High Court of Bombay
5,061 judgments
Sanjay Mishrimal Punamiya v. Sheikhah Fadiah Saad Al Abdulla
The Bombay High Court held that verification of a plaint by a Power of Attorney holder acquainted with the facts, including on information believed true, satisfies Order VI Rule 15 CPC, dismissing challenges to the plaint's verification.
Sodexo India Services Pvt. Ltd. v. Asst. Commissioner of Income Tax
The Bombay High Court held that a reassessment notice under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act cannot be sustained if issued solely on the basis of internal audit opinion without independent evaluation by the Assessing Officer.
Jeevan Mallapa Tonemare & Ors. v. The Chief Officer & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that a defective purchase notice under Section 127 MRTP Act does not trigger lapsing of reservation, and acquisition completed under the Act of 2013 following due process is valid and binding.
Suhas Shridhar Shahane; Subhash Kondiram Sawant v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that the cut-off date for committed development under the Satara Regional Plan must be the date of publication of the draft plan (30.03.2017), not the earlier Board resolution date, and quashed the rejection of the petitioners' land conversion application based on the arbitrary earlier date.
Shri Tanaji Jagannath Palave v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court set aside the election of a Panchayat member who committed fraud by contesting despite a valid disqualification order, emphasizing that fraud vitiates judicial acts and must be remedied notwithstanding clerical errors.
Chetan Goradhandas Khumbawat & Chetan Jayantilal Shah v. Jaywant Moreshwar Patil & Ors.
The Bombay High Court dismissed the application for condonation of over three years' delay in filing a second appeal due to unsatisfactory and fanciful explanations, thereby dismissing the appeal.
Banaji Limji Agiary Trust v. Bakhtawar Maneksha Jijina
The Bombay High Court held that the Banaji Limji Agiary Trust is the rightful owner of disputed properties based on registered trust deeds and conveyances, dismissing the Defendant’s claim under probate.
Anil Gulab Kawale & Ors. v. Commissioner of Textile & Ors.
The Bombay High Court quashed the supersession of a cooperative society's managing committee for failure to comply with the mandatory requirement of effective consultation with the Federal Society under the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act.
Mahendra Kumar @ Lala Duvari Kewat v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the appellant's conviction for murder under Section 302 IPC based on credible eyewitness and medical evidence, reliable dying declaration, and proper identification parade, dismissing the appeal.
Shubhash Waman Baviskar v. Adinath Hambirrao Budhwant
The High Court held that an Insurance Company must indemnify claimants despite the driver’s invalid license and claimants have the right to appeal against the Tribunal’s exoneration of the insurer.
RPG Enterprises Limited v. Riju Ghoshal
The Bombay High Court held that the Defendants’ use of ‘RPG’ in their marks and domain names infringes the Plaintiff’s well-known RPG trademarks and amounts to passing off, granting interim relief to the Plaintiff.
Sabhajit Ramyash Yadav & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court granted interim reliefs directing a developer to deposit all receivables in a Court-monitored account and initiated contempt proceedings for willful breach of Court orders, protecting flat purchasers' interests under RERA and land revenue laws.
Anurag Gupta v. Income Tax Officer & Ors.
The Bombay High Court quashed reassessment notices under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act for failure to provide the assessee with material relied upon under Section 148A(b), holding such omission violates procedural safeguards and natural justice.
Sameer Khan Alias Wasim Azgar Nehal Azgar v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the appellant's conviction for murder under Section 302 IPC, rejecting his claim of sudden quarrel and failure to prove exceptions under Section 300 IPC.
Sanjay Ramchandra Shendkar & Ors v. Narayan Antu Zendge & Ors
The Bombay High Court held that suits seeking declaration that sale deeds are void attract court fee under Section 6(iv)(ha) of the Maharashtra Court Fees Act, dismissing the petition challenging this valuation.
M/s. Raut Enterprises v. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
The Bombay High Court held that a bidder banned by NPCIL was ineligible to participate in BARC tenders requiring a declaration of no debarment, quashing tenders awarded to the banned bidder for violating essential eligibility criteria.
Dhobe Santosh Kisan & Ors. v. The Chief Executive Officer
The Bombay High Court directed issuance of posting orders to petitioners who had appointment orders but no postings, following established precedent to protect their employment rights.
World Sport Group (India) Private Ltd v. Board of Control for Cricket in India
The Bombay High Court dismissed WSGI's challenge to the arbitral award upholding BCCI's rescission of the media rights agreement, holding the award was not perverse or illegal and that judicial interference under Section 34 is limited.
Jaydeep Vilas Taware v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the State Government's notification converting Malegaon (Budruk) Gram Panchayat into a Nagar Panchayat, holding that statutory conditions and procedures under Section 341A and Article 243Q were duly satisfied and followed.
Lata Nareshkumar Patel alias Lata Chhaganbhai Dhodi v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that a person whose ancestral village was part of erstwhile Bombay State before 1960 cannot be treated as a migrant for Scheduled Tribe certificate purposes solely due to state reorganization, and remanded the matter for fresh consideration.