Delhi High Court
92,628 judgments
Firoz v. State
The criminal appeal in Crl.A.256/2012 was disposed of by referring to a detailed common judgment delivered in a related case on the same day.
Nisar v. State
The Delhi High Court modified appellants' conviction from attempt to murder under Section 307 IPC to voluntarily causing hurt under Section 324 IPC, considering the injuries were simple and lacked intent to cause death.
Swaran Lata and Ors. v. Kulbhushan Lal and Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that the 2005 amendment to Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act applies to pending partition suits, granting daughters equal coparcenary rights, and recalculated shares accordingly, overruling the notion of deemed partition at the death of the father.
Mr. Rajiv Bansal with Mr. Meenal Kashyap, Mr. S.K. Garg & Mr. Gaurav Kumar Singh, Advocates. v. VIKRAM HINGORANI & ORS .....
The Delhi High Court upheld the decree for possession against the builder and bank, holding that termination of the Collaboration Agreement and dismissal of the builder's suit extinguished their rights in the property, allowing possession to be granted to the plaintiffs without trial.
Mr. Rajiv Bansal with Mr. Meenal Kashyap, Mr. S.K. Garg & Mr. Gaurav Kumar Singh, Advocates. v. VIKRAM HINGORANI & ORS .....
The Delhi High Court upheld the decree for possession in favor of the heirs, holding that the builder and bank had no ownership rights under the terminated Collaboration Agreement and that the suit was rightly decided on admissions without trial.
Mr. Rajiv Bansal with Mr. Meenal Kashyap, Mr. S.K. Garg & Mr. Gaurav Kumar Singh, Advocates. v. VIKRAM HINGORANI & ORS .....
The Delhi High Court upheld a partition decree and possession order against a builder and bank, holding that a terminated collaboration agreement did not confer ownership or possession rights, and dismissed appeals challenging these orders.
J.P.S. Oberoi v. North Delhi Municipal Corporation & Anr
The Delhi High Court directed the Appellate Tribunal to consider the petitioner's application for a Structural Engineer's report on structural safety before permitting construction based on a revoked sanctioned building plan.
Jagdish v. Om Prakash
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appellant's claim of ownership by family settlement and adverse possession, upholding the injunction in favor of the respondent restraining transfer of the disputed property.
National Insurance Co. Ltd v. Kunti Devi
The Delhi High Court upheld the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal's award directing the insurer of a partly negligent vehicle to pay full compensation upfront and recover proportionate share from other liable parties when the other vehicle's insurer is not a party.
Mr. Pavan Narang, Mr. Anish Dingra, Mr. Lohitaksh Shukla, Mr. K.R. Dogra and Ms. Vasundhara Chauhan, Advocates. v. ENFORCEMENT DIRECTORATE .....
The Delhi High Court upheld penalties against Brij Trading Co. and its partners for illegal hawala transactions under FERA, affirming firm liability based on partners' knowledge and corroborated confessions.
Sunil @ Bhure @ Mahanand v. State Govt. of NCT of Delhi
The court held that for NDPS Act offences, the quantity of pure narcotic in a seized mixture determines the offence category, not the total weight, and accordingly modified the conviction from intermediate to small quantity.
M/S DIGIKORE STUDIOS LTD v. M/S ESCOSOFT TECHNOLOGIES LTD
The Delhi High Court upheld an arbitral award directing refund of a Finder's Fee where contract failure was due to non-availability of funds from a third party, and held that non-joinder of a non-necessary party does not invalidate arbitration.
MRS. GURDIP KAUR THR. L.RS v. KAMLESH SACHDEVA & ANR.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal against the rejection of an application to set aside an ex parte decree, holding that the main defendant was duly served and appeared, and thus the application under Order 9 Rule 13 CPC was not maintainable.
Ram Kumar v. State
The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction of Ram Kumar for kidnapping and raping a girl under 16 years, ruling that consent and misrepresentation of age are irrelevant under Section 376 IPC, and reduced the sentence from 10 to 7 years.
Shri Rajindra Motwani v. State and Others
The Delhi High Court upheld the validity of a duly executed registered Will dated 29.08.1997, rejecting objections of forgery and limitation, and granted probate to the petitioner.
Ashok Kumar v. State
The Delhi High Court modified the appellant's conviction from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC, reducing the sentence from life imprisonment to ten years, based on the sudden fight and heat of passion doctrine.
Monica Malik v. Amit Malik
The Delhi High Court allowed the wife's appeal, setting aside the Family Court's denial of maintenance pendent lite and directing the husband to pay enhanced maintenance based on a realistic assessment of incomes.
Kamlesh Kumar Gop v. State
The Delhi High Court reduced the sentence under Section 376 IPC to the statutory minimum and lowered fines considering the appellant's age, background, and period of incarceration already served, while upholding other convictions and sentences.
Anjna Chaudhry v. Director General, Indo Tibetan Border Police Force
The Delhi High Court held that major penalties like forfeiture of seniority under the ITBP Force Act require informing the accused of the right to elect trial by a Force Court before imposition in summary proceedings, quashing the enhanced penalty imposed without such notice.
Central Bureau of Investigation v. Rakesh Kumar
The Delhi High Court dismissed the CBI's application for condonation of delay in filing a criminal appeal against acquittal in a bribery case, holding that procedural delays within government departments do not constitute sufficient cause under Section 5 of the Limitation Act.