Delhi High Court
64,846 judgments
Suraj Kumar v. The State Govt of NCT Delhi
The Delhi High Court dismissed a habeas corpus petition seeking custody of a missing girl after investigations revealed she was murdered and a criminal case was registered against the accused.
Reshma v. The Commissioner of Police
The Delhi High Court clarified the legal meaning of 'pardanashin woman', balanced religious freedoms with police duties, and declined to mandate special police procedures for women wearing veils while emphasizing dignity and reasonableness in law enforcement.
BCC Developers and Promoters Pvt. Ltd. v. Principal Commissioner of Central Goods and Services Tax, Delhi-South
The Delhi High Court directed transfer of GST credit from an automatically created non-migrated GST number to the valid migrated GST number and mandated rectification of such technical errors by GST authorities.
Sachin Kumar Tiwari v. The State (NCT of Delhi)
The Delhi High Court dismissed the habeas corpus petition after the adult wife voluntarily appeared and chose to live with her husband, issuing protective directions against family interference.
Himanshu Thakur v. State of NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court granted regular bail to the petitioner accused of murder in communal riots, emphasizing prolonged custody, hostile eyewitnesses, and trial delays as grounds for bail despite the gravity of offences.
Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax -2, Delhi v. M/S Clix Finance India Pvt. Ltd.
The Delhi High Court upheld the ITAT's quashing of the CIT's revisionary order under Section 263 of the Income Tax Act, holding that the AO had applied mind and conducted adequate enquiry, thus the revision was without jurisdiction.
Parveen v. State NCT of Delhi & Ors.
The Delhi High Court directed registration of FIR against unknown persons and comprehensive investigation in a missing person case after forensic DNA analysis ruled out biological relation with the petitioner.
Sushil Yadav v. State (Govt. of NCT), Delhi
The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction of the appellant for aggravated penetrative sexual assault on a two-year-old child based on conclusive medical and DNA evidence despite inconsistencies in eyewitness testimony.
Ramesh Chand Sharma v. Balbir Singh Mathur & Ors.
The Delhi High Court allowed substitution of only the sole legal heir as legal representative of the deceased defendant in a civil suit, applying limitation rules and COVID-19 extensions, and disallowed impleadment of a daughter-in-law.
Kudos Pharmaceuticals Limited & Ors. v. Natco Pharma Limited
The Delhi High Court granted interim injunction to Kudos Pharmaceuticals against Natco Pharma for infringement of the species patent on Olaparib, holding that Natco failed to raise a credible challenge to the patent's validity at the interlocutory stage.
Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax (Central) -1 v. M/s Forum Sales Pvt. Ltd.
The Delhi High Court held that the Assessing Officer must reject the books of account before making best judgment assessments, and additions without such rejection and proper verification are unsustainable, dismissing the Revenue's appeals.
Bhagwan Dass v. Delhi Development Authority
The Delhi High Court held that where delay in payment for a DDA flat is caused by the authority's fault in not issuing the demand letter properly, the allottee is entitled to allotment at old rates prevailing at the time of the first demand letter, not current rates.
Gaurav Gulati v. Gita Pravin
The Delhi High Court dismissed the husband's appeal against the rejection of his divorce petition, holding that he failed to prove cruelty or desertion by the wife, who was compelled to live separately and made persistent reconciliation efforts.
Raj Kumar Moharwal v. Raj Kumari Moharwal
The Delhi High Court allowed the husband's appeal and granted divorce on the ground of mental cruelty, holding that persistent false complaints and oppressive conduct by the wife constituted cruelty under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act.
S.C. Nuna v. Anita Nuna
The Delhi High Court dismissed the husband's appeal seeking divorce on cruelty grounds, holding that his extramarital relationship constituted cruelty and barred him from relief under the Hindu Marriage Act.
Abhishek Garg v. Avni Jain
The Delhi High Court dismissed the husband's appeal against the Family Court's interim maintenance order of Rs.75,000 per month to the wife under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, holding the amount reasonable and the order valid.
Vinay Kumar HUF & Ors. v. Ajay Kumr HUF & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that the 120-day limit for filing Written Statements under its Rules is absolute and cannot be extended beyond that period, dismissing defendants' appeals seeking condonation of delay.
CINNI Foundation v. Anjan Narayan Singh & Anr.
The Delhi High Court held that the copyright registration of the impugned artwork must be rectified to be in the name of the CINNI Foundation trust, leaving trusteeship disputes to civil courts.
S.C. Gupta v. Delhi Development Authority
The Delhi High Court set aside the DDA's lease cancellation for lack of proper notice and hearing, upheld misuse charges only for a specified area, and directed consideration of freehold conversion upon payment of dues.
National Association of Software and Services Companies v. Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax
The Delhi High Court held that the tax authorities acted arbitrarily by adjusting disputed tax demand against refunds without considering the petitioner's stay application under Section 220(6) of the Income Tax Act, emphasizing that the 20% pre-deposit guideline is not a mandatory pre-condition and remitted the matter for fresh consideration.