HIGH COURT OF DELHI : NEW DELHI
The Roster of Sitting of Hon’ble Judges of Delhi High Court effective from 23rd
September, 2013 is as under:-
Division Benches
DB-I
Hon’ble the Chief Justice
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Manmohan
DB-II
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Badar Durrez
Ahmed
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vibhu Bakhru
DB-III
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Pradeep
Nandrajog
Hon’ble Mr.Justice V.Kameswar Rao
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 Najmi Waziri
DB-VI
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjiv Khanna
Hon’ble Mr.Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva
1. PILs and Letters Patent Appeals (Other than those
relating to Armed Forces, Service, Labour, MCD,
NDMC, DDA, Cantonment Board and Delhi Jal
Board).
2. Writ Petitions challenging Constitutional validity
of any Act, Statutory Rule or Regulation other
than Tax (including Municipal Tax) and Service
Matters.
3. Appeals under the Chartered Accountants Act.
4. 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. Regular Hearing matters of the above categories.
1. Writ Petitions challenging orders passed by the
High Court on Administrative side.
2. Writ Petitions (Service) arising out of orders of
CAT including Writ Petitions pertaining to
Service Matters required to be listed before the
Division Bench.
3. PILs other than those before DB-I.
4. Writ Petitions challenging Constitutional validity
of any Act, Statutory Rule or Regulation
pertaining to Service.
5. Regular hearing matters of the above categories.
1. Writ Petitions (Service) relating to Armed Forces.
2. Letters Patent Appeals relating to Armed Forces.
3. Criminal Contempt References.
4. Writ Petitions (Co-operative Societies).
5. Company Appeals.
6. Regular hearing matters of the above categories.
1. Regular First Appeals (Original side).
2. Execution First Appeals (Original side).
3. Letters Patent Appeals other than those before
DB-I, DB-IV and DB-VIII.
4. Appeals against the orders of Family Courts.
5. Regular First Appeals from orders of the
Copyright Board.
6. 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.
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DB-VII
Hon’ble Ms. Justice Reva Khetrapal
Hon’ble Ms. Justice Pratibha Rani
1. Criminal Appeals other than for the years 2012
and 2013.
2. Criminal Writs including those relating to Habeas
Corpus and Preventive Detention.
3. Death Sentence References with connected
Appeals.
4. Criminal Leave Petitions.
5. 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
Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.P. Vaish
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.

DB-IX 1. Criminal Appeals other than for the years 2012

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kailash Gambhir
Hon’ble Ms. Justice Indermeet Kaur
and 2013.
2. Criminal Writs including those relating to Habeas
Corpus and Preventive Detention.
3. Death Sentence References with connected
Appeals.
4. Criminal Contempt Petitions.
5. Criminal Leave Petitions.
6. Regular hearing matters of the above categories.

Single Benches (Civil Jurisdiction)

Hon’ble Mr.Justice Sudershan Kumar 1. Civil Writ Petitions (MCD, NDMC, P.P. Act, and
Misra Elections).
2. Civil Contempt Petitions.
3. Regular hearing matters of the above categories.

Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.K.Shali 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 Manmohan Singh 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 Rajiv Sahai 1. Regular First Appeals (other than Land
Endlaw Acquisition).
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.

