High Court of Bombay
5,061 judgments
WYNK Ltd v. TIPS Industries Ltd
The Bombay High Court held that internet-based on-demand streaming services cannot claim statutory license under Section 31D of the Copyright Act, 1957, and offline downloads by users constitute copyright infringement.
Radhe Zulidas Mandal v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court acquitted the appellant of murder and robbery charges due to incomplete and inconsistent circumstantial evidence failing to exclude reasonable doubt.
Mrs. Kusum Ramesh Agarwal and Ors. v. State Minister for Co-operation and Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that mandatory consultation with the Federal Society is a precondition for removal of a co-operative society committee member under Section 78A(1)(b), quashing the removal order for lack of such consultation.
Mr. Nivedan Bhimrao Torne v. The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
The Bombay High Court upheld the suspension of a municipal employee despite delayed charge-sheet issuance, directing timely completion of disciplinary proceedings without granting interim relief against final orders.
Roshini Kapoor v. Union of India
The High Court held that an accused granted bail with travel restrictions must seek prior trial court permission for international travel, which may consider and decide on any Look Out Circulars issued against the accused.
Guma Tech Marine Services v. State of Maharashtra
The High Court upheld the acquittal of a bank employee accused of forgery and criminal breach of trust, holding that mere verification of documents without evidence of collusion or benefit does not attract criminal liability under Sections 408 and 467 IPC.
Hitesh Santosh Vartak v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court dismissed the appellant's bail plea in a rape case under Section 376 IPC and the Atrocities Act, holding that the prosecution made out a prima facie case and the appellant's antecedents justified denial of bail.
Haridas Raosaheb Bedare v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court modified the appellant's conviction from murder under Section 302 IPC to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part II IPC, acquitted him of dowry harassment charges, and sentenced him to 10 years imprisonment considering the incident occurred in sudden quarrel and heat of passion.
Ajay Ram Pandit v. The State of Maharashtra
The High Court acquitted the appellant of murder charges due to failure of the prosecution to conduct timely psychiatric examination despite knowledge of his mental illness, granting him benefit of doubt under Section 84 IPC.
Shri Namdeorao G Gadkh v. Nasik Municipal Corporation for Greater Mumbai
The Bombay High Court held that failure to initiate acquisition within six months of a Purchase Notice under the MRTP Act causes reservation of land to lapse, invalidating subsequent acquisition proceedings.
Raju Kondiram More v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the appellant's conviction for murdering his wife by setting her ablaze, relying on corroborated dying declarations and a complete chain of circumstantial evidence.
Jyoti Jagtap v. National Investigating Agency & State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court dismissed bail to accused Jyoti Jagtap in the Bhima Koregaon case, holding that prima facie material under the UAP Act establishes her involvement with the banned CPI (Maoist) and conspiracy, thus bail is not warranted.
Mahadeo @ Jijya Nathu Thorve v. State of Maharashtra
The High Court reduced the appellant's conviction from murder under Section 302 IPC to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part II IPC, holding that the assault occurred in sudden fight without premeditation.
Apsara Co-operative Housing Society Ltd. v. Vijay Shankar Singh
A cooperative housing society formed for collective management of flats is neither an 'industry' under the Industrial Disputes Act nor an 'establishment' under the Maharashtra Shops Act, rendering labor claims under these statutes not maintainable against it.
Pandurang Dhondli Khape v. Atmaram Bapu Shinde & Ors.
The Bombay High Court upheld the condonation of a 25-year delay in a land boundary appeal due to non-service of notice, directing a detailed inquiry into the parties' rights.
Priya Paul v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that the State Police Complaints Authority lacks jurisdiction to direct FIR registration, quashing both its order and the consequent FIR as illegal.
The State of Maharashtra v. Vandana Ramesh Mungekar & Ors.
The Bombay High Court upheld the MACT's compensation award applying multiplier 15 and set aside contributory negligence deduction, dismissing the State's appeal in a motor accident claim.
Kaizar F. Pithapurwala & Ors. v. Khurshid Safakat Hussain Ladhi & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that a refusal to dispose of a suit on merits due to lack of jurisdiction is not a return of plaint and thus not appealable under Order XLIII Rule 1(a) CPC, dismissing the appeal as not maintainable.
Nayana Premji Savala v. The Union of India
The Bombay High Court held that leasing containers with transfer of possession and effective control constitutes a deemed sale subject to VAT, not service tax, and quashed the service tax demand on the transaction.
Nisha Nitin Koppikar v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that the maximum maintenance payable under Section 9(2) of the Senior Citizens Act is Rs.10,000 per senior citizen per month, modifying the Tribunal's order accordingly while upholding the children's liability to maintain their parents.