Delhi High Court
92,849 judgments
North Delhi Municipal Corporation v. Mordwaj and Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that execution proceedings under Section 33(C)(1) of the Industrial Disputes Act cannot adjudicate disputed claims on pay scales not decided by the Industrial Tribunal and quashed a recovery certificate issued beyond the award's scope.
Madhubala Sharma v. M/S Anand Pratyabhoot Vitt Nigam Ltd.
The Delhi High Court held that once a creditor's claim in company liquidation is admitted and disbursed, it cannot be reopened without notice and opportunity, setting aside the order directing refund of amounts recovered without following natural justice.
Vinod Vashisht v. Suresh Chanchal & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that affidavits supporting pleadings can be amended under Section 151 CPC to correct errors inconsistent with the substantive Written Statement, dismissing the petition challenging such amendment.
Gopal Dass Gogia v. Shashi Prabha
The Delhi High Court upheld eviction of a tenant on bona fide requirement grounds under the Delhi Rent Control Act, affirming that foreign citizenship does not bar eviction and tenant hardship is not a defense.
Tata Motors Ltd. v. Legal Metrology Officer Weights & Measures Department Govt. of NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition to quash summons under the Legal Metrology Act, holding that objections must be raised before the trial court at the notice framing stage under Section 251 Cr.P.C., and premature interference under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is unwarranted.
Gopi Chand v. Sabia Naz
The Delhi High Court dismissed the tenant's revision petition and upheld eviction on bonafide necessity grounds where the landlord had no vacant alternative premises.
Deepak Dass & Ors. v. State & Anr.
The Delhi High Court quashed a criminal FIR under Sections 498A and 406 IPC arising from matrimonial disputes on the ground of amicable settlement and mutual divorce, applying its inherent power under Section 482 CrPC.
Sewa Ram & Ors. v. State & Anr.
The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Section 420 IPC on the ground of amicable settlement between parties, allowing compounding subject to costs.
Hemlata Nambiar and Ors. v. Kishan Kumar alias Kishan Lal and Ors.
The Delhi High Court enhanced compensation in a motor accident claim by recognizing credible evidence of the deceased's higher income over minimum wages for loss of dependency calculation.
Efacec Switchgear India Pvt. Ltd. v. Official Liquidator
The Delhi High Court sanctioned the Scheme of Amalgamation between two companies under sections 391 to 394 of the Companies Act, 1956 after ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and absence of objections.
M/S M.M.KNITWEARS PVT LTD v. SARL TEXEUROP
The Delhi High Court allowed transfer of execution proceedings to France under Section 44A CPC for enforcement of an Indian decree against immovable property situated in a foreign reciprocating territory.
Nandini Tewari & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed a PIL seeking to ban the film 'Finding Fanny' and delete the word 'Fanny', holding that the word's foreign vulgar meaning does not satisfy the Indian legal test of obscenity and freedom of expression cannot be curtailed on such grounds.
Arghya Kumar Nath v. Prof. D.S. Rawat & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that election disputes during an ongoing election process, including nomination rejections, cannot be challenged by writ petition and must be pursued by election petition after election results are declared.
Manoj Kumar v. The Commissioner of Police, Delhi Police and Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld cancellation of a candidate's appointment due to a dubious driving license, affirming that employers may rely on licensing authority reports and need not independently verify document validity.
State v. Ashok Kumar Jain
The Delhi High Court upheld the acquittal of Ashok Kumar Jain due to inconsistencies in prosecution evidence and lack of corroboration, dismissing the State's appeal.
Ram Pal Chauhan v. M/S County Apparels and Others
The Delhi High Court held that the Plaintiff's prior use and goodwill in the unregistered trademark 'DEVIN' entitled him to an injunction against Defendant no. 1's passing off of goods under the same mark.
Narender Kumar Arora v. Reserve Bank of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed a writ petition challenging the assignment of debt on the ground that the dispute is pending before an Arbitral Tribunal and judicial interference under Article 226 is inappropriate at this stage.
Vinod Kumar Khurana v. University of Delhi
The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition holding that a retired teacher is not entitled to submit a Ph.D. thesis under Clause 7 of Ordinance VI-B and emphasized the necessity of enrollment and challenging refusal orders.
Krishan Kumar @ Monu v. State
The Delhi High Court modified the appellants' conviction from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under grave and sudden provocation, reducing their sentence to ten years' rigorous imprisonment.
Shri Suraj Bhan v. Shri Vijay Prakash Bhardwaj
The Delhi High Court upheld an eviction order under the Delhi Rent Control Act, holding that delay in filing leave to defend cannot be condoned, the tenant cannot challenge a partition deed, and service on the tenant's son was valid.