High Court of Bombay
5,131 judgments
The Gadhinglaj Urban Co-operative Bank v. Pooja Ravikumar Nidasoshi & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that a civil suit challenging SARFAESI Act auction proceedings is barred under Section 34 unless fraud is specifically pleaded, restoring the Trial Court's order rejecting the plaint.
BOSCH LIMITED v. BOSCH EMPLOYEES UNION
The Bombay High Court modified a Labour Court award reinstating dismissed workers by directing lump sum compensation in lieu of reinstatement due to proved misconduct balanced against victimisation and long delay.
Shyamalendu Kumar Das v. Union of India
The Bombay High Court upheld interception orders under Section 5(2) of the Indian Telegraph Act in a corruption case, holding that succinct reasons recording public safety and necessity suffice and that such orders are judicially reviewable but entitled to deference.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India v. CA Gordhanbhai Madhabhai Savalia
The Bombay High Court dismissed the Institute's disciplinary reference against a Chartered Accountant due to inordinate delay, lack of independent findings, and acquittal in criminal trial, emphasizing the need for expeditious and reasoned proceedings.
Harshit Harish Jain & Anr. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that the limitation period for refund of stamp duty runs from the date of registration of the cancellation deed, applying the amended Stamp Act provisions, and dismissed the petition challenging the refund rejection.
Subhash Pandurang Bandiwadekar v. The State of Maharashtra
Rejection of Change Reports does not automatically invalidate membership unless specifically adjudicated, and Election Officer cannot exclude members from election voters list without proper enquiry into membership validity.
Desai Hospitals Ventures LLP & Anr v. DHI Global Holdings Ltd. & Ors.
The Bombay High Court dismissed Plaintiffs' interim injunction against termination of a franchise agreement, holding that fraudulent underreporting of sales justified termination and precluded specific performance.
Jayashree Chandrakant Dhavre v. Union of India
The Bombay High Court directed payment of the final reward to the legal heir of a deceased informer, holding that belated doubts about identity cannot justify arbitrary withholding of rewards already partially disbursed.
Satara District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd. v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court set aside the order cancelling recruitment of 385 cooperative bank employees, holding that cancellation without hearing appointees and without concrete proof of irregularity violates natural justice and is unsustainable after six years of service.
B.V. Jewels v. Union of India
The Bombay High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging the statutory interest demand and sealing of factory premises, holding the petitioner failed to comply fully with the Supreme Court's order and the interest liability arises automatically under the Customs Act.
Usha Kakade v. Vistra ITCL (India) Ltd.
Appeals against orders in enforcement proceedings under Section 36 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 are not maintainable under the Commercial Courts Act or CPC, and the maintainability issue is conclusively settled by res judicata.
Hiraman Yashwant Kathe & Ors. v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that disputes over compensation fixed by agreement under Section 33(2) of the Maharashtra Industrial Development Act cannot be referred under Section 34, and the 2013 Act applies only to compensation determined unilaterally by the Collector.
Bachpan Bachao Andolan v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court directed Maharashtra to comply with Supreme Court mandates and statutory obligations under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015, ensuring effective child protection through proper staffing, functioning, and monitoring of all related authorities and institutions.
Suryakant Kisan Pawar v. Deputy Collector, Mumbai and Presiding Officer Parents and Senior Citizens Subsistence Tribunal, Mumbai City; Kusum Kisan Pawar
The Bombay High Court upheld the eviction of a son unlawfully occupying his senior citizen mother's tenement under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, affirming the Tribunal's protective jurisdiction.
Girish Sahakari Griharachana Sanstha Maryadit v. Mallikarjun Madhavrao Navande
The court held that refusal of membership in a co-operative society must be based on statutory or bye-law grounds and cannot be justified by alleged unauthorized construction, breach of land use conditions, or contractual clauses absent express statutory disqualification.
Yedage Vishnu Baba v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that the Minister exceeded jurisdiction by reviewing his own order without new evidence or error apparent on record, setting aside the review order and upholding the original restoration of licenses.
City & Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra Ltd. v. Government of India
The Bombay High Court allowed CIDCO to remove mangroves for a public bypass bridge project, subject to strict compliance with environmental conditions and an undertaking, despite an interim freeze on mangrove destruction.
Chandralok (B) CHS Ltd. v. Manish Rajnikant Jaitha & Ors.
The High Court upheld the trial court's order allowing impleadment of legal heirs after death of a plaintiff, condoning delay in substitution application under Order 22 CPC and Limitation Act to ensure adjudication on merits.
Dhananjay Shivram Mapare and Ors. v. Vilas Eknath Kapre and Ors.
The High Court allowed the revision to reject a vexatious suit filed to challenge a final partition decree, holding that no real cause of action existed and the plaint was liable to be dismissed under Order VII Rule 11 CPC.
Nishant Karsan Bhagat v. The City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra Ltd.
The Court upheld CIDCO's authority to allot lands prior to publication of the NMMC's Draft Development Plan and dismissed petitions challenging such allotments and State Government directives protecting them.