High Court of Bombay

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Gammon Engineers and Contractors Pvt. Ltd. v. Rohit Sood

04 Sep 2023 · M. S. Sonak; Jitendra S. Jain
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The Bombay High Court held that the exclusive jurisdiction clause in the original agreement governs the forum for challenging an arbitral award under Section 18 of the MSMED Act, and such challenge must be filed before the Courts at Mumbai as per the Arbitration Act.

civil appeal_allowed Significant MSMED Act Section 18 arbitration Section 34 challenge exclusive jurisdiction clause

Ajay S. Kathuria v. Jayesh Kumar & Co

04 Sep 2023 · G. S. Kulkarni; Advait M. Sethna

The High Court held that a defendant's right to file a written statement within 120 days under Order VIII Rule 1 CPC cannot be forfeited solely due to non-payment of conditional costs, and directed the trial court to take the written statement on record.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Order VIII Rule 1 CPC written statement forfeiture of right payment of costs

Miloni Shah Nee Ramesh Vora v. Orbit Developers & Ors.

01 Sep 2023 · Kamal Khata
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The Bombay High Court granted a summary decree for recovery of Rs. 2.00 crore with interest against defendants who failed to appear in a suit for refund of amounts paid for a commercial unit.

civil appeal_allowed summary suit Order XXXVII Rule 2 recovery of money interest

Hikal Limited v. Paxchem Limited

01 Sep 2023 · Kamal Khata

The Bombay High Court held that failure to serve fresh summons within the stipulated time does not mandate dismissal of a summary suit where the defendant has appeared, been served summons for judgment, and filed a reply.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Commercial Summary Suit Service of Summons Order 9 Rule 5 CPC Summons for Judgment

Ramesh Nanalal Vora v. Orbit Developers & Ors.

01 Sep 2023 · Kamal Khata

The Bombay High Court granted summary judgment in favor of a Chartered Accountant for recovery of Rs. 1.20 crore with interest against developers who failed to appear and perform under a terminated MOU.

civil appeal_allowed summary suit Order XXXVII Rule 2 professional fees recovery Memorandum of Understanding termination

Sanjay Krushna Katkar v. State of Maharashtra & Anr.

01 Sep 2023 · Revati Mohite Dere; Bharati Dangre; N.J. Jamadar

The Bombay High Court held that appeals against bail orders under Section 14-A of the Atrocities Act lie before a Single Judge and that the Act applies to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe members irrespective of their State of origin, ensuring pan-India protection against atrocities.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 Section 14-A appeals Single Judge jurisdiction Division Bench jurisdiction

The Indian Hume Pipe Co. Ltd. v. Commissioner of Income Tax

31 Aug 2023 · G.S. Kulkarni; Jitendra Jain · 2023:BHC-OS:9143-DB
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The Bombay High Court allowed the appeal holding that commission payments made under valid agreements to unrelated agents for services rendered are allowable business expenditure and cannot be partially disallowed without valid evidence.

tax appeal_allowed Significant commission payment business expenditure Income Tax Act, 1961 assessment year

Vinay B. Poddar v. Jayesh Pandya & Ashok Banwarilal Gupta

31 Aug 2023 · Sunil B. Shukre; Kamal Khata

The Bombay High Court dismissed review petitions challenging restoration of an appeal, holding that no error apparent on record justified review and upholding the exercise of judicial discretion in condoning delay.

civil petition_dismissed Significant review petition condonation of delay office objections discretionary order

Sandeep Sunil Kumar Lohariya v. State of Maharashtra

31 Aug 2023 · Anuja Rabhudessai · 2023:BHC-AS:25157

The Bombay High Court upheld the rejection of prosecution's belated application to produce additional evidence under Section 173(8) Cr.P.C., holding that evidence known but omitted from the chargesheet cannot be treated as fresh and allowing it at a late stage prejudices the accused and violates fair trial principles.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant Section 173(8) Cr.P.C. further investigation additional evidence chargesheet

Shri Suryakant Pandurang Holmukhe v. The State of Maharashtra

31 Aug 2023 · Nitin W. Sambre; R.N. Laddha

The Bombay High Court quashed the charge sheet under Section 306 IPC against accused for lack of proximate instigation to suicide and due to unexplained delay in lodging the FIR.

