Delhi High Court
49,371 judgments
Bijender & Ors. v. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi)
The Delhi High Court held that life convicts’ premature release must be considered under the remission policy prevailing at conviction or a more liberal subsequent policy, setting aside the SRB’s rejection under the 2018 Rules and directing fresh consideration under the 2004 Policy.
M/S. CONTAINER CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED v. M/S. SHIVHARE ROAD LINES
The Delhi High Court held that failure to file the arbitral award along with a Section 34 petition is a fatal defect rendering the petition non-est and barred by limitation, leading to dismissal of the petition.
Deepak v. State of NCT of Delhi
Delhi High Court allowed furlough to a life-convict prisoner with good conduct and verified alternate residence despite the heinous nature of offence and initial rejection on safety grounds.
Guddu v. State of NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court allowed a writ petition directing release of a life convict on furlough for three weeks, emphasizing rehabilitation and satisfactory recent conduct despite past bail jumping and punishments.
NATUREX OILS PVT. LTD. & ORS v. TYAGI PIPE CRAFT PVT.LTD.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging an arbitral award that held the loan defaulting company and its directors liable to reimburse the collateral provider for amounts paid to recover mortgaged property, affirming the award under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.
Amit @ Nitu v. State of NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court allowed furlough to a life-convict prisoner, holding that adverse police reports without reasons cannot alone justify denial of furlough when prison rules criteria are met.
Eliamma Sebastian v. Delhi Development Authority & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed a writ petition challenging defective construction and seeking CBI investigation, holding that disputed factual issues and alternate remedies preclude writ jurisdiction and that CBI directions are to be granted only in exceptional cases.
Alok Gupta and Ors. v. Nikita Gupta
The Delhi High Court held that a compromise decree settling possession disputes does not extinguish other claims, allowing parties to continue counterclaims despite handing over possession.
Vivek Kashyap v. The State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi)
The Delhi High Court granted regular bail to the accused in a POCSO case after the victim, alleged to be a minor, stated she was a major and married to the accused, casting doubt on the prosecution's case.
New Rashtriya Cooperative Group Housing Society Ltd v. Suman Sharma
The Delhi High Court set aside an arbitral award and related tribunal orders for being passed without jurisdiction and failing to consider material facts, holding that an arbitrator's tenure expiry invalidates subsequent awards and non-service of award justifies condonation of delay.
Vinod Yadav v. The State
The Delhi High Court granted bail to the accused in an NDPS case holding that contraband quantities recovered from co-accused cannot be clubbed without conspiracy charges, and intermediate quantity does not attract the bail bar under Section 37 of the NDPS Act.
The Sovereign School v. Government of NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court directed the Directorate of Education to decide the petitioner's representation on reimbursement or charging of fees for EWS/DG students with a reasoned order and personal hearing within three weeks.
Sanjay Kumar Singh v. The Principal Secretary to LG
The Delhi High Court allowed an appeal modifying an interlocutory order to permit recruitment to a post pending final adjudication, holding that a relieved contractual employee cannot restrain such recruitment without interim relief.
Parul Aneja v. Ankit Aneja
The Delhi High Court allowed the transfer of matrimonial proceedings to the Family Court at Patiala House where related cases were pending, to ensure judicial convenience and consistency.
Dr Suraj Prakash Seth and Others v. Shukla Uppal
The Delhi High Court dismissed the application to set aside an ex parte decree, holding that summons service was valid and the delay in filing the application was inordinate and unexplained despite COVID-19 extensions.
Chima Ram Harnand Rai v. Principal Commissioner Department of Trade and Taxes Government of NCT of Delhi and Anr
The Delhi High Court held that retrospective cancellation of GST registration requires objective reasons and procedural fairness, and modified the cancellation date to the petitioner's application date instead of an arbitrary retrospective date.
Natco Pharma v. Novartis AG
The Delhi High Court upheld an interim injunction in favor of Novartis, holding that the salt form ELT-O patent was prima facie valid under Section 3(d) of the Patents Act and Natco failed to raise a credible challenge to its validity.
Sambita Mehta v. Sabita Bose and Anr.
The Delhi High Court allowed impleadment of a necessary party and held that dismissal of an earlier suit for non-filing of evidence does not automatically bar a subsequent suit under res judicata, directing production of original documents for adjudication of a property dispute.
GA Digital Web Word Pvt Ltd v. The Group General Manager Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd
The Delhi High Court upheld the blacklisting of a bidder for submitting a false declaration in a tender but reduced the blacklisting period to the time already served in light of a subsequent court order and government policy.
Anil Kumar v. State & Anr.
The Delhi High Court allowed the petition to release a seized vehicle on Superdari with reduced surety and struck down the condition prohibiting its future use without legal basis.