High Court of Bombay
5,131 judgments
Dev Marketing v. The Assessment Unit
The Bombay High Court set aside an income tax assessment order for violation of natural justice by not granting a requested personal hearing and remanded the matter for fresh assessment with hearing and draft order.
Sai Kiran Clearing Co. Pvt. Ltd. v. The Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax
The Bombay High Court set aside a reassessment order passed before considering the assessee’s timely response, holding it violated natural justice and remanded the matter for fresh consideration.
Manoj Gopal Mahale; Ratilal Natthu Ahire; Shri Vinod Ramchandra Kokani v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that teachers appointed on the basis of CTET cannot be terminated solely due to cancellation of their earlier TET results in a scam and ordered their reinstatement with back wages.
XYZ v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that a major victim of sexual exploitation cannot be detained in a protective home against her will without material justification, affirming the primacy of fundamental rights over statutory detention under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956.
Asif Fazal Khan v. The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai & Ors.
The Bombay High Court upheld the constitutional bar on civil suits challenging BMC demolition notices, directed demolition of illegal construction, and censured BMC officers for misconduct.
Snehdeep Krida Mandal v. Maharashtra Housing & Area Development Authority & Ors.
The Bombay High Court quashed unauthorized construction on land reserved as open playground space, directed demolition, censured municipal authorities for dereliction, and upheld statutory bars on civil court jurisdiction over demolition notices.
Madhukar Aawba Hegade v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court quashed a preventive detention order under the MPDA Act for lack of proper subjective satisfaction and failure to demonstrate ineffectiveness of normal law enforcement.
Shivamma Shankar Wale v. Ramesh Virpakshappa Wale
The High Court restored the guardianship of a lunatic husband to his wife by upholding the validity of an unchallenged death certificate and rejecting unsubstantiated allegations of forgery and misappropriation.
Ms Samruddhi Sundeep Amberkar v. Controller of Examination of Maharashtra University of Health Sciences
The Bombay High Court held that a student who voluntarily appears in a supplementary exam must be treated as a repeater under university rules and refused to direct the university to treat such an exam as a first attempt.
Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation v. The Union of India
The Bombay High Court permitted Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation to execute a service road project within a mangrove buffer zone after statutory environmental clearances, emphasizing public interest and adherence to environmental safeguards.
Vishrut Enterprises Pvt Ltd v. Prakash Ganpat Thakur
The Bombay High Court upheld the executing court's order allowing non-parties claiming legal heirship to resist execution of a specific performance decree under Order XXI Rule 97 of the CPC, emphasizing the executing court's jurisdiction to adjudicate such resistance.
A Schulman Inc Ltd v. Odyssey Tours And Travels
The Bombay High Court held that Indian courts have jurisdiction over foreign defendants if a part of the cause of action arises within their territory under Section 20(c) CPC, and mere appearance under protest does not amount to submission to jurisdiction.
Jayashri Amardeep Shinde v. MAHATRANSCO
The Bombay High Court set aside the termination of a disabled employee based on unproven misrepresentation and an anonymous complaint, reinstating her with reduced punishment and partial back-wages.
Elite Housing LLP v. The Spectrum CHS Ltd
The court granted interim relief under Section 9 of the Arbitration Act directing possession of disputed flats for redevelopment despite ongoing family disputes, balancing collective redevelopment interests with individual rights.
Prakash Narayan Dhobale v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that employees cannot be penalized for employer's erroneous exemption from mandatory departmental exams discovered post-retirement, and allowed their writ petitions restoring promotions and benefits.
Kaushik Rameshchandra Thakkar v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that despite procedural irregularities in arrest and delayed production, the petitioner’s judicial remand was valid, rendering the writ of habeas corpus not maintainable and dismissing the petition.
Prakash Narayan Dhobale v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that employees cannot be penalized for administrative errors granting exemption from mandatory departmental exams discovered post-retirement, and restored their promotions and benefits.
Gaurav Arjun Patil v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court granted bail to a young apprentice accused under the Official Secrets Act, finding he was honey-trapped via social media and lacked mens rea, emphasizing the need to balance national security with individual liberty at the bail stage.
Mohd. Ali Jaan Mohd Shaikh & Pranay Manohar Rane v. The State of Maharashtra & Central Bureau of Investigation
The Bombay High Court upheld the conviction of appellants for murder based on reliable injured eyewitness testimony, lawful weapon recovery, and admissible forensic evidence despite delay in identification parade.
Shevanti Dadoba Nashte; Shailaja Pravin Nashte v. Bhikaji Vasudeo Lad through L.R.s - Sumitra Bhikaji Lad; Umesh Bhikaji Lad; Sanjay Bhikaji Lad; Ramesh Bhikaji Lad; Sanyukt Maharashtra Co.op. HSG; Sandeep Ramesh Solanki; Sagar Ramesh Solanki; Suvarna Ram
The Bombay High Court held that rejection of impleadment does not bar leave to file appeal and such leave can be granted without notice to the opposing party if the applicant is prejudicially affected by the decree.