HIGH COURT OF DELHI : NEW DELHI
The Roster of Sitting of Hon’ble Judges of Delhi High Court effective from 2nd January,
2014 is as under:-
Division Benches
DB-I
Hon’ble Mr. Justice N. V. Ramana
(Chief Justice)
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw
DB-II
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Siddharth Mridul
DB-III
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Pradeep Nandrajog
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Jayant Nath
DB-IV
Hon’ble Ms. Justice Gita Mittal
Hon’ble Ms. Justice Deepa Sharma
DB-V
Hon’ble Mr. Justice S. Ravindra Bhat
Hon’ble Mr. Justice R. V. Easwar
DB-VI
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjiv Khanna
Hon’ble Mr. Justice G. P. Mittal
1. PIL matters.
2. LPAs other than those before DB-III & DB-VIII.
3. Writ Petitions challenging Constitutional validity
of any Act, Statutory Rule or Regulation other
than Tax (including Municipal Tax) and Service
Matters.
4. Appeals under the Chartered Accountants Act.
5. Regular Hearing matters of the above categories.
1. Writ Petitions relating to MTNL, MCD and
NDMC.
2. First Appeals from Orders (Original side).
3. Contempt Appeals.
4. Writ Petitions (Land Acquisition).
5. Writ Petitions (Tender, AIIFR, BIFR, DRT,
DRAT and Lokayukta).
6. Writ Petitions challenging Constitutional validity
of any Act, Statutory Rule or Regulation
pertaining to Tax (including Municipal Tax).
7. Misc. Writ Petitions (DB) other than the
specified categories.
8. Regular Hearing matters of the above categories.
1. Writ Petitions challenging orders passed by the
High Court on Administrative side.
2. PIL matters relating to Service, Labour, MCD,
NDMC, DDA, Cantonment Board and Delhi Jal
Board.
3. Writ Petitions (Service) relating to Armed Forces
upto the year 2004.
4. Letters Patent Appeals relating to MCD, NDMC,
DDA, Cantonment Board and Delhi Jal Board
and Armed Forces.
5. Regular First Appeals (Original side).
6. Execution First Appeals (Original side).
7. Regular hearing matters of the above categories.
1. Writ Petitions (Service) arising out of orders of
CAT including Writ Petitions pertaining to
Service Matters required to be listed before the
Division Bench.
2. Regular hearing matters of the above categories.
1. Writ Petitions (Tax).
2. All Tax matters including Income Tax Appeals.
3. Regular hearing matters of the above categories.
1. Criminal Appeals other than for the years 2012
and 2013.
2. Criminal Writs including those relating to
Habeas Corpus and Preventive Detention.
3. Criminal Leave Petitions.
4. Regular hearing matters of the above categories.
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DB-VII
Hon’ble Ms. Justice Reva Khetrapal
Hon’ble Ms. Justice Pratibha Rani
DB-VIII
Hon’ble Mr. Justice P.K. Bhasin
Hon’ble Mr. Justice J.R. Midha
DB-IX
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kailash Gambhir
Hon’ble Ms. Justice Sunita Gupta
Special Division Bench (Thursdays & Fridays – post lunch)
Hon’ble Dr. Justice S. Muralidhar
Hon’ble Ms. Justice Mukta Gupta
Single Benches (Civil Jurisdiction)
Hon’ble Ms. Justice Hima Kohli
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sudershan Kumar
Misra
1. Part-Heard Death Sentence References with
connected appeals.
2. Writ Petitions challenging Constitutional validity
of any Act, Statutory Rule or Regulation
pertaining to Service.
3. Writ Petitions (Service) relating to Armed Forces
from the year 2005 onwards.
4. Appeals against the orders of Family Courts.
5. Regular First Appeals from orders of the
Copyright Board.
6. Criminal Contempt References.
7. Writ Petitions (Co-operative Societies).
8. Company Appeals.
9. Regular hearing matters of the above categories.
1. Criminal Appeals for the years 2012 and 2013.
2. Criminal Writs including those relating to
Habeas Corpus and Preventive Detention.
3. Letters Patent Appeals pertaining to Labour and
Service.
4. Regular hearing matters of the above categories.
1. Criminal Appeals other than for the years 2012
and 2013.
2. Criminal Writs including those relating to
Habeas Corpus and Preventive Detention.
3. Criminal Contempt Petitions.
4. Criminal Leave Petitions.
5. Regular hearing matters of the above categories.
All Death Sentence References with connected
appeals.
1. Civil Writ Petitions (DDA).
2. Civil Writ Petitions relating to Railways,
Cantonment Board, Electricity/DVB, DJB,
MTNL.
3. Civil Writ Petitions (STA).
4. Civil Writ Petitions relating to Land Reforms.
5. Civil Writ Petitions relating to Nationalized
Banks & Financial Institutions.
6. Regular First Appeals (other than Land
Acquisition) for the years 2009 to 2013.
7. Regular hearing matters of the above categories.
1. Civil Writ Petitions (MCD, NDMC, P.P. Act,
and Elections).
2. Civil Contempt Petitions.
3. Regular First Appeals (other than Land
Acquisition) upto the year 2008.
4. Regular hearing matters of the above categories.
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Hon’ble Mr. Justice Manmohan 1. Civil Writ Petitions (Misc.) including those
involving Statutory Authorities, Government of
India, GNCTD, DTC, Urban Arts Commission,
Airports Authority of India, etc.
2. Civil Writ Petitions (Education).
3. Regular hearing matters of the above categories.

