High Court of Bombay
5,131 judgments
Vishwanath Sahadu Wakhare & Ors. v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that land converted to old tenure under the Watan Abolition Act is transferable without permission, and a belated challenge to mutation entries certifying such sale after 42 years is barred by limitation and res judicata.
Vikrant Angolkar v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that offences under the Essential Commodities Act punishable with imprisonment of three years or more are cognizable and non-bailable, rejecting anticipatory bail applications of accused involved in diversion of PDS rice for export.
Ravindra Valmik Konkar v. The Registrar of Trade Unions
The High Court held that the Registrar of Trade Unions cannot adjudicate election disputes and must grant consent for referral to the Industrial Court after a summary inquiry, quashing the refusal of consent in this case.
Michael Gabriel v. Dattaram Kashiram Ambre & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that notice and hearing are required before condoning delay in filing an application under Section 340 Cr.P.C., even though no notice is needed before initiating such proceedings.
Akhil Bharat Krishi Go Seva Sangh v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court dismissed the writ petition seeking payment of disputed government grants for fodder camps, holding that serious factual disputes require trial and cannot be resolved under summary writ jurisdiction.
Shobha Gurunath Mali & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the life conviction of accused no.2 for the homicidal death of his wife by throttling, acquitted others of murder but convicted them for giving false information under section 201 IPC, rejecting the suicide defence due to lack of corroboration.
Faiyaz @ Baba Arif Zariwala v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the conviction of accused for rape under section 376 IPC, rejected delay and non-disclosure defenses, and enhanced the sentence to the statutory minimum, emphasizing the need for stringent punishment in sexual assault cases.
The State of Maharashtra v. Rajesh Sadashiv Dhaware & Ors.
The High Court upheld the acquittal of accused in a dowry death case, holding that prosecution failed to prove cruelty or dowry demand beyond reasonable doubt and the dying declaration was unreliable.
Tanaji Maruti Kolekar v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the conviction of the appellant for murder and related offences based on a complete and cogent chain of circumstantial evidence including forged documents, incriminating conduct, and discovery of the body and weapon.
Raju Laxman Pachhapure v. Union of India
The Bombay High Court dismissed writ petitions challenging excise duty demand, holding that statutory appeal remedies under the CGST Act must be exhausted before invoking writ jurisdiction.
Hitesh Hemant Malhotra v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court granted bail to the accused in an NDPS case holding that the weight of paper carrying dried LSD drops is not to be counted towards commercial quantity, thus Section 37 rigors do not apply.
The State of Maharashtra v. Eknath Bhila Khairnar
The Bombay High Court upheld the acquittal of the accused in a murder case, holding that the prosecution failed to prove the oral dying declaration and other evidence beyond reasonable doubt.
Sanjay Dhondu Manchekar v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the conviction for cheating under Section 420 IPC based on proved inducement and dishonor of promise but reduced the sentence from five to three years considering mitigating factors.
Umesh Navnitlal Shah HUF v. Income Tax Officer – Circle 18(3)(5)
The Bombay High Court held that the petitioner’s case was a non-search case requiring computation of disputed tax at 100% under the DTVSV Act and rejected belated additional grounds challenging LTCG additions, directing issuance of revised tax computation accordingly.
Vinobha Bhave Nagar Godavari Adhyapak Cooperative Housing Society Ltd. v. Central Railway
The Bombay High Court quashed the arbitrary refusal by Central Railway to grant a No-Objection Certificate for redevelopment, directing issuance of the NOC after joint surveys confirmed no encroachment on railway land.
Yogesh Waman Athavale v. Vikram Abasaheb Jadhav
The Bombay High Court held that mere judicial errors or negligence do not amount to contempt unless there is willful disobedience, and dismissed a contempt petition against a subordinate judge for not following binding precedents.
The State of Maharashtra v. Amar Dnyaneshwar Dhake & Amit Vilas Pardeshi
The Bombay High Court upheld the acquittal of accused in a murder case due to failure of the prosecution to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt, emphasizing the unreliability of eyewitness testimony and lack of corroboration.
The State of Maharashtra v. Sadhana Suresh Jadhav & Ors.
The Bombay High Court dismissed the State's appeal and upheld the acquittal of accused in a dowry death case due to unreliable dying declarations and insufficient prosecution evidence.
Faiyyaz Mullaji v. The Secretary, Urban Development Department and Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that additional FSI granted for construction of a star graded hotel in the No Development Zone was unauthorized under the applicable Development Control Regulations, allowing the PIL challenging such permissions to proceed.
Vinita Umesh Singh v. The Administrator, Dadra & Nagar Haveli
The Bombay High Court held that the requirement to have studied Class VIII within the Union Territory for MBBS admission priority is arbitrary and must be read down to include candidates like the petitioner who studied Class VIII outside but Classes IX to XII within the Union Territory, upholding merit and equality under Article 14.