criminal petition_allowed Significant Section 306 IPC Abetment to suicide Mens rea Harassment

Kailash Patil v. Vasant S. Jadhav

31 Aug 2023 · Jitendra Jain

The Bombay High Court allowed restoration of RERA appeals dismissed for non-filing of hard copies, holding that delay due to bonafide procedural confusion warrants leniency subject to strict costs and conditions.

civil appeal_allowed Significant RERA Act Section 44(2) appeal restoration condonation of delay

Kailash Patil v. Vasant S. Jadhav

31 Aug 2023 · Jitendra Jain · 2023:BHC-AS:25006

The Bombay High Court allowed restoration of RERA appeals dismissed for non-filing of hard copies after online filing, imposing strict costs and conditions due to inordinate delay in seeking restoration.

civil appeal_allowed Significant RERA Act appeal restoration condonation of delay

Arun Anshiram Dhotre & Ors. v. Union of India

31 Aug 2023 · Prithviraj K. Chavan
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The High Court allowed the appeal directing compensation to the deceased passenger's parents under the Railways Act, holding the death as an untoward incident attracting strict liability of the railway administration.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Railways Act 1989 untoward incident strict liability compensation

Avinash Madhukar Kharat v. The State of Maharashtra

31 Aug 2023 · K.R. Shriram; Dr. N.K. Gokhale

The Bombay High Court held that pre-deposit of 25% of the amount payable under Section 256 MLRC is not a precondition for filing or hearing an appeal under Section 247, and dismissed the impugned order rejecting the appeal for non-deposit.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966 Section 247 MLRC Section 256 MLRC appeal

Bhiwandi Powerloom Co-operative Society Ltd. v. The State of Maharashtra

31 Aug 2023 · K. R. Shriram; Dr. N. K. Gokhale

The Bombay High Court dismissed the petition challenging the demand for extension fee under the 2019 Government Resolution, holding that the Petitioner is bound by the terms after availing extension benefits.

property petition_dismissed extension of time government land allotment Maharashtra Land Revenue Rules 1971 Government Resolution 2019

Chief Executive Officer, Sangli Zilla Parishad v. Maruti Pandurang Patil

31 Aug 2023 · Milind N. Jadhav

The High Court held that an employee's voluntary admission of misappropriation in a departmental enquiry justifies dismissal and negates claims of unfair labour practice, allowing the writ petition and setting aside the Labour and Industrial Court orders.

labor appeal_allowed Significant departmental enquiry admission of guilt misappropriation of funds unfair labour practice

Cosmos Constructions v. Municipal Corporation of the City of Thane

31 Aug 2023 · G.S. Patel; Kamal Khata
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The Bombay High Court quashed a municipal reservation condition on the petitioner's land, holding that the reservation did not subsist under the sanctioned Development Plan modifications and directed approval of the petitioner's building proposals.

administrative petition_allowed Significant Development Plan MHADA Housing Site-A Urban Land Ceiling Act Wednesbury unreasonableness

Mangesh Pandurang Bandagle v. The State of Maharashtra

31 Aug 2023 · A. S. Gadkari; Shivkumar Dige

The Bombay High Court modified the appellants' conviction from murder under Section 302 IPC to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part II IPC, reducing their sentence accordingly.

criminal sentence_modified Significant culpable homicide not amounting to murder Section 304 Part II IPC Section 302 IPC common intention

The Commissioner of Income Tax v. APL Co. Pte. Ltd.

30 Aug 2023 · K. R. Shriram; Dr. N. K. Gokhale
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The Bombay High Court upheld the ITAT's ruling that shipping income under the India-Singapore DTAA is taxable only in Singapore without limitation under Article 24, relying on Singapore tax authority certification and established precedent.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement Article 8 DTAA Article 24 DTAA shipping income

Shreeji Realty v. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

30 Aug 2023 · G. S. Patel; Kamal Khata

The Bombay High Court quashed the mandatory MHCC NOC condition for redevelopment in the Fort Heritage Precinct as arbitrary and discriminatory, directing issuance of full permissions without MHCC approval in violation of Article 14.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant Article 14 heritage precinct Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee Development Control and Promotion Regulations 2034