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Shakdher 1. Civil Writ Petitions (Service).

2. Regular hearing matters of the above categories.

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Suresh Kait 1. MACT Appeals.

2. First Appeals from Orders (MACT).
3. Civil Misc. Main (MV Act).
4. Regular hearing matters of the above categories.

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Valmiki J. Mehta 1. Regular Second Appeals.

2. Second Appeals from Orders (Rent).
3. First Appeals against Orders (other than M.V.
Act).
4. Land Acquisition Appeals.
5. Transfer Petitions(C).
6. Regular hearing matters of the above categories.

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Najmi Waziri 1. Civil Misc. Main (other than MV Act).
2. Civil Revisions.
3. Rent Control Revisions.
4. Matrimonial cases.
5. Execution First Appeals.
6. Execution Second Appeals.
7. CMI.
8. Regular hearing matters of the above categories.
Hon’ble Mr. Justice V. Kameswar Rao 1. Civil Writ Petitions (Labour).
2. Regular hearing matters of the above categories.

Single Benches (Criminal Jurisdiction)

Hon’ble Dr. Justice S. Muralidhar 1. Bail Matters.

(Judge-in-Charge) 2. Transfer Petitions (Criminal).
3. Criminal Appeals for the years 2008 & 2009.
4. Criminal Leave Petitions for the year 2013
5. Regular hearing matters of the above
categories.

Hon’ble Ms. Justice Veena Birbal 1. Bail Matters.

2. Writ Petitions (Criminal) for the year 2013.
3. Criminal Leave Petitions upto the year 2012.
4. Criminal Misc. Main for the years 2010 &
2011.
5. Criminal Revision Petitions upto the year 2012.
6. Regular hearing matters of the above categories.

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sunil Gaur 1. Bail Matters.

2. Criminal Appeals upto the year 2005.
3. Criminal Misc. Main cases upto the year 2009.
4. Regular hearing matters of the above categories.

Hon’ble Mr. Justice V. K. Jain 1. Bail Matters.

2. Criminal Appeals for the year 2010 and 2013
3. Regular hearing matters of the above categories.

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Hon’ble Ms. Justice Indermeet Kaur
Hon’ble Ms. Justice Mukta Gupta
Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.P. Garg
Hon’ble Mr. Justice V. P. Vaish
Company Jurisdiction
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vibhu Bakhru
Original Jurisdiction (Civil)
Hon’ble Mr. Justice G. S. Sistani
(Judge-in-Charge)
(‘F’ Court)
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vipin Sanghi
(‘D’ Court and ‘G’ Court)
Hon’ble Mr. Justice V. K. Shali
(‘E’ Court)
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Manmohan Singh
(‘A’ Court)
Hon’ble Mr. Justice A. K. Pathak
(‘B’ Court)
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva
(‘C’ Court)
Notes:
1. Mentioning of urgent matters will be before Hon’ble Mr. Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed.
2. Matters other than part-heard, presently pending before various Benches shall stand
transferred to the respective Benches as per the above roster.
1. Bail Matters.
2. Criminal Appeals for the years 2006 & 2007.
3. Criminal Revision Petition for the year 2013.
4. Cases relating to sexual harassment.
5. Regular hearing matters of the above categories.
1. Bail Matters.
2. Writ Petitions (Criminal) upto the year 2012.
3. Cases relating to sexual harassment.
4. Regular hearing matters of the above categories.
1. Bail Matters.
2. Criminal Appeals for the years 2011 & 2012.
3. Regular hearing matters of the above categories.
1. Bail Matters.
2. Criminal Misc. Main cases for the years 2012 &
2013.
3. Regular hearing matters of the above categories.
1. Company Matters.
2. Regular hearing matters of the above categories.
1. Original side matters of ‘F’ Court, from the year
2004 onwards.
2. Final matters of ‘F’ Court from the year 2008
onwards.
1. Matters under the Indian Arbitration Act, 1940
and Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
(including Finals) upto the year 2008 & of the
year 2013.
1. Original side matters of ‘E’ Court, from the year
2004 onwards.
2. Final matters of ‘E’ Court, from the year 2008
onwards.
1. Original side matters of ‘A’ Court, from the
year 2004 onwards.
2. Final matters of ‘A’ Court, from the year 2008
onwards.
3. Matters under the Indian Arbitration Act, 1940
and Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
(including Finals) for the years 2011 & 2012.
1. All Original side matters upto the year 2003
(excluding Arbitration matters).
2. All Original side ‘Final’ matters (excluding
Arbitration) upto the year 2007.
1. Original side matters of ‘C’ Court, from the
year 2004 onwards.
2. Final matters of ‘C’ Court from the year 2008
onwards.
3. Matters under the Indian Arbitration Act, 1940
and Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
(including Finals) for the years 2009 & 2010.
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 3. Regular/final hearing matters would be listed chronologically so that old matters can be
given priority in disposal.

