High Court of Bombay
5,131 judgments
Starlift Services Pvt. Ltd. v. Alba Asia Pvt. Ltd. and others
The Bombay High Court dismissed the contempt petition against company directors for non-deposit of a court-ordered sum, holding no willful disobedience amid financial difficulties and COVID-19 impact, clarifying the scope of Section 12(5) of the Contempt of Courts Act and self-operating clauses in court orders.
M/s. Poonam Builders v. ACIT, Central Circle - 8(4), Mumbai & Ors.
The Bombay High Court quashed a reassessment notice under Section 148 as barred by the proviso to Section 147 since the issue was already under appeal before the CIT(A).
Govind Laxman Bawkar v. Mrs. Pramila Prakash Sodye & Ors.
The Bombay High Court allowed a senior citizen's petition under the Senior Citizens Act directing his children to vacate his residential premises, holding that children have no vested right to reside in parents' property during their lifetime and the Tribunal must protect senior citizens from harassment.
HDFC Bank Limited v. Bank of Bahrain & Kuwait BSC
The Bombay High Court set aside the DRAT's remand order, directing it to decide the appeals on merits without further remand, emphasizing that appellate courts must not routinely remand matters when sufficient material exists to decide issues including jurisdiction.
Gramastha Mandal Kundevahal v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that the Land Acquisition Officer lacked jurisdiction to decide apportionment disputes under Section 19-C(4) of the Maharashtra Highways Act, set aside the illegal disbursal of compensation, and directed referral of the dispute to the Principal Civil Court.
Navin Popatlal Shah & Nitin Sundraji Shah v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court upheld the State's power under Section 36A of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code to impose a minimum price condition based on current Ready Reckoner rates for transfer of tribal land to non-tribals, dismissing the petition challenging the valuation date and price condition.
Milind Balaso Gadhave v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court allowed partial clubbing and transfer of multiple criminal cases against the petitioner to avoid multiplicity of trials and delay, while rejecting transfer of cases involving multiple accused and investors.
Global Waste Management Cell Pvt. Ltd. v. Panvel Municipal Corporation
The Bombay High Court upheld the rejection of a bidder's technical bid for failing to meet the tender's experience criteria, ruling that multiple contracts cannot be aggregated to constitute a single project under the tender conditions.
Ved Prakash Arya v. The State of Maharashtra & The Competent Authority
The Bombay High Court dismissed the appeal of Ved Prakash Arya, holding that the sale deed must be executed in the name of the partnership firm M/s. Arya Lusters Associates, not the appellant individually, reaffirming the finality of auction orders and prohibiting change of party status post-finality.
Aniruddha Ganesh Pathak v. Registrar General
The Bombay High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging the removal of a judicial officer for proven misconduct, holding that disciplinary authority’s decision under proper procedure is not liable to interference under Article 226.
Shivaji Baburao Avhad v. The Special Commissioner of Sales Tax
The Bombay High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging a suspension order confirmed by the Tribunal, holding that delay was unjustified and the issue had attained finality by a prior Coordinate Bench order.
Sunny Arjun Sonavane v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the conviction and life sentence of the appellant for murder by setting the victim on fire, relying on credible eyewitness evidence despite infirmities in the dying declaration.
Sunrise Biscuit Company Pvt. Ltd. v. Oriental Insurance Company
The Bombay High Court held that the mandatory 120-day period for filing a written statement in commercial suits cannot be extended and that return of plaint under Order VII Rule 10 CPC does not imply continuation of proceedings, thereby dismissing the defendant's application to file a delayed written statement.
Sunil Pran Sikand v. The Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax
The Bombay High Court held that payments received under a development agreement and related commitment letter for additional development rights constitute taxable Long Term Capital Gains, reversing the ITAT's treatment of such payments as income from other sources.
Kishor Popat Deore v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court acquitted the appellant of murder charges, holding that the prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that death was caused by strangulation and smothering, and that the possibility of suicide by poison could not be ruled out.
Jignesh Girishbhai Makwana v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court quashed a criminal case under Section 309 IPC due to lack of evidence that the accused consumed a poisonous substance, holding that continuation of the case would be an abuse of process of law.
Momin Zulfikar Kasam v. Ajay Balkrishna Durve & Aventis Pharma Limited
The High Court held that a transferee of property can execute a decree without separate assignment of the decree under amended Order 21 Rule 16 CPC and set aside the Appellate Bench's order delaying execution.
Principal Commissioner of Income Tax v. Income Tax Settlement Commission & Ors.
The Bombay High Court upheld the Income Tax Settlement Commission's order, limiting judicial review to procedural legality and rejecting revenue's challenge on merits of settlement terms.
Sunil Ashok Kondugale v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court rejected bail to an accused under the MCOC Act, holding that the applicant's nexus with an organised crime syndicate was established and the statutory conditions for bail were not met.
Frick India Ltd v. Ion Exchange Enviro Farms Ltd
The Bombay High Court held that the exemption under Section 3(1)(b) of the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 applies to premises and excludes sub-tenants from protection if the head tenant is excluded due to paid up capital exceeding Rs 1 crore.