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Musa Mainuddin Varekar v. Seludhan Mistry
The Bombay High Court dismissed the petitioners' claim to tenancy rights over agricultural land, holding that prior admissions and final orders recognizing the respondent's occupancy preclude tenancy claims under the Maharashtra Tenancy Agricultural Lands Act.
Dy. Commissioner of Police v. Suman Teotia
The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal's order allowing a widow's claim for family pension and quashing disciplinary proceedings against her deceased husband, rejecting delay and locus standi objections.
Yusuf Yunus Kantharia v. Bombay Housing And Area Development Authority & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that the State's failure to pay compensation for compulsory acquisition of property for over 36 years violates constitutional rights and directed immediate interim compensation and expeditious determination of final compensation under the MHADA Act.
Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute v. Rajesh Kumar Ravi
The Delhi High Court held that mandatory procedural lapses in disciplinary proceedings under Rule 120 of the Delhi School Education Rules vitiate dismissal, ordering reinstatement while remanding the issue of back wages for fresh consideration.
Airports Authority of India Workers Union v. The Under Secretary
The Bombay High Court held that maternity leave benefits under AAI Regulations apply only to children born during service, entitling the petitioner to maternity leave despite having a child born before employment.
Narendra I. Bhuva v. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax
The court upheld the Tribunal's finding that the vintage car was not a personal effect due to lack of evidence of personal use, making the gain on its sale taxable as capital gains.
The Commissioner of Income International Taxation-1 v. Alibaba.Com Singapore E-Commerce Private Ltd.
The Bombay High Court upheld the ITAT's finding that Alibaba.com Singapore is a tax resident of Singapore without a business connection or permanent establishment in India, and that subscription fees are not taxable as fees for technical services in India.
Nitin Chandrakant Patel v. Pariwar Co-operative Housing Society Ltd.
The Bombay High Court allowed a suit for specific performance and possession based on admissions by the defendants and held that limitation under Article 54 did not bar the suit in absence of fixed performance date or refusal.
Nitin Chandrakant Patel v. Pariwar Co-operative Housing Society Ltd.
The Bombay High Court allowed a suit for specific performance and possession based on admissions by the defendants and held that the suit was not barred by limitation under Article 54 of the Limitation Act.
Union of India v. Mahendra Nath Mishra
The Bombay High Court held that medical board opinions on disability attributability are not final and the Tribunal can grant disability pension if service connection is established, dismissing the Union of India's appeals.
Sugandha Bhaskar Barve & Ors. v. Firoze Fakruddin Samiwala
The court upheld the appellate decision setting aside eviction for non-payment of rent due to invalid demand notices under Section 15(2) of the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999.
Gas Authority of India Limited v. Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Limited
The Supreme Court upheld the maintainability of a writ petition challenging arbitrary transportation loss charges imposed by a State monopoly in a gas supply contract, struck down the impugned clauses as violative of Article 14, and limited refund claims to three years prior to filing.
Amritlal P. Shah v. The TJSB Sahakari Bank Limited
The High Court refrained from deciding whether cooperative banks fall under the RDB Act for exclusive debt recovery jurisdiction, leaving the issue for a larger bench due to conflicting precedents and constitutional complexities.
Smita Ambalal Patel & Ors. v. Dr. Harshad N. Pandya & Ors.
The Bombay High Court upheld that disputes arising from rights attached to membership in a cooperative housing society, including allotment of additional FSI under society resolutions, fall within Section 91 jurisdiction, validating the MoUs and rejecting procedural and jurisdictional challenges.
M.J. Exports Private Limited v. Joint Commissioner of Income Tax Special Range-23 Mumbai
Provision for doubtful debts representing diminution in asset value cannot be added back to book profit as reserve or liability under Section 115JA of Income Tax Act for AY 1997-98; appeal allowed.
M/s. Carona Limited v. Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax
The Bombay High Court held that penalty under Section 271(1)(c) cannot be imposed for a bonafide but ultimately disallowed claim of crystallized bonus liability not paid in the relevant year, absent concealment or malafide intention.
Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited v. Suhasini D. Naik
The Bombay High Court held that an electricity company can revise bills to recover dues arising from bonafide mistakes like incorrect multiplying factor application, and meter readings cannot be challenged without proof of faultiness.
Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited v. M/s. Jamiya Mohamad Education Society
The High Court held that while disconnection of electricity for dues older than two years is barred under Section 56(2) of the Electricity Act, the licensee can recover such dues through civil proceedings, setting aside the consumer forum's order that disallowed supplementary bills.
Abhay Dushyant Desai v. M/s. K. C. Chheda & Co.
The court held that to avoid eviction under Section 15(3) of the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, a tenant must deposit all arrears then due, including time-barred amounts, and pay rent regularly during suit pendency, remanding the matter for fresh consideration on these issues.
M/s. Bhor Industries Ltd. v. Vitthal Sahebrao Kumbhar & Ors.
The Bombay High Court upheld the validity of a delayed industrial dispute reference under Section 10 of the Industrial Disputes Act, holding that the existence of a dispute at the time of reference is decisive and delay alone does not extinguish the dispute.