Delhi High Court

29,047 judgments

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Saivan v. State NCT of Delhi and Anr

12 Dec 2025 · Ravinder Dudeja · 2025:DHC:11460
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The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition to quash FIR under POCSO and IPC for sexual offences against a minor, holding that consent of a minor is legally irrelevant and such serious offences cannot be quashed on compromise.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant POCSO Act minor consent quashing of FIR Section 482 CrPC

Paras Chauhan v. The State of NCT of Delhi

12 Dec 2025 · Amit Mahajan · 2025:DHC:11292

The Delhi High Court quashed FIR under Section 25 of the Arms Act against a petitioner found with live ammunition in baggage, holding that mere inadvertent possession without conscious knowledge does not constitute an offence.

criminal petition_allowed Significant conscious possession Section 25 Arms Act 1959 inadvertent possession arms license

Mr. Vishwadeep v. Law Edifying Group

12 Dec 2025 · Navin Chawla; Madhu Jain · 2025:DHC:11366-DB
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The Delhi High Court dismissed the Union of India's petition upholding the CAT's order to grant pay scale benefits and arrears to similarly situated employees based on the Sudama Singh case, emphasizing the need for clear discrimination to interfere in pay fixation.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant Central Administrative Tribunal pay fixation Sudama Singh case arrears of salary

S.D. Shikshak Prashikshan College v. National Council for Teacher Education & Anr.

12 Dec 2025 · C. Hari Shankar · 2025:DHC:11390-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed review petitions seeking to overturn a judgment based on a contrary stance to an earlier concession, reaffirming that judicial records of court proceedings are final and binding.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant review petition concession Multi-Disciplinary Institution judicial record

Chetan Kumar Mishra v. National Council for Teacher Education

12 Dec 2025 · Dinesh Mehta; Vimal Kumar Yadav · 2025:DHC:11416-DB

The Delhi High Court directed the disciplinary authority to withhold final orders in proceedings based on a 2006 incident pending disposal of a writ petition challenging jurisdiction, allowing the intra-court appeal.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant disciplinary proceedings delay in initiation jurisdictional challenge intra-court appeal

Union of India v. Muskan Narang

12 Dec 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2025:DHC:11394-DB
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The Delhi High Court dismissed the Union of India's petition challenging the Armed Forces Tribunal's grant of disability pension for an idiopathic disorder, affirming consistent judicial precedents upholding such awards.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant disability pension Armed Forces Tribunal Release Medical Board idiopathic disorder

Union of India v. Ex Sub Ashok Kumar

12 Dec 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2025:DHC:11430-DB
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The Delhi High Court dismissed the Union of India's petition challenging the Armed Forces Tribunal's grant of disability pension for coronary artery disease, upholding consistent judicial precedents favoring service connection despite RMB disqualification.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant disability pension Armed Forces Tribunal Release Medical Board Coronary Artery Disease

Sumant Kumar Singh v. Indian Coast Guard

12 Dec 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2025:DHC:11391-DB

The Delhi High Court allowed the petitioner’s writ petition directing the Indian Coast Guard to consider his candidature for the next recruitment batch upon submission of the correct Domicile Certificate.

administrative petition_allowed Domicile Certificate Residential Certificate Recruitment Indian Coast Guard

Union of India v. Ex Hav Pankaj Kumar Kaushik

12 Dec 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2025:DHC:11393-DB
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The Delhi High Court dismissed the Union of India's petition and upheld the Armed Forces Tribunal's order granting disability pension to a retired serviceman with composite disability.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant disability pension Armed Forces Tribunal composite disability military service

Ram Kumar Sharma & Ors v. Union of India & Anr

12 Dec 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2025:DHC:11392-DB

The Delhi High Court disposed of the writ petition by directing the respondents to treat it as a representation and pass a detailed and speaking order within four weeks, while preserving the petitioners' rights to challenge the order.

administrative petition_dismissed writ petition representation detailed and speaking order disposal of petition

Avnit v. Union of India and Ors

12 Dec 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Amit Sharma · 2025:DHC:11389-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the review petition challenging vacancy allocation, holding that the petitioner’s lower wait list position and subsequent filling of vacancies did not warrant review.

administrative petition_dismissed review petition wait list general category vacancies vacancy filling

Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited v. Siemens Aktiengesellschaft & Anr.

