High Court of Bombay
5,131 judgments
Jaswant Navnitlal Mistry v. Municipal Commissioner
The Bombay High Court held that an employee absorbed into a municipal corporation with conditions preserving past service is entitled to pension benefits under the Old Pension Scheme, rejecting the corporation’s later denial of such rights.
Vasantrao Shamrao Deshmukh & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that wholly dependent parents of a deceased unmarried government servant are entitled to family pension under the expanded definition in the 2015 Government Resolution, applying it retrospectively to protect their fundamental rights under Articles 14 and 21.
Shri Nathyaba Jagannath Sonwalkar v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that land acquisition proceedings under the 1894 Act lapse under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act if possession and compensation remain unfulfilled for over five years, and accordingly allowed the petitioner’s writ declaring lapse and quashing the rejection of release of land.
Atish Arun Chandne v. Commissioner of Police, Pune City
The Bombay High Court upheld a preventive detention order against a petitioner who violated an existing externment order and engaged in dangerous activities, affirming that concurrent preventive actions are permissible when justified by public order concerns.
Yogendra Lahu Bhoir v. Prema Yogendra Bhoir
The Bombay High Court allowed the appeal and granted divorce on grounds of cruelty and irretrievable breakdown, setting aside the Family Court's dismissal of the divorce petition.
Eknath Krishna Kadam v. The State of Maharashtra
The High Court upheld the appellant's conviction for murder and robbery based on a complete chain of circumstantial evidence including last seen theory and failure to explain whereabouts under Section 106 of the Indian Evidence Act.
Ananda Vishnu Salvi v. The Chief Officer
The Bombay High Court held that a government servant with 9 years and 9 months service is entitled to pension by rounding off service under Rule 110(3) of the Maharashtra Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1982, and granted pension with interest on delayed payments.
Shaikh Mohammad Azahar v. Ishwar Pralhad Dham
The Bombay High Court held that Order VII Rule 11 of the CPC applies to revocation proceedings under Section 263 of the Indian Succession Act, allowing courts to reject sham revocation applications at the threshold.
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that the GST Appellate Tribunal has inherent jurisdiction to grant interim relief including stay of recovery, and directed the petitioner to seek such relief before the Tribunal instead of the High Court.
National Commodity Clearing Ltd. v. Dita Comtrade Limited
The Bombay High Court held that failure to comply with a conditional deposit order under Order XXXVII Rule 3(6)(b) CPC entitles the plaintiff to immediate ex-parte decree, precluding the defendant from further contesting the suit.
Cyril Ribeiro v. The State of Maharashtra and Ors.
The court held that a retired government employee against whom an eviction order was passed before 11th June 1996 is not a deemed tenant under the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999, and ordered possession of the requisitioned flat to be handed over to the petitioner.
Vivek Madhavlal Pittie v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that termination of a defaulting developer under the Slums Act and appointment of new developers under the Amnesty Scheme does not extinguish the landowner’s rights, and new developers must honor existing contractual obligations or negotiate terms, with notice and hearing to the landowner being mandatory.
Saiyyad Musaddik Vahiduddin Kadri v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court acquitted the appellant of murder due to the prosecution's failure to establish a complete chain of circumstantial evidence and prove the identity of the deceased beyond reasonable doubt.
Rupesh Tukaram Kondhalkar v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court granted bail to the accused in a POCSO sexual assault case, holding that a positive DNA report is opinion evidence requiring proof at trial and that prolonged pre-trial detention without trial commencement justifies bail despite statutory presumptions.
M/s. Star Time Communication (I) Pvt. Ltd. v. The Commissioner of Income Tax
The Bombay High Court dismissed the appellant's appeal under Section 260A of the Income Tax Act, holding that the infrastructure fee payable was 5% of actual advertising receipts as per the contract, not 5% of gross advertising bills.
Tata Capital Limited v. Vijay Devij Aiya & Anr
The Bombay High Court upheld the validity of an arbitration agreement with a unilateral termination clause and appointed an independent arbitrator, holding that enforcement under SARFAESI Act does not preclude arbitration.
Adesh Shivaji Narke v. Shree Dnyaneshwar Maharaj Sansthan & Ors.
The High Court held that the District Judge as persona designata lacks jurisdiction to amend the trust scheme absent express power, and the petitioner must seek modification under the Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950.
Umesh Raghunath Bamane v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court directed retrospective sanction and approval of a part-time librarian post held by a disabled employee since 1999, ordered its upgrade to full-time status, and granted all consequential monetary and pension benefits.
Yogesh Waman Gaikwad v. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd
The Bombay High Court held that a minor inadvertent typographical error in land survey details does not justify rejection of a petrol pump dealership application under IOCL guidelines and quashed the rejection order.
Prithvi Apartments Co-operative Housing Society Limited v. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax
The Bombay High Court quashed a reopening notice issued after four years under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act for lack of failure to disclose material facts and held that reassessment on issues already examined amounts to impermissible change of opinion.