High Court of Bombay

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Chetan Goradhandas Khumbawat & Chetan Jayantilal Shah v. Jaywant Moreshwar Patil & Ors.

23 Mar 2022 · Vinay Joshi
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The Bombay High Court dismissed the application for condonation of over three years' delay in filing a second appeal due to unsatisfactory and fanciful explanations, thereby dismissing the appeal.

civil appeal_dismissed condonation of delay Section 5 Limitation Act sufficient cause unregistered partnership firm

Banaji Limji Agiary Trust v. Bakhtawar Maneksha Jijina

22 Mar 2022 · S.J. Kathawalla

The Bombay High Court held that the Banaji Limji Agiary Trust is the rightful owner of disputed properties based on registered trust deeds and conveyances, dismissing the Defendant’s claim under probate.

property appeal_allowed Significant charitable trust trust deed property ownership registered conveyance

Anil Gulab Kawale & Ors. v. Commissioner of Textile & Ors.

22 Mar 2022 · A.S. Gadkari

The Bombay High Court quashed the supersession of a cooperative society's managing committee for failure to comply with the mandatory requirement of effective consultation with the Federal Society under the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act.

administrative petition_allowed Significant Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act Section 78A(1) Federal Society consultation Supersession of Managing Committee

Mahendra Kumar @ Lala Duvari Kewat v. The State of Maharashtra

22 Mar 2022 · S. S. Shinde; Sarang V. Kotwal

The Bombay High Court upheld the appellant's conviction for murder under Section 302 IPC based on credible eyewitness and medical evidence, reliable dying declaration, and proper identification parade, dismissing the appeal.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant Section 302 IPC murder dying declaration identification parade

Shubhash Waman Baviskar v. Adinath Hambirrao Budhwant

22 Mar 2022 · Shivkumar Dige

The High Court held that an Insurance Company must indemnify claimants despite the driver’s invalid license and claimants have the right to appeal against the Tribunal’s exoneration of the insurer.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Insurance Company liability Driving license validity Motor Vehicles Act Section 173 Aggrieved person

RPG Enterprises Limited v. Riju Ghoshal

21 Mar 2022 · S.J. Kathawalla
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The Bombay High Court held that the Defendants’ use of ‘RPG’ in their marks and domain names infringes the Plaintiff’s well-known RPG trademarks and amounts to passing off, granting interim relief to the Plaintiff.

civil appeal_allowed Significant trade mark infringement passing off well-known trade mark deceptive similarity

Sabhajit Ramyash Yadav & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.

21 Mar 2022 · S.J. Kathawalla; Milind N. Jadhav

The Bombay High Court granted interim reliefs directing a developer to deposit all receivables in a Court-monitored account and initiated contempt proceedings for willful breach of Court orders, protecting flat purchasers' interests under RERA and land revenue laws.

civil interim_relief_granted Significant Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 Recovery Certificate Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966 Interim relief

Anurag Gupta v. Income Tax Officer & Ors.

21 Mar 2022 · Dhiraj Singh Thakur; Valmiki Sa Menezes
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The Bombay High Court quashed reassessment notices under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act for failure to provide the assessee with material relied upon under Section 148A(b), holding such omission violates procedural safeguards and natural justice.

tax petition_allowed Significant Section 148A(b) Income Tax Act reassessment proceedings natural justice show cause notice

Sameer Khan Alias Wasim Azgar Nehal Azgar v. The State of Maharashtra

17 Mar 2022 · S. S. Shinde; Sarang V. Kotwal

The Bombay High Court upheld the appellant's conviction for murder under Section 302 IPC, rejecting his claim of sudden quarrel and failure to prove exceptions under Section 300 IPC.

criminal appeal_dismissed murder Section 302 IPC throttling sudden quarrel

Sanjay Ramchandra Shendkar & Ors v. Narayan Antu Zendge & Ors

17 Mar 2022 · Bharati Dangre

The Bombay High Court held that suits seeking declaration that sale deeds are void attract court fee under Section 6(iv)(ha) of the Maharashtra Court Fees Act, dismissing the petition challenging this valuation.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Maharashtra Court Fees Act, 1959 Section 6(iv)(ha) Section 6(iv)(j) court fee valuation

