High Court of Bombay
5,131 judgments
Sukhraj B. Nahar Charitable Trust v. Chief Controlling Revenue Authority
The Bombay High Court held that stamp duty on a rectification deed is payable only on the excess area beyond the original leased land, quashing the demand for duty on the entire increased area post subdivision/amalgamation.
Darshan Singh Parmar v. The Union of India & Ors.
The Bombay High Court directed payment of a determined reward to an informer whose information led to tax recoveries, emphasizing fair and timely implementation of government reward schemes.
Nandkumar Infrastructure LLP v. The Superintendent Engineer National Highway Division, Pune
The Bombay High Court held that the experience of a proprietor can be reckoned as the experience of an LLP for tender eligibility, set aside the rejection of the petitioner's bid, and directed re-opening of financial bids and re-negotiation.
Lalit Timothy D’Souza v. Lawra D’Souza
The Bombay High Court appointed the Court Receiver as joint Administrator pendente lite alongside the incarcerated executor to preserve and manage the deceased's estate pending final testamentary proceedings.
Sarita Rahul Sharma v. Rahul Udayraj Sharma
The Bombay High Court allowed the wife's plea to transfer matrimonial proceedings to a more convenient family court due to her hardship in traveling with an infant, rejecting the husband's offer to bear travel costs and imposing exemplary costs on him.
Jayashree Gangadhar Hiremath v. Nirmala Gangadhar Hiremath
The Bombay High Court upheld that the first wife is the sole legal heir entitled to family pension despite the deceased's nomination of the second wife, as the second marriage was void due to subsistence of the first marriage.
Uma Niwas Co-Operative Housing Society Ltd. v. The Collector of Stamps
The Bombay High Court held that a demand for deficit stamp duty raised beyond the six-year limitation period under Section 53A of the Bombay Stamp Act, 1958 is barred and quashed the impugned orders accordingly.
Sony Mony Electronics Limited v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that orders demanding deficit stamp duty under Section 53A of the Maharashtra Stamp Act must be passed within six years from the date of the Collector's certificate, and quashed orders passed beyond this limitation period and after unreasonable delay.
The State of Maharashtra v. Sunil Rama Kuchkoravi
The Bombay High Court upheld the death sentence for a son convicted of brutally murdering and mutilating his mother, rejecting defenses of intoxication and insanity, and affirming the sufficiency of circumstantial evidence in a rarest of rare case.
Alex v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held the petitioner’s arrest illegal for non-compliance with Sections 41 and 41-A CrPC and Supreme Court guidelines, awarded Rs. 50 crore compensation, and directed departmental inquiry against police and Magistrate.
The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. v. Vivek Niwas Patil
The Bombay High Court modified compensation in a motor accident claim by applying a higher deduction for personal expenses where both spouses earned similarly and lived together without children, reducing the award accordingly.
Kanij Fatima Alisaheb Mujawar v. Jamir Abdulmujir Shiledar
The Bombay High Court upheld the validity of a 1956 Will proved by secondary evidence and attesting witness's heir, modified the Trial Court's grant of Probate to Letters of Administration with Will annexed, and dismissed the appeal.
Raghavendra Construction Company Pvt. Ltd. v. Municipal Commissioner and Ors.
The Bombay High Court set aside MCGM's sanction of a new road line cutting through the petitioner's land for failure to provide hearing and non-application of mind, directing fresh consideration with due process.
Gulshan Townplanners LLP v. Gulshan Co-operative Housing Society Limited & Baiju Mahendra Doshi
The Bombay High Court dismissed a Section 9 Arbitration Act petition seeking interim relief against a non-member occupant, holding that no arbitration agreement existed with the occupant and relief under Section 9 cannot be granted to non-signatories without privity.
The State of Maharashtra v. Ramdas Bhagwan Vairat
The Bombay High Court upheld acquittal of a Talathi due to invalid sanction by a subordinate officer despite reliable evidence of bribe demand and acceptance, emphasizing the necessity of sanction by a competent authority under Article 311 and the Prevention of Corruption Act.
Mahesh Padmakar Jagtap v. Ld. Joint District Registrar Pune City
The Bombay High Court held that a refund application for stamp duty paid on a cancelled Agreement to Sale was timely under Section 48(1) of the Bombay Stamp Act and its amended proviso, directing refund to the petitioner.
Harpritsingh Bhupindersingh Hora & Ors. v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that under Section 142(1) of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act, the Collector may order closure of multiple licensed liquor-selling places in a district if in the interest of public peace, overruling prior restrictive interpretations.
Satguru Corporate Services Pvt Ltd v. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority & Ors
The Bombay High Court held that land acquired under the MRTP Act and Land Acquisition Act for a BEST bus depot cannot be developed by the former owner under the Development Control Regulations, dismissing the petitioner’s writ petition challenging the acquisition.
Ashokrao Ganpati Ghatge v. Shri Madhavrao Ramchandra Ghatge
The Bombay High Court held that an order condoning delay in filing an appeal under the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code is revisable before the immediate superior officer and does not merge into the order admitting the appeal, thus allowing the petitioners' revision.
RBL Bank Ltd v. Sohanlal V. Jain (HUF) & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that setting aside an ex-parte decree restores the suit and the timeline for filing a Section 8 arbitration application runs from restoration, thus upholding the referral to arbitration despite delay in filing written statement.