High Court of Bombay
4,240 judgments
Kelvion India Pvt. Ltd. v. Shivaji Tukaram Gawari
The High Court upheld the fairness of the departmental enquiry but set aside findings on unauthorised absence due to unlawful insistence on undertakings admitting unproved misconduct as a condition for resuming work.
Rajesh Khakar; Sameer Merchant; Dharmesh Dattani v. The State of Maharashtra; Yogesh Dattatray Bagul; The Commissioner of Police
The Bombay High Court quashed an FIR under Sections 420 and 406 IPC as the allegations disclosed only a civil dispute without criminal intent, holding that criminal proceedings cannot be used to settle contractual disputes.
Prachi Raviraj Barge v. State of Maharashtra and Ors.
The Bombay High Court allowed transfer of a criminal complaint under Section 498-A IPC from Satara to Pune considering the applicant wife's caregiving responsibilities and hardship, balancing parties' convenience under Section 407 CrPC.
Vijendra Kumar Jain v. The Insolvency & Bankruptcy Board of India & Ors.
The Bombay High Court upheld the one-year suspension of a Resolution Professional by the IBBI for failure to perform duties under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, relying on unchallenged NCLAT findings and proper disciplinary procedure.
Pooja Sanjay Gondage v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court allowed transfer of a criminal case and restoration of a dismissed domestic violence application to Thane for convenience, financial hardship, and to avoid multiplicity of proceedings, directing expeditious hearing and legal aid appointment.
Arun Valu Tambekar v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that recoveries of excess pay from retired employees without valid contemporaneous undertakings are impermissible, quashing such recovery orders and directing refund of amounts deducted.
Sandesh alias Shilvya Lajras Chopade v. Commissioner of Police, Pimpri Chinchwad & Ors.
The Bombay High Court quashed a preventive detention order due to unexplained delay in deciding the petitioner's representation, violating Article 22(5) of the Constitution.
Tata Capital Limited v. Priyanka Communications (India) Pvt. Ltd.
The Bombay High Court held that the existence of a valid arbitration agreement must be prima facie established at the Section 11 stage, and disputes involving financial institutions under SARFAESI Act can be referred to arbitration notwithstanding parallel statutory proceedings.
Ashok Kumar Rungta v. Income Tax Officer 24(1)(1)
The Bombay High Court allowed the appellant's income tax appeals, holding that disallowance of expenses for alleged bogus purchases must be based on cogent evidence and that mere suspicion or partial disallowance without justification is impermissible.
Manda w/o Prakash Sonawane v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that pension and gratuity benefits cannot be withheld from legal representatives of a deceased employee appointed on a reserved post despite pending caste certificate validation, emphasizing welfare obligations and procedural fairness.
Sadanand Ramchandra Newase v. Rajeshwari Suresh Newase
The Bombay High Court allowed the petitioner to adduce secondary evidence by producing a photocopy of a lost notarized will in probate proceedings, setting aside the trial court's refusal.
Azharali Jaferali Qureshi v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court overturned the conviction of an accused under Section 332 IPC due to contradictory prosecution evidence and procedural lapses, acquitting him for lack of proof beyond reasonable doubt.
Swati v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court allowed the writ petition directing issuance of a Scheduled Tribe validity certificate to the petitioner based on consistent documentary evidence despite prior invalidation by the Scrutiny Committee.
Rakesh Matasharan Shukla v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court quashed the stalking conviction under Section 354D IPC but upheld rash and negligent driving convictions under Sections 279 and 337 IPC, reducing the sentence to time already served and ordering the applicant's immediate release.
Deepak Birbahadur Jath v. The State of Maharashtra
The High Court upheld the conviction for murder and attempted murder but commuted the death sentence to life imprisonment, holding the case not to be 'rarest of rare' warranting capital punishment.
The State of Maharashtra v. Pradip Vishwanath Jagtap
The Bombay High Court upheld the conviction and death sentence of Pradip Vishwanath Jagtap for the brutal murder of four family members, affirming the 'rarest of rare' doctrine based on credible eyewitness and forensic evidence.
Cholamandalam M.S. General Insurance Co. Ltd v. Poonam Gupta
The Bombay High Court enhanced compensation in a fatal motor accident claim by applying average IT return income with managerial loss and deductions, emphasizing the Motor Vehicles Act's beneficial nature and forward-looking compensation.
G. Vishweshwar Rao v. Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation
The Court held that an employee whose demotion and removal are set aside must be reinstated to the original post with all consequential benefits, rejecting reinstatement on a lower post despite abolition of the original post.
Rajesh Sangamlal Jaiswal v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the conviction for rape, holding the video evidence admissible despite absence of a Section 65-B certificate as the trial concluded before the Anvar judgment, and accepted the victim's testimony as reliable and sufficient for conviction.
A. H. Wadia Trust v. The Charity Commissioner
The Bombay High Court held that trustees of a public charitable trust with power to sell trust lands are also empowered to undertake development activities, including joint ventures, subject to statutory provisions, to fulfill the trust’s charitable objectives.