High Court of Bombay
4,236 judgments
The Executive Engineer, Mechanical Division v. Sulochana Baburao Nille
The Bombay High Court upheld the finding of composite negligence in a motor accident case and directed recalculation of compensation using the correct multiplier of 15 for a deceased aged 39 years.
Kiran Damodar Paygode & Ors. v. Union of India
The High Court held that legal heirs of deceased dependents are entitled to claim unclaimed railway accident compensation and the Railway Claims Tribunal has power to execute such claims as decrees of a civil court, allowing condonation of delay in substitution applications.
Arif Mohd. Rahilla v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court acquitted the appellant in a child sexual assault case due to failure to prove identity beyond reasonable doubt and held that the offence constituted sexual assault under Section 7 POCSO, not penetrative assault under Section 6.
Deepak Marda v. The Income Tax Officer
The Bombay High Court held that reopening of income tax assessment beyond four years without failure to disclose material facts and based on borrowed satisfaction is invalid, setting aside the reopening notice and order.
Chitra Sonawane v. The Union of India
The Bombay High Court held that a person served with a show cause notice is eligible to file an application under Section 127-B of the Customs Act even if they have not filed the bill of entry personally.
Jar Productions Private Limited v. The Union of India
The Bombay High Court allowed the writ petition directing refund of GST on export of services, holding that the petitioner was not unjustly enriched as the incidence of tax was not passed on to the recipient.
Seema Jagdish Patil v. The National Hi-Speed Rail Corporation Ltd.
The Bombay High Court held that compensation paid under agreement for compulsory land acquisition is exempt from income tax under the Act, 2013, and directed correction of wrongful TDS deduction and refund.
Kanji Ravaria @ Kanji s/o. Dharamshi Ravaria v. Anis Ismail Khoja (Karmali)
The High Court allowed the second appeal, holding that the Plaintiffs failed to prove execution and validity of a delayed-registered sale deed, and dismissed their suit for declaration of title.
Ananta Landmarks Private Limited v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that the Maharashtra Land Revenue Conversion Rules, 2019 apply to lands acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and allowed the petitioner’s conversion of occupancy from Class-II to Class-I.
M/s. M.N. Trading Co. v. The Union of India
The Bombay High Court dismissed a writ petition challenging retrospective GST registration cancellation for failure to exhaust statutory remedies and non-compliance with limitation, affirming that writ jurisdiction cannot bypass the CGST Act's appeal mechanism.
M/s Angerlehner Structural and Civil Engineering Company v. Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay
The Bombay High Court held that under the GST Reverse Charge Mechanism, the recipient (MCGM) is liable to pay GST on interest awarded under an Arbitral Award, and the contract does not shift this liability to the foreign Applicant, directing MCGM to pay the withheld GST amount.
Arun Appaso Dange v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court upheld the appellant's conviction for murder under Section 302 IPC, rejecting the applicability of Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC, and affirmed the acquittal of other charges due to insufficient evidence.
The Secretary Maharashtra Public Service Commission v. Mayur Chandrakant Bhave
The High Court upheld the Tribunal's order exempting an orphan category candidate from the typing test under a Government Resolution and rejected allegations of fraud in the application process.
Shri Jahid Moharam Shaikh v. Bombay Housing and Area Development Board
The Bombay High Court allowed the appeal and set aside the trial court's decree holding the suit challenging tenancy transfer barred by limitation under Section 173 of the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Act, 1976.
Quant Broking Pvt Ltd v. Union of India & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that the designated committee under the Sabka Vishwas Scheme must verify the truthfulness of the declarant's claim, including reversal of credit payments, before issuing the final statement, and cannot reject such claims solely because they are subject to pending appeals.
Priya Rishi Bhuta & Anr. v. Vardhaman Engineers and Builders & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that legal heirs recognized in a partnership deed have the right to invoke arbitration under the deed despite a pending civil suit for estate administration.
Jagannath Khanderao Kedar v. Gopinath Bhimaji Kedar
The High Court held that holders of only an Agreement of Sale without conveyance are neither necessary nor proper parties to a partition suit and quashed their impleadment by the trial court.
Kisanpal Rampal Paswan v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court acquitted the appellant of murder due to inadmissibility of confession to police and failure of prosecution to establish a complete chain of circumstantial evidence beyond reasonable doubt.
Chitali Bottling Limited v. Brihan Karan Sugar Syndicate
The Bombay High Court upheld the trial court's rejection of interim injunction, holding that a valid, determinable written license agreement governs trademark use and unpleaded oral licenses cannot override it.
Premchand @ Babu Punjabi v. Commissioner of Police Thane & Ors.
The Bombay High Court quashed a preventive detention order due to unexplained delay by jail authorities in forwarding the petitioner's representation, violating constitutional safeguards under Article 22(5).