High Court of Bombay
5,131 judgments
M B Sugars & Pharmaceuticals Private Limited v. Micro Small Enterprises Facilitation Council
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.
Shachindra Kamala Prasad Shukla v. Priya Shachindra Shukla
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.
Feroz Talukdar Khan v. The Municipal Commissioner Thane
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.
Board of Control for Cricket in India v. Kochi Cricket Private Limited
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.
M/s. Bob Capital Markets Ltd. v. The State of Maharashtra & Anr.
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.
Jyoti C. Raheja and others v. Aasia Properties Development Ltd. and others
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.
Jyoti C. Raheja and others v. Aasia Properties Development Ltd. and others
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.
Sundyne Pumps and Compressors India Pvt Ltd v. The Union of India
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.
Abhay Damodar Kanhere v. Morya Infraconstruct Pvt. Ltd
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.
Sashidhar Jagdishan v. State of Maharashtra
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.
M/s Global Impex v. M/s Sipping Tea Cinemas LLP
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.
Balasaheb Maruti Baswant v. The State of Maharashtra
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.
Tata Motors Finance Solution Ltd v. Parbez Hamid
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.
Ambadas Chandrakant Aaretta v. The State of Maharashtra
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.
Govind Kakuram Kataria v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court quashed criminal proceedings against petitioners for lack of grievous hurt and procedural irregularities, holding continuation would be abuse of process.
Rakesh Mahadu Dandekar & Anr. v. The State of Maharashtra
The High Court set aside murder convictions due to unreliable discovery evidence and defective confession, emphasizing strict procedural compliance and benefit of doubt.
Amit Chandole v. Directorate of Enforcement
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.
Sucheta Desmond Rodrigues v. The Bombay Presidency Golf Club Limited
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.
Sucheta Desmond Rodrigues v. The Bombay Presidency Golf Club Limited
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.
Rekha P. Thapar & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.
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.