Delhi High Court
36,666 judgments
Mohammad Rizwan v. State of NCT of Delhi & Anr.
The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 based on an amicable settlement between the parties, directing the petitioner to plant saplings in lieu of costs.
Rajeev Kumar v. Union of India and Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the reversion of a police personnel's promotion due to his Permanent Low Medical Category status precluding retrospective seniority under the governing circular, while protecting his salary earned during the period of erroneous promotion.
Pushpa Bhatt v. Annu Lamba
Delhi High Court dismissed petition seeking quashing of domestic violence complaint, holding jurisdiction lies where aggrieved temporarily resides and limitation does not bar filing under Section 12 of D.V. Act.
United India Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Shyam Babu; United India Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Prem Lata & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld compensation awards against the insurer of a negligent tractor-trolley driver, affirming insurer liability despite an uninsured trolley and entitlement of non-dependent sisters to loss of estate compensation.
Ankit Kumar Tiwari v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld cancellation of candidature for misrepresentation of degree nomenclature, holding that equivalence determination is the exclusive domain of the recruiting authority as per the recruitment notification.
Bajaj Finance Limited v. Seetha Kumari
The Delhi High Court upheld an arbitral award granting compensation for wrongful recall and sale of pledged securities, affirming the tribunal's commercial interpretation of contract terms and the permissibility of reasonable compensation under Sections 73 and 74 of the Indian Contract Act.
Gayrat Djabarov v. Commissioner of Customs
The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging Customs confiscation and penalties due to suppression of material facts, directing payment of fines for release of detained gold jewelry.
Devendra Kumar Mishra v. The State of NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Section 25 of the Arms Act, 1959, holding that mere recovery of live cartridges without conscious possession or mens rea does not constitute an offence.
Manish Jha v. State of GNCTD
The Delhi High Court held that the defence regarding prior encashment and destruction of the cheque cannot be considered at the pre-summoning stage and dismissed the petition seeking quashing of the summoning order under Sections 420 and 120B IPC.
Anuj Chandwani v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi and Ors
The Delhi High Court directed DDA to consider the petitioner's claim for mutation and conversion of a flat despite missing original documents, emphasizing procedural fairness and compassion.
Jeet Lal v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court set aside the AFT order rejecting stay of premature discharge of DSC personnel due to procedural irregularity in approval, remanding the matter for reconsideration.
Sunil Chaudhary v. Union of India & Ors.
The High Court disposed of the writ petition challenging a transfer order as infructuous after the respondents withdrew the impugned order.
Suvojit Sarkar & Ors. v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court directed the Standing Screening Committee to expeditiously decide the petitioners' criminal antecedent verification to prevent prejudice to their service profiles, allowing challenge to any adverse decision.
Manoranjan Patra & Ors. v. Union of India & Anr.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition seeking retrospective remustering and seniority benefits for CRPF personnel who had not completed the mandatory six years of service at the time of qualifying the ROG-III Course, holding that the 2006 Recruitment Rules are not retrospective and do not violate Article 14.
Good Health Agro Tech Pvt Ltd v. Haldiram Snacks Pvt Ltd
The Delhi High Court upheld the dismissal of a Section 34 petition for non-filing of the arbitral award within limitation, affirming that filing the award along with the petition is mandatory and delay cannot be condoned.
Mr. Raunak Jain and Mr. Manan Soni v. M/S REGAL TOWERS (P) LTD
The Delhi High Court held that a tenant continuing possession under a stayed eviction order must pay reasonable user and occupation charges to compensate the landlord, affirming the landlord's right to interim compensation despite the tenant's challenge.
Lifestyle Equities CV & Anr. v. Amazon Technologies, Inc. & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held Amazon Technologies liable for trademark infringement by its licensee Cloudtail, granted permanent injunction and damages for unauthorized use of the BHPC mark on Amazon.in, and clarified intermediary liability in e-commerce trademark disputes.
Lifestyle Equities CV & Anr. v. Amazon Technologies, Inc. & Ors.
Delhi High Court held Amazon Technologies and Cloudtail liable for trademark infringement of BHPC mark on Amazon.in, granting permanent injunction and damages while recognizing complexities of e-commerce liability.
Rajendra Sachdeva v. M/s A.C. Engineering Private Limited and Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld that company Directors are not personally liable for a loan advanced solely to the company absent guarantee or tortious conduct, dismissing the appeal to hold them liable.
Lt. Col. Vibha v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court directed expeditious consideration of a service Original Application seeking permanent commission by the Armed Forces Tribunal, emphasizing procedural fairness without expressing opinion on merits.