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Hon’ble Mr. Justice Valmiki J.Mehta
Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.K. Jain
Hon’ble Mr. Justice A.K. Pathak
Hon’ble Mr. Justice G.P. Mittal
Single Benches (Criminal Jurisdiction)
Hon’ble Mr. Justice G.S. Sistani
(Judge-in-Charge)
Hon’ble Ms. Justice Hima Kohli
Hon’ble Ms. Justice Veena Birbal
Hon’ble Mr.Justice Siddharth Mridul
Hon’ble Mr. Justice J.R. Midha
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sunil Gaur
1. Civil Writ Petitions (Service).
2. 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 (Labour)
2. Regular hearing matters of the above categories.
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 hearing matters of the above categories.
1. Bail Matters.
2. Transfer Petitions (Criminal).
3. Writ Petitions (Criminal) for the years 2012 &
2013.
4. Criminal Appeals for the years 2005 & 2006.
5. Regular hearing matters of the above categories.
1. Bail Matters.
2. Writ Petitions (Criminal) upto the year 2011.
3. Criminal Appeals for the years 2007, 2008 and
2009.
4. Regular hearing matters of the above categories.
1. Bail Matters.
2. Criminal Leave Petitions upto the year 2012.
3. Criminal Revision Petitions upto the year 2009.
4. Criminal Appeals for the year 2010.
5. Regular hearing matters of the above categories.
1. Bail Matters.
2. Criminal Appeals for the years 2011 and 2012.
3. Regular hearing matters of the above categories.
1. Bail Matters.
2. Criminal Revision Petitions for the years 2011,
2012 & 2013.
3. Criminal Appeals for the year 2013.
4. Criminal Misc. Main cases
5. Regular hearing matters of the above categories.
1. Bail Matters.
2. Criminal Misc.Main upto the year 2012.
3. Regular hearing matters of the above categories
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 Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.P. Garg 1. Bail Matters.
2. Criminal Appeals upto the year 2004.
3. Criminal Leave Petitions for the year 2013.
4. Regular hearing matters of the above categories.

Hon’ble Ms. Justice Sunita Gupta 1. Bail Matters.

2. Criminal Misc.Main for the year 2013.
3. Criminal Revision Petitions for the year 2010.
4. All cases relating to sexual harassment.
5. Regular hearing matters of the above categories.

Company Jurisdiction

Hon’ble Mr. Justice R.V. Easwar 1. Company Matters.

2. Regular hearing matters of the above categories.

Original Jurisdiction (Civil)

Hon’ble Dr. Justice S. Muralidhar
(‘F’ Court)
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vipin Sanghi
(‘A’ Court)
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Shakdher
(‘D’ Court and ‘G’ Court)
Hon’ble Ms. Justice Mukta Gupta
(‘E’ Court)
Hon’ble Mr. Justice M.L. Mehta
(‘B’ Court)
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Jayant Nath
(‘C’ Court)
1. Original side matters of ‘F’ Court, from the year
2004 onwards.
2. Final matters of ‘F’ 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.
1. Matters under the Indian Arbitration Act, 1940
and Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
(including Finals).
1. Original side matters of ‘E’ Court, from the year
2004 onwards.
2. Final matters of ‘E’ Court, from the year 2008
onwards.
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.

Notes:

1. Mentioning of urgent matters will be before Hon’ble Mr. Justice Badar Durrez
Ahmed.

2. Miscellaneous Writ Petitions which are to be heard by Division Benches, other than
the specified categories, will be listed before DB-II.

3. Matters other than part-heard, presently pending before various Benches shall stand
transferred to the respective Benches as per the above roster.

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.

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5. Regular/final hearing matters would be listed chronologically so that old matters can
be given priority in disposal.

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

7. Criminal Appeals (DB) up to the year 2011 and Death Sentence References shall be
equally distributed between DB-VII and DB-IX.

8. Criminal Leave Petitions (DB) (pending and fresh) shall be equally distributed
between DB-VII and DB-IX.

9. Criminal Writ Petitions (DB) (pending and fresh) including those relating to Habeas
Corpus and Preventive Detention shall be equally distributed amongst DB-VII, DB-
VIII and DB-IX.

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

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

12. Fresh Criminal Appeals shall be equally distributed amongst Hon’ble Mr. Justice
G.S.Sistani, Hon’ble Ms. Justice Hima Kohli and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Siddharth
Mridul.

13. Fresh Criminal Leave Petitions shall be equally distributed between Hon’ble
Ms.Justice Veena Birbal and Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.P.Garg.

14. Fresh Criminal Writ Petitions shall be equally distributed between Hon’ble
Mr.Justice G.S.Sistani and Hon’ble Ms. Justice Hima Kohli.

15. Fresh Criminal Misc. Main cases shall be equally distributed between Hon’ble
Mr.Justice Sunil Gaur and Hon’ble Mr. Justice J.R. Midha.

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

17. 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.

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