High Court of Bombay
5,061 judgments
Bhawarlal Parasmal Joshi v. The Solapur Municipal Corporation & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that successors-in-title of lessees have a right to seek renewal, not extension, of municipal lease, and the Municipal Corporation must consider renewal applications without arbitrary eviction.
Sai Agencies v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging tender rejection, holding that the petitioner lacked requisite experience certificates and that the tender allotment to other bidders was proper and free from arbitrariness or mala fides.
Pramod V. Bhatre v. Life Insurance Corporation of India
The Bombay High Court dismissed the writ petition seeking regularization of a long-serving temporary LIC employee, holding that he was not covered by the Supreme Court-mandated absorption scheme and thus not entitled to permanent status or benefits.
Mr. Shrikrishna Bhikaji Bondge v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that government orders restricting recruitment do not apply retrospectively to invalidate prior appointments and directed approval and salary grant for a peon's appointment made in 2009.
Mohammed Zain Khan v. Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority
The Bombay High Court held that complaints under Section 31 of RERA are maintainable only for projects liable to registration, dismissing the appellant's claim against an unregistered agricultural land project not capable of registration.
M/s. Pragatej Builders And Developers Pvt. Ltd. v. Mr. Abhishek Anuj Sukhadia and Mrs. Chaya Anuj Sukhadia
The Bombay High Court upheld MahaRERA's order directing the promoter to pay interest from the original possession date under the sale agreement, rejecting the promoter's claim that the revised project completion date or COVID-19 moratorium exempted it from liability.
Manvi Hakka Sanrakshan and Jagruti v. Charity Commissioner of Maharashtra and Ors.
The Bombay High Court quashed a Charity Commissioner circular directing trusts to remove phrases like 'corruption eradication' and 'human rights' from their names, holding such objectives fall within charitable purposes under the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act, 1950 and the circular lacked statutory authority.
Subrat Kumar Sahoo v. Mumbai University and College Tribunal & Ors.
The Bombay High Court upheld reinstatement after wrongful termination without enquiry, allowed fresh enquiry with subsistence allowance during enquiry period, and set aside denial of backwages pending enquiry.
Dhondu Sakharam Tambe & Rupali Dhondu Tambe v. The Union of India
The Bombay High Court allowed compensation to the parents of a deceased train passenger based on circumstantial evidence and established bonafide passenger status despite non-reporting of the incident to railway officials.
Chogalal Santokhji Raval v. Sjamkarprasad Jagnath Varma
The Court held that possession after expiry of a license does not confer protected tenant status under Section 15A of the Bombay Rent Act and upheld the decree for recovery of possession in favor of the Plaintiff.
Blossom Industries Limited v. Union of India
The Bombay High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging a GST show cause notice on production overhead charges and misclassification, holding that statutory remedies must be exhausted and the notice was not without jurisdiction.
KSL & Industries Ltd v. Patheja Forgings & Auto Parts Manufacturing Ltd
The Bombay High Court held that winding-up proceedings must be transferred to the NCLT under Section 434(1)(c) unless the company has reached irreversible corporate death, enabling resolution under the IBC.
Gayatri Construction v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld a unilateral deemed conveyance order granting land ownership to a cooperative housing society under MOFA, rejecting the petitioner's challenge based on prior lease agreements and procedural grounds.
Surya Corporation and anr. v. The Competent Authority and ors.
The Bombay High Court held that a Competent Authority cannot materially alter a certificate of unilateral deemed conveyance by issuing a Corrigendum without jurisdiction, notice, or reasons, and set aside such Corrigendum and consequent conveyance deed.
Yogesh Jayant Khadilkar v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court upheld the Competent Authority's grant of deemed conveyance to a Co-operative Housing Society despite absence of occupancy certificate, affirming that promoter default cannot bar conveyance under Section 11 MOFA.
Laxman Narayan Zagade and Ors. v. Competent Authority and District Deputy Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Pune and Ors.
The Bombay High Court upheld the Competent Authority's grant of unilateral deemed conveyance under Section 11 of MOFA to a cooperative housing society despite unauthorized construction and absence of occupation certificate, emphasizing the promoter's default cannot bar the society's statutory rights.
Laxman Narayan Zagade and Ors. v. Competent Authority and District Deputy Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Pune and Ors.
The Bombay High Court upheld the Competent Authority's power under Section 11 of MOFA to grant unilateral deemed conveyance to a cooperative housing society despite absence of occupation certificate and unauthorized construction, rejecting landowners' challenge.
ACME Enterprises & Anr. v. Deputy Registrar Co-operative Societies (2) & Ors.
The court held that unilateral deemed conveyance under MOFA vests title by summary order but does not conclusively decide title disputes, which must be adjudicated in civil suits to determine land entitlement and construction rights between Developer and Federation.
Ganesh Arjun Chukkal v. Melronia Hospitality Private Limited
The Court upheld eviction of licensee Brice and dismissed claims of personal leasehold rights by its director based on a dubious unregistered lease deed, affirming that possession secured by license must be surrendered upon expiry.
GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd & Ors v. MV Golden Pride & Ors
The Bombay High Court upheld the arrest and auction sale of MV Golden Pride for unpaid port dues, confirming the sale to the highest bidder for scrap value under the Admiralty Act, 2017, and dismissed the vessel owners' challenges.