High Court of Bombay
3,981 judgments
M/s. Aswani Associates v. The State of Maharashtra
The High Court held that the government cannot retrospectively curtail TDR entitlement after land surrender and payment of levies, applying promissory estoppel and legitimate expectation principles to grant full TDR to the petitioners.
Master Drilling India Private Limited v. Sarel Drill & Engineering Equipment India Private Limited
The Bombay High Court held that an interlocutory order refusing to terminate arbitration on grounds of defective Board quorum is not an arbitral award and declined to interfere, emphasizing limited judicial intervention and applicability of the doctrine of necessity.
Sou. Vijaya Arun Beri v. Shri Vijay Waman Bhat
The Bombay High Court upheld eviction of a tenant on landlord’s bona fide family requirement under the Bombay Rent Act, holding that occasional holiday use by tenant does not outweigh landlord’s need and subsequent events do not extinguish bona fide requirement unless completely eclipsed.
Krishnabai Babya Navale v. Savitri Shankar Gharat
The High Court held that statutory proceedings under the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act conclusively vested ownership in one sister, barring partition suit by the other, and dismissed the suit as barred by limitation and lacking jurisdiction.
Meena Ramchandra Puranik v. Principal, Sir Parshurambhau College
The High Court held that an appointment to an unsanctioned post without proper selection is illegal and salary from State grants cannot be paid, but protected the employee from recovery of salary paid in good faith.
Zanmai Labs Private Limited v. Bitcipher Labs LLP
The Bombay High Court upheld the arbitral tribunal's interim order directing Zanmai Labs to secure assets on the WazirX platform, rejecting Zanmai's challenge to liability for losses from a cyber-attack and affirming limited appellate interference under Section 37 of the Arbitration Act.
Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Ltd. v. Alka Vijay Chautray & Ors.
The Bombay High Court upheld a compensation award in a motor accident claim, ruling that a light motor vehicle license covers driving a heavy vehicle up to 7500 kg, and that mediclaim and retirement benefits are contractual and not deductible from statutory compensation.
Iqbal Trading Company v. Union of India
The Bombay High Court set aside an arbitral award for denial of natural justice and held that the 1996 Arbitration Act applies to arbitration proceedings commenced after its commencement, overruling the application of the 1940 Act and rejecting the limitation bar.
The State of Maharashtra v. Sajjad Ahmed Abdul Aziz Mugal
The Bombay High Court upheld the conviction and life sentence of Sajjad for the murder of Pallavi, holding that the circumstantial evidence and DNA proof conclusively established his guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
The Board of Mumbai Port Authority v. Halani Star & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that the Court has discretion to condone delay in filing additional written statements under Order VIII Rule 9 CPC in commercial suits, allowing a 684-day delayed filing subject to costs.
Lok Everest Co-Op.Hsg. Soc. Ltd. v. Jaydeep Developers
The Court held that the Developer is entitled to complete construction of Wing C[5] as disclosed in the 1993 layout plan and utilize additional FSI arising from change in law without fresh consent, dismissing the Plaintiff’s interim injunction application.
Sahadev Rama Gadling v. Union of India
The Bombay High Court held that in absence of an express order excluding suspension, the suspension period must be counted as qualifying service for pension under Rule 23 of CCS Pension Rules, allowing pension to a compulsorily retired government servant.
Manoj Shankar Deshpande v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court acquitted a public servant accused of accepting bribe where prosecution evidence showed the subsidy was released before the alleged bribe payment, creating reasonable doubt.
Petrofer Chemie H.R. Fischer GMBH & Co. KG and Hardcastle Petrofer Private Limited v. United Petrofer Limited
The Bombay High Court granted interim injunction restraining United Petrofer Limited from using the mark 'PETROFER' or deceptively similar names, holding such use infringed the Plaintiffs' registered trademark rights under Section 29(5) of the Trade Marks Act, 1999.
Innovations Garment Pvt. Ltd. v. Bhavesh Ramjibhai Gada
The Bombay High Court upheld ex parte injunctions protecting the Plaintiff’s registered trade mark and copyright, rejecting the Defendants’ claim of suppression of material facts and clarifying that 'John Doe' suits do not bind unknown infringers indefinitely.
Innovations Garment Pvt. Ltd. v. Bhavesh Ramjibhai Gada
The Bombay High Court upheld ex-parte injunctions protecting the Plaintiff’s registered trade mark and copyright, rejecting defendants’ claim of suppression of material facts based on an unrelated dismissed prior suit and clarifying the nature of 'John Doe' suits.
Surendra Hari Ranade v. Keshav Alias Suhas Nilkanth Dandekar
The Bombay High Court upheld eviction of tenant on ground of acquisition of suitable alternate residence jointly purchased by tenant, rejecting restrictive bequest as suitable residence and allowing legal heirs to prosecute petition without conferring tenancy rights absent evidence.
Rohit Ramesh Palve & Ors. v. Tula Shankar Palave & Ors.
The High Court dismissed the second appeal upholding concurrent findings that the plaintiffs' failure to seek relief against alienation of ancestral property by the Karta for legal necessity barred their claim in the partition suit.
Sandip Keda Garud v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that a compassionate appointment to a lower post than that held by the deceased employee is valid if the appointee is qualified, and quashed the rejection of approval by the Education Officer.
Sanjay Vasantrao Thakur v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court allowed the writ petition and set aside the caste scrutiny committee's rejection of the petitioner's claim to belong to the Thakur tribe based on conclusive genealogical and documentary evidence.