Delhi High Court

92,628 judgments

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Natasha Gupta v. The Kingfisher Airlines Ltd

07 Mar 2014 · G. S. Sistani · 2014:DHC:1293

The Delhi High Court dismissed the defendant's application for leave to defend in a summary suit for unpaid salary and statutory dues, holding that the defence was sham and the plaintiff was entitled to summary judgment.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Order XXXVII CPC leave to defend summary suit employment contract

State v. Mohd. Yasin

07 Mar 2014 · Indermeet Kaur · 2014:DHC:1283

The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction under Section 21(a) of the NDPS Act, ruling that only the actual narcotic content by weight, excluding neutral substances, determines the quantity classification for sentencing.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant NDPS Act Section 21(a) small quantity commercial quantity

State v. Kuldeep Saxena

07 Mar 2014 · Indermeet Kaur · 2014:DHC:1279

The court upheld conviction under Section 21(a) of the NDPS Act, ruling that only the actual narcotic content in a seized mixture determines the quantity classification for sentencing.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant NDPS Act Section 21(a) small quantity commercial quantity

Ranbir Singh v. State

07 Mar 2014 · Indermeet Kaur · 2014:DHC:1281

The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction of appellants for assaulting police officers causing grievous injuries but reduced their sentence considering the long delay and their youth.

criminal appeal_dismissed assault on public servant grievous injury eyewitness testimony medical evidence

State v. Fatima

07 Mar 2014 · Indermeet Kaur · 2014:DHC:1280

The Delhi High Court upheld conviction under Section 21(a) NDPS Act, ruling that actual narcotic content, not gross weight, determines small or commercial quantity for sentencing.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant NDPS Act Section 21(a) Section 21(c) narcotic drug quantity

Krishna Devi v. Kartar Singh Bidhuri

07 Mar 2014 · Valmiki J. Mehta · 2014:DHC:1277

The Delhi High Court transferred a civil appeal filed in a court lacking territorial jurisdiction to the competent court under Section 24(5) CPC to avoid procedural hardship.

civil appeal_allowed Section 24(5) CPC transfer of cases territorial jurisdiction Order 7 Rule 10 CPC

Poonam v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi and Ors.

07 Mar 2014 · Manmohan · 2014:DHC:1274

The Delhi High Court held that a BPL cardholder cannot be considered financially sound for allotment of a Fair Price Shop and set aside the allocation made to respondent No.4 for failing to meet financial eligibility criteria.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant Fair Price Shop Delhi Specified Article (Regulation of Distribution) Order, 1981 financial capacity Below Poverty Line (BPL) card

The Director General (Works), CPWD v. Suresh Pal

07 Mar 2014 · V. Kameswar Rao · 2014:DHC:1275

The Delhi High Court set aside the Industrial Tribunal’s award directing regularisation from 1993, holding that regularisation must comply with recruitment rules and constitutional mandates, and upheld regularisation from 2006 as per the Supreme Court’s Uma Devi judgment.

labor appeal_allowed Significant regularisation temporary status Recruitment Rules Articles 14 and 16

Delhi College of Education v. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

07 Mar 2014 · Manmohan · 2014:DHC:1288

The Delhi High Court directed the affiliating University to approve the petitioner’s faculty list as mandated by NCTE Regulations, holding that Central education law prevails over conflicting University Act provisions.

administrative petition_allowed Significant National Council for Teacher Education Regulations, 2009 faculty list approval Letter of Intent affiliating University

Synergy Multitech Ltd. v. HCL Infosystems Ltd.

07 Mar 2014 · Valmiki J. Mehta · 2014:DHC:1285

The High Court dismissed the appeal against the trial court's refusal to recall an ex parte decree, holding that the appellant failed to show sufficient cause for non-appearance under Order 9 Rule 13 CPC.

civil appeal_dismissed Order 9 Rule 13 CPC ex parte decree recall of decree sufficient cause

INDIA INFOLINE LTD. v. SANJAY GUPTA

07 Mar 2014 · Valmiki J. Mehta · 2014:DHC:1286

The Delhi High Court set aside an arbitration award for Rs. 1 lakh damages due to lack of evidence proving actual loss, affirming that damages must be quantified and proved under Section 73 of the Indian Contract Act.

