High Court of Bombay
4,240 judgments
Priya Paul v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that the State Police Complaints Authority lacks jurisdiction to direct FIR registration, quashing both its order and the consequent FIR as illegal.
The State of Maharashtra v. Vandana Ramesh Mungekar & Ors.
The Bombay High Court upheld the MACT's compensation award applying multiplier 15 and set aside contributory negligence deduction, dismissing the State's appeal in a motor accident claim.
Kaizar F. Pithapurwala & Ors. v. Khurshid Safakat Hussain Ladhi & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that a refusal to dispose of a suit on merits due to lack of jurisdiction is not a return of plaint and thus not appealable under Order XLIII Rule 1(a) CPC, dismissing the appeal as not maintainable.
Nayana Premji Savala v. The Union of India
The Bombay High Court held that leasing containers with transfer of possession and effective control constitutes a deemed sale subject to VAT, not service tax, and quashed the service tax demand on the transaction.
Nisha Nitin Koppikar v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that the maximum maintenance payable under Section 9(2) of the Senior Citizens Act is Rs.10,000 per senior citizen per month, modifying the Tribunal's order accordingly while upholding the children's liability to maintain their parents.
Anilkumar S/o Rupchand Ukey v. Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commissioner
The Bombay High Court held that the Commission’s discretion to choose the mode of recruitment cannot be judicially interfered with absent arbitrariness or mala fide, and dismissed the petitioner’s claim for mandatory promotion while directing consideration if no suitable nominee is found.
Jacobs Solutions India Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India
The Bombay High Court held that a subordinate tax authority cannot overturn an appellate order allowing a GST refund and directed sanction of the refund with interest, emphasizing adherence to judicial discipline and appellate hierarchy.
Shaukatali Abdulsalem Shaikh v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court partly allowed the appeal by setting aside the conviction under Section 397 IPC due to lack of evidence of grievous hurt, upheld the conviction under Section 392 IPC based on recovery of stolen property, and reduced the sentence accordingly.
Manisha @ Janglabai Ganesh Chavan v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the conviction of a mother for the murder of her two-month-old infant daughter based on a complete chain of circumstantial and medical evidence proving death by drowning.
Bhoumik Co-operative Housing Society Limited & Anr. v. Vina A. Sisawala & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that redevelopment disputes are not within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Co-operative Court under the 2019 Amendment unless the Society's Bye-Laws include redevelopment as business, and thus the Civil Court retains jurisdiction.
Ashokkumar Dhanrajji Kothari v. Harshad Kevalchand Vora & Ors.
The High Court dismissed the tenant's revision application upholding eviction for unauthorized permanent structural alterations under Section 16(1)(b) of the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999.
Galore Developers Private Limited v. Solapur Municipal Corporation
The Bombay High Court quashed a municipal notice under section 51 MRTP Act for revocation of development permission, holding it was without jurisdiction as the petitioner had complied with obligations and substantial construction progress barred such action.
Mr. Ramesh Jivatram Israni @ Dilip v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the rejection of discharge of a Hawala operator accused of abetting an organized crime syndicate under the MCOC Act, holding that a prima facie case existed to proceed to trial.
M/s. Raj Pharma v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court quashed suspension orders of a pharmaceutical license for failure of authorities to consider the licensee's explanations and documents, emphasizing the need for reasoned orders under the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules.
The Bank of India Staff Panchsheel Cooperative Housing Society Limited v. Jitendra Kumar Jani
The Bombay High Court held that disputes over redevelopment resolutions in cooperative housing societies fall within Cooperative Court jurisdiction and cannot be summarily dismissed under Order VII Rule 11 CPC without trial.
Anil Vasantrao Deshmukh v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court dismissed bail for former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in a PMLA money laundering case, holding that the twin conditions under Section 45 PMLA were not satisfied based on the material collected during investigation.
Surendra Shamsundar Jeware v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the lawful allotment of municipal land to a public trust without public auction, affirming compliance with statutory provisions and rejecting allegations of arbitrariness.
Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax-19 v. S V Jiwani
The Bombay High Court upheld the ITAT order limiting disallowance on bogus purchases to the profit element, dismissing the Revenue's appeal challenging the partial relief granted to the assessee.
Dipesh Mehta & Ors v Gerald Shirley & Ors
The Bombay High Court held that it has jurisdiction to entertain civil suits involving membership and management disputes of a public charitable trust under the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act, and upheld an interlocutory order validating an Extraordinary General Meeting and the election of new managing committee members.
Ramesh Lasha Palva v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court partly allowed the appeal, acquitting one appellant and convicting the other for culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC, reducing the charge from murder.