court set aside the conviction for rape where the victim was a major who accompanied the accused with consent and prosecution failed to prove forcible sexual intercourse beyond reasonable doubt.
Symantec Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. v. MS. R. Modi & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that only witnesses whose evidence is relevant to the issues in a copyright infringement suit can be summoned, recalling summons issued to irrelevant plaintiff officials while allowing examination of certain key witnesses.
B.N. Magon v. South Delhi Municipal Corporation
The Delhi High Court held that a lawyer’s office within a residential property used in accordance with the Master Plan for Delhi 2021 does not convert the property into a business building liable to property tax under the DMC Act and Bye-Laws.
UTC Fire & Security India Ltd v. Bhartiya Rail Bijlee Company Limited and Anr
The Delhi High Court held that invocation of unconditional bank guarantees cannot be restrained except in cases of egregious fraud or irretrievable injury, dismissing the petition seeking to stay such invocation.
M/S NISCHINTAPUR TEA ESTATE v. REGIONAL PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER
The Delhi High Court restrained the respondent from initiating coercive recovery measures under the EPF Act until the statutory appeal could be heard due to the vacancy of the Appellate Tribunal's Presiding Officer.
Rajender Kumar Sharma v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that acquisition proceedings under the 1894 Act lapse under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act if possession is not taken and compensation is not paid by tendering it to the landowner within five years of the award.
Pawan Sagar Jain v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that land acquisition proceedings under the 1894 Act are deemed to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act if possession was not taken and compensation not paid within five years, regardless of stay orders, and that subsequent amendments cannot retrospectively affect accrued rights.
Shriram General Insurance Company Ltd. v. Shree Krishan @ Pappu & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld insurer's liability despite driver's invalid licence and affirmed a structured method for valuing homemaker services with justified addition for future prospects in motor accident compensation.
Marico Ltd & Ors. v. State of Delhi & Anr.
The Delhi High Court quashed prosecution under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act due to delay causing frustration of the accused's statutory right to reanalysis after the product's shelf life expired.
Narender Kumar v. Union of India & Ors.
Acquisition proceedings under the 1894 Act lapse if possession is not taken and compensation is neither paid nor offered within five years, and the 2014 proviso excluding periods of deposited compensation applies only prospectively and when possession is taken.
Dasrath & Ors v. Union of India & Anr
The Delhi High Court held that employees reclassified into posts after the Sixth Pay Commission's revised pay structure are entitled to pay fixation at the minimum pay applicable to direct recruits under the CCS (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008, ensuring parity in pay.
Manny v. State
The Delhi High Court granted anticipatory bail to a petitioner not named in the FIR but implicated through co-accused statements, subject to conditions ensuring cooperation with the investigation.
Symantec Software Solutions v. R Modi & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the trial court’s discretionary order permitting additional witnesses to be summoned, emphasizing that such orders should not be disturbed unless legally erroneous or causing grave injustice.
Bhim Singh v. State
The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction of Bhim Singh for murder under Sections 302 and 201 IPC, affirming the admissibility of his disclosure statement leading to recovery of the dead body and severed head under Section 27 of the Evidence Act.
Dinesh Aggarwal v. Rashmi Aggarwal
The Delhi High Court disposed of a custody appeal by recording a voluntary settlement agreement granting custody to the wife and visitation rights to the husband, emphasizing the child's best interest.
Retired Railway Medical Officers Association v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court directed recalculation of pensions for retired railway doctors to include Non Practising Allowance following the Supreme Court's ruling, ordering payment of arrears within fixed timelines.