Delhi High Court
47,108 judgments
Someshwar Dayal v. Anupama Dayal
The Delhi High Court held that a party in a civil suit cannot be denied the right to address oral arguments merely because the case is old, directing the trial court to allow the defendant to present oral arguments.
Shree Balaji Laminations v. SR Goyal Polymers
The Delhi High Court upheld the trial court's order allowing amendment of the plaint and impleadment of the true proprietor, dismissing the petition challenging the same.
Shukla Chakraborty v. Snehanshu Das Pandit
The Delhi High Court upheld maintenance of ₹12,000 per month but set aside the show-cause notice under Section 340 CrPC against the petitioner, emphasizing judicial discretion and preventing misuse of false evidence proceedings in matrimonial disputes.
Nawal Kishore Khandelwal v. Anuradha & Ors.
The High Court allowed the petitioner to withdraw the petition challenging dismissal of an Order VII Rule 11 application with liberty to raise issues at trial and directed expeditious disposal of the suit.
Babita Devi v. Ram Kripal Mall
The High Court directed the Trial Court to prioritize hearing the petitioner's interim injunction application to protect possession and business interests amid urgent demolition threat.
Anil Kulshrestha v. M/S FIITJEE Ltd.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition to quash summons under Section 138 NI Act, holding that factual disputes regarding security cheques and contract validity must be tried and cannot be decided at the pre-trial stage.
Manish v. State of NCT of Delhi & Anr.
The Delhi High Court upheld the Family Court's maintenance award to the wife under Section 125 CrPC, affirming her entitlement due to sufficient cause for living separately and reasonable income assessment of the husband.
Bharat Bhushan & Others v. Atul Gupta
The Delhi High Court allowed the tenant's revision petition, setting aside the eviction order and granting leave to defend, holding that sale of other shops shortly before eviction raises triable issues on bona fide requirement under the Delhi Rent Control Act.
Swarn Nijhawan and Others v. M/s G.D. Seigell & Co. Pvt. Ltd.
The Delhi High Court upheld eviction of the tenant on the landlord's bona fide requirement under the Delhi Rent Control Act, dismissing tenant's plea for leave to defend due to lack of triable issues.
Mohd Nasir and Ors. v. The State Govt. of NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction of appellants for grievous injuries under Sections 308, 326, and 34 IPC, affirming that reliable ocular and medical evidence sufficed despite non-recovery of the weapon.
Vivek Jatin Chaudhary v. Deepti Ture
The Delhi High Court upheld the interim maintenance order but remanded the matter to reconsider arrears by accounting for the petitioner's income variance over the relevant years.
Satbir v. State GNCTD
The Delhi High Court upheld the trial court's finding that the petitioner was above 18 years on the date of the incident based on ossification tests of multiple joints, rejecting the application of a two-year margin of error and discretionary benefit under juvenile justice rules.
Atul Pundhir v. M/S The Delhi Group & Anr.
The High Court upheld the acquittal in a Section 138 NI Act case, holding that the accused successfully rebutted statutory presumptions and the complainant failed to prove the existence of a legally enforceable debt.
Union of India & Ors. v. Yogesh Kumar
The Delhi High Court upheld the CAT's order allowing a railway employee's promotion despite initial absence of medical examination in the required category, emphasizing re-examination provisions and non-arbitrariness in departmental recruitment.
Kamran and Others v. State of N.C.T. of Delhi and Another
The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Sections 498A, 406, 34, 506 IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act following an amicable settlement and divorce between the parties, holding that continuing proceedings would be an abuse of the court process.
Yusuf v. State Govt. of N.C.T. of Delhi
The Delhi High Court set aside the appellant's conviction under Section 394 IPC due to lack of proper identification and insufficient evidence linking him to the robbery.
Kunal Alias Harsh v. State (Govt of NCT of Delhi)
The Delhi High Court upheld the Trial Court's framing of charges under Section 307 IPC against the petitioner, holding that a prima facie case existed based on the material on record and that detailed evidence evaluation is not required at the charge framing stage.
Arasdeep Singh v. State GNCT Delhi
The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Section 25 of the Arms Act against a petitioner where a single live cartridge was recovered without evidence of conscious possession or criminal intent.
Rajaram v. State of NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court modified the appellants' conviction from murder under Section 302 IPC to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part II IPC, holding the death occurred in a sudden fight without premeditation or intention to cause death.
Naval Singh v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Anr.
The Delhi High Court held that land acquisition does not lapse if possession is taken and compensation paid, and claims for enhanced compensation must be pursued under the Land Acquisition Act, dismissing the petitioner’s writ petition.