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Ntombovuyo Noluvoyo Precious Mafanya v. Custom
The Delhi High Court dismissed bail to a foreign national accused of possessing commercial quantity cocaine, holding that stringent Section 37 NDPS Act conditions were not met and confessional statements under Section 67 are inadmissible.
Sanghamitra Mohanty v. HSCC (India) Ltd & Anr
The Delhi High Court held that a contractual employee has no right to continue after contract expiry and cannot claim reinstatement when replaced by fresh contractual recruitment, affirming that replacement by another contractual employee is impermissible only if the replacement is not by a regular appointee.
Mohd Yasin @ Sahin v. State NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appellant's application for suspension of sentence and bail during appeal due to his extensive criminal history despite completion of half the sentence and good conduct in custody.
Akil v. State (NCT of Delhi)
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appellant's bail application despite completion of half the sentence due to his extensive criminal record and risk of reoffending.
Manisha @ Janglabai Ganesh Chavan v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the conviction of a mother for the murder of her two-month-old infant daughter based on a complete chain of circumstantial and medical evidence proving death by drowning.
Master Arnav Sharma v. St Georges School Alaknanda & Anr.
The Delhi High Court held that re-examinations under the RTE Act must be held within two months of result declaration but can be held earlier, upheld DoE's passing criteria as reasonable, and granted interim relief allowing the petitioner to attend Class VI pending final adjudication.
Ghammi v. National Institute of Solar Energy
The Delhi High Court held that the Central Administrative Tribunal cannot dispose of a miscellaneous application without hearing, restoring the application for fresh consideration.
Union of India and Ors v. Saroj Devi
The Delhi High Court upheld the entitlement of a pension to an employee of the Ministry of Defence serving abroad, affirming the binding precedent that regularised and promoted employees are entitled to pension under CCS (Pension) Rules despite initial temporary appointment.
Bhoumik Co-operative Housing Society Limited & Anr. v. Vina A. Sisawala & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that redevelopment disputes are not within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Co-operative Court under the 2019 Amendment unless the Society's Bye-Laws include redevelopment as business, and thus the Civil Court retains jurisdiction.
Ashokkumar Dhanrajji Kothari v. Harshad Kevalchand Vora & Ors.
The High Court dismissed the tenant's revision application upholding eviction for unauthorized permanent structural alterations under Section 16(1)(b) of the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999.
Galore Developers Private Limited v. Solapur Municipal Corporation
The Bombay High Court quashed a municipal notice under section 51 MRTP Act for revocation of development permission, holding it was without jurisdiction as the petitioner had complied with obligations and substantial construction progress barred such action.
Mr. Ramesh Jivatram Israni @ Dilip v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the rejection of discharge of a Hawala operator accused of abetting an organized crime syndicate under the MCOC Act, holding that a prima facie case existed to proceed to trial.
M/s. Raj Pharma v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court quashed suspension orders of a pharmaceutical license for failure of authorities to consider the licensee's explanations and documents, emphasizing the need for reasoned orders under the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules.
The Bank of India Staff Panchsheel Cooperative Housing Society Limited v. Jitendra Kumar Jani
The Bombay High Court held that disputes over redevelopment resolutions in cooperative housing societies fall within Cooperative Court jurisdiction and cannot be summarily dismissed under Order VII Rule 11 CPC without trial.
Anil Vasantrao Deshmukh v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court dismissed bail for former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in a PMLA money laundering case, holding that the twin conditions under Section 45 PMLA were not satisfied based on the material collected during investigation.
Surendra Shamsundar Jeware v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the lawful allotment of municipal land to a public trust without public auction, affirming compliance with statutory provisions and rejecting allegations of arbitrariness.
Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax-19 v. S V Jiwani
The Bombay High Court upheld the ITAT order limiting disallowance on bogus purchases to the profit element, dismissing the Revenue's appeal challenging the partial relief granted to the assessee.
Dipesh Mehta & Ors v Gerald Shirley & Ors
The Bombay High Court held that it has jurisdiction to entertain civil suits involving membership and management disputes of a public charitable trust under the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act, and upheld an interlocutory order validating an Extraordinary General Meeting and the election of new managing committee members.
Ramesh Lasha Palva v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court partly allowed the appeal, acquitting one appellant and convicting the other for culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC, reducing the charge from murder.
Sitaram Dada Sarode v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court converted the appellant's murder conviction to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Exception 1 to Section 300 IPC due to grave and sudden provocation, quashing the cruelty charge under Section 498-A IPC.