12 Dec 2025 · Sachin Datta · 2025:DHC:11404

The Delhi High Court held that failure to comply with a settlement agreement incorporated by court order, which provides for its own nullification upon non-payment, does not constitute contempt of court, allowing enforcement proceedings to continue.

civil contempt_notice_discharged Significant Arbitral Award Settlement Agreement Contempt of Court Enforcement of Award

Pradeep Kumar Kapoor v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi and Anr

12 Dec 2025 · Chandrasekharan Sudha · 2025:DHC:11354

The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal against the trial court's refusal to restore a suit and condone a nearly six-year delay, holding that no sufficient cause was shown for the inordinate delay.

civil appeal_dismissed restoration of suit condonation of delay Order IX Rule 9 CPC Section 5 Limitation Act

Peddinti Siva v. Indian Coast Guard Through Its Director General & Ors.

12 Dec 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2025:DHC:11381-DB
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The Delhi High Court held that a reasonable gap must be maintained between initial and appeal medical examinations in recruitment cases to ensure fairness, and ordered re-examination of a candidate disqualified for Gynaecomastia.

administrative petition_allowed Significant Detailed Medical Examination Appeal Medical Examination Gynaecomastia medical disqualification

The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd v. Naveen

12 Dec 2025 · Prateek Jalan · 2025:DHC:11370
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Delhi High Court upheld negligence and enhanced compensation in a motor accident claim by applying principles on income assessment, disability, and future prospects.

civil appeal_allowed Significant motor accident claim negligence compensation functional disability

Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax -7 v. Steria India Pvt. Ltd.

12 Dec 2025 · V. Kameswar Rao; Vinod Kumar · 2025:DHC:11271-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the Revenue's appeal upholding the ITAT's transfer pricing order, affirming the treatment of foreign exchange fluctuations as operating cost/revenue and the exclusion of certain comparables based on functional analysis.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant Arm's Length Price Transfer Pricing Foreign Exchange Fluctuation Income Tax Act 1961

Sarita Khichi v. State NCT of Delhi

12 Dec 2025 · Vivek Chaudhary; Manoj Jain · 2025:DHC:11274-DB

The Delhi High Court disposed of a habeas corpus petition by recording a mutual custody and visitation arrangement for minor children pending Family Court adjudication.

family petition_allowed Habeas Corpus custody visitation minor children

Commissioner of Police and Anr. v. Vidur

12 Dec 2025 · Navin Chawla; Madhu Jain · 2025:DHC:11196-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal’s order directing appointment of a candidate acquitted in a criminal case, holding that acquittal due to witness hostility without adverse material constitutes a clean acquittal barring cancellation of candidature.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant clean acquittal Screening Committee criminal antecedents appointment cancellation

Monika & Ors. v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi & Ors.

12 Dec 2025 · Navin Chawla; Madhu Jain · 2025:DHC:11195-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging the MCD's administrative decision to deploy guest teachers from Samagra Shiksha, holding that former contract teachers have no vested right to re-engagement after contract expiry.

administrative petition_dismissed contractual employment re-engagement municipal corporation of delhi samagra shiksha

Nisha Khan v. Delhi Police & Anr.

12 Dec 2025 · Navin Chawla; Madhu Jain · 2025:DHC:11194-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld the rejection of a candidate's plea to correct a clerical error in her online application form regarding eligibility for height relaxation, emphasizing strict adherence to recruitment advertisement terms prohibiting post-submission modifications.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant online application form clerical error height relaxation police ward