M/s. Raut Enterprises v. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre

17 Mar 2022 · S.J. Kathawalla; Milind N. Jadhav

The Bombay High Court held that a bidder banned by NPCIL was ineligible to participate in BARC tenders requiring a declaration of no debarment, quashing tenders awarded to the banned bidder for violating essential eligibility criteria.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant tender eligibility banning order debarment false declaration

Dhobe Santosh Kisan & Ors. v. The Chief Executive Officer

16 Mar 2022 · Sunil B. Shukre; G. A. Sanap

The Bombay High Court directed issuance of posting orders to petitioners who had appointment orders but no postings, following established precedent to protect their employment rights.

administrative petition_allowed Significant appointment orders posting orders Zilla Parishad Assistant Primary Teacher

World Sport Group (India) Private Ltd v. Board of Control for Cricket in India

16 Mar 2022 · B. P. Colabawalla

The Bombay High Court dismissed WSGI's challenge to the arbitral award upholding BCCI's rescission of the media rights agreement, holding the award was not perverse or illegal and that judicial interference under Section 34 is limited.

commercial_arbitration petition_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 34 challenge Media Rights License Agreement Indian Premier League

Jaydeep Vilas Taware v. State of Maharashtra

16 Mar 2022 · S.J. Kathawalla; Milind N. Jadhav

The Bombay High Court upheld the State Government's notification converting Malegaon (Budruk) Gram Panchayat into a Nagar Panchayat, holding that statutory conditions and procedures under Section 341A and Article 243Q were duly satisfied and followed.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant transitional area Nagar Panchayat Section 341A Maharashtra Municipal Council Act

Lata Nareshkumar Patel alias Lata Chhaganbhai Dhodi v. State of Maharashtra

16 Mar 2022 · Sunil B. Shukre; G.A. Sanap

The Bombay High Court held that a person whose ancestral village was part of erstwhile Bombay State before 1960 cannot be treated as a migrant for Scheduled Tribe certificate purposes solely due to state reorganization, and remanded the matter for fresh consideration.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant Scheduled Tribe certificate migration Bombay Reorganization Act 1960 Maharashtra Scheduled Tribes Rules 2003

General Manager Central Railway v. PLR HC RBR JV

16 Mar 2022 · SOMASEKHAR SUNDARESAN, J.

The Bombay High Court upheld an arbitral award directing payment for excess work and related claims under a railway contract, rejecting the Railways’ challenge based on contract modification and constitutional grounds.

commercial_arbitration petition_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 34 Article 299 Constitution of India General Conditions of Contract

Bharat Bhagwant Tayade v. The State of Maharashtra

15 Mar 2022 · SUNIL B. SHUKRE; G.A. SANAP

The Bombay High Court held that a validity certificate granted to a paternal relative conclusively proves social status, quashed the Scrutiny Committee's invalidation of the petitioner's caste certificate, and directed issuance of a Scheduled Tribe certificate.

administrative petition_allowed Significant Scheduled Tribe Certificate Validity Certificate Quasi Judicial Authority Judicial Discipline

Sankalp Resorts Limited & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.

15 Mar 2022 · S. J. Kathawalla; Milind N. Jadhav

The Bombay High Court held that lands declared 'not private forest' by the Collector under the Maharashtra Private Forest (Acquisition) Act, 1975 are not forest land for the purposes of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, and thus do not require Central Government approval for final orders or mutation corrections.

property petition_allowed Significant Maharashtra Private Forest (Acquisition) Act, 1975 Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 Section 6 dispute private forest

Chandraprabha Babasaheb Tulshiram Tupe and Ors. v. City Corporation Limited

15 Mar 2022 · Sandeep K. Shinde

The Bombay High Court upheld the trial court's injunction restraining defendants from obstructing plaintiffs' possession and development of land under a valid joint development agreement and statutory township notification.

civil appeal_dismissed joint development agreement special township project temporary injunction possession

Solapur District Co-operative Group Secretaries Association v. State of Maharashtra

15 Mar 2022 · Nitin Jamdar; Manjusha Deshpande

The Bombay High Court upheld the State Government's statutory power under Section 79A(2) to modify directions regarding payment of Group Secretaries' salaries, dismissing the petition challenging the 2022 order as a lawful modification of the 2010 directives.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 Section 79A Group Secretaries Co-operative Societies