High Court of Bombay
5,131 judgments
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).
Ashwini Sayaji Patil and Ors. v. The State of Maharashtra and Ors.
The High Court set aside orders disqualifying petitioners from cooperative society membership for lack of individual eligibility determination and directed fresh hearings without interfering in the ongoing election process.
Shamrao Piraji Kadam v. Prakash Shivaji Chavan & Ors.
The Bombay High Court allowed condonation of delay in filing appeal against an ex parte decree obtained by fraudulent service, quashing the order rejecting the delay application.
Hasmukh Estates Pvt. Ltd. v. Assistant Commissioner of Income-tax 1(1)
The Bombay High Court held that reopening of income tax assessment based on internal audit objections without CAG's objection is impermissible as it amounts to an impermissible change of opinion.
Shri Harish Chandra Damodar Gaikwad v. Union of India
The Bombay High Court held that a passenger traveling with a valid season ticket without an identity card is a bonafide passenger and that injuries from an accidental fall constitute an untoward incident entitling compensation under the Railways Act.
State of Maharashtra v. Mayuri & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that government departments are not entitled to special treatment in condoning delay and dismissed the application for condonation of delay in filing a civil revision challenging an eviction decree after an inordinate delay.
Nitin Sitaram Waghmare & Ors. v. Balu Kanha Gawade & Ors.
The High Court held that suits involving the same property but different parties and reliefs cannot be clubbed for common evidence, and upheld the trial court's rejection of such clubbing.
Shankar M. Gowekar v. Divisional Transport Officers Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation
The Bombay High Court upheld the Labour Court's finding of an unfair domestic enquiry and quashed the dismissal of a driver, ordering reinstatement without back wages.
Vilas Eknath Nandgude v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court dismissed the petition seeking refund of stamp duty paid on unexecuted sale deeds, holding that the statutory six-month limitation under the Maharashtra Stamp Act applies strictly and the High Court cannot grant relief beyond statutory provisions.
Anirudh Prataprai Nansi v. The Union of India
The Bombay High Court held that a retired government employee undergoing a heart transplant at a private hospital due to non-availability of empanelled facilities is entitled to full medical reimbursement beyond CGHS rates, affirming the constitutional right to health under Article 21.
Omkar Mahadeo Supekar v. Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
The Bombay High Court held that MCGM's construction of a cycling and jogging track inside Powai Lake violates Development Control Regulations and is illegal, ordering removal of all construction and restoration of the lake.
Adani Electricity Mumbai Ltd. v. The Chief Conciliator and Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that the Maharashtra Industrial Relations Act, 1946 applies to a company engaged in both generation and supply of electricity in Mumbai, dismissing the writ petition challenging the Industrial Court's jurisdiction.
Sea Sagar Construction Co. v. Mr. V.A. Nair & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that reassessment notices issued beyond the six-year limitation without a binding appellate finding or direction are invalid, upholding the completed contract method of accounting and quashing the reopening of assessments.