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Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 11 to 17, 2026

A court-wise reading list of notable Delhi High Court decisions published on Legal Republic from October 11 to 17, 2026, with short holdings and links to the full reports.

weekly13 decisionsOctober 11 to 17, 2026

This weekly round-up collects Delhi High Court decisions covered by Legal Republic in the selected period. Each entry gives the court, case name or citation, a short holding, and a link to the full article.

Key Decisions

#1High Court of Delhicivil misc petition

GAIL Gas Limited vs Saraswati Concast Pvt. Ltd., CM(M) 20/2026

The Court holds that limitation under Section 34(3) of the Arbitration Act never began where the Speed Post receipt omitted the premises number.

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#2High Court of Delhi at New Delhiappeal

Yogesh Taneja (Since Deceased Through LRs) vs Vijay Taneja (Since Deceased Through LRs), FAO(OS) 93 of 2026

The Court Division Bench refers whether the 120-day outer limit for a written statement under Rule 4 of the Original Side Rules can be extended, and whether the Registrar has any power to receive one.

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#3High Court of Delhiwrit petition

Ranaghat Mandakini Educational Welfare Society and Another vs National Medical Commission and Others, W.P. (C) 14706/2026

The Court revives a medical college's application for the 2026-27 academic year, holding exclusion without a merits examination arbitrary and violative of Article 14.

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#4High Court of Delhicriminal appeal

Prithivi Raj vs State (NCT of Delhi), CRL.A. 837/2003

The Court acquits a man convicted in 2003 of his wife's murder, holding the multiple dying declarations were inconsistent and uncorroborated.

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#5High Court of Delhicriminal appeal

Suraj Singh @ Laala vs State NCT of Delhi, CRL.A. 738/2026

The Court upholds a POCSO conviction resting on a child's testimony, explaining the parameters for scrutinising the evidence of a child witness.

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#6High Court of Delhiarbitration petition

M/s Abhoy Charan Bakshi vs National Highways Authority of India and Others, O.M.P. (COMM) 107/2023

The Court upholds a nil majority arbitral award against a highway contractor, declining to interfere under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act.

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#7High Court of Delhiarbitration petition

Union of India vs M/s Shiv Naresh Sports Pvt. Ltd., O.M.P. (COMM) 20/2015

The Court dismisses the Union's Section 34 petition against a 2015 arbitral award arising from the Commonwealth Games synthetic athletic track contract.

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#8High Court of Delhicriminal leave petition

State (NCT of Delhi) vs Ajay Kumar and Another, CRL.L.P. 473/2023

The Court refuses the State leave to appeal against a 2021 acquittal under Section 302 IPC, finding the eyewitness account unreliable.

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#9High Court of Delhi at New Delhiwrit petition

Dipinder Kaur vs Bar Council of Delhi and Ors., W.P.(C) 6895 of 2026

The Court restores an advocate to the Bar Council of Delhi rolls: a fabricated caste certificate she did not need for eligibility cannot amount to obtaining enrolment by fraud.

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#10High Court of Delhiregular second appeal

Sheikh Firozuddin vs Farida, RSA 316/2015

The Court upholds a divorced woman's right of residence in one room of a jointly owned property under Section 39 of the Transfer of Property Act.

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Also Noted

#11

Radha Goyal vs Gaurav Goyal and Anr., RFA 656 of 2024 — The Court dismisses a first appeal against the rejection of a partition suit, finding no error in the District Judge's...

#12

Hemnani Public School vs Ipsa Gurnani and Another, W.P.(C) 1101/2018 and W.P.(C) 7885/2018 — The Court restores a teacher's appeal to the Delhi School Tribunal, holding the school is an unaided linguistic minority...

#13

Shashi R. Jatia vs Prudent Arc and Others, W.P. (C) 7203/2026 — The Court excludes a co-owner's one-third undivided share from a SARFAESI e-auction pending adjudication of allegedly...