Delhi High Court
92,628 judgments
Yogesh Kumar & Ors. v. State
The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction of the husband for dowry death under Sections 304B and 498A IPC while acquitting other in-laws due to insufficient evidence, reducing the husband's sentence from 10 to 7 years.
M/S JACONDE OVERSEAS PVT. LTD. v. HALLAX APPLIED POWER PVT.LTD
The Delhi High Court allowed the plaintiff's appeal against closure of evidence for non-payment of costs, holding that actual payment with receipts on record precludes such closure and granted one final opportunity to complete evidence.
Union of India v. M/S Gupta Construction Co and Anr.
The Delhi High Court allowed condonation of delay in re-filing objections under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 when the original petition was timely filed but returned for lack of pecuniary jurisdiction.
Sanjeev Mittal v. M/S Tirupati Infraprojects Pvt. Ltd.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the plaintiff's suit for injunction enforcing an exclusive liquor vending right in a mall, holding such agreements void as restraint of trade and unenforceable against third-party transferees under property and competition laws.
DSOI v. Employees’ Provident Fund Organization
The Delhi High Court upheld that casual laborers are covered under the Employees’ Provident Fund Act from their date of joining, dismissing the petitioner’s challenge to provident fund contributions liability.
Kailash Chand v. Defence Service Officers Institute
The Delhi High Court held that a licensee cannot claim injunction to protect possession after licence termination and dismissed the second appeal against concurrent judgments refusing such relief.
Mokul International Ltd. & Anr. v. Veena Paintal
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal, holding that the open unbuilt area was not transferred under the Agreement to Sell and upheld the decree granting mandatory and permanent injunctions with mesne profits in favor of the plaintiff.
Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Pushpa Devi & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that death due to heart failure accelerated by employment-related strain qualifies as an accident under the Employee’s Compensation Act, dismissing the insurer's appeal and upholding compensation to the deceased's dependants.
The Coca-Cola Company & Anr v. K.M Salim
The Delhi High Court held that the Defendant infringed the Plaintiffs' well-known trademarks SPRITE and THUMS UP, their copyright in labels, and committed passing off, granting permanent injunction and damages in favor of the Plaintiffs.
ION EXCHANGE (INDIA) LTD. v. PANASONIC ELECTRIC WORKS CO. LTD.
The Delhi High Court held that courts at the agreed seat of arbitration have territorial jurisdiction to entertain Section 9 petitions under the Arbitration Act, 1996, even if the cause of action arose elsewhere and parties reside outside Delhi.
Amit Kumar Chopra v. Narain Cold Storage & Allied Industries Pvt. Ltd & Others
The Delhi High Court dismissed the Plaintiff's application for decree on admissions under Order XII Rule 6 CPC for refund of Security Deposit, holding that the Defendants' plea of forfeiture and breach raised factual disputes precluding summary judgment.
Shri Nabi Khan & Anr. v. Shri Haji Gyasuddin
The Delhi High Court held that the Rent Controller has no power to condone even a one-day delay in filing leave to defend under Section 25B of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958, upholding the eviction order but granted the tenant two years to vacate the premises.
K.C Sethi v. Bishambar Nath Batra
The Delhi High Court dismissed the suit as infructuous, holding that a comprehensive settlement between parties extinguished the cause of action in the pending civil dispute.
Shakeel Ahmad v. State
The High Court of Delhi allowed Shakeel Ahmad's criminal appeal by adopting the reasoning in a contemporaneously delivered common judgment in a related case.
Kancho Devi v. Saurabh Srivastava
The Delhi High Court held that the Rent Controller has no power to condone delay in filing leave to defend applications beyond 15 days under Section 25-B(4) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, upholding eviction but granted the tenant reasonable time to vacate.
Jodhpal v. State
The Delhi High Court acquitted the appellant of murder and evidence concealment charges due to unreliable child witness testimony, unexplained FIR delay, inconclusive medical evidence, and flawed investigation.
AMCO BATTERIES LTD v. COMMISSIONER OF VALUE ADDED TAX
The Delhi High Court held that the Objection Hearing Authority cannot impose interest under Section 74(7) of the Delhi VAT Act without proper verification and acceptance of the dealer’s contentions, setting aside the direction for interest recovery as premature.
Shyamal Prasad Das v. Anita Verma
The Delhi High Court held that the Rent Controller has no jurisdiction to condone delay beyond 15 days in filing leave to defend under Section 25-B(4) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958, and upheld the eviction order while granting the tenant one year to vacate the premises.
Neelam Devi & Ors. v. Bikramjeet Singh & Ors.
The Delhi High Court enhanced compensation in a death claim by recognizing the deceased as a skilled worker and increasing non-pecuniary damages in line with Supreme Court precedents.
Santosh @ Santosh Sav v. Gopal Singh & Ors.
The Delhi High Court enhanced compensation for a young disabled rickshaw puller by adding future prospects and awarding damages for disfigurement and loss of marriage prospects, setting a precedent on assessing compensation in motor accident claims.