High Court of Bombay
5,131 judgments
Bhupendra Harilal Mehta v. Principal Commissioner of Income Tax
The Bombay High Court held that a taxpayer whose assessment is a scrutiny assessment based on information from searches on other entities but not subjected to search himself cannot be treated as a 'search case' under the Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Act, and thus is liable to pay only 100% of disputed tax.
Ganesh Benzoplast Limited v. Morgan Securities Credits Private Limited
The High Court upheld issuance of process for criminal breach of trust and cheating against a company and its directors, rejecting arbitration and delay defenses, and clarified principles of corporate criminal liability.
Ganesh Devidas Shinde v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld convictions for kidnapping and extortion under IPC and MCOC Act despite minor procedural errors, emphasizing fair trial rights and reliability of eyewitness evidence in organized crime cases.
Abhijit s/o. Baban Pawar v. State of Maharashtra & others
The Bombay High Court held that rejection of Covid-19 parole applications solely due to prior non-release is unsustainable and directed fresh consideration on merits considering pandemic conditions.
Tirupati Shopping Centre Premises Co-op. Society Limited v. Shabayesha Construction Company Private Limited
The Bombay High Court held that the Arbitral Tribunal has jurisdiction to adjudicate contractual claims despite a quasi-judicial Deemed Conveyance order, and writ petitions challenging interlocutory arbitral orders under Section 16 are not maintainable except in exceptional cases.
Vanisha Vincent Rodrigues v. Jyoti Vincent Rodrigues
The Bombay High Court quashed domestic violence proceedings against a daughter where allegations were found to be exaggerated and arising from matrimonial discord, preventing abuse of legal process and enabling her to pursue higher studies abroad.
Prateek Chandragupt Goyal v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court quashed an FIR under Section 103 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999 against a journalist, holding that use of a trade mark in published articles does not constitute false application to goods or services.
Satish Janardan Thakur v. Scheduled Tribe Caste Certificate Verification Committee
The Bombay High Court allowed the petitioners' claim to Thakar Scheduled Tribe status, quashing the verification committee's rejection for ignoring pre-independence records and misapplying the cultural affinity and area restriction tests.
Kisan Songya Bangara v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court allowed a writ petition directing the State to grant prior approval for sale of tribal land reserved for public purpose, holding that refusal on grounds of reservation and unspecified use was unjustified when the purchaser undertook permissible non-agricultural use.
Kisan Songya Bangara v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court allowed a tribal landowner's writ petition directing the State to grant prior approval for sale of reserved tribal land to a non-tribal purchaser based on bona fide use undertakings and financial hardship, setting aside the refusal under Section 36A of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code.
Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation Limited v. PLUS BKSP Toll Ltd.
The Bombay High Court upheld an arbitral tribunal's interim award validating contract termination and admissibility of evidence, rejecting challenges based on procedural irregularities and confidentiality claims in a commercial arbitration dispute.
Rampravesh Ramavtar Singh v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court partly allowed appeals modifying murder convictions to culpable homicide under Section 304 Part II IPC, clarifying the application of common intention and unlawful assembly principles under Sections 34 and 149 IPC.
Sandip Baburao Waidande v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court acquitted the accused in a murder case due to failure to put crucial incriminating circumstances under Section 313 CrPC and insufficient circumstantial evidence establishing guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
The State of Maharashtra v. Suresh Dada Aher
The Bombay High Court upheld the acquittal of a husband charged with cruelty and abetment of his wife's suicide, holding that prosecution failed to prove willful cruelty or intentional instigation beyond reasonable doubt.
Jayantilal Himmatlal Oswal v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that failure by the Municipal Council to acquire reserved land within statutory timelines under Section 127 of the MRTP Act results in lapsing of reservation and release of land to the owner.
Om Prakash Bhatt v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that travel restrictions via Look Out Circulars cannot be imposed on a person not arraigned as an accused without justifiable cause, affirming the right to travel abroad subject to cooperation with investigation.
Shri Gurbachan Singh & Ors. v. Shri Shankar K. Mathod & Ors.
The Bombay High Court quashed a second criminal complaint under Section 420 IPC filed on the same facts as a dismissed complaint under the Negotiable Instruments Act, holding it to be an abuse of process of law.
Shri Shripad Bhaskar Bhagwat v. Smt. Mangal Madhukar Jogalekar
The Bombay High Court upheld the eviction decree based on the landlord's bonafide and reasonable need for possession, refusing to disturb concurrent findings of fact in revisional jurisdiction under the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999.
Supermax Personal Care Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India
The Bombay High Court quashed a central excise show cause notice against the petitioner for lack of territorial jurisdiction and absence of duty liability on goods manufactured by a job worker outside the jurisdiction.
Anil Madgavkar v. IFIN Commodities Limited
The Bombay High Court dismissed appeals challenging arbitral awards, holding that admissions by an unauthorized agent do not bind the principal and that the appellants failed to prove agency or breach of contract under MCX rules.