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Ex Cadet Jai Swarup Wal v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court allowed withdrawal of a writ petition filed after nearly 60 years delay without explanation, permitting reinstitution with justification for the delay.
Union of India & Ors. v. 241302-1 MWO (HFO) PT PHILIPOSE, RETD
The Delhi High Court upheld the Armed Forces Tribunal's order granting disability pension for Primary Hypertension, affirming that a minimum 30% disability assessment under the GMO, 2002 is required and dismissing the Union of India's writ petition.
Union of India v. MWO Ramesh Chand
The Delhi High Court dismissed the Union of India's writ petition challenging the Armed Forces Tribunal's order, relying on its prior precedent and directed compliance within 12 weeks.
Dinesh v. Union of India & Anr.
The Delhi High Court allowed the petitioner to withdraw the writ petition and disposed of the matter accordingly without adjudicating on the merits.
Meena Devi v. Union of India and Another
The Delhi High Court transferred a writ petition to the Armed Forces Tribunal due to jurisdictional exclusivity, allowing proceedings to continue without requiring fresh filing.
Delhi Petrol Dealers Association v. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
The Delhi High Court held that BPCL's directive mandating exclusive use of its EDC Terminals linked to select banks is an unreasonable and disproportionate restriction on petrol dealers' fundamental right to carry on business and quashed the impugned notice.
Monu Sharma and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the NDRF's phased repatriation order, ruling that deputationists have no indefeasible right to complete the full deputation tenure and repatriation before expiry is permissible on operational grounds.
Janak Tara v. Kaushilya Devi & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the stay of a suit under Section 10 CPC to avoid parallel litigation on the validity of a Will, holding that the application for stay need not be filed by a party to the prior suit and delay is not a ground for dismissal.
Naresh Sharma & Anr. v. PRV Industries & Anr.
The Delhi High Court dismissed a commercial appeal for inordinate delay, holding that the appellant failed to provide sufficient cause to condone the delay under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963.
Rita Kalita v. Hero Motocorp Limited
The Delhi High Court held that jurisdictional objections under Section 16 of the Arbitration Act must be decided after recording full evidence, and dismissed the petition challenging the Arbitral Tribunal's order dismissing the Section 16 application.
Harish Mittal v. Kishan Gopal Rathi
The Delhi High Court allowed the appeal to set aside an ex parte decree due to improper service of summons, emphasizing that substituted service is a last resort and electronic service requires clear proof of receipt.
Hans Raj v. Kishori Lal
The Delhi High Court upheld dismissal of tenant's leave to defend application for eviction under Section 25B of the DRC Act due to non-compliance with mandatory 15-day timeline, emphasizing strict adherence to summary eviction procedures.
Sajid Khan v. State & Taslim Umar
The Delhi High Court allowed condonation of a 27-day delay in filing a Section 138 NI Act complaint, holding that bona fide waiting for legal notice service rebutted the presumption of service under Section 27 of the General Clauses Act.
Dindayal Industries Ltd. v. Dindayal Ayurved Bhawan & Anr
The Delhi High Court allowed the appeal and restored interim injunction restraining defendants from using the mark "DINDAYAL" in relation to ayurvedic products, holding that the essential feature of composite trademarks is protectable even without standalone registration.
Dr Sachin Kumar v. National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration
The Delhi High Court held that exclusive reliance on unstructured interview for PwD-reserved posts violates constitutional and statutory mandates, quashing the selection results and vacancy conversion, and directing re-advertisement with objective evaluation and proper implementation of PwD reservation.
Shri Charanjeet Singh & Anr. v. Shri Harvinder Singh & Anr.
The High Court held that rejection of plaint under Order VII Rule 11 CPC is impermissible where disputed factual and legal issues exist, and restored the suit seeking declaration of joint ownership and partition of property purchased in the name of Defendant No.2.
Vijay Verma v. Indira Warman & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that the Court's plenary power under Order I Rule 10(2) CPC to transpose parties is not limited by Order XXIII Rule 1A and allowed a Defendant's application to be transposed as Plaintiff to ensure effective adjudication in a partition suit despite the original Plaintiff's procedural laxity.
Sonia Bablani & Ors v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors
The Delhi High Court held that employees of a private school taken over by the Government are entitled to regularization and full government employee benefits, setting aside their classification as 'special appointees'.
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences v. Madhu Bhardwaj
The Delhi High Court held that an accepted resignation under CCS Pension Rules entails forfeiture of past service, disqualifying the employee from pension benefits including prior fellowship service under an external agency.
Chanderlok Nainta & Ors. v. State NCT of Delhi & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed a writ petition seeking FIR registration against NBCC and others for alleged defective construction and contractual breaches, holding that such disputes are civil in nature and not amenable to writ jurisdiction for criminal investigation.