High Court of Bombay
5,131 judgments
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.
Siyaram Packaging Pvt. Ltd. v. National Flask Industries Ltd.
The High Court upheld the trial court’s reasoned interim compensation order for unauthorized possession post expiry of Leave and Licence Agreements and set aside the appellate court’s arbitrary reduction of compensation without reasons.
Shivanand Hanmant Bobade v. The State of Maharashtra
The High Court held that the power of review under the Maharashtra Police Act must be exercised with notice and opportunity of hearing, setting aside a dismissal order passed without such compliance and directing reinstatement of the petitioner.
M/s. Organic Agro Manufactures Association v. The Union of India
The Bombay High Court upheld the validity of the 2021 amendment regulating bio-stimulants under the Fertilizer Control Order and dismissed the writ petition filed by an association lacking locus standi.
Siyaram Packaging Pvt. Ltd. v. National Flask Industries Ltd.
The High Court upheld the Trial Court’s interim compensation order for unauthorized possession under expired Leave and Licence Agreements, setting aside the Appellate Court’s unexplained reduction of compensation.
Natwarlal Shamji Gada v. Vinay Raghunath Deshmukh
The High Court held that legal heirs cannot amend the plaint at appellate stage to introduce a new bonafide requirement inconsistent with the original Plaintiff's pleadings and set aside the order permitting such amendment and remand.
Commissioner of Income Tax Central – II v. Income Tax Settlement Commission; M/s. Kanakia Spaces Pvt. Ltd.
The Bombay High Court upheld the Income Tax Settlement Commission's order allowing settlement and capitalization claims, holding that judicial interference is limited to procedural violations or contravention of the Income Tax Act.
Giridhar Yadav and Ors. v. State of Maharashtra
The High Court set aside the conviction for robbery due to denial of fresh hearing by the appellate court and remanded the matter for fresh hearing, emphasizing the necessity of hearing and reasoned appellate interference with acquittals.
Daksh Juber Ghelani v. The Commissioner of Police, Pune City
The Bombay High Court quashed a preventive detention order due to unexplained delay in recording witness statements and issuing the order, breaking the causal link required for valid detention under the MPDA Act.
Divyaniben Ajaykumar Patel v. Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli Daman & Diu
The Bombay High Court quashed a preventive detention order due to unexplained seven-month delay breaking the proximate link between alleged offence and detention, emphasizing the necessity of timely detention orders.
Rajesh Shantilal Sejpal v. Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation
The Bombay High Court held that a head-on collision was due to composite negligence of both drivers, rejected the act of God defense, and awarded compensation with interest to the appellant's legal heirs.