civil appeal_allowed Significant arbitration award proof of loss Section 73 Indian Contract Act Section 28(1)(a) Arbitration and Conciliation Act

SIDDHIDATRI AGRO PRIVATE LTD. v. SHOUA SHAMS EST. IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS

07 Mar 2014 · Valmiki J. Mehta · 2014:DHC:1287

The Delhi High Court held that Delhi courts lack territorial jurisdiction over a contractual dispute where the cause of action does not arise there and the defendant does not carry on business there, despite a jurisdiction clause in the contract.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant territorial jurisdiction contractual disputes cause of action jurisdiction clause

Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited v. M/S Unibros & Anr.

07 Mar 2014 · Manmohan Singh · 2014:DHC:1284

The Delhi High Court dismissed the review petition challenging the conversion of objections under the old Arbitration Act into an application under Section 34 of the new Act, holding that limitation cannot be re-agitated after such conversion and that review is not maintainable to re-argue settled issues.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Arbitration Act 1940 Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 Section 34 Limitation

Mohd. Sakeel v. The State (Govt. of NCT) Delhi

07 Mar 2014 · S.P. Garg · 2014:DHC:1271

The Delhi High Court upheld the appellant's conviction for dacoity and receiving stolen property but reduced his sentence from ten to seven years considering mitigating factors.

criminal appeal_allowed dacoity Section 395 IPC Section 412 IPC conviction

Brainsmart Media and Advertising Pvt Ltd v. Indian Newspaper Society

07 Mar 2014 · Manmohan Singh · 2014:DHC:1268
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The Delhi High Court held that the Indian Newspaper Society validly cancelled the plaintiff advertising agency's accreditation for non-payment of dues, vacated the interim injunction, and emphasized contractual liability irrespective of advertiser payments.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant accreditation advertising agency Indian Newspaper Society payment default

Mr. Siddharth Aggarwal with Mr. Hilal Haider, Mr. Adit S. Pujaria and Mr. Vaibhav Sethi, Advocates for A-1 to 3. Mr. Sanjeev Singh, Advocate for A-4. Mr. M.Z. Chaudhary, Advocate for A-5. v. STATE .....

07 Mar 2014 · HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE S. MURALIDHAR; HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE MUKTA... · 2014:DHC:1269-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld the murder convictions based on credible related and injured eyewitness testimony and ballistic evidence but commuted the death sentences to life imprisonment, holding the case not to be rarest of rare.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant related witnesses interested witnesses injured eyewitness death penalty

Mr. Siddharth Aggarwal with Mr. Hilal Haider, Mr. Adit S. Pujaria and Mr. Vaibhav Sethi, Advocates for A-1 to 3. Mr. Sanjeev Singh, Advocate for A-4. Mr. M.Z. Chaudhary, Advocate for A-5. v. STATE .....

07 Mar 2014 · HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE S. MURALIDHAR; HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE MUKTA... · 2014:DHC:1270
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Delhi High Court upheld murder convictions but commuted death sentences to life imprisonment, emphasizing careful evaluation of related witness evidence and rejecting classification as rarest of rare case.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant related witnesses interested witnesses injured eyewitness death sentence

New India Assurance Co Ltd v. Poonam Devi & Ors.

07 Mar 2014 · Suresh Kait · 2014:DHC:1276

The Delhi High Court dismissed the insurer's appeal against a motor accident compensation award, upholding the addition of 50% future prospects and acceptance of salary evidence through employer's representative.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant motor accident claim compensation future prospects proof of income

ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO LTD v. DINESH SINGH & ANR

07 Mar 2014 · SURESH KAIT, J. · 2014:DHC:1278

The Delhi High Court dismissed the insurance company's appeal, holding that discrepancies in vehicle description do not absolve insurer liability when the registration number of the offending vehicle is consistent.

civil appeal_dismissed motor vehicle accident insurance claim compensation registration number

Khushal Chand v. The State (NCT of Delhi)

07 Mar 2014 · S. Muralidhar · 2014:DHC:1273

The Delhi High Court acquitted the appellant of charges under Sections 306 and 498A IPC due to unreliable prosecution evidence and contradictions in key witness testimonies.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 306 IPC Section 498A IPC dying declaration contradictory witness statements