High Court of Bombay
5,061 judgments
The Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax-4, Pune v. Kumar Builders Consortium
The Bombay High Court upheld the ITAT's order allowing pro rata deduction under Section 80IB(10) of the Income Tax Act for eligible flats despite some flats exceeding the prescribed built-up area limit.
M/s. L.K.P. Merchant Financing Ltd. v. The Dy. Commissioner of Income Tax
The Bombay High Court held that under amended Section 36(1)(vii), a bona fide write-off of bad debt in accounts suffices for tax deduction, allowing the appellant's claim despite accounting method or pending litigation.
Royston Xavier Parera v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the conviction of the appellant for penetrative sexual assault on a minor under the POCSO Act and IPC, affirming the sufficiency of credible child testimony and medical evidence despite absence of injury.
Satyanarayana Rani v. National Investigation Agency & Ors.
The Bombay High Court allowed bail to a 72-year-old accused in an IED blast case, holding that the prosecution failed to prima facie establish his involvement and that continued incarceration would violate his fundamental rights.
Shivaji Ramchandra Tirlotkar v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the conviction of a neighbor for penetrative sexual assault on a 5-year-old child under the POCSO Act, reduced the sentence from 15 to 10 years, and set aside redundant convictions under lesser POCSO offences.
Union of India v. Bobsons Corporation
The High Court upheld the Settlement Commission’s order refusing to reject the settlement application despite alleged incomplete disclosure, limiting its review to procedural legality under Article 226.
Sterlite Industries (India) Limited v. Special Director of Enforcement
The High Court held that once a contravention under FEMA is lawfully compounded and charges paid, no further adjudication proceedings can be continued, quashing the penalty order passed thereafter.
S.S. Kilaje v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that entertainment duty cannot be levied on billiard tables in private clubs used exclusively by members without public access or separate payment, quashing all such demand notices.
Kalpana Vijaysinh Savant v. Barkha Amir Haldive
The High Court held that a consenting party without any legal right or interest under the suit agreement is neither a necessary nor proper party and set aside the trial court's order allowing its impleadment in a suit for specific performance.
Kalpana Vijaysinh Savant v. Barkha Amir Haldive
The Bombay High Court held that a consenting party without legal right or interest in the suit property is neither a necessary nor proper party in a suit for specific performance and set aside the trial court's order allowing its impleadment.
Ramchandra Dev v. Joint Charity Commissioner, Kolhapur Division
The Bombay High Court quashed the Charity Commissioner's order rejecting the sale of trust land due to unsubstantiated valuation and directed acceptance of the highest tender exceeding the ready reckoner value.
Pundalik Sharanbasappa Patil v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that failure to initiate land acquisition proceedings within statutory timelines under Section 127 of the MRTP Act results in automatic lapse of reservation, and the landowner cannot be compelled to accept alternate acquisition modes without consent.
Amit Dholakia v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court directed authorities to promptly finalize and implement rules for installation of electric vehicle charging stations in cooperative housing societies, balancing environmental sustainability with statutory powers under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act.
The State of Maharashtra v. Yeshwant Maruti Patil
The High Court held that promotion is not a fundamental right and a tribunal cannot direct the State to create promotional avenues absent recruitment rules providing for them, upholding the 2015 recruitment rules aligned with UGC Regulations mandating direct recruitment.
Popat Navasu Bendkoli v. The State of Maharashtra
The High Court upheld the conviction under IPC and POCSO Act based on reliable victim testimony despite medical evidence showing no recent sexual assault.
Arun Popatrao Pingale v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court upheld the conviction of the appellant for sexual assault on a minor, relying on medical and DNA evidence despite the victim's death before cross-examination.
Pinnacle Life Science Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India
The Bombay High Court held that the three-month time limit prescribed by a Customs circular for amendment of shipping bills under Section 149 of the Customs Act is illegal, directing the Customs Commissioner to consider amendment applications on merits without time bar.
Union of India v. Customs & Central Excise Settlement Commission
The Bombay High Court upheld the Settlement Commission's classification of an imported vehicle under Customs Tariff Heading 87.02 based on seating capacity, dismissing the Union of India's challenge regarding jurisdiction and procedural defects.
Meena Anand Suryadutt Bhatt v. Union of India
The High Court quashed penalty orders against a resigned director for lack of personal notice and violation of natural justice under the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992.
Dilip Virumal Ahuja v. Rekha Vithal Patil & The State of Maharashtra
The High Court upheld the acquittal of the accused in a Section 138 N.I. Act case, holding that the presumption of debt was successfully rebutted by evidence of loss of cheque and non-existence of loan.