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The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. v. Nathu Singh & Ors.
The insurer must pay third-party compensation for accidents involving vehicles operated beyond permitted routes but retains the right to recover from the insured owner and driver in breach of policy conditions.
The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. v. Nathu Singh & Ors.
The insurer must pay third-party compensation despite the insured vehicle operating beyond the permitted route, with a right to recover from the owner/driver who breached policy conditions.
Concept Communication Limited v. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
The Delhi High Court granted a three-month extension for completion of arbitral proceedings under Section 29A(4) of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996, regularizing prior delay upon parties' consent and assurances against further adjournments.
Jarar Ahmad Khan v. State
The Delhi High Court allowed anticipatory bail and set aside Non-Bailable Warrants against the petitioner, holding that procedural lapses and non-willful absence do not justify custodial arrest where the charge-sheet was filed without arrest.
Maqsood Ahmad Khan v. State
The Delhi High Court set aside Non-Bailable Warrants and granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner in a sexual offence case where the charge-sheet was filed without arrest and the petitioner had shown bonafide intention to appear.
Union of India v. Maqbool Ahmed Qureshi & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the Department of Expenditure's refusal to revive a long-vacant post, limiting judicial interference in administrative decisions on deemed abolished posts.
Dr Rajat Duhan & Ors. v. All India Institute of Medical Sciences & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld AIIMS's higher eligibility criteria for foreign medical graduates' PG admissions, ruling that courts should not interfere with academic standards set by expert institutions.
GANGA RAM v. SHEKHAR KUMAR
The Delhi High Court held that filing a list of witnesses is mandatory before recording evidence under Order XVI CPC and clarified that mere exhibition of documents does not amount to proof, allowing limited evidence of PW-2 but barring further evidence from the Plaintiff.
Rajeev Gupta v. The State & Anr
The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR arising from a money dispute after the parties amicably settled and the complainant expressed no objection to prosecution.
Parvinder Singh & Anr v. Vandana Walecha & Ors
The Delhi High Court allowed withdrawal of a revision petition against an eviction order under bona fide necessity on the petitioners' undertaking to vacate the premises by a fixed date and pay use and occupation charges, staying eviction execution accordingly.
Kishan Lal v. The State of Delhi
The Delhi High Court dismissed the anticipatory bail application of Kishan Lal in a criminal conspiracy and cheating case, holding that serious allegations and need for custodial interrogation outweigh the petitioner’s claim of civil dispute.
Ashu Pal v. State
Bail was granted in a murder case where the key eyewitness did not support the prosecution and alleged police coercion, despite pending forensic evidence.
Smiley v. State & Anr.
The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Section 324 IPC based on simple injuries and an amicable settlement between the parties.
Sh. Sunil Kumar & Anr. v. State & Anr.
The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Sections 498-A, 406, 506-II, and 34 IPC arising from a matrimonial dispute after the parties amicably settled and divorce was granted.
Pushpa Sharma & Ors. v. Gopal Das & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that a plaintiff claiming possession and seeking only declaratory relief must pay only a fixed court fee initially, and the question of possession and proper valuation must be adjudicated at trial.
Meera Devi v. State (NCT) of Delhi; Kanwar Singh v. State (NCT) of Delhi
The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction of Meera Devi and Kanwar Singh for the murder of Raj Kumar based on consistent circumstantial evidence, recoveries at their instance, and application of the last seen theory.
Sumitra Devi v. State
The Delhi High Court quashed two FIRs arising from a family dispute after the parties amicably settled their differences, holding that continuation of proceedings would serve no useful purpose.
Mohd. Niyaz Alam v. State
Anticipatory bail was rightly refused in a case involving alleged kidnapping and sexual assault of a minor, emphasizing that consent of a minor is legally irrelevant and serious offences require denial of anticipatory bail.
Harwant Singh v. Govind Singh
The Delhi High Court held that tendering costs in favor of the party entitled to receive them is sufficient and refusal to accept such payment does not justify taking the written statement off the record or imposing further costs.
M/S SKYHIGH PROPERTIES PVT.LTD v. RIDGEVIEW CONSTRUCTION PVT.LTD
The Delhi High Court allowed the decree holder to withdraw execution petitions with liberty to file fresh ones, dismissing the petitions as withdrawn.