Delhi High Court
36,666 judgments
Ved Prakash Aggarwal v. Central Bureau of Investigation
The High Court dismissed the petition challenging partial refusal to supply forensic data as infructuous after quashing the FIR and all proceedings against the petitioner.
Rajbir Singh Sethi v. Barun Kumar
The court dismissed an Execution Petition with inappropriate prayers but granted liberty to file a fresh petition strictly in terms of the decree arising from an amicable settlement in a suit for specific performance.
National Highway Authority of India v. Ssangyong Engineering Construction Co Ltd
The Delhi High Court held that the IVth Schedule fee ceiling does not mandatorily apply to international commercial arbitrations and dismissed the petition challenging the Arbitral Tribunal's fee fixation as not unilateral or unreasonable.
Harvinder and Company v. Government of NCT of Delhi & Anr.
The Delhi High Court held that private vendors have no fundamental right to liquor trade licenses as the State may monopolize and regulate liquor business, dismissing petitions challenging government policy restricting licenses to government vends.
Bharat Bhushan Sharma v. Govt. NCT of Delhi & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition seeking mandatory immediate implementation of live streaming and recording of court proceedings, holding that such operational decisions require phased administrative management and judicial restraint.
JSW Steel Limited & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that transitional import benefits under the Foreign Trade Policy do not apply to safeguard quantitative restrictions imposed under Section 9A of the FTDR Act, upholding the government's restriction on LAM Coke imports despite prior ICLCs.
M/S MAGO CONSTRUCTION PVT. LTD. v. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH DIRECTOR GENERAL, MARRIED ACCOMODATION PROJECT & ANR.
The Delhi High Court held that unilateral appointment clauses and restrictive arbitrator panels in public-private contracts violate principles of fairness and appointed an independent retired judge as sole arbitrator.
Murarilal v. The State Bank of India
The Delhi High Court refused to direct expeditious disposal of a senior citizen's complaint against the Bank for loss of title deeds, emphasizing that such directions require exceptional hardship.
John Robert Roughton III v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that OCI cardholders must be afforded procedural safeguards under Section 7D of the Citizenship Act before blacklisting or denial of entry, directing the government to provide a hearing and reasons for the petitioner’s deportation.
Koushalya Devi Jhunjhunwala v. Directorate of Enforcement
The Delhi High Court allowed appeals directing the Enforcement Directorate to lift debit freezes on appellants' bank accounts, clarifying that attached amounts had been transferred and accounts were free to be operated.
Surjeet Kaur Khurana v. Sumitra Devi and Anr
The Delhi High Court dismissed the objection under Section 47 CPC, holding that a decree based on a duly registered Sale Deed is not void or non-executable merely due to undervaluation or prior agreements, and execution must proceed.
M/S JMC Projects (India) Ltd. v. Sh. Sunil Kumar Gupta
The Delhi High Court held that a dispute resolution clause providing for conciliation without expressly mentioning arbitration does not constitute an arbitration agreement, and thus the Court rightly refused to refer the dispute to arbitration under Section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.
State NCT of Delhi v. Sandeep Dhingra & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the acquittal of accused in a misbranding case under the PFA Act, holding that prosecution for first-time labeling violations requires prior written warning as per departmental policy.
Karix Mobile Private Limited v. Union of India and Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging the tender process due to a technical glitch in the GeM portal, holding that such technical disputes are not amenable to adjudication under Article 226 without conclusive evidence.
Amrit Sunil Chopra v. Niyanta Amrit Chopra
The Delhi High Court declined to interfere with an order directing issuance of a Transfer Certificate for a child’s school admission, emphasizing avoidance of multiplicity of proceedings and reserving parties’ rights.
Hoshiar Singh v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court held that denial of promotion or removal from service solely on the basis of HIV positive status violates the HIV Act and constitutional rights, directing reconsideration with reasonable accommodation.
Vikas Chawla @ Vicky v. The State NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court held that an order declining police custody remand is a final order amenable to revision, quashed the Sessions Court order cancelling bail due to procedural lapses in service of section 41-A notice and grounds of arrest, and restored the petitioner's bail.
Sanaj Kumar Mishra v. The State Govt. of NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court dismissed anticipatory bail to a film director accused of repeated rape, blackmail, and forced abortions, emphasizing the need for custodial interrogation and the gravity of offences.
Aakash Educational Services Limited v. Sarthak Dutta
The Delhi High Court held that the arbitration agreement is separable and enforceable independently of the main contract and appointed a sole arbitrator to adjudicate the disputes between the parties.
Aakash Dwivedi v. Pooja Mishra
The Delhi High Court upheld the mother's custody of her four-year-old child under Section 6(a) of the Hindu Minority & Guardianship Act, 1956, while expanding the father's visitation rights to unsupervised weekend visits.