High Court of Bombay
5,061 judgments
Sunanda Sudhakar Thakur & Ors. v. Rajendra Dynaneshwar Khandve
The High Court upheld the Trial Court's rejection of a belated amendment challenging a registered Development Agreement as time-barred and prejudicial, emphasizing judicious exercise of discretion under Order VI Rule 17 CPC.
Prasanna Karunakar Shetty v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court quashed attachment orders against a former company director for GST recovery, holding that recovery without prior show cause notice and subjective satisfaction under Sections 79 and 89 of the MGST Act violates fundamental rights.
Gopal Suresh Malik v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the preventive detention of a petitioner under the MPDA Act, ruling that his criminal acts had the latent potential to disturb public order and justified detention.
SATCO Capital Markets Ltd. v. Rahul H Bajaj
The Bombay High Court held that a Section 37 appeal against a Section 34 order is strictly limited to grounds considered in the Section 34 petition and dismissed the appeal challenging the arbitral award as perverse or irrational.
Al Jamia Mohammediyah Education Society v. Commissioner Of Income Tax (Exemptions) & Ors.
The Bombay High Court allowed condonation of delay in filing Form No.10B by a charitable trust under Section 119(2)(b) of the Income Tax Act, emphasizing equitable exercise of discretion in cases of bona fide inadvertent delay.
Ram Kotumal Issrani v. Directorate of Enforcement
The Bombay High Court held that the petitioner’s arrest under PMLA was lawful as he was produced before the Special Court within 24 hours of formal arrest, and condemned overnight interrogation violating the right to sleep.
Elliyas Mohammad Gause Momin v. The Union of India
The Bombay High Court allowed the petition directing issuance of a passport to a petitioner acquitted in all cases, holding that an adverse police report without pending prosecution is insufficient ground for refusal.
Abhijit Bhagwat Khedkar v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court dismissed the petition seeking declaration of class improvement exam results and revised marksheet, holding that failure to appear in all chosen papers and lack of improved class disentitles the petitioner from CIS benefits.
Rahul Gajanan Tumbada v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court acquitted the appellant in a child sexual assault and murder case due to failure of the prosecution to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt on circumstantial evidence.
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation v. Mavji Jethalal Rathod
The Bombay High Court upheld the termination of a workman for assaulting his superior officer, rejecting the Industrial Tribunal's reduction of penalty as disproportionate.
Tarun Narainsingh Advani v. Deepak Matai & Ors.
The Bombay High Court dismissed the appeal, holding that the 1991 Will was invalid due to lack of free volition and undue influence, emphasizing the heavy burden on the propounder to dispel suspicious circumstances under Section 61 of the Indian Succession Act.
Shri Mahendra Bansilal Patil v. Commissioner of Transport
The Bombay High Court quashed the Transport Commissioner's Circular imposing unauthorized conditions for BH series vehicle registration, affirming that Central Motor Vehicles Rules prevail over inconsistent State directives.
Aditya Ishwardas Rasiwasia & Ishwardas Laxmichand Agarwal v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court quashed the Look Out Circulars against applicants discharged in a CBI case, holding that their fundamental right to travel cannot be restricted without valid grounds despite a pending challenge to the discharge.
Baban Vishnu Shivale v. Anil Sukhleswar Markale
The Bombay High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging a Maharashtra Revenue Tribunal order on grounds of delay, latches, and the petitioners' failure to approach the court with clean hands.
Harshwardhan Dhanaji Patil v. Vikas Tanaji Patil
The Bombay High Court dismissed the writ petition and vacated interim relief in a possession dispute, holding that long-standing possession supported by documentary evidence outweighs unsubstantiated claims of recent dispossession at the interim stage.
Dattatray Bajrang Naik v. Union of India
The High Court held that the disciplinary authority must independently impose penalties without being bound by vigilance advice, upheld removal of an employee for claiming benefits under an incorrect caste certificate, and ruled that re-verification rules apply prospectively from 1995.
B-Right Real Estate Limited v. Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority
The Bombay High Court dismissed the petition seeking extension of bid submission deadline in an e-auction, holding that courts will not interfere in tender timelines absent arbitrariness or mala fide conduct by the authority.
IKEA India Private Limited v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that no royalty or penalty under Section 48(7) MLRC is payable on earth excavated and redeployed on the same plot during land development, quashing the State’s penalty and royalty demands against IKEA India.
Mr. A. S. Rao with Mr. R. v. Dighe, for
The Bombay High Court Larger Bench held that revision under Section 397 CrPC is maintainable against a Magistrate's order under Section 156(3) CrPC directing investigation, but once FIR is registered, the revisional court cannot quash the FIR or subsequent proceedings, which lie within the High Court's extraordinary jurisdiction.
Sudesh Sharad Redij & Ors. v. Sunil Shankar Redij & Ors.
The High Court held that a suit for injunction simplicitor is not maintainable without lawful possession of the entire property and set aside decrees granting injunction where the Plaintiff admitted Defendants' possession of half the property.