Delhi High Court

92,628 judgments

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Himalya International Ltd v. Simplot India Foods Pvt Ltd

17 Jan 2014 · Jayant Nath, J. · 2014:DHC:278

The Delhi High Court held that a suit challenging the invocation of arbitration without following pre-arbitral procedures is barred under Section 5 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, and such disputes must be resolved by the arbitral tribunal.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 5 Section 16 Order 7 Rule 11 CPC

Vinod Kumar and Ors. v. Salwan Public School and Anr.

17 Jan 2014 · V. Kameswar Rao · 2014:DHC:289

The Delhi High Court upheld the Labour Court's discretion to award compensation instead of reinstatement for illegally terminated safai karamcharis, emphasizing that reinstatement with back wages is not automatic.

labor petition_dismissed Significant reinstatement compensation in lieu of reinstatement illegal termination Labour Court discretion

DTC and Anr. v. Jai Chand

17 Jan 2014 · Suresh Kait · 2014:DHC:283

Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal's award of compensation for a police constable injured in a motor vehicle accident caused by negligent reversing of a Recovery Van, affirming 100% functional disability assessment.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant functional disability compensation motor vehicle accident negligence

Vijay Pal Singh v. Vaid Gopal Gosthwal

17 Jan 2014 · V.K. Shali · 2014:DHC:296

The Delhi High Court dismissed the appellant's review petition against the dismissal of his second appeal for lack of substantial question of law, holding that review is not a forum to reargue merits.

civil petition_dismissed review petition second appeal substantial question of law Section 100 CPC

Harbhajan Singh v. Mahinder Singh@ Micy

17 Jan 2014 · Valmiki J. Mehta · 2014:DHC:295

The Delhi High Court held that acceptance of rent after a valid termination notice does not waive the notice and restored the trial court's decree for possession, affirming that service of summons can terminate tenancy under amended Section 106 TPA.

civil appeal_allowed Significant possession suit Order 12 Rule 6 CPC Section 106 Transfer of Property Act termination of tenancy

Sumit Arora v. Singh Motor Centre

17 Jan 2014 · Valmiki J. Mehta · 2014:DHC:294

The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal seeking to set aside an ex parte decree in a recovery suit where the defendant failed to appear despite valid service and lacked documentary proof of payment.

civil appeal_dismissed Order 9 Rule 13 CPC ex parte decree service by publication recovery suit

Oriental Insurance Co Ltd. v. Mithilesh and Ors.

17 Jan 2014 · Suresh Kait · 2014:DHC:274

The Delhi High Court quashed the compensation award and remanded the motor accident claim for fresh inquiry after the Tribunal failed to frame an issue on negligence.

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ABBOT INDIA LTD. v. RAJINDER MOHINDRA & ANR.

17 Jan 2014 · Rajiv Sahai Endlaw · 2014:DHC:273

The Delhi High Court upheld ejectment of a tenant despite an Agreement to Sell, holding that possession as tenant continued and Section 53A of the Transfer of Property Act did not apply without delivery of possession in part performance.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Section 53A Transfer of Property Act Agreement to Sell Part performance Ejectment

Ajay Kumar v. Northern Railway and Ors

17 Jan 2014 · Badar Durrez Ahmed; Siddharth Mridul · 2014:DHC:291-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging rejection of the lowest bid, holding the petitioner did not meet the tender’s strict eligibility criteria.

administrative petition_dismissed tender eligibility criteria similar nature of work lowest bid writ petition

Sanjay v. State

17 Jan 2014 · Indermeet Kaur, J. · 2014:DHC:290

The Delhi High Court upheld the convictions of appellants for armed robbery and assault, enforcing minimum sentences under Section 397 IPC, relying on credible eyewitness testimony, recoveries, and proper TIP procedures.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant robbery identification parade disclosure statement Section 397 IPC

GKC Projects Ltd v. Unitech Machines Ltd

17 Jan 2014 · Jayant Nath · 2014:DHC:288

The Delhi High Court held that a suit challenging the validity of an arbitration agreement is barred under Section 5 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, and jurisdictional objections must be decided by the arbitrator, dismissing the plaintiff's injunction application.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Arbitration Agreement Section 5 Arbitration Act Interim Injunction Re-designation of Post

Sunita Chauhan @ Gayatri Devi v. Virender Singh Gusain

17 Jan 2014 · Najmi Waziri · 2014:DHC:298

The Delhi High Court dismissed the tenant's petition challenging dismissal of rent deposit petitions for unexplained delay and default, holding that sufficient cause was not shown to condone delay or restore the petitions.

civil petition_dismissed Delhi Rent Control Act rent deposit petition Order 9 Rule 9 CPC condonation of delay

Mohd. Islam v. The State

17 Jan 2014 · Indermeet Kaur · 2014:DHC:292

The Delhi High Court dismissed the revision petition, holding that the petitioner could not challenge conviction merits after waiver and that the already lenient sentence for rash and negligent driving causing death required no further reduction.

criminal petition_dismissed Section 279 IPC Section 304-A IPC revision petition sentence modification

Shri Ram Kishan Gupta v. Union of India & Ors.

17 Jan 2014 · The Chief Justice; Manmohan · 2014:DHC:275-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the constitutionality of Section 16(2) of the Deposit Insurance Act, limiting insurance liability to Rs. 1,00,000, and dismissed the petition seeking full reimbursement of deposits beyond this limit in a bank amalgamation case.

constitutional petition_dismissed Significant Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation Act, 1961 Section 16(2) Banking Regulation Act, 1949 Section 45(5)(g)

DTC AND ANR. v. JAI CHAND

17 Jan 2014 · Suresh Kait · 2014:DHC:286

The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal's award of compensation for total functional disability caused by a negligent vehicle reversal, applying Supreme Court principles on disability assessment.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant functional disability compensation negligence permanent disability

Deepak v. State

17 Jan 2014 · V.K. Jain · 2014:DHC:276

The Delhi High Court acquitted the appellant under Section 411 IPC due to inherent improbabilities in the prosecution's recovery evidence, granting him the benefit of doubt.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant recovery of stolen property benefit of doubt Section 411 IPC robbery

Gulshan Sharma & Ors. v. State of NCT of Delhi

16 Jan 2014 · S.P. Garg · 2014:DHC:257

The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction of one accused for attempt to murder under Section 307 IPC while acquitting co-accused for lack of common intention, emphasizing the necessity of proving prior concert for joint liability.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant Section 307 IPC Common intention Attempt to murder Medical evidence

Mohd. Ashikian Qureshi v. D.D.A. Through Its Chairman and Ors.

16 Jan 2014 · Hima Kohli · 2014:DHC:270

The Delhi High Court dismissed a writ petition seeking relief against illegal parking and boundary wall obstruction near Madini Masjid, directing the petitioner to pursue the matter in the pending civil suit.

civil petition_dismissed writ petition illegal parking boundary wall mosque

Dheeraj Singh Rana v. State NCT of Delhi

16 Jan 2014 · Sunil Gaur · 2014:DHC:272

The Delhi High Court allowed the petitioner to summon essential witnesses while holding that undisputed official documents need no witness testimony, balancing fair trial rights against trial efficiency.

criminal appeal_allowed summoning witnesses incident report RTI documents Phoolan Devi murder trial

New India Assurance Company Ltd v. Kusum Lata & Ors.

16 Jan 2014 · Suresh Kait, J. · 2014:DHC:256

The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal's award of Rs.1,00,000/- for loss of love and affection in a motor accident claim, dismissing the insurer's appeal for reduction.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant loss of love and affection motor accident claim compensation quantum dependency