Delhi High Court

58,104 judgments

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Sahil Sharma alias Maxx v. State Govt of NCT of Delhi

03 Dec 2025 · Amit Mahajan · 2025:DHC:10798

The Delhi High Court granted bail to the accused in a commercial quantity NDPS case due to prolonged trial delay and discrepancies in evidence, emphasizing the primacy of fundamental rights over statutory bail restrictions.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant NDPS Act Section 37 NDPS bail commercial quantity

Ankush Kumar Mahato v. State Govt of NCT of Delhi

03 Dec 2025 · Vikas Mahajan · 2025:DHC:10787
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The Delhi High Court granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner in a rape case involving alleged false promise of marriage, holding that mere breach of promise does not vitiate consent and factual disputes must be decided at trial.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant anticipatory bail false promise of marriage rape consent

Mohd. Shoaib v. State (NCT of Delhi) & Anr.

03 Dec 2025 · Dr. Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2025:DHC:10828
Cites 1 · Cited by 0

The Delhi High Court upheld interim maintenance awarded to a wife and minor child, affirming that a husband’s income can be notionally assessed under the Minimum Wages Act when actual income is undisclosed, and that childcare responsibilities justify the wife’s unemployment without forfeiting maintenance rights.

family appeal_dismissed Significant interim maintenance Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 Minimum Wages Act, 1948 notional income

Chhattar Singh v. Union of India & Anr.

03 Dec 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2025:DHC:10782-DB
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The Delhi High Court quashed disciplinary proceedings against a CRPF employee with mental illness for failure to provide reasonable accommodation and imposed an unauthorized penalty, ordering reinstatement with full benefits.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant disciplinary proceedings mental illness Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016

Mukesh Kumar v. State (NCT of Delhi)

03 Dec 2025 · Manoj Kumar Ohri · 2025:DHC:10827

The Delhi High Court upheld the appellant's conviction for assault and attempt to outrage modesty, affirming victim's identification despite procedural lapses, but reduced the sentence considering trial delay and personal circumstances.

criminal appeal_partly_allowed Significant Identification of accused Test Identification Parade Section 354B IPC Section 308 IPC

Deepak Kumar and Ors. v. State NCT of Delhi and Anr.

03 Dec 2025 · Ravinder Dudeja · 2025:DHC:10794

The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Sections 498A, 406, and 34 IPC arising from matrimonial disputes based on an amicable settlement and divorce between the parties, exercising its inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC.

criminal petition_allowed Significant Section 482 CrPC quashing of FIR matrimonial dispute Section 498A IPC

Dr. Sanjay Kaushal v. State NCT of Delhi & Jetha Nand Saluja

03 Dec 2025 · Neena Bansal Krishna · 2025:DHC:10795

The Delhi High Court held that while a complainant has a right to be heard and participate in criminal revision proceedings to assist the prosecution, there is no automatic right to be impleaded as a party, and the petition challenging the complainant's participation was dismissed.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant victim rights complainant participation criminal revision Section 397 Cr.P.C.

Vijay Kumar v. Mamta Garg

03 Dec 2025 · Girish Kathpalia · 2025:DHC:10807

The Delhi High Court upheld the trial court’s order permitting forensic examination of a disputed affidavit in a loan recovery suit, dismissing the petitioner’s challenge as meritless.

civil petition_dismissed forensic examination disputed document Order VI Rule 2 CPC Section 45 Evidence Act

Naresh Tyagi v. State (NCT of Delhi)

03 Dec 2025 · Neena Bansal Krishna · 2025:DHC:10801

The Delhi High Court quashed the order directing registration of a second FIR for the same incident, holding that once an FIR is registered and investigation underway, no separate FIR can be ordered under Section 210 Cr.P.C., and expunged adverse remarks against police investigation made before trial.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 210 Cr.P.C. FIR registration duplicate FIR case diary privilege

Manju Mehra & Anr. v. Dev Pratap Seonie & Ors.

