High Court of Bombay
5,131 judgments
C. C. Dangi & Associates v. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax
The Bombay High Court quashed the reassessment notice issued under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act based on unverified CGST information, holding that mechanical reliance without proper verification amounts to non-application of mind.
Kesar Terminals & Infrastructure Ltd v. The Deputy Commissioner
The Bombay High Court quashed a combined order reopening assessment and disposing objections for violating mandatory procedure and natural justice, allowing the writ petition without relegating to appeal.
Madhukar Vijay Mali v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court partly allowed appeals arising from a murder trial, acquitting one accused and reducing the other's conviction from murder to culpable homicide based on credible extrajudicial confession corroborated by independent evidence.
Uday Mansuclal v. Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
The Bombay High Court upheld the validity of land acquisition for constructing a government guest house, ruling that the acquisition served a public purpose and that belated objections filed after the statutory period could not be entertained.
Hotel & Restaurant Association (Western India) v. Commissioner, State Excise, Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court dismissed petitions challenging the 2021-22 foreign liquor license fee notification, holding no entitlement to fee concessions due to COVID-19 restrictions and affirming the State's regulatory authority.
Harish Gangji Dedhiya v. Union of India and Others
The Bombay High Court quashed the reopening notice under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act for lack of rational nexus and non-application of mind in the reasons recorded.
Dumubai Co-Operative Housing Society Ltd. v. Mr. Peter John D’Souza and Ors.
The Bombay High Court dismissed the appeal by a housing society challenging municipal approvals and interim relief refusals, holding that reliefs affecting bona fide flat purchasers cannot be granted without substantive claims.
Vijay Vasant Kulkarni v. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax Circle (2), Pune
The Bombay High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging reassessment proceedings under the Income Tax Act, holding that the petitioner must avail the alternate remedy of appeal and that writ jurisdiction is not to be exercised in such tax disputes.
Maharashtra State Contractor’s Association v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the administrative discretion to club multiple works into single tenders and dismissed the petitioner’s challenge for suppression of prior litigation, imposing costs for abuse of process.
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The Bombay High Court adjourned multiple matters and ordered that any operative ad-interim relief shall continue until the next hearing date.
Bajaj Auto Limited v. Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax, Circle
The Bombay High Court held that reopening an income tax assessment on issues already considered during original proceedings amounts to impermissible change of opinion and quashed the reassessment notice.
CNH Industrial (India) Private Limited v. The Union of India
The Bombay High Court quashed multiple delayed show cause notices against CNH Industrial due to inordinate delay and violation of natural justice principles, prohibiting further adjudication.
ATA Freight Line (I) Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India
The Bombay High Court quashed show cause notices pending for nearly a decade due to inordinate delay and non-adjudication, holding that revenue authorities must adjudicate within a reasonable time and cannot indefinitely keep cases in call book without informing the party.
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The Bombay High Court adjourned multiple civil matters due to paucity of time while directing continuation of operative ad-interim reliefs until the next hearing.
Balaji Tower Coop. Housing Soc. Ltd. v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the validity of bifurcation of a cooperative housing society under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act without requiring prior permission from the lessor, emphasizing statutory override over other property laws.
Sanjay Mishrimal Punamiya v. Sheikhah Fadiah Saad Al Abdulla
The Bombay High Court held that verification of a plaint by a Power of Attorney holder acquainted with the facts, including on information believed true, satisfies Order VI Rule 15 CPC, dismissing challenges to the plaint's verification.
Sodexo India Services Pvt. Ltd. v. Asst. Commissioner of Income Tax
The Bombay High Court held that a reassessment notice under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act cannot be sustained if issued solely on the basis of internal audit opinion without independent evaluation by the Assessing Officer.
Jeevan Mallapa Tonemare & Ors. v. The Chief Officer & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that a defective purchase notice under Section 127 MRTP Act does not trigger lapsing of reservation, and acquisition completed under the Act of 2013 following due process is valid and binding.
Suhas Shridhar Shahane; Subhash Kondiram Sawant v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that the cut-off date for committed development under the Satara Regional Plan must be the date of publication of the draft plan (30.03.2017), not the earlier Board resolution date, and quashed the rejection of the petitioners' land conversion application based on the arbitrary earlier date.
Shri Tanaji Jagannath Palave v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court set aside the election of a Panchayat member who committed fraud by contesting despite a valid disqualification order, emphasizing that fraud vitiates judicial acts and must be remedied notwithstanding clerical errors.