Delhi High Court
92,628 judgments
M/S. Kavita Enterprises v. Airport Authority of India
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.
Amritpal Singh v. National Investigation Agency
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.
Ravi Kumar v. State (NCT of Delhi)
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.
Mr. Abhay Pratap Singh; Mr. Lzafeer Ahmad; Mr. SAdheer Aaryaan Sudanand; Mr. Chaitanya Gosain v. Union of India and Another
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.
Arvind Dham v. Union of India & Ors.
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.
Gulshan Kumar v. Indu Soni
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.
VRC CONSTRUCTION (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED v. NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
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.
Staff Selection Commission & Ors. v. Vineet Kumar
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.
Union of India & Ors. v. Dev Yadav
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.
Staff Selection Commissioner v. Neelam Rani
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.
Staff Selection Commission and Ors. v. Mukesh Kumar Barwar
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.
Staff Selection Commission v. Arun; Staff Selection Commission v. Nitish Kumar
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.
Jagdish Kumar & Ors. v. State & Ors.
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.
Satish Kumar v. Holistic Child Development India and Others
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.
EX CT Hardayal Yadav v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court dismissed a writ petition for Disability Pension due to inordinate delay and non-availability of medical records necessary to establish causal connection between disability and service.
Inspector Min Gajendra Kumar v. Sandeep Kulharia
The Delhi High Court held that during the pendency of a stay on an Office Memorandum restricting government accommodation retention, applications for regularisation cannot be denied for non-payment of damages, which must await final adjudication.
Tarun Nuhani v. M/S Hightech Construction Co. Ltd. & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the setting aside of an ex-parte decree due to improper service of summons on an incorrect email address despite availability of the correct email, emphasizing the necessity of valid service under Order IX Rule 13 CPC.
U P State Road Transport Corporation v. Raj Rani & Ors.
The Delhi High Court partially allowed the appeal reducing compensation by applying correct multiplier and deducting job-specific allowances, while affirming that married children can be considered dependents for loss of dependency under the Motor Vehicles Act.
Pankaj Kapal Mehra v. Union of India & Anr.
A director cannot be personally penalized under the FTDR Act without specific allegations and findings of duty and conscious failure; mere directorship does not impose automatic liability.
Ajmer Singh v. Director of Education & Ors
The Delhi High Court quashed a compulsory retirement penalty imposed after a departmental inquiry that violated natural justice by denying the petitioner effective cross-examination and clarified that the Directorate of Education cannot modify penalties under Section 8(2) of the Delhi School Education Act.