In Delhi High Court Bar Association &Anr. vs. High Court of Delhi &Ors., a Division Bench of the Delhi High Court refused to stay the presentation of a committee report regarding the enhancement of pecuniary jurisdiction for District Courts before the Full Court,. Justices Anil Kshetarpal and TejasKaria ruled that
In Chintan Agrawal vs. Union of India and Ors., the Delhi High Court dismissed a writ petition seeking a correction of the petitioner’s date of birth and the removal of the ‘Emigration Check Required’ (ECR) status on his passport due to a lack of territorial jurisdiction. Justice SwaranaKanta Sharma ruled
In Harith NagindasKampani vs. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi), the Delhi High Court dismissed an application for anticipatory bail involving allegations of a ₹3.54 crore stock-related cheating case. Justice Girish Kathpalia ruled that the matter was not a mere “failed business transaction” because the applicant accepted substantial funds and
In Malkeet Singh vs. Ajay Kumar Aggarwal, the Delhi High Court dismissed a revision petition challenging an eviction order where the tenant had failed to file a “Leave to Defend” application within the mandated time frame. Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar ruled that for the Court to interfere with such an
In Deepak vs. State (GNCT of Delhi), the Delhi High Court granted regular bail to a petitioner accused of inflicting multiple stab wounds on a complainant and his brother. Justice Girish Kathpalia allowed the application after observing that the investigating agency appeared to be concealing the “genesis of the occurrence”.
In Bhanu @ Kunal vs. State of Govt. of NCT of Delhi, the Delhi High Court dismissed a regular bail application filed by an accused charged with murder under the IPC and the Arms Act. Justice Girish Kathpalia ruled that the applicant was not entitled to parity with a co-accused
In Bhai Upinder Singh &Ors. vs. Bhai Balbir Singh &Ors., the Delhi High Court dismissed an execution petition that had been pending for nearly two decades. Justice Om Prakash Shukla ruled that the petition, which arose from a 2005 Arbitral Award, could not be kept pending indefinitely due to a
