High Court of Bombay
5,061 judgments
Union of India v. Balakrishnan Thiruvengadam Mudaliar
The Bombay High Court upheld the Tribunal's order granting backwages to a government servant wrongfully compulsorily retired and reinstated with a lesser penalty, dismissing the Union of India's challenge.
Reminiscent India Television Ltd v. Status Video
The court held that a debtor's prior unconditional agreement to pay a creditor precludes belated challenges to the creditor's locus standi in a company petition, dismissing the appellant's appeals and upholding the winding-up order.
Arnav Corporation Ltd v. Sharad Construction
The Bombay High Court dismissed the appeal challenging the order directing the appellant company to deposit Rs. 10 lakhs in court for dishonour of cheques, upholding the learned Company Judge’s exercise of discretion.
Kumari Asha Parekh & Ors. v. M/s. Madhav Motor Stores Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that an obstructionist resisting execution of an eviction decree can be directed to pay mesne profits, and limitation for such execution applications runs from the date obstruction is recorded by the court.
Pravara Renewable Energy Ltd v. Padmashri Dr. Vitthalrao Vikhe Patil
The court granted interim relief restraining the respondent from interfering with the petitioner’s exclusive operation of the co-generation plant pending arbitration, balancing contractual rights and infrastructure continuity.
Oasis Realty v. The Commissioner of Sales Tax
The Bombay High Court upheld the prohibition on claiming set-off of input tax under the Composition Scheme notified under Section 42(3A) of the MVAT Act, dismissing the appellant's claim that the restriction applies only to purchases of goods transferred to buyers.
Brij Madanlal Sharma; Ajay Sharma; Ebasco Finance Company Private Limited v. Pushpalata Sohanlal Sharma
The Bombay High Court dismissed the appeal and upheld the ownership decree in favor of Pushpalata Sohanlal Sharma, finding the appellants' claim based on forged documents and dishonest conduct to be false.
Municipal Commissioner, Pune Municipal Corporation v. Ashish Laxman Chavan
The Bombay High Court upheld the Industrial Court's award directing Pune Municipal Corporation to pay incentive 'Mushahira' to Octroi Department employees, affirming their vested right despite conflicting views on whether the department qualifies as an 'industry'.
Grasim Industries Ltd. v. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax
The Bombay High Court held that an Indian payer who bore withholding tax under a foreign technical collaboration agreement is entitled to refund when the income is held not taxable in India, directing the Income Tax Department to refund the amounts with interest.
Madhura Milind Gadgil v. Milind Neelkant Gadgil
The Bombay High Court held that maintenance under the Domestic Violence Act is maintainable even after divorce if domestic violence occurred, setting aside the Sessions Court's order that denied maintenance post-divorce.
Rajesh Kumar Yedurajsingh Bhadoriya v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the appellant's conviction for the murders of his wife and daughter based on a complete chain of circumstantial evidence and a reliable extra judicial confession.
M/s. Tata Motors Ltd. v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court declined to answer sales tax references where the party at whose instance the references were made expressed disinterest, holding that the Court is not bound to decide such references without a hearing.
Deputy Regional Director, Employees’ State Insurance Corporation v. M/s. Aashu Engineering Works
The Bombay High Court upheld the imposition of damages under Section 85-B of the ESI Act, ruling that the order was passed after due hearing and proper consideration, and set aside the ESI Court's quashing of the damages.
Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd v. Vashi Fantasia Business Park Premises Co-operative Society Ltd
The Bombay High Court upheld CGRF orders allowing 24 separate LT electricity connections for VRF air conditioning systems in a commercial complex, rejecting the petitioner's insistence on a single HT connection under unique factual circumstances.
United India Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Shri Laxman Hirman Shewale
The Bombay High Court upheld compensation for injury caused by iron bars unloaded from a stationary vehicle, affirming a broad interpretation of 'use of motor vehicle' under Section 165(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
Kanhaiyalal Nathulal Joshi & Ors. v. Jagdish Harkishan Sharma
The High Court upheld a temporary injunction restraining the defendant from dealing with disputed property based on changed circumstances, clarifying that fresh injunction applications require new facts and cannot revisit settled issues.
Laxman Mahadev Katkar v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that land acquisition proceedings lapsed under Section 11A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, due to non-inclusion of subject lands in the award within two years and quashed the impugned order violating natural justice.
Eknath Shankar Kamble v. Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Sangli
The Bombay High Court held that after a clean acquittal on merits, the suspension period of a public servant must be treated as duty period for retiral benefits, even if no disciplinary inquiry was held.
Bhupendra Pal Singh v. Union of India
The Bombay High Court quashed delayed disciplinary proceedings initiated immediately before retirement due to inordinate unexplained delay and prejudice to the petitioner, despite his acquittal in criminal trial.
Mahadev Jarande & Ors. v. Rukmani Govindrao Khatmode & Ors.
The High Court upheld the Minister-Revenue's order directing possession to respondents under a decree for partition and possession, rejecting petitioners' challenge based on a prior suit denying possession.