Delhi High Court
92,628 judgments
Surender Singh Dalal & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the 2009 amendment to CISF recruitment rules reducing promotion quota and introducing LDCE, ruling it non-arbitrary and constitutionally valid under Articles 14 and 16.
Prof R Chandra v. GNCT of Delhi & Ors.
The Delhi High Court allowed the appeal directing pension benefits to be granted by reckoning past service after the appellant refunded CPF benefits with interest, applying the retrospective provisions of the 1984 office memorandum.
Prof R Chandra v. GNCT of Delhi & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that an employee who has received pro-rata retirement benefits can count past service for pension by refunding benefits with interest under the retrospective Office Memorandum No.28-10/84-Pension, allowing the appeal and directing pension disbursement accordingly.
Gurbachan Singh v. UOI
The Delhi High Court upheld the Security Force Court’s conviction and dismissal of a BSF Sub-Inspector for firing at and assaulting colleagues while intoxicated, holding that pre-trial procedural irregularities without shown prejudice do not vitiate the trial.
Delhi Development Authority v. Hello Home Education Society
The Delhi High Court upheld the respondent's right to institutional land allotment based on prior approval and rejected retrospective application of amended allotment rules, affirming the doctrine of legitimate expectation.
Deepak Verma v. Daya Nand
Limitation for substitution of a deceased defendant runs from the date of death, not knowledge thereof, and substitution applications filed beyond 90 days without condonation are barred.
Dr J Thulaseedhara Kurup v. Appointments Committee of the Cabinet & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the ACC’s rejection of the petitioner’s candidature for Director of NSD, holding no obligation to record reasons absent statutory mandate and no arbitrariness in the administrative decision.
M/S Hadiso Construction Pvt Ltd & Anr. v. Commissioner Employees Compensation & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that the principal employer is liable to pay compensation under Section 12 of the Employees’ Compensation Act regardless of contractual clauses, interest runs from the date of accident, and penalty under Section 4A(3) requires a show cause opportunity.
Chattar Singh & Ors. v. MCD
The Delhi High Court allowed the appeal and remanded the land ownership dispute to the Estate Officer for fresh evidence and decision, emphasizing the need for proper demarcation and respecting pending status quo orders.
Neelu Chadha v. Sunil Sethi & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the suit for partition and declaration over ancestral property, holding the declaration claim barred by limitation and upholding an oral family partition executed during minority as valid and binding.
Prem Bhatia & Ors. v. Kamlesh Bhalla & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the registered deed of partition, ordered removal of illegal encroachments by defendants, and directed a practical resolution for access and share rights in a family property dispute.
Rajesh Kumar v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that the petitioner’s voluntary retirement took effect on 1 February 2018 by deemed acceptance, entitling him to pensionary benefits despite subsequent procedural formalities.
Union of India v. Central PWD Engineers Association
The Delhi High Court set aside a CAT order promoting engineers based on a fictitious 1977 Notification, remanding the matter for fresh consideration excluding reliance on that Notification.
North East Engineering and Construction v. Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited
The Delhi High Court held that disputes under a valid arbitration agreement are prima facie arbitrable and appointed an arbitrator, leaving detailed arbitrability and merits to the arbitral tribunal.
Amit Johri v. Deepak Johri & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that property inherited under Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 is self-acquired property of the heir and does not vest by birth in his son, dismissing the suit for partition and possession by the son during the father's lifetime.
Darshan Kaur v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court held that misuse charges are payable for exclusive office use of leased property by a foreign mission, dismissed the petitioner's challenge, and upheld the demand as a condition for conversion from leasehold to freehold.
Reserve Bank of India v. B S Rawat
The Delhi High Court upheld the Industrial Tribunal's reduction of dismissal to discharge simpliciter, affirming the Tribunal's jurisdiction and the principle of proportionality in punishment under the Industrial Disputes Act.
Jagdish Prasad & Ors. v. University of Delhi & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that employees occupying staff quarters provided by UGC-funded colleges or their Trusts are not entitled to HRA, and recoveries of unauthorized payments can only be made prospectively from the date of UGC's clear direction.
Ravi v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that the Banks Board Bureau lacks jurisdiction to conduct selections for Public Sector General Insurance Companies, quashing ACC circulars expanding its mandate and invalidating the impugned appointments.
Vakamulla Chandrashekhar & Ors. v. Registrar of Companies
The Delhi High Court held that subordinate courts lack jurisdiction to restore complaints dismissed for non-appearance, quashing the restoration and summons orders in a Companies Act offence case.