Delhi High Court
98,981 judgments
Kawal Sachdeva v. Madhu Bala Rana & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that issues must be framed only on material and bona fide pleas supported by evidence, dismissing defendants' attempt to raise baseless tenancy and collusion issues to delay possession proceedings.
Shakuntala Pilania v. P.R. Gupta
The Delhi High Court upheld convictions under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act against directors for dishonoured cheques despite non-impleadment of the company, validating service of notice and existence of debt, but reduced the sentence considering the petitioners' circumstances.
Satendra Kumar Gupta v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that once a government servant's application for another post is forwarded unconditionally with a No Objection Certificate, the technical resignation must be accepted and cannot be rejected later on grounds of public interest.
Commissioner of Income-Tax-I v. Cheil Communications India Pvt. Ltd.
The Delhi High Court held that reopening an income tax assessment under Section 147 requires valid reasons supported by tangible material, and additions on issues not forming part of the reasons recorded, such as Arm’s Length Price without material, are invalid, dismissing the revenue's appeal.
Ramesh Chander Gupta v. D.D.A.
The Delhi High Court directed DDA to allot a flat to the petitioner, holding that failure to resend the allotment letter to an alternate disclosed address due to postal error cannot deprive the petitioner of his entitlement.
Ravi Khurana v. Gurdeep Singh
The Delhi High Court modified the trial court's decree in accordance with a mediation settlement under Section 89 CPC, refunded court fees, and disposed of the appeals.
Jaspal Singh v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court directed the respondent authority to treat the petitioner’s writ petition as a representation and decide it as per applicable policy within a stipulated timeframe, disposing of the petition accordingly.
Anuj Tyagi v. State
The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Section 420 IPC on the basis of an amicable settlement and full payment by the petitioner, emphasizing that continuation of criminal proceedings would be futile.
Nokia India Pvt. Ltd v. Director General of Income Tax & Anr
The Delhi High Court allowed withdrawal of writ petitions with liberty to file appeals under Section 246A(1) of the Income-tax Act, restraining coercive recovery until appeal disposal within a fixed time frame.
Nokia India Pvt Ltd v. Union of India and Ors
The Delhi High Court held that the statutory 30-day period to respond to income tax notices cannot be arbitrarily reduced to 5 days under Section 220(1) of the Income-tax Act, ensuring taxpayers' right to reasonable opportunity.
Kiran Kumar v. Land & Building Department
The Delhi High Court directed the Land & Building Department to process and decide on petitioners' applications for alternative plot allotment within a specified timeframe, ensuring no undue delay after compliance with procedural requirements.
Susheel Kumar Jain v. DDA
The Delhi High Court held that cancellation of DDA flat allotment solely for non-submission of documents is unjustified if payments were timely made, directing allotment at revised cost with adjustment of prior payments and interest.
M.M. Ajwani v. DDA and Anr
The Delhi High Court directed DDA to reconsider the petitioner's leasehold-to-freehold conversion application under its revised policy and addressed surcharge refund and delayed construction interest issues pending Supreme Court adjudication.
M/S GARG BUILDERS v. RITES LTD & ORS
The Delhi High Court directed the appointing authority to appoint an arbitrator under the arbitration clause, allowing the petition and leaving objections to be decided by the arbitrator.
W.P.(C) No. 3873/2011 v. W.P.(C) No. 3422/2010
The Delhi High Court dismissed writ petitions by contract ANMs seeking regularization and parity with regular employees, reaffirming that regularization requires sanctioned posts, vacancies, and recruitment through a regular process as per the Umadevi judgment.
S.C. Batra v. Union of India and Anr.
The Delhi High Court held that the Board of Directors validly delegated the power to frame chargesheets to the Managing Director under the Warehousing Corporation Act, 1962, and dismissed the writ petitions challenging the disciplinary chargesheets issued against the petitioner.
Sunita Nayyar v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed a writ petition filed by a teacher seeking enquiry and action against a school, holding that mere service grievances without statutory or constitutional violation do not attract writ jurisdiction.
Pancham Singh v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the dismissal of a BSF constable for prolonged unauthorized absence without leave and failure to respond to a show cause notice, affirming the authority's power under Section 11 of the BSF Act to dismiss without further inquiry.
Anuradha Priyadarshini & Anr. v. Isan Buildtech P. Ltd.
The Delhi High Court dismissed petitions seeking quashing of complaint cases under Section 138 NI Act filed by sleeping partners who had earlier withdrawn identical petitions without liberty, holding that fresh petitions on the same cause of action constitute abuse of process.
Ombir Singh v. GNCT of Delhi and Ors.
The Delhi High Court set aside a cryptic Tribunal order dismissing a disciplinary challenge and remanded the matter for fresh detailed adjudication on evidence and merits.