Delhi High Court
58,104 judgments
Okechukwu Okey@ Paulinus Uchenna v. Narcotics Control Bureau
The Delhi High Court granted bail to a Nigerian national accused under the NDPS Act, holding that omission of 'nearest' in Section 50 notice is not fatal and prolonged custody without trial progress justifies bail.
Saroj Gupta v. The State (Government of NCT of Delhi)
The Delhi High Court directed the Probate Court to expeditiously consider submitted Inventory Forms and pass appropriate orders, emphasizing the petitioner's advanced age, while dismissing the transfer application.
Deepak Nijhawan v. Shivani Arora
The Delhi High Court set aside an ex-parte order passed by a civil court lacking jurisdiction over a Section 9 Arbitration petition misdescribed and directed proper allocation to a Commercial Court.
Sanjay Singhania (Deceased) Through LRs v. Madhu Vyas
The Delhi High Court upheld the trial court's refusal to allow a late amendment to the written statement in a civil eviction suit, holding that such discretion exercised judiciously will not be interfered with.
Sanjeev Kumar v. The State
The Delhi High Court granted bail to an accused in a large-scale ganja seizure case, emphasizing procedural irregularities, prolonged custody, and the precise definition of 'ganja' under the NDPS Act.
Amrit Lal Agnihotri v. Sushil Kumar Verma
The High Court directed the Trial Court to reconsider the maintainability of the suit at final arguments, without staying proceedings or expressing any opinion on merits.
Sherwood Officers Society v. Satinder Kaur
The Delhi High Court held that it lacked jurisdiction over a consumer dispute arising in Punjab, allowing the petitioners to withdraw their petition with liberty to approach the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
Sherwood Officers Society v. Sh. Kamaljit Singh & Anr.
Delhi High Court held it lacked jurisdiction over a consumer dispute petition arising in Punjab, allowing withdrawal with liberty to approach the appropriate High Court.
Anju Bala v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi
The Delhi High Court held that the National Commission for Scheduled Castes lacks jurisdiction to issue binding directions like FIR registration, affirming its recommendatory role under Article 338 and dismissed the appellant's delayed appeal.
The Jagjiwan Coop Group Housing Society Ltd v. The Registrar of Cooperative Societies & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the execution order substituting a member's name in cooperative society records, holding the execution petition was filed within limitation and dismissing the petitioner's challenges as meritless.
Sanjay Malik v. Neeru Malik
The Delhi High Court granted one final opportunity to the objector to cross-examine a crucial witness in a probate petition, subject to payment of costs, to prevent serious prejudice while upholding procedural fairness.
Amarjeet Singh @ Pummy v. M/S Jaina Properties Pvt. Ltd.
The Delhi High Court deferred coercive execution proceedings for one week to allow the petitioner to file an appeal against a mandatory injunction decree.
M/S ANGLIAN FINVEST PRIVATE LIMITED v. M/S ELECTREV MOBILITY PRIVATE LIMITED
The Delhi High Court directed the Trial Court to reconsider the petitioner’s request to prove documents already on record through an additional witness after hearing both parties.
Ms. Shruti Shukla and Ms. Harpreet Kaur v. Priyanka Luthra
The Delhi High Court dismissed a petition seeking direction for expeditious disposal of a divorce case, holding that no special reason existed to invoke its supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227.
Akash Tanwar v. State of Delhi
Delhi High Court granted transit bail to the applicant arrested for a social media post offence, held Nagaland as proper jurisdiction, and declined to quash the FIR under the SC/ST Act for lack of prima facie case.
Vikas Chhillar & Ors. v. The State Govt of NCT of Delhi & Anr.
The Delhi High Court quashed FIRs under minor IPC offences on the basis of amicable settlement between parties, applying Section 528 BNSS to prevent abuse of process and directed restorative measures instead of costs.
Mohammad Shabaz & Ors. v. State of NCT of Delhi and Anr.
The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Sections 498A, 406, and 34 IPC arising from matrimonial disputes following an amicable settlement between the parties.
Vijay Kumar Jain & Ors. v. Arun Mehra Proprietor of M/S Saree Ghar & Anr.
The Delhi High Court upheld the trial court's grant of Leave to Defend in a suit for recovery based on admitted signed cheques and promissory notes, holding that triable issues regarding loan disbursement and misuse of blank instruments warranted contesting the suit.
Dr Brajesh Kumar v. Sashastra Seema Bal and Anr
The court held that the punishment period for forfeiture of promotion must be counted from the due date of promotion, directing promotion with seniority from that date despite the punishment order being issued later.
IIDL (IFCI Infrastructure Development Ltd) v. M/S Subir Engineering Works (P) Ltd. & Anr.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal challenging an arbitral award on VAT liability, holding that judicial interference under Section 37 is limited and specific LOIs supersede general tender terms.