High Court of Bombay
4,240 judgments
Ramakant Meghnath Patil v. The State of Maharashtra
The High Court acquitted accused in a murder case due to inconclusive medical evidence and failure of prosecution to prove cruelty and homicidal death beyond reasonable doubt.
Jai Maharashtra Shikshak Wa Karmachari Sena v. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
The Bombay High Court upheld that pension benefits under the BMC Pension Scheme must be granted to teachers and non-teaching staff of private aided schools including service before grant-in-aid, reaffirming binding precedent despite pending appeals.
Amey Sanjay Jadhav v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court granted bail to the applicant in an NDPS case involving commercial quantity of charas due to procedural lapses, discrepancies in seizure, and prolonged pre-trial incarceration violating Article 21 rights.
Vaibhavi Rajendra Chalke v. Rajendra Ganpat Chalke
The High Court upheld the Family Court's decree of divorce on the ground that filing a false criminal prosecution by a spouse constitutes mental cruelty under the Hindu Marriage Act.
Charushila Bira Shriram v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that the two-year immunity against No Confidence Motion under the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act is computed from the date of first election to the post of Sarpanch, not from the date of election of a subsequent Sarpanch filling a vacancy.
Siddhant @ Siddharth Sachin Dhanedar v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court quashed a preventive detention order due to contradictory grounds and unexplained date discrepancies, emphasizing the necessity of clear and consistent grounds for detention and the detenu's right to effective representation.
Pranav Rohit Patel v. Rohit Jayramdas Patel
The Bombay High Court refused to remove the Executor despite allegations of adverse title and misconduct, holding that removal requires strong grounds and title disputes fall outside Testamentary Court jurisdiction.
Sangram Sampatrao Deshmukh v. The Election Commissioner of India and Ors.
The Bombay High Court dismissed an election petition challenging the election of a candidate for failure to plead material facts demonstrating how alleged electoral irregularities materially affected the election result, and held that only statutory parties can be impleaded in election petitions.
Everard Co-operative Housing Society Ltd. v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court dismissed slum dwellers' petition protecting illegal structures, held BMC liable for contempt for non-compliance of demolition orders, and directed immediate removal of encroachments on land acquired for a DP road.
The Special Land Acquisition Officer v. Jayantilal P. Shah and Ors.
The Bombay High Court allowed the Claimants' Reference under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, enhancing the market value of acquired land to Rs.26,000 per square meter based on comparable sale instances and rejected the Acquiring Body's claim to deduct post-acquisition construction costs.
Sudam Sitaram Dagade & Ors. v. Uttamrao Sitaram Dagade
The Bombay High Court set aside the trial court's order allowing an afterthought application to recast issues after plaintiff's evidence was closed, holding such amendment impermissible and directing expeditious disposal of the suit.
Dr. Sakharam Dinkar Patwardhan v. Shri Shankar Kondo Kalekar
The Bombay High Court upheld a partial eviction decree allowing a co-owner landlord's bonafide requirement for possession, dismissing the writ petition challenging the appellate court's order.
Saurabhkumar S. Patel v. Baburay Pundalik Salunke
The High Court upheld the moratorium under Section 14 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, extending it to subsequent purchasers of the corporate debtor's property, thereby sustaining the stay on suit proceedings against them.
T.A.N. Moorthy v. C.K. Narayan and Anr
The High Court upheld the acquittal of the accused under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, holding that the complainant failed to prove the existence of a legally enforceable debt at the time of cheque issuance.
The State of Maharashtra v. Shivaji Jaisingrao Patil
The Bombay High Court upheld the acquittal of a public servant in a bribery case due to invalid sanction and serious doubts in prosecution evidence, emphasizing the necessity of proper application of mind in sanction orders.
Vasantrao Sampatrao Nalavade v. District Collector, Satara & Ors.
The High Court upheld the District Court's order setting aside injunction restraining defendants' use of a disputed road, holding that plaintiffs failed to establish prima facie ownership over the road which is prima facie a public road maintained by Gram Panchayat.
Kisan Soma Sathe v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court allowed the discharge application of an accused, holding that confessional statements of co-accused recorded before police without Magistrate's presence are inadmissible and insufficient without corroborative evidence to frame charges.
Presenjeet Manabendra Sen v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court set aside the applicant's conviction for rash and negligent driving causing death due to failure of prosecution to prove beyond reasonable doubt that he was driving the vehicle at the time of the accident.
Smita Pansare & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that judicial monitoring of investigation ends once the charge-sheet is filed and directed expeditious trial in the murder case of Govindrao Pansare, dismissing the petition for continued oversight.
Navnath Dattatray Lokhande and Ors. v. Kunal Vikram Sawant and Ors.
The High Court upheld the Trial Court's rejection of the application to dismiss the suit plaint under Order VII Rule 11 CPC, holding that the plaint discloses triable issues and a prima facie cause of action for cancellation of a registered Sale Deed.