High Court of Bombay

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Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai v. Kalpita Enclave Co-operative Housing Society

15 Dec 2025 · Milind N. Jadhav

The Bombay High Court allowed the Municipal Corporation's appeal directing removal of unauthorized structures obstructing a public DP road, rejecting Plaintiffs' demand for uniform 13.40 meters road width completion before opening the road.

property appeal_allowed Significant Development Plan road Municipal Corporation public road obstruction Section 314 MMC Act

Irwin Edmund Sequeira & Ors. v. Sale Proceeds of MV Karnika

12 Dec 2025 · Abhay Ahuja
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The Bombay High Court allowed a mortgagee's intervention in an Admiralty suit under Rule 1086, holding that intervention depends solely on interest in the vessel or sale proceeds and that scope of defences is to be adjudicated at trial.

admiralty appeal_allowed Significant Admiralty jurisdiction Intervention Rule 1086 Bombay High Court Rules Maritime lien

Federal Express Corporation v. Fedex Securities Private Ltd. & Ors.

11 Dec 2025 · R.I. Chagla

The Bombay High Court granted interim injunction restraining defendants from using the mark FEDEX, holding that their use infringed the plaintiff's registered and well-known trademark despite defendants' reliance on Section 159(5) of the Trade Marks Act, 1999.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Trademark infringement Passing off Trade Marks Act 1999 Section 159(5)

Deputy Collector v. M/s. Vasinaka Sahakari Mandal

11 Dec 2025 · Manish Pitale, J.
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The Bombay High Court held that the Reference Court under the Land Acquisition Act has jurisdiction to determine the relevant notification date for compensation calculation, rejecting the acquiring body's preliminary objection.

property appeal_allowed Significant Land Acquisition Act, 1894 Reference Court jurisdiction Relevant date of notification Market value determination

M/s. Ramnarain Sons Pvt Ltd v. The Board of Mumbai Port Authority

11 Dec 2025 · Madhav J. Jamdar
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The Bombay High Court held that eviction suits instituted before appointment of the Estate Officer under the PPE Act retain jurisdiction in the original court despite subsequent transfers, dismissing the petition challenging Small Causes Court jurisdiction.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971 Section 15 PPE Act jurisdiction Small Causes Court

Shri Pundlik Dagu Holgade & Ors. v. Shri Pandurang Kashinath Hire & Ors.

11 Dec 2025 · Gauri Godse
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The court held that a clear sale deed with a condition to repurchase, lacking debtor-creditor relationship, is not a mortgage by conditional sale, and the right to repurchase extinguished after the stipulated period.

civil appeal_allowed Significant mortgage by conditional sale sale with condition to repurchase Transfer of Property Act Section 58 debtor-creditor relationship

Afsana Enterprises v. The Assistant Municipal Commissioner and Ors.

11 Dec 2025 · Milind N. Jadhav

The Bombay High Court dismissed appeals challenging eviction notices on unauthorized structures on court-controlled land, holding the suits frivolous and an abuse of process, and upheld removal of encroachments with exemplary costs imposed.

property appeal_dismissed Significant custodia legis unauthorized construction Section 351 MMC Act Permanent Alternate Accommodation Agreement

Erle Benedict Pereira v. Erlyn Apartment Co-operative Housing Society Ltd

10 Dec 2025 · Milind N. Jadhav

The Bombay High Court upheld the Plaintiff's right to 900 sq.ft. additional FSI reserved in a 1994 Deed of Conveyance against the Society, granting interim relief restraining redevelopment without honoring this entitlement.

property appeal_allowed Significant Deed of Conveyance Additional FSI Maharashtra Ownership of Flats Act, 1963 Section 11 MOFA

Arrow Business Development Consultants Pvt. Ltd. v. Union Bank of India & Ors.

10 Dec 2025 · R.I. Chagla; Farhan P. Dubash
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The Court held that ownership of a secured asset under SARFAESI Act transfers only upon issuance of the sale certificate, and an interim moratorium under IBC precludes possession transfer before such issuance.

civil petition_dismissed Significant SARFAESI Act Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code interim moratorium ownership transfer

Thermax Limited v. Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd.

09 Dec 2025 · R.I. Chagla
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The Bombay High Court set aside an arbitral award holding the purchaser responsible for GTG breakdown due to improper maintenance and barred consequential damages claims under contract exclusion clauses.

commercial_arbitration appeal_allowed Significant Commercial Arbitration Defect Liability Preliminary Acceptance Certificate Gas Turbine Generators

Lokranjan Breweries Private Limited & Anr v. State of Maharashtra

09 Dec 2025 · Somasekhar Sundaresan

The Bombay High Court held that licence fees for country liquor manufacture must be charged uniformly at a flat rate per case based on overall production, striking down arbitrary slab-wise differential treatment violating Article 14.

administrative petition_allowed Significant licence fees CL-1 License Maharashtra Potable Liquor Rules, 1973 Notification dated January 30, 2016

Katty Minoo Dastur & Anr. v. WMT Apparels Pvt. Ltd.

