High Court of Bombay
5,131 judgments
Dr. Nikhil Shah & Ors. v. The Pune Cantonment Board & Ors.
The Bombay High Court upheld the use of Hadapsar Industrial Estate land for solid waste processing by Pune Cantonment Board and Pune Municipal Corporation under the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, dismissing petitions seeking its relocation outside Pune city limits.
Samir Narain Bhojwani v. Siddhivinayak Realtors LLP
The court held that membership proceedings under Section 23(2) of the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act are limited to membership entitlement and do not adjudicate ownership rights, dismissing challenges based on a set-aside arbitral award and emphasizing exhaustion of statutory remedies.
Shree Khambhati Modh Vanik Samaj v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that only trustees or beneficiaries deriving benefit under the trust qualify as "persons having interest" entitled to intervene in section 36 proceedings, and persons with adverse contractual interests cannot intervene before the Charity Commissioner.
Fortune Developers and Infrastructure v. Pune Municipal Corporation & Ors.
The Bombay High Court quashed the stop work order against a construction project near Yerawada Central Prison, holding that the prison rules do not restrict construction beyond prison perimeter walls and that the petitioner’s property rights were unlawfully infringed.
NTPC BHEL Power Projects Pvt. Ltd. v. Shree Electricals & Engineers (India) Pvt. Ltd.
The High Court allowed the appeal, holding that the delay in filing the Section 34 application challenging the arbitral award was condonable under Section 14 of the Limitation Act due to bona fide prosecution of a prior writ petition and COVID-19 limitation extensions.
Ashok Gangadhar Puranik & Atul Gangadhar Puranik v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that the Court Receiver was discharged before acquisition, upheld the validity of compensation paid to landowners, quashed State's refund demands, dismissed challenges by Ranjit, and directed completion of acquisition with costs against vexatious litigant.
M/s. Magnum Opus IT Consulting Pvt. Ltd. v. M/s. Artcad Systems
The Bombay High Court Full Bench held that Single Judge jurisdiction under Rule 18(3) extends to all quasi-judicial orders under any legislation, overruling conflicting Division Bench decisions.
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.