Delhi High Court
48,408 judgments
Hans Raj v. The State NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court quashed FIRs under Sections 354A, 506, 509, and 34 IPC arising from neighbor disputes after amicable settlement, holding that inherent powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C. can be exercised to prevent abuse of process in minor offences.
Gulshan Verma & Ors. v. State NCT of Delhi & Ors.
The Delhi High Court quashed FIRs arising from a minor landlord-tenant dispute involving assault and licensed firearm use, relying on amicable settlement and inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC to prevent abuse of process.
Mohammad Arif v. M/S Robust Marketing and Communication and Ors
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal upholding the dismissal of a recovery suit as barred by limitation, holding that the limitation period starts from the last invoice date and is not extended by subsequent ledger reconciliation requests.
Krishan Bidhuri v. Kalyan Singh
The Delhi High Court upheld the acquittal of the accused in a cheque dishonour case, holding that the accused successfully rebutted the statutory presumption of debt under Section 139 of the NI Act and the petitioner failed to prove the existence of a legally enforceable debt.
Sunil Kumar & Anr v. Harish Chander & Anr
The Delhi High Court allowed the defendants' appeal holding that non-payment of a newly introduced one-time process fee without notice cannot bar the filing of a written statement and granted time to pay the fee.
Hotel Corporation of India v. M/S NS Associates Pvt. Ltd
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal upholding the arbitrator's award for payment of extra work executed after the removal of the Architect, holding the relevant contractual clause inoperative under such circumstances.
Anwar Ali v. The Additional Commissioner of CGST Delhi & Anr.
The Delhi High Court held that GST registration cancellation cannot be applied retrospectively without specific reasons in the Show Cause Notice and proper opportunity of hearing, setting aside retrospective cancellation from the date of registration.
M/S GIRIK ENTERPRISES v. THE COMMISSIONER SGST DELHI
The Delhi High Court held that cancellation of GST registration with retrospective effect is invalid without clear reasons in the Show Cause Notice and directed cancellation to take effect from the date of the notice.
Varun Kumar Arya v. Commissioner of Delhi Goods and Service Tax & Anr.
The Delhi High Court held that retrospective cancellation of GST registration must be reasoned and cannot be applied from the date of registration when the proprietor was deceased, limiting cancellation to the date of death onwards.
RSS Estate LLP & Anr. v. Monica Gogia
The Delhi High Court held that registered sale deeds enjoy a presumption of validity at the prima facie stage and stayed the order granting ad-interim stay, emphasizing that inadequacy of consideration alone cannot invalidate such deeds without cogent evidence.
Indian Institute of Planning and Management v. State (NCT of Delhi) and Anr
The Delhi High Court quashed the Magistrate's order directing FIR registration under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. for lack of judicial mind and absence of prima facie cognizable offence, holding the dispute to be civil in nature and the complaint malicious and delayed.
Director General, Employees State Insurance Corporation v. Avdhesh Kant Kumar
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging the CAT order, holding that ESIC Regulations enacted after the respondents' suspension could not be applied retrospectively to justify custody decisions.
Raj Singh & Anr. v. Om Prakash Lakra & Anr.
The High Court dismissed the petition seeking to admit additional documents at the final arguments stage in a partition suit due to unexplained delay and potential prejudice to defendants.
Kishan Kumar & Anr v. Vijay Kumar Aggarwal & Anr
The Delhi High Court upheld an eviction order under the Delhi Rent Control Act, holding that service by registered post and publication in a local newspaper was valid and failure to seek leave to defend warranted eviction.
Harish Kumar & Anr. v. Vijay Kumar Aggarwal & Anr.
The Delhi High Court upheld an eviction order under the Delhi Rent Control Act, holding that summons served by registered post and publication after affixation constituted valid service, and the tenant's failure to seek leave to defend led to deemed admission of eviction grounds.
Gagan Deep Dugal & Ors. v. Religare Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd.
The Delhi High Court held that a complaint under Section 12(1)(c) of the Consumer Protection Act is maintainable only after permission is granted, and limitation for filing reply starts thereafter, dismissing the petition challenging NCDRC's refusal of interim relief and condemning repeated petitions as abuse of process.
Ashwin Mittal v. Kanika Gupta Mittal
The High Court directed the Trial Court to fix dates for recording respondent's evidence simultaneously with pending applications to avoid delay in a divorce proceeding under the Hindu Marriage Act.
Shri Sukhlal Jain v. Shri Brij Bhushan Jain
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging the closure of the petitioner's evidence by the Trial Court, holding that delay and acquiescence disentitled the petitioner from relief under Article 227.
Mangalam Traders v. Commissioner of Delhi Value Added Tax Department of Trade and Taxes and Anr
The Delhi High Court held that a dealer is entitled to statutory interest on delayed VAT refunds under Sections 38 and 42 of the DVAT Act, rejecting the tax department's denial of interest despite investigations and legal disputes.
Ms. Jyoti Tyagi, Mr. Hitanshu Mishra and Mr. Rachit Gupta v. Bhanupriya Shokeen
The Delhi High Court upheld the CAT order directing appointment of a candidate as TGT (English), ruling that eligibility conditions in Recruitment Rules cannot be retrospectively altered by corrigendum issued after recruitment.