Delhi High Court

38,124 judgments

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Dr Deepak Singh v. Union of India & Ors.

02 Dec 2024 · Sanjeev Narula · 2024:DHC:9416

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition seeking a 'Renowned Shot' certificate under the 'Master Men Category', holding that the petitioner competed and qualified only in the 'Men Category' and is not entitled to category-specific certification for a category he did not participate in.

administrative petition_dismissed National Rifle Association of India 66th National Shooting Championship Competition Master Men Category Men Category

Anil Kumar v. Parveen Kumar

02 Dec 2024 · Chandra Dhari Singh · 2024:DHC:9307

The Delhi High Court upheld the Magistrate's order summoning the petitioner's wife as a witness under Section 311 CrPC to ensure just adjudication in a Section 138 NI Act complaint, emphasizing the discretionary but judicious use of such power.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant Section 311 CrPC summoning witness Negotiable Instruments Act Section 138 discretionary power

Anil Kumar v. Princy

02 Dec 2024 · Chandra Dhari Singh · 2024:DHC:9306

The Delhi High Court upheld the Magistrate's order allowing summoning of a bank clerk under Section 311 CrPC to clarify payment mode in a cheque dishonor case, emphasizing the discretionary power to ensure a just trial.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant Section 311 CrPC summoning witnesses Negotiable Instruments Act just decision

Puja Airy v. State Bank of India & Ors.

02 Dec 2024 · Manmohan, CJ; Tushar Rao Gedela, J · 2024:DHC:9353-DB
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The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging SARFAESI proceedings for non-compliance with mandatory pre-deposit under Section 18, holding that disputed factual issues must be decided by the Debt Recovery Tribunal/Appellate Tribunal.

civil petition_dismissed Significant SARFAESI Act Section 18 pre-deposit Debt Recovery Tribunal Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal

Smt Mehul Singh Ahluwalia v. Sh. Rishi Verma & Ors.

02 Dec 2024 · Manmohan, CJ; Tushar Rao Gedela, J · 2024:DHC:9352-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the appellant’s appeal challenging the dismissal of an application concerning delayed replies and upheld procedural directions after the appellant unconditionally withdrew a prior Chamber Appeal.

civil appeal_dismissed delay in filing replies condonation of delay Order XLIII Rule 1 CPC discovery and inspection

Ajay Narain v. Arti Singh & Kanwar Raj Singh

02 Dec 2024 · Neena Bansal Krishna · 2024:DHC:9402

The Delhi High Court held that registered Agreements to Sell and related documents constituted valid sale transactions of property floors, rejecting the plaintiff's claim that they were mere security for loans, and allowed the defendants' suit for specific performance.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Agreement to Sell General Power of Attorney Specific Performance Loan vs Sale

M/S. Kavita Enterprises v. Airport Authority of India

02 Dec 2024 · Sanjeev Narula · 2024:DHC:9376
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The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition seeking return of long-withheld Fixed Deposit Receipts and Earnest Money Deposits as barred by limitation and laches, emphasizing that writ jurisdiction is not a substitute for civil remedies in time-barred contractual disputes.

civil petition_dismissed Fixed Deposit Receipts Earnest Money Deposits limitation laches

Amritpal Singh v. National Investigation Agency

02 Dec 2024 · Anish Dayal · 2024:DHC:9365
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The Delhi High Court dismissed the bail petition of Amritpal Singh in a large-scale heroin smuggling case, holding that he failed to satisfy the stringent bail conditions under the NDPS Act given his role in the international drug syndicate and unexplained recovery of Rs. 1.34 crores.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant NDPS Act Section 37 NDPS Section 68J NDPS bail

Ravi Kumar v. State (NCT of Delhi)

02 Dec 2024 · Anish Dayal · 2024:DHC:9363
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The Delhi High Court allowed the appeal, modifying the conviction from Section 397 IPC to Section 392 IPC due to failure to prove use of a deadly weapon and ordered the appellant's release for lack of conclusive evidence on identity and recovery.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant robbery Section 392 IPC Section 397 IPC deadly weapon

Mr. Abhay Pratap Singh; Mr. Lzafeer Ahmad; Mr. SAdheer Aaryaan Sudanand; Mr. Chaitanya Gosain v. Union of India and Another

02 Dec 2024 · Sanjeev Narula · 2024:DHC:9351

The Delhi High Court directed the IOA to constitute an ad-hoc committee to conduct fair selection trials for Indian Curling athletes for the 9th Asian Winter Games, pending resolution of the NSF recognition dispute.

sports_administrative petition_allowed Significant Curling Indian Olympic Association National Sports Federation ad-hoc committee

Arvind Dham v. Union of India & Ors.

