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Sunil Gupta & Ors. v. NCT of Delhi & Ors.
The Delhi High Court quashed a non-compoundable criminal FIR under Sections 308 and 341 IPC based on an amicable settlement between parties, exercising its inherent power under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to prevent abuse of process and secure justice.
Gurdev Paswan @ Sonu & Ors. v. State & Anr.
The Delhi High Court quashed a non-compoundable criminal FIR arising from matrimonial disputes under Section 482 Cr.P.C. following an amicable settlement between the parties.
Sudhir Vijh v. The State & Anr.
The Delhi High Court granted probate of two duly executed Wills to the petitioner, establishing him as sole beneficiary and dismissing the sister's partition suit over the inherited property.
Sudhir Vijh v. The State & Anr.
The Delhi High Court granted probate of two duly executed and registered Wills to the petitioner, dismissing the sister's partition suit and confirming the petitioner as sole owner of the property bequeathed under the Wills.
Rishi Pal Singh v. Harinder Pal Singh & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that a family settlement compromise recorded in execution proceedings supersedes prior Wills and is binding without requiring registration, entitling the plaintiff to one-third share of the second floor and above of the disputed property.
Krishan Jit Sanger v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that acquisition proceedings under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, lapse under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act if compensation remains unpaid for over five years, regardless of physical possession.
Praveen Kumar Jain v. Govt of NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court held that acquisition proceedings under the 1894 Act lapse under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act if compensation remains unpaid for over five years from the award date.
Siddharth Kapoor v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that acquisition proceedings under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 lapse under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act if compensation remains unpaid for over five years after the award.
M/S ZURRASIC PROPERTIES (P) LTD v. Union of India & Ors
The Delhi High Court held that acquisition proceedings under the 1894 Act without possession or compensation for over five years prior to the 2013 Act are deemed lapsed under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act.
Mohd. Haroon v. New Delhi Municipal Council
The Delhi High Court held that a licence expired and not renewed cannot be enforced by promissory estoppel, dismissing the petitioner's claim for return of a show window from NDMC.
Hitender Singh v. NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court held that prosecution for a non-cognizable offence under Section 186 IPC is not barred by absence of complaint under Section 195 CrPC when cognizable offences are also involved, dismissing the petitioner's discharge plea.
Govt. of NCT of Delhi v. S.K. Shrivastava
The Delhi High Court vacated the CAT's interim order allowing a Foreman Instructor to continue service beyond retirement, emphasizing that such relief cannot be granted belatedly without merit and may cause administrative anomalies.
Ashish Gosain v. Department of Transport & Anr
The Delhi High Court held that suspension of a driving licence under Section 19 of the Motor Vehicles Act requires a valid show cause notice with particulars and an opportunity of hearing, and that compounding an offence does not bar suspension proceedings.
Basu Dev Sarkar v. State of NCT of Delhi & Anr
The Delhi High Court held that suspension of a driving licence under Section 19(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 requires prior opportunity of hearing and furnishing of better particulars, setting aside the suspension order and remanding for fresh hearing.
Udit Arora v. State of NCT of Delhi & Anr
The Delhi High Court held that a driving licence suspension under Section 19(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act must be preceded by an opportunity of hearing and provision of better particulars, setting aside the suspension order passed without such procedure.
Abhijeet Ghosh v. State of NCT of Delhi & Anr
The Delhi High Court held that suspension of a driving licence under Section 19(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act requires prior opportunity of hearing with sufficient particulars, and remanded the matter for fresh proceedings after affording such hearing.
The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Kismati and Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the insurer's appeal, holding that the insurer cannot avoid liability under a third party insurance policy if the vehicle owner exercised due diligence in verifying the driver's license, even if the license was fake.
The New India Assurance Company Ltd v. Manokanika Dube & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that future prospects cannot be added to loss of dependency in motor accident claims where the deceased was self-employed or earning a fixed salary without proof of income progression, reducing the compensation accordingly.
Vikas v. Ram Kumar Misra & Ors.
The High Court modified the compensation in a motor accident claim by recalculating loss of dependency based on minimum wages of an unskilled worker and limiting dependency to the spouse, reducing the award accordingly.
Delhi Jal Board and Anr. v. Rakesh Tripathi
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal against a motor accident claim tribunal's award, upholding contributory negligence and the compensation amount awarded to the injured motorcyclist.