Delhi High Court
48,408 judgments
Pankaj Kumar Sharma v. Govt of NCT of Delhi & Ors.
Delhi High Court awarded compensation for illegal police detention without due procedure, emphasizing police accountability and constitutional safeguards under Article 21.
Bhai Manjit Singh v. Radhika Chowdhury
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging the summoning order under Section 138 NI Act, holding that the defence of stolen cheque requires trial and cannot be decided at the summoning stage.
Om Prakash v. Union of India & Anr
The Delhi High Court upheld the dismissal of a probationary employee for unauthorized absence, affirming that writ courts will not reappreciate tribunal findings absent jurisdictional error.
Vikram Baghel v. Govt of NCT of Delhi & Anr.
The Delhi High Court held that admission rights under the RTE Act are strictly tied to the DoE’s allotment for a specific academic year and cannot be enforced after delay or without fresh allotment, dismissing the petitioner’s claim for admission in a lapsed academic year.
Sonu Kumar @ Sonu Mehta & Ors. v. State & Anr.
The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Sections 498A and 406 IPC following an amicable settlement and mutual consent divorce, exercising its inherent powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to prevent abuse of process.
Gopal Krishan v. Vijay Kumar Aggarwal
The Delhi High Court held that under the Delhi Rent Control Act, bona fide requirement for eviction is to be tested as on the petition date and subsequent events cannot be considered in revision proceedings under Section 25B(8), thereby dismissing tenants' applications to admit such events.
Paritosh Sharma v. UTI Infrastructure Technology and Services Ltd & Anr.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition seeking enforcement of unimplemented 2006 financial benefit policies, holding such benefits are discretionary and not enforceable rights.
Manish Gupta v. UTI Infrastructure Technology and Services Ltd. & Anr.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition seeking enforcement of unimplemented 2006 financial benefit policies, holding that such benefits are discretionary and not vested rights, and mandamus cannot be issued to enforce them.
Shreekant Gupta v. University of Delhi & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the University's resolution permitting the incumbent Head of Department to continue despite revised seniority, holding that the administrative decision was lawful and not subject to judicial interference absent illegality or mala fide.
Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya v. M/S Induction Corporate Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
The Delhi High Court held that the territorial jurisdiction for setting aside an arbitral award is determined by the agreed seat of arbitration, excluded mediation periods from limitation, and allowed the appeal setting aside the dismissal of the petition as time-barred.
Sapna Dubey v. Central Industrial Security Force
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging medical unfitness for CISF recruitment, holding that courts should not interfere with medical boards' expert decisions absent illegality or arbitrariness.
Antares Systems Ltd. v. Delhi Development Authority & Anr.
The Delhi High Court held that unilateral substitution of a consortium member in a State contract without fresh tendering is arbitrary and illegal, allowing the writ petition challenging the amended work order permitting such substitution.
Rema Gupta v. Mahinder Lal
The Delhi High Court upheld the Trial Court's dismissal of the petitioners' application to reject the plaint, holding that the respondent's claim of possessory rights disclosed a cause of action warranting continuation of the partition suit.
Ram Singh v. State
The Delhi High Court granted regular bail to a developer director accused of cheating home buyers in a delayed housing project, emphasizing bail as the rule when trial is not speedy and imposing conditions to safeguard the trial process.
Sonia Jokhani v. Jugal Kishore Jokhani & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the suit for partition and rendition of accounts, holding that mutation does not confer ownership, the Will created only a life estate in favor of the mother, and the suit was barred by limitation without challenging the Sale Deed.
Anand Kumar & Anr. v. The State (Govt. of NCT Delhi)
The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Sections 498A, 406, and 34 IPC following an amicable settlement between the parties, holding that continuing proceedings would be an abuse of the court's process.
M/S VR HYDROCHEM PVT. LIMITED v. M/S RUPANA PAPER MILLS LIMITED
The Delhi High Court ordered dissolution of a company in liquidation under Section 481 of the Companies Act, 1956 due to absence of assets and discharged the Official Liquidator, exempting publication of final winding up citation.
The Regional Manager Central Bank of India v. Kunwar Pal Singh
The Delhi High Court upheld the Industrial Tribunal's award setting aside the dismissal of a bank employee due to a vitiated domestic inquiry and denied the bank's belated attempt to lead fresh evidence, dismissing the writ petition.
Dewan Chand v. Krishak Bharati Cooperative Limited
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal challenging the arbitral award rejecting interest on retention money withheld during extended project completion, holding no patent illegality in the tribunal's reasoned decision.
Sunny Sachdeva v. ACP (North), RTI Cell and Anr.
The Delhi High Court held that inadvertent errors in providing RTI information do not warrant penalties under Section 20 absent malafide intent, and upheld the CIC order dismissing the petition.