High Court of Bombay
5,061 judgments
General Manager Central Railway v. PLR HC RBR JV
The Bombay High Court upheld an arbitral award directing payment for excess work and related claims under a railway contract, rejecting the Railways’ challenge based on contract modification and constitutional grounds.
Bharat Bhagwant Tayade v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that a validity certificate granted to a paternal relative conclusively proves social status, quashed the Scrutiny Committee's invalidation of the petitioner's caste certificate, and directed issuance of a Scheduled Tribe certificate.
Sankalp Resorts Limited & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that lands declared 'not private forest' by the Collector under the Maharashtra Private Forest (Acquisition) Act, 1975 are not forest land for the purposes of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, and thus do not require Central Government approval for final orders or mutation corrections.
Chandraprabha Babasaheb Tulshiram Tupe and Ors. v. City Corporation Limited
The Bombay High Court upheld the trial court's injunction restraining defendants from obstructing plaintiffs' possession and development of land under a valid joint development agreement and statutory township notification.
Solapur District Co-operative Group Secretaries Association v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the State Government's statutory power under Section 79A(2) to modify directions regarding payment of Group Secretaries' salaries, dismissing the petition challenging the 2022 order as a lawful modification of the 2010 directives.
Surekha Tanaji Naik v. Tajani Balaso Naik
The High Court held that a Lok Adalat award is final and binding and cannot be challenged before a civil court, even on grounds of fraud, and the proper remedy is a writ petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution.
Century Textiles and Industries Limited v. The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
The Bombay High Court held that upon expiry of a statutory lease under the City of Bombay Improvement Acts, the lessee who complied with scheme conditions is entitled to formal conveyance of land and buildings, and writ jurisdiction is maintainable to enforce this right against the municipal corporation.
M/s Soremartec S. A. v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court quashed a VAT assessment order for failure to comply with natural justice, statutory limitation, and due process, refusing to remit the matter for fresh assessment due to legal malafides.
Jayashree Jaisingh Babar v. Shirish Ramdas Sarode
The Bombay High Court held that a developer cannot maintain a summary suit under Section 6 of the Specific Relief Act against a flat purchaser for recovery of possession on grounds of non-payment, as such disputes require substantive suits, and set aside the Trial Court's decree restoring possession to the developer.
Sandeep @ Jounty Mahadeo Jadhav v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the murder conviction based on reliable oral dying declarations and medical evidence establishing that septicemia causing death was directly due to stab wounds inflicted by the appellants.
Subhan Usman Shaikh v. The State of Maharashtra
The High Court acquitted the appellant of murder under Section 302 IPC due to contradictions between medical and ocular evidence, unexplained delays, and unreliable witness testimonies, holding that the prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
Dattatray Shankar Patil v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the conviction of the appellant for the murder of his wife and son based on strong circumstantial and medical evidence disproving the defense of suicide and alibi.
Iqbal Mahiboob Momin v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court acquitted the appellant of murder charges due to doubts over the reliability of dying declarations and credible defence evidence suggesting the deceased attempted suicide.
Shri Bhagwan Pandurang Khedekar & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court upheld the discretionary power of the Assistant Charity Commissioner to appoint trustees under a public trust Scheme, dismissing challenges to the validity of trustee nominations and appointment process for lack of jurisdictional error or arbitrariness.
Miss. Laleh Ardeshir Dubhash & Ors. v. Mr. Swaraj Shrikumar Hate & Ors.
The Bombay High Court upheld the amendment of plaint in a 26-year-old rent recovery suit while imposing enhanced costs for delay and multiple amendments, emphasizing that amendments not changing the suit's nature and preventing multiplicity of litigation should be allowed.
Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd v. Chief Executive Officer, SRA & Ors.
The Bombay High Court dismissed RCF's writ petition challenging slum rehabilitation schemes on disputed government land, holding that title disputes are not adjudicable in writ jurisdiction and the land remains vested in the State.
The State of Maharashtra v. Ajay Ratansingh Parmar
The Bombay High Court upheld the acquittal of an Assistant Police Inspector in a bribery case due to invalid sanction by an incompetent authority and material inconsistencies in prosecution evidence.
Asif Nasir Khan v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court acquitted the appellant of murder charges due to insufficient and unreliable circumstantial evidence, emphasizing that 'last seen together' alone cannot sustain conviction.
Welfare Association (Registered) v. Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
The Bombay High Court held that municipal licensees have no proprietary rights to prevent eviction for public interest infrastructure projects and upheld the corporation's right to relocate stallholders with alternate sites or compensation.
Dr. Sonal Pratapsingh Vahanwala v. Deputy District Collector (Encroachment)
The Bombay High Court held that an adopted child is entitled to take the caste of the adoptive mother and directed issuance of caste certificate despite absence of biological father's caste proof.