02 Dec 2024 · Anish Dayal · 2024:DHC:9349
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Delhi High Court quashed the petitioner’s arrest under Section 19 PMLA for non-compliance with statutory and constitutional safeguards including failure to provide reasons to believe and grounds of arrest.

criminal petition_allowed Significant Section 19 PMLA arrest legality reasons to believe grounds of arrest

Gulshan Kumar v. Indu Soni

02 Dec 2024 · Girish Kathpalia · 2024:DHC:9327

The Delhi High Court dismissed the tenant's appeal and upheld the trial court's partial decree for recovery of possession based on admitted tenancy and termination despite pending security deposit refund.

civil appeal_dismissed Order XII Rule 6 CPC recovery of possession tenancy quit notice

VRC CONSTRUCTION (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED v. NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA

02 Dec 2024 · MANMOHAN, CJ; TUSHAR RAO GEDELA, J · 2024:DHC:9304-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld NHAI's annulment of a tender due to procedural non-compliance in bid security submission, affirming the authority's power to annul tenders without arbitrariness and dismissed the petition challenging the annulment.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant tender annulment bank guarantee bid security Structured Financial Messaging System

Staff Selection Commission & Ors. v. Vineet Kumar

30 Nov 2024 · Navin Chawla; Shalinder Kaur · 2024 SCC OnLine Del 7600
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The Delhi High Court held that judicial interference in medical fitness decisions for police recruitment is limited and upheld Medical Boards' findings of unfitness due to hypertension, setting aside the Tribunal's order for fresh examination.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant Judicial review Medical fitness Review Medical Examination Detailed Medical Examination

Union of India & Ors. v. Dev Yadav

30 Nov 2024 · Navin Chawla; Shalinder Kaur · 2024:DHC:9300-DB
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The Delhi High Court set aside the Tribunal's mechanical order directing a fresh medical examination without reasons and remanded the matter for fresh adjudication applying principles of reasoned decision-making.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant medical examination Central Administrative Tribunal reasoned order mechanical order

Staff Selection Commissioner v. Neelam Rani

30 Nov 2024 · Navin Chawla; Shalinder Kaur · 2024:DHC:9505-DB
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The Delhi High Court restricted judicial interference in medical board decisions for police recruitment, setting aside the Tribunal's order for a fresh medical examination absent cogent material challenging the medical boards' findings.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant judicial review medical board recruitment Delhi Police

Staff Selection Commission and Ors. v. Mukesh Kumar Barwar

30 Nov 2024 · Navin Chawla; Shalinder Kaur · 2024:DHC:9347-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal's order directing a fresh medical re-examination of a recruitment candidate due to conflicting medical opinions, emphasizing the binding nature of the new Medical Board's decision.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant medical fitness recruitment Delhi Police Rules medical board

Staff Selection Commission v. Arun; Staff Selection Commission v. Nitish Kumar

30 Nov 2024 · Navin Chawla; Shalinder Kaur
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The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal’s order directing fresh medical examination of candidates declared unfit, emphasizing limited judicial review but requiring fair procedure and consideration of curable medical conditions.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant judicial review medical examination Review Medical Board curable medical condition

Jagdish Kumar & Ors. v. State & Ors.

29 Nov 2024 · Ravinder Dudeja · 2024:DHC:9289

The High Court set aside an ex parte order passed despite representation through counsel, holding that applications under Order IX Rule 7 CPC to set aside ex parte orders are not time-barred and should be liberally construed to decide cases on merits.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Order IX Rule 7 CPC ex parte order setting aside ex parte order limitation period

Satish Kumar v. Holistic Child Development India and Others

29 Nov 2024 · Girish Kathpalia · 2024:DHC:9259
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The Delhi High Court upheld the Labour Court's finding that the respondent is not an industry and no employer-employee relationship existed, dismissing the petitioner's claim for reinstatement and back wages under Article 226.

labor petition_dismissed Significant Article 226 Constitution of India Industrial Disputes Act 1947 Section 2(j) industry definition employer-employee relationship