High Court of Bombay
4,240 judgments
Swapnil Ramesh Samant v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld rejection of approval for a temporary teacher’s appointment due to procedural lapses but directed the management to reinstate the teacher and bear salary costs.
Gorakh Vilas Saundane v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors
The Court upheld rejection of approval for a temporary teacher’s appointment due to procedural lapses but directed reinstatement and salary payment as services were held to be permanent.
Pratibha Murlidhar Tirmali v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court upheld the Education Department's rejection of approval for a teacher's appointment due to procedural lapses but directed the management to reinstate her and pay salary, emphasizing the management's responsibility for compliance.
Geeta Vijay Deshapnde & Ors. v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that acquisition proceedings under the 1894 Act do not lapse if possession is taken, but where compensation for majority land holdings remains unpaid, landowners are entitled to compensation under the 2013 Act.
Rajshree Realtors Private Limited v. Union of India
The Bombay High Court quashed the reopening of income tax assessment beyond four years due to lack of specific reasons alleging failure to disclose material facts, affirming that reopening requires tangible material and not mere suspicion or change of opinion.
Garodia Co-operative Housing Society Ltd. v. District Deputy Registrar Co-operative Society
The Bombay High Court set aside the dismissal of a deemed conveyance application under MOFA, directing the Competent Authority to reconsider the application on merits after properly examining the validity of the conveyance deed and promoter's statutory obligations.
Jangid Home Private Limited v. Slum Rehabilitation Authority
The Bombay High Court held that a principal acceptance letter under Circular No.168 is only a conditional in-principle acceptance and not final sanction, setting aside the grievance redressal order rejecting the petitioner's slum rehabilitation proposal and allowing six months to comply with conditions.
M/s Man Global Ltd. Mumbai v. Mr. Jitendra Jain
The Bombay High Court held that promoters are mandatorily liable to pay interest for delayed possession under Section 18 of RERA, irrespective of delays caused by statutory authorities.
Mukesh Prakash Bhalerao v. District Magistrate, Jalgaon
The Bombay High Court quashed a preventive detention order under the MPDA Act due to an unexplained eight-day delay in submitting the order to the State Government, violating the statutory requirement of prompt reporting.
Ashik Ramjan Ansari v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court acquitted the appellant of rape and POCSO offences, holding that consensual sexual intercourse with a minor close to majority is not justiciable under the current law, highlighting the need for legislative reform.
New Hanuman Nagar SRA Co-operative Housing Society Ltd. v. Apex Grievance Redressal Committee
The Bombay High Court upheld the reinstatement of the Developer in a slum rehabilitation scheme, holding that non-procurement of NOC did not invalidate the scheme and that the Petitioner Society lacked locus and had not exhausted statutory remedies.
Yashwant Govind Sakhare & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that failure to acquire land reserved under a town planning scheme within statutory timelines under Section 127 of the MRTP Act results in automatic lapsing of the reservation and directed the State to release the land accordingly.
Chitra Sonawane v. Thane Municipal Corporation
The Bombay High Court dismissed the writ petition by minority society members challenging redevelopment approvals, holding that the majority's consent governs redevelopment and that the amended UDCPR 2020 provisions do not apply retrospectively.
Akash Dipak Atole & Ors. v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court allowed the writ petition directing the Education Department to approve the junior clerk appointment, holding that administrative delay cannot justify refusal when the management complies with staffing norms and procedures.
Kumar Gorakhnath Shinde and Ors. v. The State of Maharashtra and Ors.
The Bombay High Court Larger Bench held that independent councillors forming a post-poll Aghadi under Section 63(2B) of the Maharashtra Municipalities Act are fully governed by the anti-defection provisions of the Maharashtra Local Authority Members’ Disqualification Act, 1986.
The Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax (Central) Pune v. Punit Chettiar alias Punit Balan
The Bombay High Court upheld the ITAT's order allowing the assessee's deduction under Section 80IA(4)(iii) based on Central Government approval for an Industrial Park, dismissing the Revenue's appeal.
Golden Legend Leasing and Finance Ltd. v. Dilip Manohar Amladi
The Bombay High Court held that the Maharashtra Rent Control Act applies to premises given on license and that exemption under Section 3(1)(b) does not extend to licenses, thereby upholding eviction of a company licensee with paid-up capital exceeding Rs. 1 crore.
Prasad Rajaram More v. The State of Maharashtra
The court dismissed the petition seeking approval and continuation of service for an employee who abandoned service mid-probation and whose appointment was refused due to reduction in establishment posts.
Smt. Sangita Vilas Kiwade v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the conviction of the appellant for murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping, and illegal money lending, affirming the reliability of child witness testimony after careful scrutiny.
Saurin Ketan Jariwala v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the Competent Authority's order granting Deemed Conveyance under MOFA, holding that the developer was a promoter obligated to transfer title despite contractual clauses reserving land rights.