High Court of Bombay

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M B Sugars & Pharmaceuticals Private Limited v. Micro Small Enterprises Facilitation Council

18 Jun 2025 · SOMASEKHAR SUNDARESAN

The Bombay High Court held that failure of the MSME Facilitation Council to initiate conciliation or appoint an arbitrator empowers the Court under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration Act to directly appoint an arbitrator to resolve the dispute.

arbitration appeal_allowed Significant Section 11 Arbitration Act Section 18 MSME Act arbitration agreement appointment of arbitrator

Shachindra Kamala Prasad Shukla v. Priya Shachindra Shukla

18 Jun 2025 · Manjusha Deshpande

The Bombay High Court upheld the Family Court’s interim maintenance order of Rs.15,000 per month to the wife, emphasizing full income disclosure and the wife’s entitlement despite her employment.

family petition_dismissed Significant interim maintenance Hindu Marriage Act income disclosure standard of living

Feroz Talukdar Khan v. The Municipal Commissioner Thane

18 Jun 2025 · G. S. Kulkarni; Arif S. Doctor

The Bombay High Court held that unauthorized constructions without municipal approval cannot be regularized and must be demolished, rejecting pleas for regularization and emphasizing strict enforcement of municipal laws.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant unauthorized construction illegal building demolition regularization

Board of Control for Cricket in India v. Kochi Cricket Private Limited

17 Jun 2025 · R. I. Chagla
Cites 3 · Cited by 0

The Bombay High Court allowed BCCI's challenge to arbitral awards in IPL franchise disputes, holding that the awards were patently illegal and contrary to contract terms, and emphasized strict compliance with contractual obligations and arbitration procedures.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 34 Franchise Agreement Bank Guarantee

M/s. Bob Capital Markets Ltd. v. The State of Maharashtra & Anr.

17 Jun 2025 · Madhav J. Jamdar

The High Court held that providing free dining facilities and self-service vending machines for employees without any commercial trade does not attract licensing requirements under Section 394 of the MMC Act and quashed the criminal process issued against the applicant.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 394 Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act trade definition eating house license requirement

Jyoti C. Raheja and others v. Aasia Properties Development Ltd. and others

16 Jun 2025 · Manish Pitale

The High Court upheld the CLB's findings on shareholding date and pre-emption rights, set aside equitable relief for board nomination, and clarified the scope of jurisdiction under Sections 397 and 402 of the Companies Act, 1956.

corporate appeal_allowed Significant Companies Act 1956 Section 397 Section 402 oppression and mismanagement

Jyoti C. Raheja and others v. Aasia Properties Development Ltd. and others

16 Jun 2025 · Manish Pitale

The Bombay High Court upheld the CLB's findings on shareholding dates and right of pre-emption, rejected claims of record manipulation and oppression, and set aside the CLB's order allowing Aasia Properties to nominate a director, emphasizing strict statutory interpretation and jurisdictional limits.

corporate appeal_allowed Significant Companies Act 1956 Section 397 Section 402 share transfer

Sundyne Pumps and Compressors India Pvt Ltd v. The Union of India

16 Jun 2025 · B. P. Colabawalla; Firdosh P. Pooniwalla

The Bombay High Court held that supplies by an Indian company to its foreign group companies qualify as export of services under GST and the petitioner is entitled to refund of unutilized ITC, rejecting the department's agency-based denial.

tax appeal_allowed Significant Input Tax Credit Zero Rated Supplies Export of Services Agency Relationship

Abhay Damodar Kanhere v. Morya Infraconstruct Pvt. Ltd

16 Jun 2025 · SOMASEKHAR SUNDARESAN

The Bombay High Court held that disputes under a sale agreement containing an arbitration clause are arbitrable despite RERA jurisdiction, and jurisdictional issues must be decided by the arbitral tribunal, not at the Section 11 stage.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 11 Section 16 Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016

Sashidhar Jagdishan v. State of Maharashtra

16 Jun 2025 · S. M. Modak
Cites 4 · Cited by 0

The Bombay High Court held that under Section 223 of B.N.S.S., notice to the accused must be issued only after recording verification of the complainant and witnesses, quashing the Magistrate's premature notice issuance.

criminal petition_allowed Significant Section 223 B.N.S.S. taking cognizance verification statement notice to accused

