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Royal Sundaram General Insurance Co Ltd v. Rinkoo Singh & Ors

Delhi High Court · 20 Sep 2019 · 2019:DHC:4810

The Delhi High Court held the insurer liable to pay compensation for a bus explosion caused by rash and negligent driving, rejecting insurer's fraud plea and remanding for compensation assessment.

civil appeal_allowed

Royal Sundaram General Insurance Co Ltd v. Rinkoo Singh & Ors

Delhi High Court · 20 Sep 2019 · 2019:DHC:4791

The Delhi High Court upheld insurer's liability to pay compensation for a bus explosion caused by negligent driving and hazardous carriage despite insurer's fraud allegations, remanding claims for assessment under Motor Vehicles Act.

civil appeal_dismissed

Royal Sundaram General Insurance Co Ltd v. Rinkoo Singh & Ors

Delhi High Court · 20 Sep 2019 · 2019:DHC:4793

The Delhi High Court held the insurer liable under a valid insurance Cover Note for compensation arising from a fatal bus explosion caused by the driver's negligence, rejecting insurer's fraud claims and remanding for fresh compensation assessment.

civil appeal_allowed

Ashok v. State

Delhi High Court · 20 Sep 2019 · 2019:DHC:4751-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction of the appellant for murder and arms offences, holding that corroborated evidence of hostile witnesses and timely recovery of the weapon at the accused's instance sufficiently proved guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

criminal appeal_dismissed

Central Bureau of Investigation v. Vallalore Rangaswamy Natarajan

Delhi High Court · 20 Sep 2019 · 2019:DHC:4750

The High Court held that FR-I can only be summoned under exceptional circumstances with reasons, setting aside the trial court's order for routine production of the FR-I/Crime File.

criminal appeal_allowed

Runeet Gulathi v. State

Delhi High Court · 20 Sep 2019 · 2019:DHC:4753-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction of appellants for murder based on a complete chain of circumstantial evidence, rejecting challenges to identification, motive, recoveries, and procedural lapses.

criminal appeal_dismissed

S.K. Jain v. The State

Delhi High Court · 20 Sep 2019 · 2019:DHC:4764

The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Sections 323, 354, 506, 509, and 34 IPC following an amicable settlement between the parties, exercising its inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC.

criminal petition_allowed

Public Information Officer v. S. P. Goyal

Delhi High Court · 20 Sep 2019 · 2019:DHC:4770

The Delhi High Court held that documents forming part of judicial proceedings are exempt from disclosure under the RTI Act, and a party cannot obtain such judicial records through RTI when barred by judicial rules or orders.

administrative appeal_allowed

Vijay Pal v. Shobha Devi

Delhi High Court · 20 Sep 2019 · 2019:DHC:4754

The Delhi High Court upheld the Family Court's order granting interim maintenance to the respondent wife under Section 125 Cr.P.C., despite the petitioner's denial of marriage.

family appeal_dismissed

G S Gupta v. Chet Ram Gupta

Delhi High Court · 19 Sep 2019 · 2019:DHC:4736

The Delhi High Court held that amendments to the plaint after evidence are impermissible and remanded the matter for proper adjudication of amendments and pleadings within a fixed timeframe.

civil appeal_allowed

T Letminlen Haokip & Anr. v. Customs

Delhi High Court · 19 Sep 2019 · 2019:DHC:4740

The Delhi High Court discharged accused under the NDPS Act due to improper multiple re-samplings and inconsistent forensic reports, holding that re-testing is permissible only under exceptional circumstances with cogent reasons.

criminal petition_allowed

R S India Global Energy Ltd. & Ors. v. State & Anr.

Delhi High Court · 19 Sep 2019 · 2019:DHC:4738

The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under multiple IPC sections following an amicable settlement between parties, imposing a welfare fund payment as a condition.

criminal petition_allowed

Deepak Amitabh & Ors. v. State & Anr.

Delhi High Court · 19 Sep 2019 · 2019:DHC:4739

The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under economic offences after the parties settled, imposing a ₹5 lakh payment to welfare funds as a condition.

criminal petition_allowed

Sh. Rahul Dawar v. State & Ors.

Delhi High Court · 19 Sep 2019 · 2019:DHC:4741

The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Sections 323/506 IPC and Juvenile Justice Act on the ground of amicable settlement between parties and the complainant's unwillingness to prosecute further.

criminal petition_allowed

Amitoj Singh v. Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, Lodi Estate

Delhi High Court · 19 Sep 2019 · 2019:DHC:4742

The Delhi High Court upheld a school's discretion to prescribe a 75% cut-off in Mathematics for admission to Commerce (with Maths) stream in Class 11, dismissing a petition challenging this policy as arbitrary.

administrative petition_dismissed

Shanti Devi v. State

Delhi High Court · 19 Sep 2019 · 2019:DHC:4733

The Delhi High Court granted bail to the petitioner accused of dowry harassment and death of daughter-in-law, citing weak prosecution evidence and early trial stage.

criminal appeal_allowed

Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited v. Devi Dayal

Delhi High Court · 19 Sep 2019 · 2019:DHC:4745-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal's order directing MTNL to fully reimburse dialysis expenses incurred by an employee for ongoing treatment despite a new restrictive medical reimbursement policy.

administrative appeal_dismissed

Deepak Talwar v. Enforcement Directorate

Delhi High Court · 19 Sep 2019 · 2019:DHC:4726

Delhi High Court dismissed bail application of Deepak Talwar in a money laundering case involving large-scale economic offences, emphasizing ongoing investigation and risk of tampering with evidence.

criminal appeal_dismissed

Dharam Vir & Ors. v. BGS International Public School & Ors.

Delhi High Court · 19 Sep 2019 · 2019:DHC:4725

The Delhi High Court held that retrenchment of school drivers falls under the Industrial Disputes Act and the Delhi School Tribunal lacks jurisdiction to entertain their appeals, dismissing the writ petition challenging the Tribunal's order.

labor petition_dismissed

Chander Prakash v. Maneel Bansiwal & Anr

Delhi High Court · 19 Sep 2019 · 2019:DHC:4729

The High Court allowed the tenant's appeal granting leave to defend the eviction petition by holding that bona fide need under Section 14(1)(e) must be genuine and not artificial.

property appeal_allowed