Delhi High Court
92,849 judgments
Ganesh Pandurang v. State
The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction of Ganesh Pandurang for murder, rejecting claims of denial of legal aid and mental unfitness to stand trial, relying on forensic evidence and witness testimony.
Guddu Ram v. State NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction for kidnapping a minor girl under Sections 363 and 366 IPC but reduced the substantive sentence to the period already served, maintaining the fines imposed.
Krishan Kumar Diwedi & Ors. v. State & Anr.
The Delhi High Court quashed FIR and proceedings under Sections 498A, 406, and 34 IPC arising from a matrimonial dispute based on an amicable settlement and the complainant's disinclination to prosecute.
Rajesh Tandon and Ors. v. M/s Magiq Intershoppe Pvt Ltd & Ors.
The Delhi High Court decreed possession in favour of the plaintiffs on a suit for recovery of property, holding that vague and unsubstantiated tenancy pleas do not warrant framing of issues or trial.
Commissioner of Income Tax Delhi v. M/s Vikas Chemicals
The Delhi High Court held that a redemption fine paid in a bona fide commercial transaction without blameworthy conduct is an allowable business expenditure under Section 37 of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
Shri Sudhir Sabharwal v. Shri Rajesh Pruthi
The Delhi High Court held that an unregistered agreement to sell does not terminate a landlord-tenant relationship and allowed the landlord's summary decree for possession against the tenant despite the tenant's claim of sale.
Vivekananda Kendra International & Anr. v. N.P. Suri
The Delhi High Court allowed a limited extension to file a Written Statement beyond 90 days, setting aside the Trial Court's order striking off the defence, emphasizing that procedural timelines serve justice and can be relaxed in exceptional cases.
Pepsi Foods Pvt. Ltd. v. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax
The Delhi High Court held that an Assessing Officer must record a clear and reasoned satisfaction that seized documents belong to a person other than the searched person before issuing a notice under Section 153C of the Income Tax Act, failing which the notice is invalid and liable to be quashed.
Pepsi Foods Pvt. Ltd. v. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax
The Delhi High Court held that issuance of notices under Section 153C requires a clear, reasoned satisfaction by the Assessing Officer that seized documents belong to a person other than the searched person, and quashed notices lacking such satisfaction.
Pepsi Foods Pvt. Ltd. v. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax
The Delhi High Court held that notices under Section 153C of the Income Tax Act are invalid if the Assessing Officer fails to conclusively satisfy that seized documents belong to a person other than the searched person, thereby quashing the impugned notices issued to Pepsi Foods Pvt. Ltd.
Pepsi Foods Pvt. Ltd. v. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax
The Delhi High Court quashed notices issued under Section 153C of the Income Tax Act for lack of valid satisfaction by the Assessing Officer that seized documents belonged to a person other than the searched person.
Pepsi Foods Pvt. Ltd. v. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax
The Delhi High Court held that an Assessing Officer must record a clear and reasoned satisfaction, supported by material, that seized documents belong to a person other than the searched person before issuing a notice under Section 153C of the Income Tax Act, failing which the notice is without jurisdiction and liable to be quashed.
Anuradha Shastri v. Religare Securities Ltd.
The Delhi High Court held that a six-month limitation clause in NSE bye-laws for arbitration reference is void under Section 28 of the Indian Contract Act, restoring the trial court's order directing arbitration.
Service Bureau of India v. Aarti Phull
The High Court upheld the amendment of an eviction petition to correct a typographical error in the date of the legal notice, holding that such amendments are permissible when no prejudice is caused and powers under Article 227 are to be exercised sparingly.
Pepsi Foods Pvt. Ltd. v. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax
The Delhi High Court quashed notices issued under Section 153C of the Income Tax Act for lack of proper satisfaction by the Assessing Officer that seized documents belonged to a person other than the searched person.
Dinesh Sharma v. Laxmi Narayan
The High Court held that a person in physical possession of property must be added as a party in a possession suit against another defendant disclaiming possession to prevent eviction without a chance to contest.
Shri Digambar Singh Rana v. Sh. Janam Singh Dhariwal & Anr.
The Delhi High Court set aside the leave to defend granted to tenants based on unsupported claims and decreed eviction on bona fide requirement grounds under the Delhi Rent Control Act.
State (Central Bureau of Investigation) v. R.P. Tiwari
The Delhi High Court upheld the acquittal of a public official accused of accepting a bribe, holding that the prosecution failed to prove the charge beyond reasonable doubt and the money accepted was a legitimate payment.
Kuchhal Enterprises v. Commissioner of Trade & Taxes
The Delhi High Court held that the appellant was not required to deposit 10% of the penalty amount as a pre-condition for hearing the VAT appeal, given prior tax payments and legal contentions.
Sharad P. Jagtiani v. M/s. Edelweiss Securities Ltd.
The Delhi High Court held that raising an arbitration clause in the written statement suffices to invoke Section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, and parties must be referred to arbitration even without a formal application.