High Court of Bombay
5,061 judgments
Dr. Harish Shetty v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court directed Maharashtra to urgently establish and operationalize the State Mental Health Authority with full statutory compliance to protect the rights of persons with mental illness under the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017.
Smt. Shamal Mahadeo Tate v. The District Collector
The Bombay High Court held that a putative second wife whose marriage is void under the Hindu Marriage Act is not entitled to family pension under the Maharashtra Civil Services Pension Rules, even after the death of the first wife.
Maharukh Mediomah Patel v. Ruksana Barodawala
The High Court upheld unlawful dispossession but set aside dismissal of suit for insufficient description, holding that sufficient identification of property suffices for relief under Section 6 of the Specific Relief Act.
Pravin Khimji Chauhan v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court reduced the appellant's conviction from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder, sentencing him to 10 years imprisonment considering grave and sudden provocation and his conduct post-offence.
Ravi Subhash Naik v. The State of Maharashtra
The High Court reclassified the appellant's conviction from murder under section 302 IPC to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under section 304 Part II IPC, reducing the sentence accordingly due to lack of intention to cause death.
Shell India Markets Private Limited v. Additional/Joint/Deputy/Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax
The Bombay High Court held that the assessment order passed beyond the statutory one-month time-limit under Section 144C(13) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, without valid extension under the Relaxation Act or notifications, is illegal and quashed the order dated 30th September 2021.
Satyanarayan Bankatlal Malu & Ors. v. Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that offences under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 are triable only by Special Courts consisting of Magistrates under the Companies Act, 2013, and not by Sessions or Additional Sessions Judges, quashing proceedings initiated before the latter for lack of jurisdiction.
Ranjit Prakash Gaikwad v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the invalidation of the petitioner's caste certificate and consequent disqualification from Grampanchayat membership due to failure to produce genuine documentary evidence and proper compliance with procedural rules.
Mansoorali Khan Ahmed Khan & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court acquitted appellants of murder charges, holding that the extra judicial confession lacked reliability and independent corroboration, and the circumstantial evidence was insufficient to uphold conviction.
C.P. Ravindranath Menon v. Union of India
The Bombay High Court held that a GST refund application filed manually is maintainable despite a circular mandating electronic filing, quashing the order rejecting the refund on procedural grounds.
Swapnil Baban Shinde v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the cancellation of the petitioner's caste certificate and consequent disqualification from a reserved Grampanchayat seat due to failure to prove the genuineness of caste claim documents and proper enquiry under the Maharashtra Caste Certificate Rules.
M/s. Century Enka Ltd v. Shri Ratansingh Prakashsingh Bange
The Bombay High Court modified a Labour Court award granting reinstatement with full back wages by reducing back wages proportionately, holding that reinstatement relief under Section 11A must be commensurate with proven misconduct and past disciplinary record.
Hany Babu v. National Investigation Agency & State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court dismissed the bail appeal of an accused member of the banned CPI (Maoist), holding that the material on record prima facie establishes his involvement in terrorist conspiracy under the UAP Act, thus bail is not warranted under Section 43-D(5).
Phoenix Arc Pvt. Ltd. v. The Registrar, Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal
The Bombay High Court quashed the stay on auction of secured assets granted on an incorrect pre-deposit amount, affirming that recovery authorities must verify actual dues before granting relief in debt recovery proceedings.
Munish Rajkumar Mahajan v. The Union of India
The Bombay High Court held that a final assessment order determining service tax dues entitles the declarant to file under the 'Arrears' category of the SVLDR Scheme, and reclassification under 'Litigation' is impermissible.
Deepak Annaraya Metakari; Ramchandra Mhalappa Petaragi; Kamalabai Siddhappa Kothe v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court acquitted appellants convicted of murder due to failure of the prosecution to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt on circumstantial evidence.
The State of Maharashtra v. Omprakash @ Munna Aliyar Singh & Ors.
The Bombay High Court dismissed the State's appeal against acquittal in a murder case, holding that the prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt and the trial court's findings were not liable to be disturbed.
Acquino Avith Martis v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the appellant's conviction for murder and attempted suicide, finding the prosecution's evidence credible and motive established beyond reasonable doubt.
State of Maharashtra v. Ramraksha Chhatradhari Singh
The High Court dismissed the State's appeal and upheld the acquittal of accused for murder due to failure of prosecution to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt on circumstantial evidence.
The State of Maharashtra v. Mahadev Ramu Takkekar & Ors.
The Bombay High Court dismissed the State's appeal upholding the trial Court's acquittal under Section 326 IPC and affirmed convictions under lesser offences based on the nature of injuries caused by an agricultural tool.