Delhi High Court
48,408 judgments
Lal Mohammed v. State (Govt. of NCT) Delhi
The Delhi High Court held that a life convict maintaining good conduct is entitled to furlough as a reformative right, and rejected a blanket denial based solely on the nature of the offence.
Reliance General Insurance Co Ltd v. Jagdish & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that triple riding on a motorcycle constitutes contributory negligence, reducing the insurer's liability by 50% in a motor accident claim.
Ajay Purnanand Chitnis v. DSC Limited
The Delhi High Court transferred a nascent winding up petition under the Companies Act, 1956 to the NCLT in light of the Companies Act, 2013 and Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, holding that such proceedings must be adjudicated by the NCLT.
Gurmail Singh @ Gela v. Narcotics Control Bureau
Anticipatory bail was denied to the accused in a narcotics case due to destruction of evidence and lack of cooperation, with custodial interrogation deemed necessary.
R.S. Tyagi v. N.T.P.C. Ltd
The Delhi High Court quashed disciplinary proceedings and penalty imposed on an NTPC engineer due to inordinate delay and lack of cogent evidence of negligence, emphasizing the need for timely and fair administrative action.
Devender & Ors. v. Savita Jindal & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed defendants' applications to reject the plaint, holding that the suit for declaration and cancellation of sale deeds concerning ancestral land is maintainable with proper court fee and within limitation.
Singla Enterprises v. Commissioner of Delhi Goods and Service Tax
The Delhi High Court held that retrospective cancellation of GST registration requires objective satisfaction and cogent reasons, setting aside retrospective cancellation from 2017 and fixing cancellation effective from the Show Cause Notice date.
Vinod v. State of NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court allowed furlough to a life convict despite previous late surrender during emergency parole, emphasizing rehabilitative correctional principles and satisfactory conduct.
Gulshan @ Sandeep @ Monu v. State (NCT of Delhi)
The Delhi High Court set aside major punishments awarded to a prisoner without due process under prison rules and remanded the matter for fresh inquiry, deferring furlough relief pending compliance.
Mohd Qasim Mansoori v. The State of Delhi
The Delhi High Court dismissed the bail application of an accused in a murder case where recovery of the murder weapon and forensic evidence linked him to the crime, holding that bail is not warranted at this stage.
Rishab Dwar v. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi)
Anticipatory bail was denied to an accused under the POCSO Act who was declared a proclaimed offender and deliberately misled the Court and investigation regarding crucial mobile phone evidence.
Vikash @ Aalu v. State of NCT of Delhi & Anr.
The Delhi High Court held that a Jail Superintendent cannot reject a parole application without forwarding it to the competent authority and directed compliance with Delhi Prison Rules, allowing the petitioner to seek parole to file an SLP.
Shri Inderjit Walia & Anr. v. Dr. Amitabh Parti & Anr.
The Delhi High Court appointed a sole arbitrator under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 to resolve a lease deed dispute, affirming the arbitration clause specifying New Delhi as the seat and rejecting an unproven oral agreement to change it.
Kinshuk Goel prop. M/s Ganesha International v. Ministry of Defence, Government of India
The Delhi High Court held that limitation objections cannot be raised at the Section 11(6) stage and appointed an arbitrator to resolve disputes under a Supply Order arbitration clause, leaving all substantive issues to the arbitral tribunal.
M/S ROHAN BOOK COMPANY PRIVATE LIMITED v. UNION OF INDIA
The Delhi High Court set aside orders disposing Show Cause Notices solely for non-submission of reply and remitted the matter for re-adjudication after granting the petitioner an opportunity to be heard.
M/S MAURYA INDUSTRIES v. THE UNION OF INDIA & ANR
The Delhi High Court held that GST registration cancellation with retrospective effect must be based on objective satisfaction and proper procedure, modifying the cancellation date to the petitioner's voluntary application date.
Manoj Diwakar v. Union of India and Anr.
The Delhi High Court set aside defective GST adjudication orders lacking reasoning and directed fresh adjudication after affording the petitioner an opportunity of personal hearing and to file supplementary replies.
Commissioner of Central Excise v. Kuber Tobacco Products Pvt. Ltd.
The Delhi High Court upheld the CESTAT majority order dismissing excise duty demands and penalties against Kuber Tobacco for lack of credible evidence of clandestine removal, emphasizing the preponderance of probabilities standard and the need for corroborated proof.
Pushpa Devi v. Pawan Sehrawat
The Delhi High Court upheld the Trial Court's discretion to recall an order closing defence evidence under Section 151 CPC, emphasizing circumspect use of inherent powers and dismissing the petition challenging the same.
Sudhir Power Project Ltd. v. Prime Meiden Pvt. Ltd.
The Delhi High Court allowed the petitioner to place a belatedly discovered relevant document on record under Order VIII Rule 1A(3) CPC but refused to admit an affidavit of admission/denial at the evidence stage, emphasizing the balance between procedural rules and substantial justice.