High Court of Bombay
3,981 judgments
Kailash Maheshwari v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that disqualification of cooperative society committee members under Section 75(5) requires individual responsibility and judicial exercise of discretion, quashing indiscriminate disqualification orders and remitting for fresh consideration.
M/s. Renuka Maternity Child Care and Fertility Clinic v. City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra Limited & Ors.
The Bombay High Court set aside CIDCO's arbitrary cancellation of a hospital plot tender after State Government approval, directing allotment to the highest bidder partnership firm.
Larsen And Toubro Limited v. High Parra Construction Pvt Ltd
The Bombay High Court dismissed Larsen & Toubro's challenge to an MSME arbitral award for failure to deposit the statutory amount and absence of sufficient cause to condone delay in filing the challenge.
Sadashiv Parbati Rupnawar v. The State of Maharashtra
The High Court acquitted the appellant of charges under Sections 498-A and 306 IPC, holding that the prosecution failed to prove harassment of such a degree or causal link to suicide required for conviction.
Municipal Staff Om Satlaj Co-op Hsg Sty Ltd v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that a municipal authority cannot insist on an NOC from a terminated and insolvent developer to stall redevelopment projects when a new developer is appointed by the cooperative housing society.
Principal Commissioner of Income Tax, Central-2, Mumbai v. Nahar Enterprises
The Bombay High Court upheld the ITAT's ruling excluding flower beds, service areas, window and cupboard projections from built-up area calculations under Section 80IB(10), dismissing the Revenue's appeal and leaving the validity of the search warrant issue undecided.
Suraj Anand Shukla v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court set aside the conviction under Section 385 BNSS for contempt due to procedural irregularity, holding that the learned Judge must refer the matter to the jurisdictional Magistrate as per Section 391 BNSS.
Supriya Raju Mehta v. National Highway Authority of India
The Bombay High Court held that NHAI cannot be treated as a third party to condone a two-year delay in challenging a statutory arbitral award under the National Highways Act, affirming the strict limitation period under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act.
Ganesh Dnyandeo Rokade & Ors. v. The Principal Secretary
Employees appointed on compassionate grounds after 1st November 2005 but included in the selection list before that date are entitled to the Old Pension Scheme as per the Government Resolution dated 1st October 2024.
Sunita Gorakhnath Deshmukh v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that overage objections raised belatedly after long service and retirement cannot be sustained, directing regularization and payment of benefits to employees similarly situated to others whose overage was condoned.
Tukaram Moraba Jaunjal and Ors. v. Mangala Balkrishna Patwardhan and Ors.
The Bombay High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging eviction on ground of continuous non-user without reasonable cause, upholding concurrent factual findings and limiting interference under Article 227.
Baban Sadashiv Sasar and Ors. v. Nivrutti Sabaji Sasar & Ors.
The Bombay High Court dismissed the second appeals holding that the suit for partition challenging old registered sale and gift deeds was barred by limitation and the properties sold to third parties ceased to be joint family property.
M/s. Poonawalla Estate Stud & Agricultural Farm v. Commissioner of Income Tax
The Bombay High Court held that insurance claims received for death of horses treated as capital assets cannot be taxed as profits under Section 41(1) but only as capital receipts under Section 45 of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
Aniket Mahendra Mandhare & Ors. v. Sukhdev Dattatray Waje & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that a plaint cannot be rejected entirely under Order VII Rule 11 CPC if any relief claimed is maintainable, remanding the suit for trial on merits including alternative claims and limitation issues.
Rajendra Shankar Raut v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the murder conviction of Accused No.1 with modified sentencing but acquitted Accused No.2 due to insufficient evidence, emphasizing the prosecution's burden to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt and the necessity of proper examination under Section 313 CrPC.
Rawman Metal & Alloys v. The Deputy Commissioner of State Tax, Thane
The Bombay High Court held that Rule 86-A CGST Rules permits blocking of Input Tax Credit only if credit is available in the Electronic Credit Ledger at the time of the order, rejecting the concept of blocking future or nil credits.
Aditya Vishvanath Golwad v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court quashed the rejection of a Scheduled Tribe certificate claim due to manipulated genealogical evidence and directed a fresh detailed inquiry into the petitioner’s and his father’s claims.
Aditya Birla Housing Finance Limited v. M/s. Rise Projects Pvt. Ltd.
The Bombay High Court dismissed the Lender’s application for arbitration reference due to lack of territorial jurisdiction, holding that the cause of action and arbitration seat must have a real nexus with the Court’s territory.
Nagani Akram Mohammad Shafi v. The Union of India & The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 correspond to scheduled offences under the PMLA despite the repeal of the IPC, applying Section 8(1) of the General Clauses Act, and invalidated the executive notification attempting to substitute statutory references without legislative sanction.
Dattatray Laxman Desai v. Deputy Collector and Competent Authority
The Bombay High Court held that the Supreme Court's Shantistar Builders judgment and related government resolution apply prospectively, denying retrospective benefit to schemes sanctioned before 31 January 1990.