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Nand Lal v. Puran Chand
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal, holding that unregistered documents do not confer ownership or entitlement to possession against a defendant in actual possession of immovable property.
National Insurance Company v. Neeta & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal's award of Rs. 25.3 lakh compensation based on credible oral evidence assessing the deceased's income at Rs. 15,000 per month, emphasizing a pragmatic approach to just compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act.
Raj Kumar Sukhwani v. Manju Dayal
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal and upheld the trial court's decree for recovery of Rs. 58,80,000/- based on the defendant's admission and dishonored cheques, rejecting the defense of an alleged sale agreement as a sham.
Ex-Surgeon Commander Bhaskar Roy v. Devender Singh
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal holding the professional negligence suit barred by limitation and res judicata, emphasizing that time runs continuously once knowledge of negligence is acquired and no exclusion applies for pursuing alternate remedies not involving jurisdictional defects.
Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Palak Sharma & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the motor accident compensation award for a permanently disabled claimant, affirming loss of income based on genuine tax returns from family business and adjusting future prospects and non-pecuniary damages accordingly.
Reliance General Insurance Company Ltd v. Anil Srivatava & Ors
The Delhi High Court upheld compensation awarded in a motor accident claim, holding that negligence can be established through credible evidence despite absence of FIR, emphasizing the duty to maintain safe distance while driving.
Shailendra Bhadauria v. The State NCT of Delhi & Neetu Sanan
The Delhi High Court quashed FIR registration in a property dispute following a court-recorded mediated settlement and held that wilful breach of such settlement may attract contempt proceedings.
Devyani International Limited v. Paichmuthu Pandara Thevar Proprietor of MS Balaji Caterers & Anr.
The Delhi High Court appointed a sole arbitrator and referred the dispute under a Sub-License Agreement to arbitration, treating interim relief applications under Section 9 as Section 17 applications to be decided by the arbitral tribunal, while maintaining status quo pending arbitration.
Veerwati v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal, holding that the suit for possession and declaration challenging government acquisition was barred by limitation and rightly rejected without trial.
Tek Chand v. JPFL Films Private Limited
The Delhi High Court held that territorial jurisdiction in industrial disputes lies at the place of employment and cause of dispute, dismissing the writ petition challenging the Labour Court's refusal to entertain the dispute for lack of jurisdiction.
Meena Singhal & Ors. v. Chaman Lal & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed a motor accident claim petition filed after an unreasonable delay of over 12 years without sufficient explanation or credible evidence of negligence, upholding the principle that claims must be filed within a reasonable time despite deletion of statutory limitation.
Jaswant Singh v. State
The Delhi High Court acquitted the appellant of criminal intimidation under Section 506 IPC due to lack of credible evidence and failure to prove essential ingredients of the offence.
Major Kanika Sharma Army v. DSC NK Raj Narain Singh
The Delhi High Court upheld the grant of disability pension under the Entitlement Rules, 2008, holding that the burden to disprove attributability lies on the military establishment and that mere onset of disease at a peace station is insufficient to deny pension.
M/S. SHREE BALAJI CABLE INDUSTRIES v. SH. PRAMOD GUPTA
The Delhi High Court set aside a trial court's ex-parte order under Order IX Rule 7 CPC, subject to costs, allowing the petitioner to file a written statement within two weeks.
Neena Kapoor v. Ms. Anita Rani Mehra & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the application to reject the plaint under Order VII Rule 11 CPC, holding that disputed factual issues including adoption and limitation require evidence and cannot be decided summarily at the threshold.
Murari Kumar Singh v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court set aside the dismissal of a BSF constable due to non-compliance with mandatory procedural safeguards in recording his plea of guilty under Rule 142(2) of the BSF Rules, ordering reinstatement with back wages.
Ankur Garg v. Delhi Technological University
The Delhi High Court held that a contractual employee engaged without a public recruitment process cannot claim regularisation, and upheld the University's right to conduct open recruitment in compliance with constitutional mandates.
Central Bureau of Investigation v. Baljeet Singh
The Supreme Court restored the conviction of an Income Tax Inspector for accepting bribe under the Prevention of Corruption Act, holding that demand and acceptance can be proved independently of conspiracy, relying on corroborated trap evidence.
Pannalal Bhansali v. Bharti Telecom Limited & Ors.
The Supreme Court upheld the reduction of share capital under Section 66 of the Companies Act, 2013, validating the valuation method including DLOM, procedural compliance, and NCLAT bench composition, dismissing minority shareholders' challenge.
Registrar Cane Cooperative Societies v. Gurdeep Singh Narval
The Supreme Court held that cooperative societies confined to a single state after reorganization cannot be deemed Multi-State Cooperative Societies under Section 103 of the 2002 Act, upholding the validity of reorganization under the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act.