High Court of Bombay
5,061 judgments
Atlanta Limited v. Metso India Pvt Ltd
The Bombay High Court held that under the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, a writ of summons in commercial suits must be served with a copy of the plaint as mandated by the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, and service without it is invalid, negating limitation for filing a written statement.
Rammi Paramjeetsingh Rajput v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court quashed a proclamation issued under Section 82 Cr.P.C. for failure to provide the mandatory 30-day notice period to the absconding accused.
Shankar Sadashiv Pednekar v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court acquitted Appellant No. 3 from kidnapping charges under Section 364-A IPC due to insufficient evidence and failure of identification.
Dr. Raj Mohammed Ali Merchant v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the cancellation of a BDS degree obtained through submission of a forged caste certificate, dismissing the petitioner’s writ challenging the order.
BXIN Office Parks India Pvt. Ltd v. Kailasa Urja Pvt. Ltd
The Bombay High Court held that disputes relating to possession and licence fees under leave and licence agreements in Greater Bombay fall exclusively within the jurisdiction of the Small Causes Court under Section 41 of the PSCC Act, rendering arbitration agreements and Section 9 petitions for interim reliefs in such matters non-maintainable.
Sunil Gundu Desai v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that compassionate appointments are exempt from government bans on fresh recruitments and quashed the refusal to approve the petitioner’s appointment on compassionate grounds.
Vikas Balwant Alase & Ors. v. Union of India through Secretary & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that SEBC candidates cannot be allowed to switch to EWS category mid-recruitment process, quashing retrospective State orders permitting such migration as unconstitutional and arbitrary.
Ingram Micro India Pvt. Ltd. v. Mohit Raghuram Hegde
The Bombay High Court held that a valid arbitration agreement existed between the parties based on accepted sales terms and invoices, and appointed a sole arbitrator despite fraud allegations, which are to be decided by the arbitral tribunal.
Kashinath Motiram Chavan v. The Commissioner of Police
The Bombay High Court upheld the preventive detention of a habitual bootlegger under the MPDA Act, holding that credible material and subjective satisfaction of prejudicial impact on public order and health justified the detention.
Rahul Jyoti Sahani v. Union Territory of Daman & Diu
The Bombay High Court quashed the preventive detention of a petitioner alleged to be a bootlegger, holding that mere proof of bootlegging without material showing adverse effect on public order is insufficient, and that failure to consider the detenue's representation violates constitutional safeguards.
Namdev Tukaram Patil & Ors. v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that Rule 41 of the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools Rules applies to non-teaching staff, directing approval of a Peon's transfer from unaided to aided school and quashing the refusal order.
Shailesh Chaganrao Pawar v. State of Maharashtra
The High Court quashed the petitioner’s externment orders under Section 56 of the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951, holding that the authorities failed to apply proper mind and establish a live link between offences and the necessity for externment.
Shri Suyog Gajanan Aundhkar v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court quashed the externment orders against the petitioner for non-compliance with mandatory procedural requirements under section 56(1)(a) of the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951.
B.B. Rajendra Prasad v. Union of India
The Bombay High Court held that a government servant compulsorily retired without pending departmental or judicial proceedings is entitled to full pensionary benefits, and provisional pension cannot be granted in absence of such proceedings.
Anil Vasantrao Deshmukh v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that a constitutional court's order directing CBI investigation overrides statutory bars under Section 6 of the DSPE Act and Section 17A of the PC Act, dismissing the petition to quash the FIR against the former Maharashtra Home Minister.
The State of Maharashtra v. The Central Bureau of Investigation
The Bombay High Court held that CBI's investigation must conform to the scope of the court's order and State consent under Section 6 DSPE Act, allowing investigation into connected matters but restraining excesses beyond the mandate.
Sandip Thorat v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that transfers of Assistant Teachers from unaided to aided posts within the same school and management with permanent approval must be sanctioned on 100% grant-in-aid basis with arrears, overruling partial grant approvals based on graduated formulas.
Barku Govind Walve & Ors. v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that once watan land is regranted to the authorized holder under the Maharashtra Inferior Village Watans Abolition Act, 1959, unauthorized holders cannot claim regrant under Section 9, and delay in passing the order was not a ground to set aside the decision.
Pravin Sheshdhar Mishra @ Sachin v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the appellants' convictions for murder, affirming the reliability of eyewitness identification and the validity of the test identification parade despite minor procedural irregularities.
Vijay Kashinath Goradkar v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that RTO cannot detain a vehicle under Section 207(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act merely due to ownership disputes or failure to produce documents when fines are payable, and ordered release of the vehicle with compensation for illegal detention.