High Court of Bombay
5,061 judgments
Shree Hari Chemicals Export Ltd. v. Grocery Markets and Shops Board for Greater Mumbai
The Bombay High Court held that the Mathadi Act and Grocery Scheme apply only to a specific class of unprotected workers and their employers, not to factories employing regular workers, and emphasized mandatory legislative procedure for scheme validity.
Sachin Laxman Dandekar v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court reclassified the appellants' conviction from murder under Section 302 IPC to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part II IPC, holding the killing occurred in sudden heat of passion without premeditation.
Sunil Mallikarjun Patil v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that failure to acquire reserved land within one year under section 127 of the MRTP Act causes the reservation to lapse, and a landowner cannot be compelled to accept TDR in lieu of compensation.
Parag Jyotindra Gandhi v. Jayant Narendra Mehta and Others
The court granted conditional leave to defend in a summary suit involving disputed compensation for breach of contract, emphasizing the balance between expeditious recovery and bona fide defence.
Allcargo Logistics Ltd. v. Dhanesh B. Jain
The Bombay High Court held that an agent of a disclosed principal can be held liable for wrongful delivery by another agent of the same principal, awarding damages for breach of contract while modifying the interest rate and currency of the decree.
Sachin Subhash Bhosale v. Union of India
The Bombay High Court held that departmental disciplinary proceedings against a Railway Protection Force constable should not be stayed pending criminal trial unless the criminal charge is grave, involves complex questions, and continuation would prejudice the defence, and dismissed the petition seeking such stay.
Nabi Hasan Noor Hasan Khan v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the conviction of the appellant for murder under Section 302 IPC based on conclusive circumstantial evidence including last seen together theory and extra-judicial confession.
Sarthi Seva Sangh v. Mumbai Municipal Corporation
The Bombay High Court dismissed a PIL challenging additional FSI granted by MCGM, holding the petition to be an abuse of PIL jurisdiction filed for extraneous motives, not genuine public interest.
Sudarshan Narayan Mengade v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court acquitted the appellant of murder charges, holding that the death was suicidal and the prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt due to infirmities in the dying declaration and circumstantial evidence.
Munib Memon v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court dismissed the appellant's bail plea in a terrorism-related bomb blast case, holding that prima facie evidence of conspiracy and complicity precluded bail despite prolonged pre-trial detention, while directing expeditious trial completion.
Goel Ganga Foundation v. Federation of Swarganga Co.op Society Limited
The Bombay High Court held that stilt parking spaces are common areas under MOFA and a promoter cannot allot them to third parties, dismissing the petitioner's claim to exclusive use of such parking spaces.
Surendra Rudra Pratap Singh v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court acquitted the appellant of murder and cruelty charges due to contradictions in dying declarations and insufficient circumstantial evidence, extending benefit of doubt.
Shankar Shrirang Gulik v. The State of Maharashtra
The High Court upheld the conviction of the appellant for murder based on reliable and corroborated ocular testimony of a child witness supported by medical and forensic evidence.
Vijay Radhaji Bhandare v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court reduced the appellant's conviction from murder under Section 302 IPC to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part II IPC, applying Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC due to sudden fight and heat of passion.
Prysmian Cavi E Sistemi S.R.I v. Vijay Karia and others
The Bombay High Court held that a foreign arbitral award enforceable under the Arbitration Act is executable as a decree under the CPC, subject to compliance with FEMA and Indian laws, and dismissed Respondents' objections to execution.
Chenab Bridge Project Undertaking v. Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd
The Bombay High Court partially allowed the appeal, holding that reimbursement claims for entry and toll tax under a specific contract clause prevail over general price variation exclusions, while upholding the arbitral award on structural steel price variation.
Shri Bhagwan Tanaji Sawant v. The Executive Engineer, Irrigation Project, Ratnagiri
The Bombay High Court held that delay in filing revision applications under the Maharashtra Recognition of Trade Unions Act must be viewed liberally, setting aside dismissal on limitation grounds and directing hearing on merits.
Anwar Hussain J. Thim and M/s. Amit Builders v. State of Maharashtra and Others
The Bombay High Court held that inclusive housing regulations apply prospectively to revised commencement certificates issued after the notification date, and prior commencement certificates protect only the covered area from such regulations.
Sandip Sarjerao Sule & Ors. v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court quashed the FIR under Section 498A IPC and related offences based on an amicable settlement, emphasizing the need to make Section 498A compoundable to reduce litigation and hardship.
Abhishek Mahendra Umbarje v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that tribe validity certificates granted to blood relatives entitle petitioners to similar certificates, quashing the Scrutiny Committee's invalidation orders and directing issuance of Koli Mahadev Scheduled Tribe certificates.