Delhi High Court
29,724 judgments
Abhishek Anil v. Narcotics Control Bureau
The Delhi High Court dismissed bail to Abhishek Anil in a commercial quantity LSD trafficking case, holding that stringent Section 37 NDPS Act conditions were not met despite prolonged incarceration and digital evidence corroborated active involvement.
Kanhaiya Lal v. Delhi Development Authority & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal holding that the DDA has absolute ownership over the subject plot transferred by the Ministry of Rehabilitation, and the appellant's claimed easementary rights were unsubstantiated.
Akash Gupta v. State (NCT of Delhi)
The Delhi High Court granted bail to the accused in a dowry death case due to lack of proximate evidence of cruelty, prolonged custody, and incomplete trial, emphasizing the balance between personal liberty and trial fairness.
Union of India & Ors. v. 670939 Ex JWO Rajendra Prasad Singh
The High Court upheld the Armed Forces Tribunal’s grant of disability pension to an ex-serviceman, affirming the presumption that disabilities arising during service are service attributable unless rebutted by the employer.
Sukhdev @ Sukhdev Raj v. Ashok Kumar
The Delhi High Court upheld eviction of a tenant who purchased only a co-owner's share during pending proceedings, holding tenancy continues unless entire ownership vests simultaneously.
Kewal Sadana and Ors. v. ITQ Technologies Pvt Ltd
The High Court upheld the trial court’s order refusing to delete directors from the suit where specific pleadings alleged their personal liability beyond corporate capacity.
State Bank of India v. Shri S C. Goel
The High Court dismissed the bank’s late application to file additional documents after part final arguments due to lack of satisfactory explanation, upholding the trial court’s order and emphasizing finality in civil litigation.
Roche Diagnostics India Private Limited v. Delhi State Health Mission
The Delhi High Court upheld the award of a public tender to respondent no.2 based on prices inclusive of GST, dismissing the petitioner's challenge of arbitrariness and violation of tender terms.
Praveen Singh v. State NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court granted regular bail to the accused in a Section 302 IPC case after finding prima facie contradictions in prosecution evidence and considering the petitioner’s prolonged custody and lack of criminal antecedents.
Ravi Kant Bharti v. State Govt. of NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court granted regular bail to the accused in a rape case holding that the question of false promise to marry vitiating consent is to be decided at trial and pre-trial detention without trial commencement violates Article 21.
Sri Rajarajeswari College of Education v. National Council for Teacher Education
The Delhi High Court held that withdrawal of recognition by NCTE takes effect from the academic session next following communication of the order, allowing only already admitted students to continue and prohibiting fresh admissions thereafter.
Shankar v. State of NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction of the appellant for gang rape of a child, affirming that consistent child testimony and common intention suffice for conviction under Section 376D IPC and POCSO Act despite minor contradictions and absence of appellant's DNA evidence.
Sonal Jha @ Bengali v. The State NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court granted bail to an accused in a serious offence case due to prolonged trial delays and upheld the fundamental right to personal liberty under Article 21, imposing conditions to safeguard the trial process.
Abhishek v. The State of NCT of Delhi and Ors
The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Sections 354, 506, 509 IPC and Section 12 POCSO Act based on an amicable settlement between parties, exercising its inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC.
The State of NCT of Delhi v. Inder Singh & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the acquittal of doctors accused of criminal medical negligence in the death of a patient post-delivery, emphasizing the need for clear proof of breach of duty and rejecting mere misjudgment as negligence.
Jasleen Ravi Inder Singh & Ors. v. Land and Development Office & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the petitioners' long-term leasehold rights over the 'Army Press' property acquired by auction under the DPCR Act, restraining the L&DO from demolishing the property and recognizing the petitioners' ownership and possession rights.
TATA POWER DELHI DISTRIBUTION LTD. v. DELHI STATE INDUSTRIAL & INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD.
The Delhi High Court held that a distribution licensee is liable to pay maintenance charges under the DIDOM Act but exempt from CETP charges under the CETP Act when it does not discharge industrial effluent.
Laxman Singh v. Land Acquisition Collector/A.D.M. (New Delhi)
The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition seeking compensation for acquired land, holding that the issue was previously adjudicated and the petitioner is barred from re-agitating the claim after withdrawing an earlier petition without liberty.
Jagdish Kaur v. Jasbir Singh Sandhu & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that courts have limited power under Sections 34 and 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 to modify arbitral awards by correcting manifest computational errors without reappraising merits, and accordingly modified the award to adjust an overpayment.
C P Trivedi v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court allowed a writ petition directing grant of medical invalidation and disability pension to a BSF officer assessed with 58% permanent disability from injuries sustained on duty, overruling the respondents' rejection.