High Court of Bombay
5,061 judgments
Khilari Rajendra Eknath and Others v. The State of Maharashtra and Others
The Bombay High Court held that employees whose recruitment process commenced before 01.11.2005 are entitled to the Old Pension Scheme despite appointment after that date, aligning with Central Government policy and rejecting delay objections.
Indian Performing Right Society Limited v. Rajasthan Patrika Pvt. Ltd.
The Bombay High Court held that the 2012 amendments to the Copyright Act do not confer new substantive rights to authors of original works to claim royalties on sound recordings communicated to the public, dismissing IPRS's interim relief applications.
Dr. Dhananjay Patil v. The Honourable Minister of Industries & Ors.
The Bombay High Court dismissed the petition challenging allotment of industrial land to a partnership firm, holding that the petitioner’s claim based on right of first refusal was barred by constructive res judicata and his conduct in the tender process precluded relief.
Prakash G. Patel v. The Land Acquisition Collector
The Bombay High Court held that substantial modifications to a land acquisition Award beyond clerical corrections under Section 33 of the 2013 Act are illegal, quashed such modifications, and allowed restoration and compensation for unlawful demolition.
Maharashtra Rajya Rashtriya Kamgar Sangh (INTUC) v. M/s. Exide Industris Ltd
The Bombay High Court upheld the employer's right to transfer employees to a newly established plant under an express transferability clause, dismissing allegations of mala fide and unfair labour practice.
Prasanna Laxmikant Joshi & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that spousal consent is not required under the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994 for organ donation between near relatives and allowed a kidney transplant despite the donor's estranged spouse's objections.
Tadavi Yasin Supdu & Ors. v. The Additional Collector, Raigad & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that land valuation for payment of consideration under Section 36-A MLR Code must be based on the ready reckoner rates prevailing on the date of application when delay in processing is not attributable to the applicant.
M/s. Tri-Parulex Fire Protection System v. M/s. CTR Manufacturing Industries Private Limited
The Bombay High Court set aside an interim injunction against the appellant, holding that mere use of differential relay with Buchholz relay and circuit breaker does not infringe the respondent’s patent claiming novelty in a specific sequence of signals.
HSBC PI Holdings (Mauritius) Limited v. Avitel Post Studioz Limited and others
The Bombay High Court upheld enforcement of a foreign arbitral award, rejecting respondents' bias objections based on non-disclosure by arbitrators under the IBA guidelines and Indian law.
Rohan Vishwanath Khedekar v. Devgad Jamsande Nagarpanchayat & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that refusal to permit cross-examination in municipal councillor disqualification proceedings violates natural justice and quashed the disqualification order, remanding the matter for fresh hearing with opportunity to cross-examine witnesses.
Concord Co-operative Housing Society v. Amedmal Indrabhan Bhatewada
The Bombay High Court held that an application under Section 54 CPC to send a partition decree to the Collector is a ministerial act not barred by limitation, affirming the Collector's power to effect partition under a final decree in estates assessed to Government revenue.
M/s. Ajay Industrial Corporation Ltd. v. Assistant Commissioner of Customs
The Bombay High Court held that an importer is entitled to refund of customs duty paid on goods never received due to loss before clearance, directing Customs to refund with interest despite inter-departmental disputes.
Taher Fakhruddin Saheb v. Mufaddal Burhanuddin Saifuddin
The Bombay High Court dismissed the suit challenging the succession to the 53rd Dai al-Mutlaq, holding that the Plaintiff failed to prove a valid and irrevocable nass appointment, thereby upholding the Defendant's claim.
Mumbai Electric Employees Union v. The Additional Labour Commissioner
The Bombay High Court held that a registered wage agreement with a representative union governs contract workers' wages, precluding non-members from claiming equal wages under Maharashtra Rules, 1971, absent substantial similarity in work performed.
Kisan Govind Sutar v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court dismissed writ petitions seeking land allotment under the Maharashtra Project Affected Persons Rehabilitation Act, 1999 for land acquired in 1962, holding the Act does not apply retrospectively and no entitlement arises without statutory compliance.
Nikhil Meena Patel v. The Mamlatdar
The Bombay High Court quashed the cancellation of a Scheduled Caste certificate of a petitioner born of an inter-caste marriage, holding that caste determination depends on factual upbringing and directed a fresh fair hearing.
M/s. Aditya Enterprises v. City Industrial and Development Corporation of Maharashtra Ltd.
The Bombay High Court held that highest bidders in a tender process acquire no vested right to allotment before contract conclusion and upheld CIDCO's cancellation of tenders to secure higher public revenue as non-arbitrary administrative action.
Rajiv Ranjan Singh v. Securities & Exchange Board of India & The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that absence of penalty in SEBI adjudication does not bar criminal prosecution under Section 27(1) of the SEBI Act and upheld the rejection of discharge of the CEO accused of unauthorized pledging of client securities.
Umesh v. M/s. Haffkine Bio-Pharmaceutical Corporation Ltd.
The court held that a contractual appointment for a fixed tenure does not entitle continuation or regular pay scale beyond the contract period, and the petitioner was rightly reverted to his substantive post after contract expiry.
Uttam Manulal Kale v. State of Maharashtra
Special Leave to appeal against acquittal in a defamation case under Section 500 IPC was refused as the trial court properly appreciated evidence without manifest error.