High Court of Bombay
5,131 judgments
Jyoti Abhijeet Kandage v. Abhijeet Narayan Kandage
The Bombay High Court held that Domestic Violence proceedings can be transferred from Magistrate's Court to Family Court and allowed the wife's application to transfer such proceedings to the Family Court at Kolhapur considering convenience and statutory provisions.
Riyaz @ Bablu Sattar Mujawar v. The State of Maharashtra
The High Court acquitted the appellant of murder charges due to unreliable eyewitness testimony, doubtful dying declaration, and flawed weapon recovery, holding the prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
The Commissioner of Sales Tax, Mumbai v. Parle Products Ltd.
The Bombay High Court held that freight charges reimbursed by purchasers under ex-factory contracts do not form part of the sale price and are not subject to sales tax under the Bombay Sales Tax Act, 1959.
Vaibhav Maruti Dombale v. The Assistant Registrar, Income-tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai
The Bombay High Court held that the ITAT cannot recall its final order under Section 254(2) of the Income Tax Act based on a subsequent Supreme Court ruling, limiting rectification powers to mistakes apparent from the record existing at the time of the original order.
Heena Mohammeddin Kashmiri v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court directed expeditious execution of a 2012 recovery certificate under the Consumer Protection Act, holding that unreasonable delay and pendency of delayed appeals cannot justify postponement of execution proceedings.
Feroz Khaja Mohammad Shaikh v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld a preventive detention order under the MPDA Act, holding that procedural safeguards were complied with and the detention was justified to maintain public order.
Asian Paints Limited v. Competition Commission of India & Ors.
The Bombay High Court upheld the CCI's administrative order directing investigation against Asian Paints, holding that Section 26(2-A) does not bar entertaining new complaints on different facts and no prior hearing is required at the prima facie stage.
Sagar Dattatray Chorghe v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that in-service teachers who acquired TET qualification before the Supreme Court judgment are entitled to continue service and promotion, quashing transfer refusals and salary withholding based on prior non-possession of TET.
Shabana Rashid Pinjari v. Maharashtra Public Service Commission
The Bombay High Court held that the Disabilities Act mandates proactive reasonable accommodation and reservation for visually impaired candidates, allowing writ jurisdiction to enforce these rights when alternative remedies fail justice.
City and Industrial Development Corporation (Maharashtra) Limited v. Deepak D. Patil & Ors.
The Bombay High Court upheld the Industrial Court’s finding that CIDCO committed unfair labour practices by denying permanency to long-serving firemen and drivers engaged on repeated fixed-term contracts, emphasizing substance over form in employment classification.
GEA Westfalia Separator India Private Limited v. SVS Aqua Technologies LLP
The Bombay High Court held that challenges to arbitral awards under the MSMED Act must be filed in courts having jurisdiction over the place where the statutory arbitration was conducted, dismissing petitions filed in Mumbai for lack of jurisdiction.
Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai v. Mumbai Mahanagarpalika Karyalayeen Karmachari Sanghatana
The Court held that qualification conditions for Clerk posts are recruitment norms not altering service conditions under Section 9A ID Act, but unfair labour practices arose from arbitrary reversions and failure to provide training, directing continuation only for compliant employees with a one-year extension for others.
Navi Mumbai Mahanagar Palika v. Navi Mumbai Municipal Union
The Bombay High Court upheld the Industrial Court's order directing the regularization of perennial contract workers as permanent employees, emphasizing the State's duty to create sanctioned posts and prohibiting unfair labour practices without statutory notice.
Bhanudas Sitaram Khunte v. Grievance Redressal Committee
The Bombay High Court held that a transferee is eligible for alternate accommodation under the Government Resolution if credible proof of prior occupation exists, overruling rejection based solely on electricity connection transfer date.
Santosh Balaram Kharkar v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court reduced the appellant's conviction from murder under Section 302 IPC to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part II IPC, holding that the fatal assault occurred in a sudden fight without premeditation.
Rajan Baburao Vichare v. Naresh Ganpat Mhaske
The court held that a candidate released on probation without imprisonment is not required to disclose such conviction in Form 26, and an Election Petition lacking material facts showing material effect on election result is liable to be dismissed under Order VII Rule 11 CPC.
Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority v. Union of India
The Bombay High Court permitted cutting of 26 mangroves for Mumbai Metro Line 5 subject to strict environmental safeguards, mandating transparent and effective compensatory afforestation in line with the public trust doctrine and constitutional duties.
Canon India Pvt. Ltd. v. The Union of India
The Bombay High Court held that Customs Authorities must pass speaking orders on exemption claims filed under protest in Bills of Entry, directing compliance via writ of mandamus.
Farooq Shaukat Bagwan v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court allowed bail to an accused in a MCOCA bomb blast case due to prolonged pre-trial detention, trial delay, and parity with co-accused, affirming the right to a speedy trial under Article 21.
Krishna Shantaram Chamankar & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that prosecution under PMLA cannot continue against petitioners discharged from the predicate offence, quashing the charge-sheet filed against them.