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Kamal v. State
The Delhi High Court upheld Kamal's murder conviction but reduced Deepak @ Rahul's conviction to grievous hurt, emphasizing the necessity of proving individual intention for murder.
Santosh Kumar Singh @ Govinda v. State
The Delhi High Court altered the appellant's conviction from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder, holding that he exceeded his right of private defence and modified the sentence accordingly.
Pawan Thakur & Ors v. The State Govt of NCT of Delhi & Anr
The Delhi High Court quashed two cross FIRs under IPC sections due to amicable settlement between parties and absence of charge-sheet, exercising its inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC.
Yatin Arora v. State
The Delhi High Court quashed FIRs arising from matrimonial disputes upon the parties' amicable settlement and mutual consent divorce, exercising its inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 CrPC to prevent abuse of the criminal process.
Pavit Singh v. State & Anr
The Delhi High Court allowed petitioners to withdraw their criminal petitions with liberty to raise all contentions at the charge framing stage and dismissed the petitions as withdrawn.
Sunil Kumar & Ors v. The State Govt of NCT of Delhi & Anr
The Delhi High Court quashed two cross FIRs under IPC after the parties amicably settled their dispute through mediation, exercising its inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC.
The Indian Institute of Planning and Management v. M/S Delhi Press Patra Prakashan P. Ltd.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the plaintiff's application for injunction in a defamation suit, holding that the defendants' statements were prima facie justified and not made with malice, thus upholding freedom of expression over prior restraint.
Kirti Khandelwal v. Govt of NCT of Delhi and Ors.
The Delhi High Court directed reconsideration of a Statistical Assistant’s pay scale parity claim in light of Government communications limiting the Finance Department’s role, emphasizing adherence to appointment terms and issuance of a speaking order.
Rajdeep Kumar v. Energy Efficiency Service Ltd and Anr.
The Delhi High Court dismissed as premature a writ petition challenging exclusion from recruitment shortlisting before final results were declared.
Metro Exporters Private Limited v. United India Insurance Company Limited
The Delhi High Court dismissed the plaintiff's suit against the insurer, holding that forged shipping documents and absence of proof of actual shipment negate insurance liability.
Mohan Prakash @ Monu v. State of NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction and sentence of appellants for attempted armed robbery under Section 398 IPC and the Arms Act, affirming that credible eyewitness and forensic evidence sufficiently establish guilt despite minor inconsistencies.
Tapesh Sharma v. State of NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appellant's criminal appeal, upholding his conviction based on credible and sufficient evidence including circumstantial proof.
Shankar @ Babu v. State
This is a criminal appeal filed by Shankar alias Babu against his conviction, heard and reserved by the Delhi High Court with judgment delivered on February 16, 2018.
FCI Executive Staff Union v. UOI & Anr.
The Delhi High Court set aside the recovery of conveyance allowance from CDA pattern employees and allowed them to exercise the option to switch over to IDA pattern pay scales in accordance with Supreme Court directions.
Chandra Devi v. State of NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner accused of instigating an attempt to murder, subject to furnishing bond and not prejudicing the investigation.
Sant Ram Pandey v. Mahesh Rathore
The Delhi High Court dismissed the landlord's appeal, upholding the trial court's decision that tenancy particulars and rent amount were not proved and that civil courts lack jurisdiction for possession suits where rent is below Rs. 3,500 under the Delhi Rent Control Act.
State (GNCT of Delhi) v. Neeraj
The Delhi High Court upheld the discharge of the accused from charges of abduction and rape under IPC and POCSO Act, holding that the victim's voluntary marriage and living together negated the offences.
Vinay v. The State (Govt. of NCT) of Delhi
The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction of a man for sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl under IPC and POCSO Act, emphasizing the reliability of the child victim's consistent testimony and modifying the sentence to imprisonment under the POCSO Act alone.
Manif Alam v. Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that IIT Delhi must reinstate a physically-disabled student expelled for poor academic performance without providing reasonable accommodations or a chance to improve, upholding statutory disability rights and natural justice.
Umesh Gaur (Deceased) Through LRs v. Shamsher Rana & Anr.
The Delhi High Court upheld a decree for specific performance, ruling that Section 33 of the Delhi Land Reforms Act applies village-wise and does not void a sale leaving no land in that village, and that co-owners are estopped from denying ownership absent partition evidence.