High Court of Bombay
4,236 judgments
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.
Pramod Ramvilas Malpani v. Sham Tuljaram Pardeshi
The Bombay Rent Act bars further appeals beyond the first appeal in obstructionist proceedings, and tenancy rights must be proved with genuine documents; thus, the Civil Revision Application challenging the appellate order was dismissed.
National Federation of Atomic Energy Employees v. Union of India
The Bombay High Court held that government service rules cannot restrict the democratic rights of registered trade union members to contest elections or limit tenure, affirming union autonomy under the Trade Unions Act and Article 19(1)(c).
Suvarna Appasaheb Kshirsagar v. The State of Maharashtra
The High Court held that Devasthan Inam lands remain inalienable religious trust property protected under Section 8(3) of the 1863 Act, and administrative deletion of revenue entries cannot confer ownership or permit alienation.
Flagship Infrastructure Ltd. v. The Competent Authority & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that MOFA's mandatory four-month conveyance timeline prevails over MRTP Act permissions granting extended project completion time, upholding deemed conveyance to flat purchasers despite developer's objections.
Technova Imaging Systems Limited v. Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax
The Bombay High Court held that in amalgamation cases where no carry forward of unabsorbed depreciation under Section 72A is claimed, the amalgamated company can adjust written down value of assets based on depreciation actually allowed without Central Government approval.
Karam Chand Thapar & Bros. (Coal Sales) Ltd. & Anr. v. Maharashtra State Power Generation Co. Ltd. & Ors.
The Bombay High Court upheld MAHAGENCO's rejection of the petitioner's bid and forfeiture of EMD, holding that BPSCPL is a Government entity or independent power producer whose blacklisting disqualified the petitioner under the tender terms.
Ramchandra Jakappa Nandavadekar & Ors. v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The High Court held that members cannot be removed from a cooperative society's voters list without following statutory procedure, allowing excluded members to vote without stalling ongoing elections.