03 Dec 2025 · Girish Kathpalia · 2025:DHC:10808

The Delhi High Court upheld the trial court's closure of a witness's evidence due to non-appearance but granted the petitioners one final opportunity to complete cross-examination subject to payment of costs.

civil appeal_dismissed closure of evidence cross-examination adjournment witness non-appearance

Hemant Singh Rawat & Ors. v. The State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) & Anr

03 Dec 2025 · Ravinder Dudeja · 2025:DHC:10793

The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Sections 498A, 406, and 34 IPC in a matrimonial dispute following an amicable settlement and divorce between the parties, exercising its inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC.

criminal petition_allowed Significant quashing of FIR Section 482 CrPC matrimonial dispute amicable settlement

ADS CIVIL AND INTERIORS PVT LTD v. AUSTVINAYAK PLYWOODS

03 Dec 2025 · Girish Kathpalia · 2025:DHC:10810

The Delhi High Court upheld the trial court's acceptance of an updated statement of accounts filed with an amendment application and allowed summoning of an additional witness, dismissing the petition under Article 227 as frivolous.

civil petition_dismissed Order VI Rule 17 CPC amendment of plaint updated statement of accounts Article 227 Constitution of India

Saahil v. The State NCT of Delhi

03 Dec 2025 · Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2025:DHC:10818

The Delhi High Court held that while parallel bail applications before different courts should be avoided and full disclosure is mandatory, it declined to interfere with bail already granted despite procedural lapses.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant bail application parallel proceedings judicial propriety disclosure of pendency

Pankaj Narwal v. Jyoti

03 Dec 2025 · Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2025:DHC:10815

The High Court upheld enhanced interim maintenance based on the petitioner's employment income but limited its retrospective application to the actual employment period, modifying maintenance amounts accordingly.

family appeal_dismissed Significant Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 interim maintenance Section 25(2) PWDV Act alteration of maintenance order

Saad v. State Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Anr.

03 Dec 2025 · Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2025:DHC:10816
Cites 3 · Cited by 0

The Delhi High Court held that absence of written grounds of arrest does not invalidate arrest or entitle to bail unless actual prejudice is shown, and dismissed the petition challenging the petitioner’s arrest in a murder case.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant Article 22(1) Constitution of India grounds of arrest written grounds of arrest illegal arrest

MRS. MINAL DESAI v. MR. KAWALJEET SINGH

03 Dec 2025 · ANIL KSHETARPAL; HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR · 2025:DHC:10769-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the Trial Court's decree in a commercial suit for rent recovery by a movers and packers business, affirming the suit's commercial nature and compliance with procedural and evidentiary requirements.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant commercial suit Commercial Courts Act, 2015 definition of commercial dispute Order XI Rule 6 CPC

Rita Solomon & Ors. v. The Republic of Italy & Anr.

03 Dec 2025 · Anil Ksheterpal; Renu Bhatnagar · 2025:DHC:10749-DB
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The Delhi High Court held that a plaint cannot be rejected under Order VII Rule 11(a) CPC merely on disputed factual or legal grounds and reinstated the suit alleging pay discrimination by the Italian Embassy.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Order VII Rule 11 CPC cause of action rejection of plaint pay parity

M/S Kapoor Tent & Caterers v. Delhi Tourism & Transportation Development Corporation Ltd.

03 Dec 2025 · Anil Ksheterpal; Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar · 2025:DHC:10751-DB
Cites 2 · Cited by 0

The Delhi High Court upheld an arbitral award dismissing the appellant's claims and confirmed that contractual disputes over license fees and damages related to public premises are arbitrable and not barred by the Public Premises Act.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971 non-arbitrability license agreement

S. P. Singh Dhillon v. Delhi Capital Badminton Association

03 Dec 2025 · Anil Ksheterpal; Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar · 2025:DHC:10752-DB
Cites 1 · Cited by 1

The Delhi High Court held that the DCBA and its District Units failed to comply with mandatory sports governance norms, invalidating prior elections and directing re-affiliation and transparent elections under the National Sports Development Code and Rahul Mehra principles.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant Delhi Capital Badminton Association Badminton Association of India National Sports Development Code of India Rahul Mehra judgment

Kohinoor Seed Fields India Pvt Ltd v. Veda Seed Sciences Pvt Ltd

03 Dec 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2025:DHC:10789-DB
Cites 0 · Cited by 1

Delhi High Court lacks territorial jurisdiction over trademark infringement suit where cause of action arose outside Delhi and plaintiff’s subordinate office jurisdiction applies.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant territorial jurisdiction trademark infringement passing off Marketing Agreement