High Court of Bombay
5,131 judgments
Seema Wd/o Sanjay Pathare; Neha D/o Sanjay Pathare v. Union of India
The Bombay High Court allowed the appeal and awarded compensation to the dependents of a deceased railway employee, holding that death occurred in an untoward incident under Section 124-A of the Railways Act, 1989, rejecting the Railway's claim of unauthorized track crossing.
Ramesh Vasantrao Patil v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the disqualification of a Gram Panchayat member under Section 14(1)(d) following removal under Section 39(1), affirming that interim stay of appellate orders does not negate statutory disqualification.
Procter and Gamble Home Products Private Limited v. Income Tax Appellate Tribunal
The Bombay High Court held that the ITAT exceeded its jurisdiction under Section 254(2) of the Income Tax Act by revisiting the classification of income already pending before the High Court, and set aside the impugned order accordingly.
Reliance General Insurance Company Ltd v. Anil Jayram Ghag
The Bombay High Court upheld interim compensation under Section 140 of the Motor Vehicles Act, ruling that no-fault liability applies once a policy is produced unless proven fake, and such summary findings do not bar defenses in later proceedings.
Arun Sambhaji Khanvilkar v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court acquitted police officers accused of corruption due to failure of prosecution to prove demand of bribe with independent corroboration and non-production of electronic evidence.
Jalgaon Janta Sahakari Bank Ltd. & Anr. v. Joint Commissioner of Sales
The Bombay High Court held that secured creditors under the SARFAESI and RDDB Acts do not have a statutory first charge overriding State tax dues, and priority in payment under the 2016 amendments does not displace the State's first charge.
Union Bank of India v. Deputy Commissioner of Sales Tax
The Bombay High Court held that a secured creditor with registered charge under the SARFAESI Act has priority over the State Government’s sales tax attachment, quashing the attachment order and allowing recovery from secured assets.
Jalaram Fabrics v. Nisarg Textiles Pvt. Ltd.
The Bombay High Court upheld an arbitral award under institutional arbitration rules, rejecting the petitioner’s challenge based on unilateral appointment and jurisdictional objections.
Nandiwadekar v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that State Government's permission under Section 257(1) MLR Code to initiate revision after 55 years is an administrative act not requiring personal hearing or reasons, subject to jurisdictional judicial review, while merits of revision lie with revisional authority.
Ibarat Husain Kitabullah v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the conviction of the appellant for murder and related offences based on strong circumstantial evidence and credible eyewitness identification.
Vaishali Baban Dhumal v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that the Scrutiny Committee must provide all enquiry reports and reasons for re-enquiry to the applicant before invalidating a Scheduled Tribe claim, and directed a fresh verification adhering to principles of natural justice.
Walter Bau AG v Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
The Bombay High Court held that ratification of an initial dispute reference validates arbitration proceedings despite challenges on authorization and succession grounds, setting aside the order that annulled arbitral awards.
Jagannath @ Mahesh Nagnath Mane v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the conviction for murder based on reliable dying declarations corroborated by medical and chemical evidence, dismissing the defence of accidental injury.
Usman @ Abdul Gadi Shaikh v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court dismissed the appellant's criminal appeal, upholding his conviction and life sentence for the murder of his wife based on credible eyewitness and corroborative medical evidence.
M/s. Vijay Builders and Developers v. The Competent Authority, District Deputy Registrar Co-operative Societies
The Bombay High Court quashed an order granting deemed conveyance for non-compliance with mandatory oral hearing requirements under MOFA, emphasizing adherence to natural justice despite COVID-19 restrictions.
Dinesh Singh Bhim Singh v. Vinod Shobhraj Gajaria & Anr.
The High Court held that failure to show sufficient cause for omission of witnesses from the list under Order XVI Rule 1(3) CPC is a procedural lapse that does not bar summoning additional witnesses when necessary to serve justice.
Vimal Trading v. National Faceless Assessment Centre
The Bombay High Court quashed the income tax assessment and penalty orders for failure to grant mandatory personal hearing under Section 144B, affirming the fundamental right to be heard under Article 14.
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited v. The Board of Trustees of the Port of Mumbai
The Bombay High Court held that licence fees paid under Way Leave Agreements for permission to lay and maintain pipelines on port land do not attract service tax as no port service is rendered by the Mumbai Port Trust.
The State of Maharashtra v. Aryarup Tourism Club Resorts Private Limited
The Bombay High Court held that the MPID Act does not override the Companies Act in liquidation matters, affirming that assets of companies in liquidation vest with the Official Liquidator and the MPID Act cannot supplant the company court's jurisdiction.
Mahendra Vasudeo Gavas v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the appellant's conviction for murdering his wife and assaulting a neighbor based on a consistent chain of circumstantial, medical, and forensic evidence despite hostile witnesses.