High Court of Bombay
5,061 judgments
Nagpur Integrated Township Pvt. Ltd. v. Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority, Mumbai
The Bombay High Court held that the Appellate Tribunal must prima facie determine promoter status before ordering pre-deposit under Section 43(5) of the RERA Act, quashing pre-deposit orders passed without such consideration.
Shrikant Laxman Surwase v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court acquitted the appellant of murder charges due to failure of the prosecution to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt in a circumstantial evidence case involving postmortem burns and a locked latrine door.
Milind Hanumant Shinde v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court acquitted the appellant of murder under Section 302 IPC due to hostile testimony of the injured eye witness and insufficient circumstantial evidence to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
Shashikumar Ramswami Harijan & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court acquitted appellants of murder charges due to unreliable eye witness evidence and procedural defects in identification parade, granting them benefit of doubt.
Suraj Harisingh Bahadur v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court acquitted the appellant of murder charges due to failure of the prosecution to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt on circumstantial evidence and inadmissibility of the alleged confession.
Shikha Lodha v. Suketu Shah & State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that the Family Court at Mumbai lacks jurisdiction to entertain a divorce petition when the parties last resided together outside India, quashing the Family Court's order and allowing the wife's writ petition challenging jurisdiction.
Lahu Harischandra Dhopat v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the life conviction of the appellant for murder based on reliable child witness testimony corroborated by circumstantial and forensic evidence, affirming that absence of motive does not preclude conviction.
Mohd. Ishtiyak Ismile Shaikh v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the life conviction of a father for repeatedly raping his minor daughter, affirming that credible sole testimony of the victim and corroborative medical evidence suffice to sustain conviction under Section 376(2)(f) IPC.
Shobha Jahangir Shinde @ Bhosale v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court allowed the appeal and acquitted the appellants, holding that the dying declarations were unreliable and insufficient to sustain conviction for murder under Section 302 IPC.
Atul Projects India Pvt. Ltd. v. Nima Developers Private Limited & Anr.
The Bombay High Court dismissed Atul Projects’ appeal against the arbitral tribunal’s refusal of interim relief in a complex land development dispute, emphasizing readiness to perform, precision of agreement, and the impact of a No Development Zone classification, while underscoring the necessity of full disclosure of material documents.
Sanket Satish Naik v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court quashed an FIR under Sections 304, 336, 323, and 504 IPC following an amicable settlement and withdrawal of allegations by the complainant, exercising its inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC.
Kotak Securities Limited v. Gajanan Ramdas Rajguru
The Bombay High Court upheld the arbitral award allowing a client to retain profits earned from trades executed using erroneously credited margin due to the broker's system glitch, rejecting the broker's claim to those profits under the Indian Contract Act.
SBI General Insurance Company Limited v. Employees’ State Insurance Corporation
The Bombay High Court quashed an ESIC order passed without supplying interim reports relied upon to the petitioner, holding that violation of natural justice justified entertaining the writ petition despite alternative statutory remedies.
Showik Indrajit Chakraborty v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court quashed indefinite Look Out Circulars issued by the CBI against petitioners for lack of recorded reasons and periodic review, holding such continuation violates their fundamental right to travel abroad under Article 21.
Vodafone Idea Limited v. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax Circle 5(2) (2), Mumbai
The Bombay High Court directed refund of Rs. 833 crores to Vodafone Idea Ltd. for assessment year 2014-15, holding that Section 241A does not apply to that year and the admitted refund cannot be withheld against unadjudicated demands.
Mukesh Incense Enterprises Pvt. Ltd v. Union of India
The Bombay High Court set aside orders rejecting a GST refund application for non-consideration of relevant precedents and directed fresh adjudication consistent with the limitation period counted from the original application date.
Padmavir Bhagwanrao Thorat v. Pune Municipal Corporation
The Bombay High Court quashed the selection of Ayurvedic Medical Officers where the Corporation improperly allowed post-provisional submission of experience certificates and adopted an evaluation procedure inconsistent with statutory rules.
Paperbox Company of India v. Goldensource International Pvt. Ltd.
The Bombay High Court upheld the arbitral award directing refund of security deposits, holding that "vacant possession" means premises free of occupants but not stripped to a bare shell, and affirmed the tribunal's jurisdiction despite pending possession proceedings.
Gulf Oil Lubricants India Ltd. v. Joint Commissioner of State Tax Appeal-V
The Bombay High Court held that the limitation period for GST appeals is extended until the Appellate Tribunal is constituted, and taxpayers filing declarations are protected from recovery proceedings, disposing of writ petitions challenging non-constitution of the Tribunal.
Sushila Devidas Ghorpade v. Ganesh Anandrao Jagdale
The Bombay High Court quashed a Lok Adalat award obtained by fraud and procedural irregularities, restoring the suit for fresh adjudication and affirming the maintainability of writ petitions challenging Lok Adalat awards on limited grounds.