High Court of Bombay
4,240 judgments
Sitaram Dada Sarode v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court converted the appellant's murder conviction to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Exception 1 to Section 300 IPC due to grave and sudden provocation, quashing the cruelty charge under Section 498-A IPC.
Elis Jane Quinlan and Ors. v. Naveen Kumar Seth
The Bombay High Court held that execution of foreign decrees from reciprocating territories under Section 44A CPC requires only summary inquiry without routine framing of issues or leading evidence, setting aside the order permitting full trial in execution proceedings.
Durga Ramesh Berdia v. State of Maharashtra and Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that a letter styled as an appointment order on compassionate grounds is valid and that withholding appointment benefits without due process is illegal, directing the Municipal Corporation to post the petitioner accordingly.
Imran Suleman Qureshi v. Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai and ors.
The Bombay High Court held that unauthorized transfer and private commercial use of municipal land acquired for public hospital expansion are illegal, affirming that such land must be used solely for its public purpose and transfers require prior municipal permission.
Securities and Exchange Board of India v. Central Information Commissioner & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that SEBI must reconsider RTI requests for certain information after complying with mandatory third-party procedures under Section 11, balancing transparency with fiduciary and privacy exemptions under Section 8.
Shree Hari Chemicals Export Ltd. v. Grocery Markets and Shops Board for Greater Mumbai
The Bombay High Court held that the Mathadi Act and Grocery Scheme apply only to a specific class of unprotected workers and their employers, not to factories employing regular workers, and emphasized mandatory legislative procedure for scheme validity.
Sachin Laxman Dandekar v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court reclassified the appellants' conviction from murder under Section 302 IPC to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part II IPC, holding the killing occurred in sudden heat of passion without premeditation.
Sunil Mallikarjun Patil v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that failure to acquire reserved land within one year under section 127 of the MRTP Act causes the reservation to lapse, and a landowner cannot be compelled to accept TDR in lieu of compensation.
Parag Jyotindra Gandhi v. Jayant Narendra Mehta and Others
The court granted conditional leave to defend in a summary suit involving disputed compensation for breach of contract, emphasizing the balance between expeditious recovery and bona fide defence.
Allcargo Logistics Ltd. v. Dhanesh B. Jain
The Bombay High Court held that an agent of a disclosed principal can be held liable for wrongful delivery by another agent of the same principal, awarding damages for breach of contract while modifying the interest rate and currency of the decree.
Sachin Subhash Bhosale v. Union of India
The Bombay High Court held that departmental disciplinary proceedings against a Railway Protection Force constable should not be stayed pending criminal trial unless the criminal charge is grave, involves complex questions, and continuation would prejudice the defence, and dismissed the petition seeking such stay.
Nabi Hasan Noor Hasan Khan v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the conviction of the appellant for murder under Section 302 IPC based on conclusive circumstantial evidence including last seen together theory and extra-judicial confession.
Sarthi Seva Sangh v. Mumbai Municipal Corporation
The Bombay High Court dismissed a PIL challenging additional FSI granted by MCGM, holding the petition to be an abuse of PIL jurisdiction filed for extraneous motives, not genuine public interest.
Sudarshan Narayan Mengade v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court acquitted the appellant of murder charges, holding that the death was suicidal and the prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt due to infirmities in the dying declaration and circumstantial evidence.
Munib Memon v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court dismissed the appellant's bail plea in a terrorism-related bomb blast case, holding that prima facie evidence of conspiracy and complicity precluded bail despite prolonged pre-trial detention, while directing expeditious trial completion.
Goel Ganga Foundation v. Federation of Swarganga Co.op Society Limited
The Bombay High Court held that stilt parking spaces are common areas under MOFA and a promoter cannot allot them to third parties, dismissing the petitioner's claim to exclusive use of such parking spaces.
Surendra Rudra Pratap Singh v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court acquitted the appellant of murder and cruelty charges due to contradictions in dying declarations and insufficient circumstantial evidence, extending benefit of doubt.
Shankar Shrirang Gulik v. The State of Maharashtra
The High Court upheld the conviction of the appellant for murder based on reliable and corroborated ocular testimony of a child witness supported by medical and forensic evidence.
Vijay Radhaji Bhandare v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court reduced the appellant's conviction from murder under Section 302 IPC to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part II IPC, applying Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC due to sudden fight and heat of passion.
Prysmian Cavi E Sistemi S.R.I v. Vijay Karia and others
The Bombay High Court held that a foreign arbitral award enforceable under the Arbitration Act is executable as a decree under the CPC, subject to compliance with FEMA and Indian laws, and dismissed Respondents' objections to execution.