Delhi High Court
29,047 judgments
Saivan v. State NCT of Delhi and Anr
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.
Paras Chauhan v. The State of NCT of Delhi
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.
Mr. Vishwadeep v. Law Edifying Group
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.
S.D. Shikshak Prashikshan College v. National Council for Teacher Education & Anr.
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.
Chetan Kumar Mishra v. National Council for Teacher Education
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.
Union of India v. Muskan Narang
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.
Union of India v. Ex Sub Ashok Kumar
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.
Sumant Kumar Singh v. Indian Coast Guard
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.
Union of India v. Ex Hav Pankaj Kumar Kaushik
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.
Ram Kumar Sharma & Ors v. Union of India & Anr
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.
Avnit v. Union of India and Ors
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.
Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited v. Siemens Aktiengesellschaft & Anr.
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.
Pradeep Kumar Kapoor v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi and Anr
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.
Peddinti Siva v. Indian Coast Guard Through Its Director General & Ors.
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.
The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd v. Naveen
Delhi High Court upheld negligence and enhanced compensation in a motor accident claim by applying principles on income assessment, disability, and future prospects.
Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax -7 v. Steria India Pvt. Ltd.
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.
Sarita Khichi v. State NCT of Delhi
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.
Commissioner of Police and Anr. v. Vidur
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.
Monika & Ors. v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi & Ors.
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.
Nisha Khan v. Delhi Police & Anr.
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.