HIGH COURT OF DELHI : NEW DELHI
The Roster of Sitting of Hon’ble Judges of Delhi High Court effective from 29th
April, 2014 is as under:-
Division Benches
DB-I
Hon’ble Ms. Justice G. Rohini
(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
1. PIL matters other than those before DB-III.
2. LPAs other than those before DB-III &
DB-IV.
3. Writ Petitions challenging Constitutional
validity of any Act, Statutory Rule or
Regulation other than Tax (including
Municipal Tax) and Service Matters.
4. First Appeals from Orders (Original Side) of
the years 2013 & 2014.
5. Misc. Writ Petitions (DB) other than the
specified categories.
6. Appeals under the Chartered Accountants Act.
7. Regular Hearing matters of the above
categories.
1. Writ Petitions (Land Acquisition).
2. Writ Petitions (Tender).
3. Writ Petitions (Co-operative Societies).
4. Writ Petitions challenging Constitutional
validity of any Act, Statutory Rule or
Regulation pertaining to Tax (including
Municipal Tax).
5. 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. First Appeals from Orders (Original Side)
upto the year 2012
6. Regular First Appeals (Original side).
7. Execution First Appeals (Original side).
8. Regular hearing matters of the above
categories.
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DB-IV 1. Writ Petitions (Service) arising out of orders
of CAT including Writ Petitions pertaining to
Hon’ble Ms. Justice Gita Mittal Service Matters required to be listed before
Hon’ble Ms. Justice Deepa Sharma Division Bench.
2. Letters Patent Appeals pertaining to Labour
and Service.
3. Writ Petitions relating to MTNL, MCD &
NDMC.
4. Contempt Appeals.
5. Regular hearing matters of the above
categories.

DB-V 1. Writ Petitions (Tax).

2. All Tax matters including Income Tax
Hon’ble Mr. Justice S. Ravindra Bhat Appeals.
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vibhu Bakhru 3. Writ Petitions (AIIFR, BIFR, DRT, DRAT
and Lokayukta).
4. Regular hearing matters of the above
categories.

DB-VI 1. Criminal Appeals other than for the years

2012 and 2013.
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjiv Khanna 2. Criminal Writs including those relating to
Hon’ble Mr. Justice G. P. Mittal Habeas Corpus and Preventive Detention.
3. Criminal Leave Petitions.
4. Regular hearing matters of the above
categories

DB-VII 1. Writ Petitions challenging Constitutional

validity of any Act, Statutory Rule or
Hon’ble Ms. Justice Reva Khetrapal Regulation pertaining to Service.
Hon’ble Ms. Justice Pratibha Rani 2. Writ Petitions (Service) relating to Armed
Forces from the year 2005 onwards.
3. Appeals against the orders of Family Courts.
4. Regular First Appeals from orders of the
Copyright Board.
5. Criminal Contempt References.
6. Company Appeals.
7. Regular hearing matters of the above
categories.

DB-VIII 1. Criminal Appeals for the years 2012 and

2013.
Hon’ble Mr. Justice P.K. Bhasin 2. Criminal Writs including those relating to
Hon’ble Mr. Justice J.R. Midha Habeas Corpus and Preventive Detention.
3. Regular hearing matters of the above
categories.

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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
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Manmohan
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Shakdher
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.
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.
1. Civil Writ Petitions (Service).
2. Regular hearing matters of the above category.
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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 category.

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.

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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.

Hon’ble Ms. Justice Indermeet Kaur 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.

Hon’ble Ms. Justice Mukta Gupta 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.

Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.P. Garg 1. Bail Matters.

Hon’ble Mr. Justice V. P. Vaish
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.

Company Jurisdiction

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva 1. Company Matters.

2. Regular hearing matters of the above category.

Original Jurisdiction (Civil)

Hon’ble Mr. Justice G. S. Sistani 1. Original side matters of ‘F’ Court, from the year
(Judge-in-Charge) 2004 onwards.
(‘F’ Court) 2. Final matters of ‘F’ Court from the year 2008
onwards.

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vipin Sanghi 1. Matters under the Indian Arbitration Act, 1940
(‘D’ Court) and Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
(including Finals) upto the year 2008 & of the
year 2013.
Hon’ble Mr. Justice V. K. Shali 1. Original side matters of ‘E’ Court, from the year
(‘E’ Court) 2004 onwards.
2. Final matters of ‘E’ Court, from the year 2008
onwards.
3. Final matters of ‘C’ Court from the year 2008
onwards.

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Hon’ble Mr. Justice Manmohan Singh 1. Original side matters of ‘A’ Court, from the
(‘A’ Court and ‘G’ Court) 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 2009 to 2012.

Hon’ble Mr. Justice A. K. Pathak
(‘B’ Court & ‘C’ Court)
1. All Original side matters upto the year 2003
(excluding Arbitration matters).
2. Original side matters of ‘C’ Court, from the
year 2004 onwards.
3. All Original side ‘Final’ matters (excluding
Arbitration) upto the year 2007.

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.

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 listed before ‘D’ and ‘G’ Court.

7. The Arbitration matters pending before the board of Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjeev
Sachdeva shall stand transferred to the board of Hon’ble Mr. Justice Manmohan
Singh.

8. 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.

9. 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.

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

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

12. 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.

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

14. 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.

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

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

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

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

19. 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.

Sd/-
April 28, 2014 (G. Rohini)
Chief Justice