High Court of Bombay
5,061 judgments
Ram Raju @ Jatalya Umap v. The Commissioner of Police Pune and Others
The Bombay High Court quashed the preventive detention of a petitioner under the M.P.D.A. Act, holding that mere breach of law and order without affecting public order does not justify detention.
Shamrao Rambhau Konde v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging tenancy rights and mutation entries after 55 years, holding that inordinate delay without proof of fraud bars reopening settled tenancy proceedings under the Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act.
Kishore D. Raorane v. The High Court of Judicature at Bombay
The Bombay High Court held that securing higher marks in departmental examinations alone does not confer seniority or priority in promotion, affirming the application of the merit-cum-seniority principle and dismissing the petitioner’s challenge to promotions and seniority lists.
HAL Offshore Ltd. v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging VAT assessment on works contract executed offshore, holding that the petitioner must first exhaust the statutory appeal remedy under the MVAT Act before invoking writ jurisdiction.
Sachin Parshuram Mane v. Commissioner of Police Pune City & Ors.
The Bombay High Court quashed a detention order under the M.P.D.A. Act due to unexplained delay and non-compliance with statutory requirements, emphasizing the need for promptness and reliable evidence in preventive detention cases.
Monika Narendra Sharma v. Mukeshkumar Ramnath Bhagal
The Bombay High Court dismissed the appeal against the Family Court's order rejecting annulment of marriage under Section 12(1)(c) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 on grounds of force and fraud as barred by limitation and lacking credible evidence.
Shivkumar Madeshwaran Devendra v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court quashed a preventive detention order due to unexplained delay, reliance on stale cases, and questionable witness statements, emphasizing the need for relevant and credible grounds for detention under the M.P.D.A. Act.
Ramchandra Thangappan Aachari v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the conviction under the POCSO Act, holding that reliable medical and victim evidence established the victim's minority, rendering the appellant's marriage claim irrelevant.
Hanumant Mahadev Bhosale & Ors. v. All India Council for Technical Education & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that AICTE-prescribed pay scales for technical school employees require incorporation into Schedule 'C' of the MEPS Rules via statutory amendment before enforcement, resolving conflicting precedents on the applicability of MEPS Act and AICTE regulations.
AshoPalav Coop. Housing Society Ltd. v. Pankaj Bhagubhai Desai & Anr.
The Bombay High Court held that Section 79 of RERA does not bar arbitral tribunals from granting interim injunctions under Section 17 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, setting aside the arbitral tribunal's order and remanding for fresh consideration.
Anand Singh v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that victims do not have a statutory right to appeal against inadequate sentence under Section 372 Cr.P.C., dismissing the victim's appeal for sentence enhancement while affirming that only the State can prefer such appeals.
Gautam Kamlakar Pardeshi & Ors. v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court acquitted appellants of murder charges due to unreliable extra-judicial confession, insufficient corroboration, and failure to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
Vijay Jagannath Khairnar & Suresh Jagannath Khairnar v. The State of Maharashtra
The High Court acquitted appellants of murder charges due to unreliable sole eyewitness testimony and failure of prosecution to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
Roshan Anant Sawant v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court acquitted the appellant of murder and related charges due to insufficient evidence and improper examination under Section 313 Cr.P.C., emphasizing that recovery of incriminating articles alone cannot sustain conviction.
Harsherekha Ajay Garg and Another v. State of Maharashtra and Another
The Bombay High Court dismissed a writ petition challenging process issued under section 31 of the DV Act, holding that the petitioners must avail the statutory appeal remedy under section 29 and that writ jurisdiction is not exercisable in presence of an efficacious alternative remedy.
Aditya Anand Varma v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging the continuation of domestic violence proceedings, affirming the expansive interpretation of 'shared household' and 'domestic relationship' under the DV Act and upholding the availability of statutory appeal as a bar to writ jurisdiction.
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.