Delhi High Court
48,761 judgments
Shri Ram Gen. Insurance Co. Ltd v. Mumtaz Begum & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the insurance company’s appeal challenging the compensation calculation order, holding that issues not raised earlier cannot be entertained at this stage.
Jos Chiramel v. National Highways Authority of India
The High Court held that a Trial Court cannot limit a plaint to an arbitrary page count under Order VI Rule 16 CPC without specifying offending parts and valid grounds for striking out pleadings.
FIITJEE LTD v. SNEH LATA
The Delhi High Court set aside the NCDRC's dismissal of a consumer revision petition for non-prosecution due to counsel's unavailability and restored the petition for hearing on merits.
Sanju Rana v. The State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi)
The Delhi High Court granted regular bail to the accused in a dowry death and murder case considering divergent medical opinions, polygraph results, prolonged custody, and absence of risk of witness tampering or flight.
Saurav Chaudhary v. Union of India & Anr.
The Delhi High Court allowed restoration of a patent application abandoned due to patent agent's negligence, emphasizing the duty of patent agents and the court's power to condone delay in exceptional cases.
ASF Buildtech Private Limited v. Shapoorji Pallonji and Company Private Limited
The Delhi High Court upheld the arbitral tribunal's jurisdiction to implead non-signatory group companies under the Group of Companies doctrine and dismissed challenges to their inclusion and the arbitrator's mandate.
Ghaziabad Development Authority v. Durga Prasad
The Delhi High Court dismissed the Ghaziabad Development Authority's petition under Article 227, upholding consumer fora orders that held the respondent a consumer despite possession and Sale Deed, emphasizing limited revisional jurisdiction and supervisory powers.
Nafees Ahmed v. Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation Ltd
The Delhi High Court appointed an arbitrator under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, holding that disputes involving allegations of coercion and accord and satisfaction are to be decided by the arbitral tribunal, not the court at the appointment stage.
MS Krishan Kumar and Sons v. Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation Ltd
The Delhi High Court appointed an arbitrator under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, holding that allegations of coercion cannot be examined at this stage and the disputes are prima facie arbitrable.
Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax v. Arun Malhotra
The Delhi High Court upheld the deletion of additions under Section 69A and allowed deduction under Section 80HHC, emphasizing the need for cogent evidence and proper adjudication in block assessment proceedings.
Pancham Lal v. Rakesh Kumar
The Delhi High Court held that under Order XV-A CPC, courts can direct deposit of enhanced mesne profits based on market rent during pendency of suit, overruling trial court’s order limiting rent deposit to admitted rent.
Rajnish Kumar v. Union of India and Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that an officer cannot decide his own adverse appraisal order and directed fresh consideration of the petitioner’s representation by an independent authority, while affirming territorial jurisdiction and procedural fairness in service matters.
Yashpal Sinh Jadeja v. All India Council for Technical Education
The Delhi High Court upheld AICTE's cutoff date for recognition of equivalence of AMIE courses, affirming that only statutory universities can confer engineering degrees and MHRD lacks power to grant equivalence beyond 31.05.2013.
Rajan Wadhawan v. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India & Anr.
The Delhi High Court held that ICAI can initiate disciplinary proceedings against partners not nominated as 'members answerable' if procedural conditions are unmet, affirming ICAI's jurisdiction to regulate professional misconduct beyond nominated individuals.
Sh Sushil Kumar v. Archana
The Delhi High Court dismissed the husband's appeal against interim maintenance fixed by the Family Court, holding that deliberate reduction of income to evade maintenance is not permissible.
Saspal Singh v. Punjab & Sind Bank and Anr
The Delhi High Court held that a CPF Optee’s conditional resignation accepted without reservation must be treated as voluntary retirement entitling him to pension benefits after completing qualifying service, quashing the bank’s denial of pension.
Guruji Elevators v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the rejection of a contractor's enlistment application for Class-I Building & Roads category, holding that labour-intensive works do not satisfy the civil construction experience criteria under the Enlisting Rules, 2021.
M/S Dayal Chand Kishori Lal v. Swaran Makkar
The Delhi High Court set aside the trial court's order striking off the defendant's defense for non-compliance without issuing a show-cause notice and permitted the defendant to lead defense, directing expeditious disposal of the suit.
Fortuna Skill Management Pvt. Ltd. v. Jaina Marketing & Associates
The Delhi High Court upheld an arbitral award favoring the respondent, holding that the arbitral tribunal rightly rejected the appellant's belated evidence application without violating the right to a full opportunity to present its case under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act.
Simla Devi v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the application to recall its 2016 order declaring land acquisition proceedings lapsed, holding that the order has attained finality and allegations of fraud were unsubstantiated.