High Court of Bombay
5,061 judgments
Ajit Prabhakar Kulkarni v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court dismissed the petition to quash an FIR alleging extortion and intimidation of a public servant through social media threats, holding that virtual force falls within Section 353 IPC and the FIR discloses prima facie cognizable offences.
Kishore Tulshiram Mantri v. Dilip Janak Mantri & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that an executing court cannot modify a final partition decree based on a belatedly produced Will suppressed during trial and appeals, dismissing the writ petition challenging the rejection of such application.
M/S Hotel Ratanamahal v. Mr. Shivaji Chandrakant Sonawane
The High Court set aside the Labour Court's award of reinstatement and back wages to an employee who voluntarily abandoned service to contest elections and suppressed material facts, holding that such relief is inadmissible despite procedural lapses by the employer.
Konkan LNG Limited v. The Commissioner of State Tax
The Bombay High Court held that a breakwater constructed adjacent to a jetty is a civil structure and not "plant and machinery" under GST law, thus disallowing input tax credit on its construction.
Symbiosis Open Education Society v. University Grants Commission
The Bombay High Court upheld UGC's accreditation and programme offering criteria for distance and online education but directed exemption for skill universities pending development of appropriate accreditation standards.
V. K. Pandey & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
The Bombay High Court dismissed writ petitions challenging the non-application of Dockyard Memorandum 6/85 to apprentices who joined after its cessation, holding that subsequent valid memorandums govern their service conditions and that the earlier Tribunal order was not binding on them.
Hemant Sambhaji Pawar & Ors. v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court quashed criminal proceedings under Section 498-A IPC as an abuse of process where the complainant repeated previously resiled allegations resulting in acquittal, emphasizing protection against misuse of law in matrimonial disputes.
Amol Bhagwan Nehul v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court dismissed the petition to quash rape and related charges, holding that prima facie allegations disclose offenses and the court cannot conduct a mini-trial at the quashing stage.
Lata Ratan Rokade v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the validity of prior approval under the M.C.O.C. Act and dismissed anticipatory bail, holding that bail under Section 438 Cr.P.C. is barred in M.C.O.C. cases except in rare circumstances under Article 226.
Lata Ratan Rokade v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the validity of prior approval under the M.C.O.C. Act and denied anticipatory bail to the petitioner, emphasizing the statutory embargo and sparing exercise of writ jurisdiction for bail in organised crime cases.
Shridhar Kashinath Bhagat v. Sub-Divisional Officer at Panvel and Ors.
The Bombay High Court upheld interim closure orders under Section 133 CrPC against stone crushing plants near Mumbai Trans Harbour Sea Link as valid precautionary measures pending expert inquiry into alleged public nuisance and danger.
Raj Shipping Agencies Ltd. v. The Board of Trustees of the Port of Mumbai
The Bombay High Court held that berth hire charges must be levied based on actual GRT as per binding TAMP clarification, quashing the port authority's demand notices and restraining enforcement.
Rajkumar @ Bheli Ramtirth Nishad v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court acquitted the appellant in a murder case due to failure of the prosecution to establish a complete chain of circumstantial evidence beyond reasonable doubt.
Sandeep Vilas Ranade and Anr. v Pune Municipal Corporation and Ors.
The Bombay High Court dismissed petitions challenging demolition of illegal commercial structures in Pune's green belt zone, holding that deliberate violations cannot be regularised and interim relief against demolition is not warranted without bona fide applications.
Apollo Tyres Limited v. Union of India & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that writ petitions challenging GST show cause notices are not maintainable at the notice stage absent fundamental rights violations or jurisdictional defects, directing the petitioner to respond to the notice and pursue statutory remedies.
Ivory Properties & Hotels Private Limited v. Vasantben Ramniklal Bhuta
The Bombay High Court upheld the setting aside of an arbitral award directing specific performance of an incomplete, unexecuted draft agreement, holding the award patently illegal and dismissing the developer's appeals.
Pooja Gagan Jain v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that a juvenile released on bail under the Juvenile Justice Act cannot be detained in an Observation Home without revoking bail, and quashed illegal detention orders, directing immediate release.
Sunil Gadade & Ors. v. Divisional Joint Registrar & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that an appeal under Section 152 of the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act is maintainable against the registration order of a cooperative society by the District Deputy Registrar pursuant to directions under MOFA.
Rajesh Sharma v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court dismissed a public interest litigation challenging MSEDCL's composite power procurement tender, holding that the petitioner lacked locus standi and that judicial review of tender processes is limited to illegality or arbitrariness.
Madhavi Chintamani Shastrabuddhe v. Jarloksingh H. S. Talwar
The Bombay High Court allowed the appeal and enhanced compensation to a legally blind medical practitioner, recognizing complete loss of earning capacity due to accident-induced visual disability.