High Court of Bombay
4,240 judgments
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.
Hanumant Jagganath Nazirkar v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that the petitioner’s arrest commenced when taken into custody and that failure to produce him before the Magistrate within 24 hours, excluding only journey time, rendered the arrest illegal, rejecting exclusion of pre-arrest medical examination time.
J. P. Morgan Securities India Pvt. Ltd. v. The Chief Controlling Revenue Authority at Pune
The Bombay High Court upheld the stamp duty demand on the full share capital accounted as per exchange ratio on the appointed date in a merger scheme, rejecting the petitioner's claim to base duty on a notional reduction of share capital.
Nitin Telhalkar v. Sanjyot Telhalkar
The Bombay High Court allowed transfer of a matrimonial petition to the wife's local jurisdiction prioritizing her hardship and directed strict adherence to legal aid advocate fee schedules.
Syed Sameer Hussain v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court denied bail to the accused in a narcotics smuggling case, holding that credible circumstantial evidence negated reasonable grounds to believe he was not guilty under Section 37 of the NDPS Act.
Vanashakti & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that an administrative Office Memorandum permitting post facto CRZ clearance is invalid as it contravenes the statutory CRZ Notification, 2019 mandating prior clearance.
Sita Vihar Co-operative Housing Society Ltd. v. Surajratan Fatehchand Damani Janhit Nidhi and Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that the petitioner society is entitled to conveyance under MOFA and restrained unauthorized development by Defendant No.9 on disputed land pending fulfillment of statutory obligations.
Sunfresh Agro Industries Pvt. Ltd. v. The State of Maharashtra & Anr.
The Bombay High Court directed the State of Maharashtra to pay the petitioner the Export Subsidy for Milk Powder export under a valid Government Resolution, rejecting procedural objections and affirming the principle of equal treatment under Article 14.