High Court of Bombay
5,061 judgments
Anuj Kabra and anr. v. CL Educate Ltd.
In absence of a Small Cause Court with jurisdiction over a Leave and License dispute, the parties' arbitration agreement is enforceable and disputes are referred to arbitration.
Kalpana Nambiar; Krishnakumar Rajagopal Menon; Asha Sudarsh Menon v. Dr. Jayashree Balchandran Kurup
The Bombay High Court removed the executrix for gross misconduct and abuse of position, appointing a court administrator to manage and sell the disputed estate property.
Smt. Shantiben Babarbhai Patel and Anr v. Smt. Geeta Prabhu Patel and Ors
The Executing Court can stay execution of a decree passed against a deceased defendant in an abated suit as such decree is a nullity and not executable.
Shri Ravi Raghunath Khanjode & Ors. v. Harasiddh Corporation
The Bombay High Court dismissed the petition challenging the arbitral award upholding the validity of agreements concerning tribal lands and held that failure to plead grounds precludes interference under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act.
Francis @ Kau Pattrick Manvell v. The State of Maharashtra
The High Court acquitted appellants of murder and related charges due to major contradictions and inconsistencies in eyewitness evidence and unreliable corroborative material, granting them benefit of doubt.
Renuka Mata Mahila Bachat Gat v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that the current statutory framework under the National Food Security Act and Poshan (2.0) Rules does not mandate decentralization or preferential treatment for Self-Help Groups in Take Home Ration procurement, dismissing challenges to the State's tender conditions.
Meenakshitai Arjunrao Watti & Ors. v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court upheld the constitutional validity of Section 73AAA of the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act restricting the number of directors, dismissing the petition challenging it as arbitrary and unconstitutional.
Mallikarjun Dhullappa Rajmane v. Divisional Controller
The High Court upheld the Labour Court's denial of backwages to a reinstated employee with a poor disciplinary record, allowing backwages only for the period between the award and actual reinstatement.
Rajani alias Prabhavati Chittaranjan Patil v. Dahisar Siddhi Apartment CHSL & Ors.
The High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging a deemed conveyance order under MOFA, holding that title disputes and alleged procedural irregularities must be resolved by civil courts, not through supervisory writ jurisdiction.
Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax-13, Mumbai v. Sterling Oil Resources Ltd.
The Bombay High Court held that the time limit under Section 144C(13) of the Income Tax Act for completing assessment after DRP directions is mandatory, and an assessment order passed beyond this period is barred by limitation and invalid.
Suvarnayug Sahakari Bank Ltd. v. Suresh Shivajirao Kale
The Bombay High Court held that Co-operative Courts lack jurisdiction over service disputes between cooperative societies and their employees under Section 91 of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960, directing the employee to seek remedy through civil courts.
Vilas Rambhau Chaudhari v. Slum Rehabilitation Authority
The court held that a slum rehabilitation proposal is accepted only after prescribed scrutiny and fees payment, and until such acceptance, subsequent proposals can be entertained; thus, the SRA lawfully accepted a rival developer's proposal following majority consent verified by secret ballot.
Irfan Allabaksh Shaikh v. The Commissioner, Solapur Municipal Corporation
The Bombay High Court dismissed the writ petition holding that a purchase notice under Section 127 of the MRTP Act issued before the expiry of 10 years from the development plan coming into force is premature and invalid, thereby upholding the refusal of building permission.
Manoj Manilal Gala v. Eruch Boman Khaver & Ors.
The Bombay High Court allowed Manoj Manilal Gala to continue as agent of the Court Receiver for a dissolved partnership's business premises, fixed fair royalty based on market valuation, and set aside the City Civil Court's contrary order appointing another party.
Manoj Manilal Gala v. Eruch Boman Khaver & Ors.
The High Court allowed Manoj Manilal Gala to continue as agent of the Court Receiver for the partnership business premises upon payment of court-fixed royalty and security, setting aside the City Civil Court's order appointing Plaintiff No.2.
Macrotech Developers Limited v. Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax & Ors.
The Bombay High Court upheld the validity of reassessment proceedings initiated after four years based on subsequent information indicating failure to disclose material facts, rejecting the petitioner’s challenge under the first proviso to Section 147 of the Income Tax Act.
Brihan Mumbai Mahanagar Palika v. Ashirwad Shelters Private Limited
The Bombay High Court dismissed the Brihan Mumbai Mahanagar Palika's appeal and refused to condone a four-year delay in filing, holding that administrative delays and pandemic-related reasons do not justify ignoring statutory limitation periods in municipal revenue matters.
M/s. Nanded City Development and Construction Company Ltd. v. Laxman Eknath Dedge and Ors.
The Bombay High Court allowed the appellant's appeal setting aside the trial court's injunction in favor of respondents, holding that landowners who are shareholders in a joint development project cannot seek injunction against the developer after enjoying benefits under the agreement.
Mujibur Rehman Chaudhary v. Municipal Corporation for Greater Mumbai
The Bombay High Court held that unauthorized vertical extensions to unauthorized commercial structures in slum areas are not protected by photo-passes under the Slums Act and upheld the Municipal Corporation's right to demolish such constructions.
Pfizer Limited v. Deputy Commissioner of Income-tax
The Bombay High Court quashed the reopening notice under Section 148 of the Income-tax Act for AY 2009-10, holding that reassessment is impermissible where the issue was fully examined and adjudicated in original assessment and appeal proceedings.