High Court of Bombay
5,131 judgments
Kailash Kashinathrao Pawar v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that pendency of departmental enquiry or criminal proceedings cannot arbitrarily deny an in-service medical officer's fundamental right to pursue higher education and directed issuance of No Objection Certificate for NEET PG.
Mrs. Shabana Iqbal Shaikh v. The Commissioner of Police, Pune City & Ors.
The Bombay High Court quashed a preventive detention order due to unexplained delay in considering the detenue's representation, violating Article 22(5) of the Constitution.
Krishna Mahadu Gasti v. Mahesh Shamrao Deshmukh
The Bombay High Court held that the School Tribunal lacked jurisdiction to decide seniority disputes absent prior adjudication by the Education Officer and upheld the promotion of petitioner no. 1 based on an undisputed seniority list under MEPS Rules.
Rohit Vishnu Gaikwad v. State of Maharashtra and Maharashtra Public Service Commission
The Bombay High Court upheld the MPSC's guideline restricting scribes' qualifications to one step below the candidate's minimum qualification, affirming the balance between reasonable accommodation and examination integrity.
Glider Buildcon Realtors Pvt Ltd v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that executive dispensation of statutory conditions in Development Control Regulations without following the mandatory amendment procedure under the MRTP Act is invalid, upholding the Monitoring Committee's directions enforcing mill redevelopment obligations.
Ravindra Hemraj Dhangekar v. District Collector Pune & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that arbitrary cancellation of sanctioned municipal development works without valid reasons violates Article 14 and quashed the impugned Government Resolutions cancelling such works.
Sachin Madhavrao Tupe v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the validity of a suo motu enquiry report under the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act initiated on complaints including those by a legal heir, dismissing the petition challenging the enquiry for lack of jurisdiction and prematurity.
Kaushal Arvind Thakker v. Jyoti Kaushal Thakker
The Bombay High Court upheld the applicability of the DV Act to foreign citizens with past domestic relationship, dismissed the revision petition challenging reliefs granted for domestic violence including maintenance, compensation, and return of stridhan.
Kirloskar Pneumatic Company Ltd v. Kataria Sales Corporation
The Bombay High Court held that after arbitration proceedings have commenced upon initial invocation, a fresh notice under Section 21 is not required to seek appointment of an arbitrator under Section 11(6), even if the prior award was set aside due to unilateral appointment.
Indian Overseas Bank v. Deputy Commissioner of State Tax
The Bombay High Court held that a secured creditor with a prior registered security interest under the SARFAESI Act has priority over statutory tax charges under the MVAT Act, quashing attachment orders by tax authorities that interfered with enforcement of the mortgage.
Mast. Gaurav Sonawane v. National Testing Agency
The Bombay High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging JEE (Main) results, holding that no re-evaluation is permissible absent statutory provision and the petitioner’s grievance was time-barred.
Rajesh Chandrakant Shingade v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that an Election Petition electronically filed within limitation with curable procedural defects is validly filed, and subsequent physical filing beyond limitation does not negate this, allowing the petitions to proceed.
Dattatraya R. Karale v. Shekhar Balasaheb Genbhau
The Bombay High Court upheld the Tribunal’s quashing of a police officer’s transfer for violating the ECI’s election-related transfer exemption and statutory tenure protections under the Maharashtra Police Act.
Jitendra @ Tiger Umaji Pawar v. Commissioner of Police, Thane
The Bombay High Court quashed a preventive detention order for failure to supply all materials forming the grounds of detention, violating the petitioner’s right under Article 22(5) of the Constitution.
Barkya @ Vishwas Ananda Patil v. The State of Maharashtra
The High Court acquitted the appellant of kidnapping and murder charges due to failure of the prosecution to prove a complete and conclusive chain of circumstantial evidence beyond reasonable doubt.
Jeevanjyoti Kaur Bansal v. Kulvinder Singh Bansal
The High Court held that the Supreme Court's mandate for filing affidavits of assets and liabilities applies only at the interim maintenance stage and not at the appellate stage challenging final DV Act orders, quashing the Sessions Court's direction for affidavit filing on appeal.
Executive Engineer National Highway Division v. Sanjay Shankar Surve
The Bombay High Court dismissed the application for condonation of delay in filing an arbitration appeal, emphasizing strict adherence to limitation periods and rejecting false explanations by a government agency.
K.K.B. Properties v. Official Assignee
The Bombay High Court upheld the validity of property transfers made within two years prior to insolvency adjudication, holding that bona fide transactions for valuable consideration without notice of insolvency are protected under Sections 55 and 57 of the Presidency Towns Insolvency Act.
Dinesh Babulal Sanghavi & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
The Bombay High Court quashed Western Railways' arbitrary refusal to lease land for road widening, holding it violated Articles 14 and 21 by perpetuating a public safety hazard.
Nitin Gorakhnath Sartape v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld convictions of police and civilians for conspiracy, abduction, and murder in a staged fake encounter, affirming the sufficiency of circumstantial evidence including CDRs and witness testimonies.