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Varun Kumar Singh v. State
The Delhi High Court granted bail to the accused in a POCSO case involving a minor prosecutrix, emphasizing the upper age limit in bone ossification tests and the nature of their romantic relationship while balancing legal protections for minors.
Chandeshwar alias Sunil v. State Govt. of NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court commuted the appellant's sentences in multiple theft cases to the period already served, granting immediate release based on mitigating family and health circumstances.
Oriental Insurance Co Ltd v. Manoj Jain
The Delhi High Court modified the motor accident compensation award by recalculating income, disability, future prospects, and prosthetic limb costs, enhancing the claimant's compensation accordingly.
COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL OF INDIA & ANR v. MANOJ KUMAR
The High Court restored dismissal of a government servant for submitting fabricated medical certificates, holding that departmental proceedings require proof on preponderance of probabilities and courts cannot substitute findings or interfere with penalty absent procedural infirmity or shockingly disproportionate punishment.
Rahul v. Union of India
The High Court allowed the appeal and awarded compensation to a passenger injured in a train accident, holding that mere clinical observations without scientific proof are insufficient to deny compensation on grounds of intoxication under the Railways Act, 1989.
Amit Gulia v. State Govt of NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court granted interim bail to an undertrial accused on compassionate grounds to be with his mother undergoing elective knee surgery, emphasizing that prolonged custody and multiple pending cases do not bar such relief.
Rajeev Gupta v. M/S Fashion Makers Group
The Court quashed FIRs under Section 174 IPC against an accused wrongly declared absconder without due process and directed no coercive action until his physical appearance before the Trial Court.
Tek Narayan Shastri v. Sukhbir Singh & Ors
The Delhi High Court enhanced compensation for a motor accident victim with 70% disability, emphasizing adequate non-pecuniary damages and attendant charges in line with Supreme Court precedents.
Union of India and Ors. v. Ex Sgt Ajay Khurana
The Delhi High Court upheld the Armed Forces Tribunal's grant of disability pension for Diabetes Mellitus Type-II, holding that under Entitlement Rules, 2008, the military must provide cogent reasons to deny pension when a disability arises during service.
Union of India v. Naik Dilwar Singh
The Delhi High Court upheld the grant of disability pension to a retired soldier with Primary Hypertension, holding that under the Entitlement Rules, 2008, the burden to disprove attributability lies on the military establishment and unreasoned Medical Board opinions are insufficient to deny pension.
Oriental Insurance Co Ltd v. Vishnudev Sah & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the application of multiplier 18 and minimum wages of a skilled worker for calculating enhanced compensation in fatal accident claims involving deceased minors, dismissing the insurance company's appeal.
Mahaboob Sarawad v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging the invalidation of a CRPF personnel from service on prolonged medical unfitness grounds, upholding the Medical Board’s opinion.
Accurate Auctioneers v. Union of India and Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the CBIC Circular mandating exclusive e-auctions of unclaimed customs cargo through MSTC Ltd., holding it a reasonable and constitutionally valid restriction under Article 19(6) and within statutory powers.
M/S. ADS AGRO INDUSTRIES PVT. LTD. v. THE REGISTRAR OF TRADE MARKS
The Delhi High Court allowed the appeal and remanded the trademark application for reconsideration, holding that refusal based on a new ground not raised in the Examination Report violates natural justice and that arbitrary marks with geographical connotations can be registrable.
M/S AWADH OILS PRIVATE LIMITED v. SHRI KAUSHAL GOYAL & ORS
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal upholding the Commercial Court's prima facie finding of no territorial jurisdiction and refusal of interim injunction in a passing off suit involving the trademark "KALA GHODA".
Employees State Insurance Corporation v. M/S Mukesh Associates
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging the arbitral award under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, as barred by limitation and founded on a non-est filing, holding that delivery of the award to authorized counsel constitutes valid receipt triggering limitation.
Rashi Santosh Soni & Anr. v. Rajesh Sharma & Ors.
The Delhi High Court allowed the appeal and set aside the dismissal of a copyright infringement suit based solely on the Local Commissioner visiting unauthorized premises, emphasizing the need for evidence and fairness before adverse findings against parties or counsel.
Saifi Conveyor System v. Sandeep Gupta
The Delhi High Court dismissed a commercial appeal due to a 253-day delay in re-filing, holding that vague and unsupported explanations do not justify condonation of delay.
Orient Cables (India) Limited v. Office of the Regional Director Northern Region Ministry of Corporate Affairs & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal challenging proceedings under Section 16(1)(b) of the Companies Act, 2013, holding that the limitation plea was rightly left for adjudication without quashing the proceedings.
Twenty First Century Mining Private Limited v. Nominated Authority Ministry of Coal Government of India & Anr.
The Delhi High Court restrained the invocation of a Performance Bank Guarantee until the Nominated Authority decides on the petitioner's representation, clarifying that contractual rights to appropriate security are subject to procedural fairness before final arbitral determination.