High Court of Bombay
3,981 judgments
Deputy Regional Director, Employees’ State Insurance Corporation v. M/s. Aashu Engineering Works
The Bombay High Court upheld the imposition of damages under Section 85-B of the ESI Act, ruling that the order was passed after due hearing and proper consideration, and set aside the ESI Court's quashing of the damages.
Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd v. Vashi Fantasia Business Park Premises Co-operative Society Ltd
The Bombay High Court upheld CGRF orders allowing 24 separate LT electricity connections for VRF air conditioning systems in a commercial complex, rejecting the petitioner's insistence on a single HT connection under unique factual circumstances.
Kanhaiyalal Nathulal Joshi & Ors. v. Jagdish Harkishan Sharma
The High Court upheld a temporary injunction restraining the defendant from dealing with disputed property based on changed circumstances, clarifying that fresh injunction applications require new facts and cannot revisit settled issues.
Laxman Mahadev Katkar v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that land acquisition proceedings lapsed under Section 11A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, due to non-inclusion of subject lands in the award within two years and quashed the impugned order violating natural justice.
Eknath Shankar Kamble v. Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Sangli
The Bombay High Court held that after a clean acquittal on merits, the suspension period of a public servant must be treated as duty period for retiral benefits, even if no disciplinary inquiry was held.
Mahadev Jarande & Ors. v. Rukmani Govindrao Khatmode & Ors.
The High Court upheld the Minister-Revenue's order directing possession to respondents under a decree for partition and possession, rejecting petitioners' challenge based on a prior suit denying possession.
Horizon Exhibitions And Events Pvt. Ltd. v. RMB Event Management Pvt. Ltd.
The Bombay High Court held that non-filing of a resolution authorizing suit filing is a curable procedural defect and reversed the dismissal of the appellant's suit for recovery of money.
Indiaideas.com Limited v. Supreme Chambers Condominium & Supreme Industries Limited
The Bombay High Court held that a registered Declaration under the Apartment Ownership Act confers exclusive use rights over designated limited common areas, granting Indiaideas.com Limited a temporary injunction restoring possession of the Segment A terrace against the condominium association.
Rangamma Soundappa Chetty v. Palaniswamy Obuli Chetty
The High Court allowed the appeal and permitted the defendant to file a delayed written statement in a defamation suit, holding that erroneous service and clerical mistakes cannot prejudice the defendant's right to defend.
Dhanaji Daragu Chudmunge v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court quashed the Maharashtra Government Resolution delaying sugarcane farmers' FRP payments beyond 14 days, affirming mandatory timely payment under the Sugarcane (Control) Order, 1966 and related laws.
Digambar Shivaji Igave v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court discharged petitioners accused of manipulating recruitment marks due to insufficient material to raise grave suspicion or prove offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act and IPC.
CMA-CGM Agencies (India) Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India
The Bombay High Court quashed a decade-old show cause notice for service tax due to unreasonable delay and failure by authorities to adjudicate within a reasonable time after centralized registration.
Brijbhushan Chandrabali Shukla v. Mahendra Yadav
The Bombay High Court dismissed a belated interim application for monthly compensation at market rent during stay of eviction, holding such relief must be sought promptly after stay is granted and not after prolonged delay.
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. v. Balasaheb Hiralal Zad & Anr.
The Bombay High Court dismissed the landlord's belated interim application for market rent during the pendency of an eviction appeal, holding such claims must be made within a reasonable time after admission of the appeal.
The Commissioner of Customs (EP) v. M/s. Galaxy Surfaitants Ltd.
The Bombay High Court upheld that use of imported duty-free materials within different units of the same company does not violate customs exemption conditions or advance license terms, dismissing the Revenue's appeal.
Chandrakant Shinde v. Maharashtra Gramin Bank
The Court held that disciplinary proceedings under service regulations not notified under Section 13B of the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 are illegal, reinstated the applicability of Model Standing Orders, and set aside the dismissal while awarding partial back wages.
The State of Maharashtra v. Vitthal Tulshiram Jadhav
The Bombay High Court upheld the Tribunal's order directing counting of the respondent's past temporary service for pension, excluding the interruption period, under the Maharashtra Civil Services (Pension) Rules.
Venkateshwara Hatcheries Private Limited v. The Commissioner of Central Excise
The Bombay High Court allowed the appellant's appeal holding that veterinary and laboratory testing services incidental to commission agent services are exempt under Notification No. 13/2003 and that the extended limitation period for service tax demand was not invokable in absence of fraud or suppression.
Shivmoori Jagatdev Kushwaha v. Assistant Division Engineer
The Bombay High Court upheld eviction of a petitioner occupying railway premises under a temporary agreement, affirming that railway property qualifies as public premises under the Public Premises Act, 1971, and dismissed challenges to procedural and jurisdictional aspects of the eviction.
Laguna Resort Pvt. Ltd. v. Concept Hospitality Pvt. Ltd.
The Bombay High Court upheld an arbitral award and held that time spent in prior arbitration proceedings set aside can be excluded under Section 43(4) of the Arbitration Act even if fresh arbitration arises under a different agreement or merged entity, and that jurisdictional objections not raised before the arbitrator cannot be belatedly raised before the Court.