Delhi High Court
92,628 judgments
Afroz Jahan v. S.A. Naqvi
The Delhi High Court dismissed the second appeal and upheld the first appellate court's refusal to condone delay in filing the appeal in a rent recovery suit due to insufficient explanation for non-appearance and delay.
Minu Sharma v. Neelam Varshney
The Delhi High Court dismissed the second appeal, holding that property inherited after 1956 is individual property, not HUF property, and a licensee cannot resist possession against the lawful owner who purchased the property through registered documents.
Sheikh Hussain @ Gatku v. The State
The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction for robbery with a deadly weapon, holding that a scissor qualifies as a deadly weapon and that credible evidence sufficed despite non-examination of public witnesses.
Vipin v. State (NCT of Delhi)
The Delhi High Court upheld the appellant's conviction for armed robbery based on credible victim testimony and medical evidence but modified the sentence considering mitigating factors.
Naresh Kumar Gaur v. The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd.
The Delhi High Court held that an insurer is liable to compensate third parties despite the driver holding only a light motor vehicle licence and the vehicle being used commercially, dismissing the owner's appeal against the compensation award.
Nipun Gola v. State
The Delhi High Court overturned the murder convictions of two appellants due to significant investigative lapses and incomplete circumstantial evidence creating reasonable doubt about their guilt.
Rajbir Singh v. State
The Delhi High Court set aside convictions under Section 308 IPC due to lack of intention to cause death and superficial injuries, convicting appellants under Section 323 IPC with probation and compensation.
Rajbir Singh v. State
The High Court overturned convictions under Section 308 IPC due to lack of intent and credible weapon recovery, convicting appellants under Section 323 IPC and granting probation.
Rajbir Singh v. State
The Delhi High Court acquitted appellants of Section 308 IPC due to lack of intention to cause death, convicted them under Section 323 IPC, and granted probation with compensation.
Raju v. State of NCT of Delhi
Delhi High Court modified appellants' conviction from Section 398 IPC to Section 393 IPC due to lack of deadly weapon usage, upheld Arms Act convictions, and sentenced them to time already served.
Rajbir Singh v. State
The Delhi High Court set aside convictions under Section 308 IPC due to lack of intention to cause death and superficial injuries, convicting appellants under Section 323 IPC with probation and compensation.
New India Assurance Co Ltd v. Ms. Roshini Mamgai & Ors
The Delhi High Court dismissed the insurance company’s appeal against a motor accident compensation award, holding it liable despite the driver’s invalid licence due to failure to conclusively prove and verify the licence status.
Gianshree v. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi)
The Delhi High Court upheld the appellant's conviction for murder under Sections 302, 201, and 34 IPC based on reliable child witness testimony, motive, and corroborative circumstantial evidence including blood-stained weapons and clothes, affirming the applicability of adverse inference under Section 106 Evidence Act.
Rohit v. State
The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction under Section 304(II) IPC based on circumstantial evidence and the 'last seen' theory, dismissing the appellant's challenge to the sufficiency of evidence and sentence.
Enforcement Directorate v. M/S. Morgan Industries Ltd.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the Enforcement Directorate's appeal for condonation of a 775-day delay under FERA, holding that limitation under FEMA applies but delay beyond prescribed limits without sufficient cause cannot be condoned.
Kiran Singh v. Pritam Singh & Anr.
The Delhi High Court disallowed the plaintiff's amendment application to convert a suit for declaration and possession into one for specific performance, holding that such fundamental change is impermissible under Order VI Rule 17 CPC in light of the Suraj Lamp precedent.
Saira Hafeez & Anr. v. Ms Parveen Rehman & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that legal representatives claiming through a Judgment Debtor declared an unauthorized occupant cannot challenge a final decree in execution proceedings based on a Will, dismissing their objections as not maintainable.
Captain Sanjeev Kumar Ahuja v. The Kingfisher Airlines Limited
The Delhi High Court dismissed the defendant's leave to defend application and decreed the plaintiff's summary suit for recovery of unpaid salary, holding that arbitration and jurisdiction clauses did not bar the suit where liability was admitted and no triable issues existed.
Captain Aaditya Jugal Garg v. The Kingfisher Airlines Limited
The Delhi High Court decreed a summary suit under Order 37 CPC for recovery of admitted salary arrears and gratuity, dismissing the defendant's leave to defend application on jurisdiction and procedural grounds.
Captain Amar Bhatia v. The Kingfisher Airlines Limited
The Delhi High Court decreed the plaintiff's summary suit for salary arrears, dismissing the defendant's leave to defend application based on arbitration and jurisdiction objections.