High Court of Bombay
5,131 judgments
Marathon Era Co-operative Housing Society Ltd v. The Competent Authority & District Dy. Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Mumbai City
The Bombay High Court held that Section 11 MOFA applies to multi-building phased layout developments, entitling flat purchasers' societies to unilateral deemed conveyance of their plot, built-up area, and undivided interest in common areas upon issuance of Occupation Certificate, and set aside the Competent Authority's refusal.
Conservation Action Trust v. Dahanu Taluka Environment Protection Authority
The Bombay High Court upheld the Dahanu Taluka Environment Protection Authority's statutory clearance for the Greenfield Port at Vadhavan, affirming its binding authority under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, and balancing sustainable development with environmental protection.
Conservation Action Trust v. Dahanu Taluka Environment Protection Authority
The Bombay High Court upheld the binding authority of DTEPA under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, dismissing challenges to its clearance for the Greenfield Port at Vadhavan, emphasizing the balance between sustainable development and environmental protection.
Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation v. Ravi Arjun Jagte & Ors.
The Bombay High Court upheld the Industrial Court's finding that contract workers engaged by PCMC were employees entitled to absorption and arrears, dismissing jurisdictional and maintainability challenges despite procedural impropriety.
Maheshkumar G. Garodia v. The Union of India
The Bombay High Court held that work done under a jurisdictionally invalid restraint order cannot be undone if in public interest, but the affected party may claim compensation through civil proceedings.
Vinayak Sopan Matre & Ors. v. The Principal, Government Polytechnic Pune & Ors.
The Bombay High Court quashed the cancellation of petitioners' admissions to a part-time diploma course due to non-compliance with verification directions and improper post-admission cancellation after substantial course completion.
Shri Aakash Babaso Shinge v. Additional Commissioner
The Bombay High Court upheld the disqualification of a Gram Panchayat member for encroachment on government land by his father, ruling that shared occupation or business on encroached property leads to disqualification regardless of separate residence claims.
Abhimanyu Narasu Patil v. Commissioner of Police
The Bombay High Court quashed a preventive detention order for non-supply of relied-upon documents, affirming the constitutional requirement of communicating all grounds to enable effective representation under Article 22(5).
Sanjay Kumar Agrawal v. Union of India
The Bombay High Court quashed the Look Out Circular against a non-accused petitioner in a PMLA case due to lack of material and procedural non-compliance, affirming the right to travel subject to cooperation.
Nareshkumar Rajpal Bagdi v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the conviction of the appellant for murder and theft based on a complete and cogent chain of circumstantial evidence excluding all other hypotheses.
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.