4. Specially directed matters may be assigned by Hon’ble the Chief Justice to any of the
above Benches or any of the Hon’ble Judges sitting singly or in specially constituted
Benches.

5. Hon’ble Judge-in-charge, Original side will mark matters other than Arbitration matters
to ‘A’ ‘B’, ‘C’, ‘E’ and ‘F’ Courts.

6. Fresh matters under the Indian Arbitration Act, 1940 and Arbitration and Conciliation
Act, 1996 shall be equally distributed between ‘C’ and ‘D&G’ courts.

7. Hon’ble Judge-in-Charge (Single Benches – Criminal Jurisdiction) will mark the

matters which cannot be listed before roster benches or are directed to be listed before
other Benches.

8. Fresh Criminal Writ Petitions (DB) including those relating to Habeas Corpus and
Preventive Detention shall be equally distributed amongst DB-VI, DB-VIII & DB-IX.

9. Fresh Criminal Appeals (DB) shall be equally distributed amongst DB-VI, DB-VIII &
DB-IX.

10. Fresh Criminal Leave Petitions shall be equally distributed between DB-VI and DB-IX.

11. Fresh Regular First Appeals (other than Land Acquisition) shall be equally distributed
between Hon’ble Ms. Justice Hima Kohli and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sudershan Kumar
Misra.

12. Fresh Bail Applications shall be equally distributed amongst all Single Bench Judges
sitting on the Criminal Roster.

13. Fresh Criminal Appeals shall be equally distributed amongst Hon’ble Dr. Justice S.
Muralidhar, Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sunil Gaur, Hon’ble Mr. Justice V. K. Jain, and
Hon’ble Mr. Justice S. P. Garg.

14. Fresh Criminal Leave Petitions shall be equally distributed between Hon’ble Dr. Justice
S. Muralidhar, and Hon’ble Ms. Justice Veena Birbal.

15. Fresh Criminal Writ Petitions shall be equally distributed between Hon’ble Ms. Justice
Veena Birbal and Hon’ble Ms. Justice Mukta Gupta.

16. Fresh Criminal Misc. Main cases shall be equally distributed between Hon’ble Mr.
Justice Sunil Gaur and Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.P. Vaish.

17. Fresh Criminal Revision Petitions shall be equally distributed between Hon’ble Ms.
Justice Veena Birbal and Hon’ble Ms. Justice Indermeet Kaur.

18. Cases relating to sexual harassment (old & fresh) shall be equally distributed between
Hon’ble Ms. Justice Indermeet Kaur and Hon’ble Ms. Justice Mukta Gupta.

19. Bail matters pending on the boards of Hon’ble Mr. Justice G. S. Sistani, Hon’ble Ms.
Justice Hima Kohli, Hon’ble Mr. Justice Siddharth Mridul, Hon’ble Mr. Justice J.R.
Midha and Hon’ble Ms. Justice Sunita Gupta shall stand transferred to the boards of
Hon’ble Dr. Justice S. Muralidhar, Hon’ble Mr. Justice V. K. Jain, Hon’ble Ms. Justice
Indermeet Kaur, Hon’ble Ms. Justice Mukta Gupta and Hon’ble Mr. Justice V. P. Vaish
respectively.

Sd/-
December 20, 2013 (N.V. Ramana)
Chief Justice