M/s Global Impex v. M/s Sipping Tea Cinemas LLP

15 Jun 2025 · SOMASEKHAR SUNDARESAN, J.

The Bombay High Court granted interim injunctions under Section 9 of the Arbitration Act to protect the petitioner’s assigned rights in the movie Charak pending arbitration, holding the Agreement to be a present assignment and the petitioner ready to perform.

commercial_arbitration petition_allowed Significant Section 9 Arbitration and Conciliation Act assignment of rights escrow account interim injunction

Balasaheb Maruti Baswant v. The State of Maharashtra

13 Jun 2025 · Sarang V. Kotwal; Shyam C. Chandak
Cites 1 · Cited by 0

The Bombay High Court upheld the conviction for murder under Section 302 IPC where the appellant set his wife on fire, rejecting claims of suicide and applicability of Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant Section 302 IPC murder dying declaration Exception 4 Section 300 IPC

Tata Motors Finance Solution Ltd v. Parbez Hamid

12 Jun 2025 · SOMASEKHAR SUNDARESAN

The Bombay High Court held that when a district court is first seized of an arbitration application, the appropriate High Court for Section 11 jurisdiction is the one exercising supervisory control over that district court, not a different High Court chosen by agreement.

arbitration appeal_dismissed Significant Section 11 Arbitration and Conciliation Act Section 42 Arbitration and Conciliation Act jurisdiction district court

Ambadas Chandrakant Aaretta v. The State of Maharashtra

12 Jun 2025 · Sarang V. Kotwal; Shyam C. Chandak

The High Court upheld the conviction for murder under Section 302 IPC based on consistent dying declarations and corroborative evidence, rejecting the appellant's claim of lesser offence under Section 304 IPC.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant dying declaration Section 302 IPC murder Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC

Govind Kakuram Kataria v. The State of Maharashtra

12 Jun 2025 · A. S. Gadkari; Rajesh S. Patil

The Bombay High Court quashed criminal proceedings against petitioners for lack of grievous hurt and procedural irregularities, holding continuation would be abuse of process.

criminal petition_allowed Significant grievous hurt Section 325 IPC non-cognizable offence Section 155(2) CrPC

Rakesh Mahadu Dandekar & Anr. v. The State of Maharashtra

11 Jun 2025 · Sarang V. Kotwal; Shyam C. Chandak

The High Court set aside murder convictions due to unreliable discovery evidence and defective confession, emphasizing strict procedural compliance and benefit of doubt.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant discovery panchanama confessional statement Section 164 Cr.P.C. hostile witnesses

Amit Chandole v. Directorate of Enforcement

11 Jun 2025 · Madhav J. Jamdar

The High Court held that a Magistrate must apply judicial mind before accepting a 'C' Summary Report and that committal of scheduled offences to the PMLA Special Court under Section 44(1)(c) can only occur after cognizance of the offence is taken, setting aside premature committal and acceptance orders.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant 'C' Summary Report committal to Special Court Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 Section 44(1)(c) PMLA

Sucheta Desmond Rodrigues v. The Bombay Presidency Golf Club Limited

11 Jun 2025 · Arif S. Doctor

The Bombay High Court held that wards appointed as legal dependents are entitled to enjoy club membership privileges as dependent children, rejecting the club's claim of misrepresentation and interpreting its bye-laws to include wards as dependents.

civil appeal_allowed Significant guardianship dependent membership misrepresentation club bye-laws

Sucheta Desmond Rodrigues v. The Bombay Presidency Golf Club Limited

11 Jun 2025 · ARIF S. DOCTOR

The Bombay High Court held that a golf club was estopped from denying installment payment of membership fees after accepting such payments and that termination of membership on grounds of non-payment and non-submission of golf scorecards was unjustified and malafide.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Articles of Association installment payment membership termination doctrine of estoppel

Rekha P. Thapar & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.

10 Jun 2025 · B. P. Colabawalla; Firdosh P. Pooniwalla

The Bombay High Court held the Municipal Corporation liable for negligence leading to a fatal fire at a restaurant, awarding compensation to victims' families for violation of their fundamental right to life.

civil petition_allowed Significant fire safety municipal liability vicarious liability fundamental rights