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Hashmiya Bahrul Faiz Social Welfare Association v. Abdullah M. Shukur Qureshi
The Full Bench held that employees of D.Ed and B.Ed colleges not recognised under the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools Act, 1977 do not have a right of appeal under Section 9 of the Act, affirming the Single Judge's decision and rejecting the Division Bench's contrary view.
Paramanand Builders LLP v. Competent Authority & District Deputy Mumbai City (4)
The Bombay High Court upheld the Competent Authority's order granting unilateral deemed conveyance under MOFA, ruling that statutory obligations to convey ownership to flat purchasers override private agreements limiting rights to leasehold interests.
Sangeeta Jeswani & Ors. v. Oriental Bank of Commerce & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the validity of a prior equitable mortgage and dismissed the petitioners' challenge to the recovery and sale of the mortgaged property, rejecting their bona fide purchaser and forgery claims.
Municipal Corporation of Gr. Bombay v. M/s. Karnani Building
The Bombay High Court held that in absence of a court-fixed standard rent under the Bombay Rent Act, the agreed rent after renovation is the proper basis for fixing rateable value under the BMC Act, restoring the municipal assessment and allowing the appeal.
Atul Bapusaheb Jadhav & Ors. v. Sharadrao Daulatrao Jadhav & Ors.
The Bombay High Court dismissed the second appeal upholding the validity of a partition deed and the finding that the defendant was a gratuitous licensee, not an adverse possessor, affirming concurrent factual findings of lower courts.
Reshu Singh v. Union of India & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that an employee who completed the maximum probation period without confirmation is entitled to confirmation by implication and directed issuance of confirmation and consequential benefits.
HARDEV SINGH v. PRESCRIBED AUTHORITY
Sub-lessees under a Government lease for agricultural purposes do not acquire independent tenure-holder status under the Ceiling Act without complying with lease conditions, and their land is included in the original lessee's holding for ceiling purposes.
HARDEV SINGH v. PRESCRIBED AUTHORITY
Sub-lessees under a Government lease who fail to comply with lease conditions do not acquire independent tenure holder status under the Uttar Pradesh Ceiling Act, and the original Government lessee remains the real holder for ceiling purposes.
Kartik Harshad Jhaveri v. Charanjit Arora & The State of Maharashtra
The High Court held that complaints under Section 138 NI Act filed beyond limitation after return by a court lacking jurisdiction are barred unless delay is condoned, and quashed cognizance and related orders, restoring condonation applications for fresh adjudication.
Satara District Bar Association v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld its administrative approvals establishing courts at Wai, ruling that multiple factors beyond case pendency justify such decisions and that the High Court’s administrative primacy and confidentiality in internal deliberations are paramount.
Bhagwan Waman Gaikwad and Ors. v. Pralhad Dunda Jadhav and Ors.
The Bombay High Court upheld tenancy rights and fixation of purchase price under the Tenancy Act for protected tenants on watan land, ruling that such rights are vested and not negated by statutory provisions requiring prior sanction for leases.
Sarla Performance Fibers Limited v. The Union of India
The Bombay High Court held that cancellation of a bonded warehouse licence based on vague and premature show cause notices without adequate opportunity of hearing violates natural justice and set aside the cancellation order.
Ram Kishor Arora v. Directorate of Enforcement
The Supreme Court held that informing the arrested person of the grounds of arrest orally with contemporaneous acknowledgment satisfies Section 19 of PMLA and upheld the arrest, rejecting retrospective application of the Pankaj Bansal judgment.
Sagaru Laxman Shinde v. Mukund Shankar Kurlekar & Ors.
The Court held that prior to the 1969 amendment, landlords were not obliged to inform tenants of attaining majority, and tenants who failed to exercise purchase rights within prescribed time lose such rights, upholding the dismissal of tenant's claim to purchase the land.
MAS DEVELOPERS PVT. LTD. v. MAGUS CONSORTIUM ORCHID AVENUE (P) LTD.
The Delhi High Court set aside an arbitral award for lack of adequate reasoning and invalid termination based on delay where time was not the essence of the contract.
Shri Jaykumar B. Patil v. Joint Commissioner of Income Tax
Advance from company to substantial shareholder used for personal income tax payment, not business, constitutes deemed dividend under Section 2(22)(e) despite repayment within the same year.
Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation v. Nandkishor Govind Sane
The Bombay High Court held that a settlement agreement arrived during conciliation proceedings is binding on all employees, including non-union members, and complaints for its enforcement are maintainable within limitation from the date of breach.
The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited v. Maharashtra State Electricity Board & Ors.
The court held that MSEB is the real tenant entitled to eviction, rejecting the State Government tenancy claim, and allowed the writ petition setting aside concurrent decrees dismissing the eviction suit.
Royal Realtors Landmarks Pvt. Ltd. v. Shubham/Pallavi/Mayur
The Bombay High Court upheld and decreed the consent terms executed between parties under Order XXIII Rule 3 CPC, rejecting allegations of fraud and illegality, thereby enforcing the settlement in a joint development dispute.
Deputy Collector (Land Acquisition) No.7 v. M/s. Byramjee Jeejibhoy Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that only the registered owner with possession at acquisition is entitled to compensation under the Land Acquisition Act, excluding illegal occupants and unauthorized structure owners.