09 Dec 2025 · Madhav J. Jamdar

The High Court quashed the Appellate Court's order imposing onerous retrospective compensation conditions for stay of eviction, affirming that tenancy terminates on the eviction decree date and stay conditions must be reasonable under Order XLI Rule 5 CPC.

civil petition_allowed Significant Order XLI Rule 5 CPC stay of execution eviction decree mesne profits

Janardhan Sitaram Surve & Ors. v. Sunil Ramesh Ukrulkar & Ors.

09 Dec 2025 · R. M. Joshi

The High Court upheld the dismissal of a motor accident claim petition for compensation due to lack of proof of negligence by the driver of the offending vehicle under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Section 166 Section 165 negligence

Airport Authority of India v. Lite Bite Foods Private Limited

09 Dec 2025 · Somasekhar Sundaresan

The Bombay High Court dismissed the arbitration petition seeking fresh reference on interest claims already adjudicated, applying the Henderson Principle and constructive res judicata to uphold finality of arbitral awards.

arbitration petition_dismissed Significant constructive res judicata Henderson Principle arbitration agreement abuse of process

M/s Rural Infrastructure Development Private Limited v. The Land Acquisition Officer and Sub-Divisional Officer, Thane & Ors.

09 Dec 2025 · SOMASEKHAR SUNDARESAN

The Bombay High Court held that the mandate of an arbitral tribunal under the Maharashtra State Highways Act expires under Section 29A of the Arbitration Act if arbitration is not completed timely, and the territorial court of the seat of arbitration has jurisdiction to substitute the arbitrator.

arbitration appeal_dismissed Significant Section 29A Arbitration Act State Highways Act arbitration Arbitral tribunal mandate expiry Substitution of arbitrator

M/s. Mumbai Nasik Express Way Limited v. Trambak Parbat Chavan

09 Dec 2025 · Milind N. Jadhav

The Bombay High Court held that upon publication of Section 3-D notification under the National Highways Act, 1956, the acquired land vests absolutely in the Central Government extinguishing the original owner's rights, thereby negating claims for possession or compensation under a lease agreement.

civil appeal_allowed Significant National Highways Act, 1956 Section 3-D land acquisition vesting of property

Ambadas Shripati Jadhav and ors v. The State of Maharashtra and anr

09 Dec 2025 · Bharati Dangre; Shyam C. Chandak

The Bombay High Court set aside the murder convictions of four accused due to failure of the prosecution to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt based on unreliable circumstantial evidence and identification.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant circumstantial evidence identification parade Section 302 IPC murder

Nitinkumar Bhagawandas Mansata v. The New India Assurance Company Ltd

08 Dec 2025 · Ravindra V. Ghuge; Ashwin D. Bhobe
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The Bombay High Court dismissed a petition challenging delay in acceptance of voluntary separation under the Golden Gate Scheme, holding that absence of prescribed timelines and acceptance of benefits preclude relief.

administrative petition_dismissed Voluntary Separation Scheme Golden Gate Scheme 2009 delay in acceptance retirement benefits

Anheuser Busch Inbev India Ltd. v. Jagpin Brewerise Limited

08 Dec 2025 · ARIF S. DOCTOR
Cites 2 · Cited by 0

The Bombay High Court held that the Defendant’s use of the mark 'COX 5001' infringed the Plaintiff’s registered trademarks 'HAYWARDS 5000' and 'FIVE THOUSAND' and constituted passing off, granting permanent injunction and costs to the Plaintiff.

intellectual_property appeal_allowed Significant trademark infringement passing off HAYWARDS 5000 COX 5001

Anheuser Busch Inbev India Ltd. v. Jagpin Brewerise Limited & Ors.

08 Dec 2025 · ARIF S. DOCTOR, J.
Cites 2 · Cited by 0

The Bombay High Court held that the Defendants infringed the Plaintiff's registered trademarks 'HAYWARDS 5000' and 'FIVE THOUSAND' by using the mark 'COX 5000' for beer, granted permanent injunction and costs, and rejected Defendants' defenses for lack of evidence.

intellectual_property appeal_allowed Significant Trademark infringement Passing off Registered trademark Numeral 5000