High Court of Bombay
5,061 judgments
Ramchandra Vishnu Sable & Ors. v. Narayan Shankarrao Game Patil & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that liquidated damages awarded must be reasonable and not penal, reducing the award to refund of earnest money with interest, clarifying the application of Sections 73 and 74 of the Indian Contract Act.
Vijaymala Sidling Doijad v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that a counter-claim filed after settlement of issues and recording of evidence is generally impermissible and set aside the trial court's order allowing such a belated counter-claim.
Dilip Lalchand Porwal v. State of Maharashtra
The High Court held that the State Human Rights Commission lacks jurisdiction over civil property disputes and quashed its order directing compliance under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993.
Reeta Mukesh Sehgal v. Union Bharat Sabha & Ors.
The Bombay High Court upheld termination of a college Principal for deliberate alteration of service records and misconduct involving moral turpitude, affirming the proportionality of disciplinary punishment and limited scope of judicial review.
Tulshiram T. Patil v. Wellman Hindustan Limited
The Bombay High Court upheld a binding industrial settlement resolving wage and gratuity claims of workers, rejecting allegations of fraud and delay in raising objections.
Mahesh Purshottam Maurya v. The Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay
The Bombay High Court dismissed the appeal challenging a municipal notice under Section 351 MMC Act, holding that plaintiffs failed to prove the legality of the disputed structure.
Anil Joginder Sachdev v. Balasaheb Hiralal Zad
The Court held that eviction on ground of default in rent was not maintainable due to premature suit filing before expiry of statutory notice period, but upheld eviction for unauthorized permanent construction and injury to premises under the Bombay Rent Act.
Vijay Shankar Patil and Others v. UCO Bank
The Bombay High Court held that Industrial Tribunals have jurisdiction to award interest on delayed payment of dues under an Award, directing UCO Bank to pay 6% interest on back wages from the date they became due until actual payment.
Abhishek Mahesh Garodia v. Maharashtra Housing Area & Development Authority
The Bombay High Court dismissed the Trust's petition challenging MHADA's cancellation of land allotment due to delayed payment and interest liability, holding MHADA acted lawfully and the Trust waived objections by its conduct.
M/s. TAA Construction v. The Kalyan Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee
The Bombay High Court allowed the writ petition, holding that time spent bona fide in a forum lacking jurisdiction must be excluded from limitation under Section 14 of the Arbitration Act, 1940, and quashed the order rejecting the application as barred by limitation.
Arvind Jeram Kotecha v. Prabhudas Damodar Kotecha
The Bombay High Court held that absence of reasons in a foreign judgment does not render it non-executable under Section 13(b) of the CPC, dismissing the appeal against execution of a U.K. judgment and related costs certificates.
Harkisandas Tulsidas Pabari & Ors. v. Alok Nandkishor Acharya & Ors.
The Bombay High Court upheld the setting aside of an arbitral award due to lack of jurisdiction of the arbitrator to recommence proceedings without fresh notice and held that the MoU was not a concluded contract capable of specific performance.
Equus Stud Pvt. Ltd v. Dharmil A. Bodani
The Bombay High Court held that a court cannot grant injunction against a non-party over third-party property outside its territorial jurisdiction, setting aside an interim order restraining the appellant from obstructing access to the plaintiffs' property.
Sudhatai Bhagwandas Sawant & Ors. v. Ramchandra Shivram Gadekar & Ors.
The court upheld the eviction decree based on the bona fide requirement of the deceased plaintiff's daughter, holding that legal heirs must plead and prove their own independent need after the plaintiff's death.
TJSB Sahakari Bank Ltd. v. Amritlal P Shah
The Bombay High Court upheld the arbitral award on coercion and liability but modified the interest rate awarded, rejecting the plea of res judicata due to absence of prior pleading and issue framing.
The TJSB Sahakari Bank Ltd. v. Amritlal P. Shah
The Bombay High Court set aside the appellate court’s discharge of a surety under Sections 139 and 141 of the Indian Contract Act, holding that mere disposal of hypothecated goods by borrowers does not discharge the surety absent creditor negligence or breach of contractual duty.
Rajesh Ashok Mankar v. Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd.
The High Court set aside the disciplinary penalty of reduction to the lowest grade imposed on an employee for erroneous pay fixation, holding the findings perverse and the penalty impermissible, and directed reinstatement with continuity of service.
Rajendra Virappa Telia @ Mangnure v. The State of Maharashtra
The High Court set aside the appellant's conviction under Section 306 IPC due to lack of specific charge and doubt about suicidal death but confirmed conviction under Section 498-A IPC for cruelty causing the wife's death.
The State of Maharashtra v. Uddhao Pandurang Patil
The High Court upheld the Tribunal's order directing reconsideration of promotion to the Indian Forest Service due to unjustified delay in cadre review, mitigating the age bar under Regulation 5(3).
M/s. Yashmum Engineers Ltd v. Sudhir Jagannath Kukarni
The Bombay High Court upheld the Labour Court's finding of illegal retrenchment and compensation award, dismissing the employer's challenge and denying reinstatement to the workman.