High Court of Bombay
5,131 judgments
Mangal Kashinath Dabhade v. The State of Maharashtra & Anr.
The Bombay High Court discharged the applicants from charges of abetment of suicide and caste-based atrocity, holding that mere opposition to marriage without direct instigation is insufficient for conviction under Section 306 IPC.
Seetabai Pandharinath Temghare v. Union of India
The Bombay High Court held that a railway employee travelling on a valid free pass without journey endorsements is a bonafide passenger entitled to compensation for accidental death under the Railways Act, 1989.
Ranjitsinh H. N. Nimbalkar & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra & Anr.
The Bombay High Court held that mandatory procedural timelines under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 are imperative, a separate license is required for food premises in different areas, and vicarious liability requires clear responsibility, partly allowing the petition and quashing process against some petitioners.
Kailash Ramchandani v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court dismissed bail to an accused in a terrorist blast case, holding that delay in trial alone does not justify bail where prima facie evidence under UAPA and MCOC Act connects the accused to the offence.
Sakharam Shankar Navasare & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that expert technical reports on building safety by the Technical Advisory Committee are not subject to judicial review on merits and upheld the owner's right to demolish a dilapidated building despite tenants' objections.
Milind Patel v. Union Bank of India
The Bombay High Court held that banks must provide all relevant material and pass reasoned orders in wilful defaulter proceedings under the RBI Master Circular, ensuring adherence to natural justice and transparency.
Union of India v. S. M. Padwal; Yashwant Balu Lotale v. Union of India
The Bombay High Court held that confessional statements made during criminal investigation are inadmissible in departmental proceedings against employees not tried as co-accused, and disciplinary findings based solely on such statements lack evidentiary basis warranting judicial interference.
Neena Uppal v. The Union of India
The Bombay High Court directed provisional release of imported betelnuts after holding that the Customs authorities cannot deny clearance contrary to an advance ruling and FSSAI certification absent conclusive evidence of impurity.
West India Continental Oils Fats Pvt. Ltd. v. The Union of India
The Bombay High Court held that interest is payable on IGST refunded which was collected under unconstitutional notifications, overruling the respondents' rejection based on CGST Act provisions.
Mahesh K. Mehta v. Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax
The Bombay High Court upheld disallowance of interest deduction under Section 14A on borrowed funds invested in shares yielding exempt dividend income, rejecting the dominant purpose test in favor of apportionment.
Kesar Corporation; Troika Constructions Company; Dattashram Cooperative Housing Society Ltd v. Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai; Assistant Commissioner (Estate)
The Bombay High Court held that for compulsorily registrable leasehold transfers, the transfer premium demand under Section 92(dddd) of the MCGM Act arises from the date of registration, not execution, and ordered refund of wrongly collected fees.
The State of Maharashtra v. Bhimrao Rohidas Ghadge
The Bombay High Court upheld the Tribunal’s order regularizing the suspension period of a police officer discharged in corruption proceedings where no fresh sanction was obtained and acquittals in related cases were not stayed.
Vedant Baban Nandgavkar v. The Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti
The Bombay High Court dismissed writ petitions challenging cancellation of admission to 6th standard due to delay, laches, and non-compliance with admission conditions, denying admission to 7th standard thereafter.
Shell India Markets Private Limited v. The Union of India
The Bombay High Court held that payments under a Cost Contribution Arrangement for general business support services do not constitute taxable fees for technical services under the India-UK DTAA, quashing the AAR's order requiring tax withholding.
The State of Maharashtra v. Chandrakant Laxman Patil
The High Court upheld the acquittal of the accused for cheating under Section 417 IPC, holding that absence of a false promise from inception negates criminal liability despite consensual sexual intercourse and subsequent breach of promise.
Era International v. Aditya Birla Global Trading India Private Limited
The Bombay High Court held that an arbitrator appointed by MCIA was ineligible under Section 12(5) and directed substitution, affirming the Court’s power under Section 14(2) despite institutional arbitration rules.
Jayram Vinayak Deshpande v. Directorate of Enforcement
The Bombay High Court granted bail to Jayram Vinayak Deshpande under PMLA, observing his role was limited to knowingly assisting money laundering unlike the prime accused who was already granted bail by the Supreme Court.
Atul Baban Rupnavar v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging the examination answer key, holding that courts should not interfere with expert evaluation unless the answer key is palpably wrong or perverse.
Shri Indrakumar Jain v. M/s. Dainik Bhaskar
The Bombay High Court held that working journalists are not 'employees' under the Maharashtra Recognition of Trade Unions and Prevention of Unfair Labour Practices Act, 1971, as the legal fiction treating them as workmen under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, does not extend to that Act.
Rajghor Ranjhan Jaynatilal v. Election Scrutiny Committee of B.B.A.
The Bombay High Court held that the Bombay Bar Association is not a 'State' under Article 12, thus writ jurisdiction under Article 226 is not available to challenge its election decisions after conclusion of the election.