Delhi High Court
92,628 judgments
Netra Prakash Sharma v. Rakesh Dhawan
The Delhi High Court held that the 15-day statutory limitation for filing leave to defend applications under Section 25B of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 is mandatory and delay, even of one day, cannot be condoned.
Naresh Kumar v. Meer Singh Thr His Lrs & Ors
The Delhi High Court allowed appeals setting aside the rejection of appellants' delayed written statements filed beyond permitted scope, condoned the delay, and restored their defense subject to costs and limitations.
Vibhas Kumar Jha v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court held that the Railways' automatic cancellation of fully wait-listed e-tickets does not unlawfully discriminate against wait-listed physical ticket holders and directed the Railways to consider measures to prevent misuse and ensure fairness.
Jagdish v. State & Anr
The Delhi High Court quashed criminal proceedings under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC based on a genuine settlement and mutual consent divorce, affirming the inherent power under Section 482 CrPC to prevent abuse of process in matrimonial disputes.
Leelawati v. State; Manoj v. State
The Delhi High Court held that a totally blind person cannot be held liable for murder without evidence of common intention, and modified a visually disabled accused's conviction from murder to voluntarily causing grievous hurt based on the nature of injuries and intention.
Leelawati v. State; Manoj v. State
The Delhi High Court modified the murder conviction of a totally blind accused to voluntarily causing grievous hurt and acquitted his blind co-accused wife, holding that intention must be assessed considering their disability.
Soayib Qureshi v. Hira Jhari Mishra
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal against the executing court's order, affirming that objections to execution must be filed within the strict limitation period and that sale certificates confer final rights to auction purchasers, barring fresh objections.
Nafeesa & Ors. v. Rajwati
The Delhi High Court upheld the mandatory 15-day limitation for filing leave to defend under Section 25B of the Delhi Rent Control Act, dismissing fresh grounds raised beyond this period and affirming the eviction decree on bonafide necessity.
Raman Chopra v. Indian Bank & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition and upheld the Debt Recovery Tribunal's decree confirming the equitable mortgage and rejected the petitioner's challenge based on a subsequent Will executed after the decree.
Praveen Kumar v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that boundary disputes involving demarcation reports and allegations of fraud are not maintainable in writ proceedings and must be adjudicated under the Delhi Land Revenue Act, 1954 through statutory remedies.
Naresh Kumar v. Meer Singh Thr His Lrs & Ors
The Delhi High Court allowed appeals setting aside the order rejecting delayed written statements filed beyond permitted scope, condoning delay with costs, and permitting the appellants to defend the suit within the limited scope granted earlier.
Shyam Gambhir v. Tara Chand & Others
The Delhi High Court held that the plaint did not disclose a cause of action against one co-owner defendant and rejected the plaint as against him, while allowing the suit to proceed against other defendants for specific performance.
Surender Kumar v. GNCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court upheld dismissal of a government servant for prolonged unauthorized absence but directed consideration of compassionate allowance under Rule 41 of the Pension Rules.
Mohd. Anis v. NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction and life sentence of appellant Mohd. Khalid for the murder of Shafiq ur Rehman, holding that corroborated hostile witness testimony and forensic evidence sufficiently proved guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
Sanjay Aggarwal v. Gitanshi Polychem Pvt Ltd
The Delhi High Court dismissed a winding up petition where disputed questions of fact and a plausible defence existed, holding that summary winding up is inappropriate and the matter should be adjudicated in a civil suit.
Bhushan International Limited v. Arihant Techno Pack Pvt Ltd
The Delhi High Court sanctioned the Scheme of Amalgamation between Bhushan International Limited and Arihant Techno Pack Pvt Ltd under sections 391 to 394 of the Companies Act, 1956, after finding all procedural compliances fulfilled and no objections raised.
Perfetti Van Melle India Pvt Ltd v. M/S Mahek Enterprises & Ors
The Delhi High Court granted summary judgment under Order 37 CPC to the plaintiff for recovery of money due to defendants' failure to place leave to defend application on record despite filing it.
Karoon Sem v. Union of India and Anr
The Delhi High Court held that denying training cost waiver to a cadet withdrawn on disciplinary grounds, while granting it to similarly situated cadets, violates Article 14 and directed refund of the amount paid.
Avinash Sharma @Nandi v. State
The Delhi High Court acquitted one appellant and reduced the other's conviction from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder, emphasizing the absence of common intention and applying exception 4 to Section 300 IPC.
Avinash Sharma @Nandi v. State; Amar Singh v. State
The Delhi High Court acquitted one appellant and reduced the other's conviction from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder, emphasizing the limits of eyewitness testimony and the applicability of exception 4 to Section 300 IPC in sudden quarrel cases.