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Babu Abdul Ruf Sardar v. The State of Maharashtra
Bail was denied to an accused facing serious charges of illegal entry and forged identity documents, emphasizing that possession of identity cards does not establish citizenship and the burden lies on the accused to prove lawful citizenship.
Ramesh Kumar Sehgal v. Canara Bank
The Delhi High Court held that compulsory retirement imposed as a penalty entitles a bank officer to leave encashment under Regulation 38, rejecting delay objections and directing payment with interest.
National Highway Authority of India v. MS Jas Toll Road Company Ltd
The Delhi High Court upheld the arbitral award granting extension of the concession period to Jas Toll Road Company Ltd. due to force majeure events and revenue losses under the Concession Agreement with NHAI.
Volvo Group India Pvt. Ltd. v. The Union of India
The Bombay High Court held that procedural non-compliance under rebate notifications cannot justify rejection of excise duty rebate claims if substantive conditions are met and remanded the matter for fresh consideration on merits.
Pooja Manish Shah v. Municipal Corporation for Greater Mumbai & Ors.
The Bombay High Court upheld the scrutiny committee's cancellation of a caste certificate obtained through fraudulent identity claims, emphasizing limited judicial interference in factual findings under Article 226.
Abdul Rehman Adam Dawa & Ors. v. District Deputy Registrar of Coop. Societies, K-West Ward, Mumbai Suburban District & Ors.
The Bombay High Court allowed bifurcation of a building from a large cooperative housing society under Section 18 of the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, holding that the petitioners satisfied the legal tests of collective welfare, better administration, and long-term stability.
Sadguru Universal CHS Ltd. v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that registration of separate cooperative societies for commercial and residential units in a single building is permissible only upon factual proof of genuine physical and functional separation, and remanded the matter for fresh inquiry.
K. M. Realty v. Diamond Hill Co-Operative Housing Society Limited
The court upheld the injunction restraining the developer from constructing beyond the approved layout and MOFA agreements without fresh consent of flat purchasers, clarifying the scope of Sections 7 and 7A of MOFA regarding additional buildings.
Maruti Baburao Tambe v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that a quasi-judicial authority may entertain a procedural review to cure breach of natural justice even without explicit statutory power, directing the authority to decide the pending review application after hearing the petitioners.
M/s. Terna Polytechnic v. Shri Ravi Bhadrappa Randale
The Bombay High Court held that uninterrupted service transferred between two educational institutions under the same management constitutes continuous service for gratuity calculation based on last drawn wages at final cessation.
Suman v. M/S BATA INDIA
The Delhi High Court held that a registered design cannot be protected as a trade mark or trade dress for passing off claims, dismissing suits based solely on passing off of registered designs as not maintainable.
Natvar T. Patel and others v. State of Maharashtra and others
The Bombay High Court set aside the Thane Municipal Corporation's regularisation order for unauthorized construction over a municipal drain, holding it illegal and an abuse of power.
Central Depository Services (India) Ltd. v. Rajendra Yeshwant Shah and Ors.
The Court held that execution proceedings of a decree under the Arbitration Act, 1940 are governed by the Code of Civil Procedure, making appeals maintainable under Letters Patent, and upheld liability of CDSL and Amu for breach of injunction in transferring shares.
Vijay Arvind Pore v. Rupali Ramdas Deshmukh
The High Court held that without evidence that hazardous goods were carried at the time of the accident, the insurance company remains liable to pay compensation despite the driver's lack of hazardous goods endorsement.
Gorai Nagar Maharashtra Grihanirman Vasahat Sanghatana v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court quashed the allotment of a public plot to a religious trust due to lack of public advertisement, arbitrariness, and violation of MHADA rules, emphasizing transparency and fairness in public land allotments.
Avinash Sharma v. Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd.
The Delhi High Court held that work-charged service and suspension period during which the petitioner was exonerated must be counted as qualifying service for pension, entitling the petitioner to pension and medical benefits despite voluntary retirement.
Vishwanath Sakharam Churi v. Vijay Sakharam Churi
The High Court held that revision against an order rejecting application for rejection of Plaint under Order VII Rule 11(d) CPC lies under Section 34(4) of the Maharashtra Rent Control Act and dismissed the revision filed under Section 115 CPC.
Amita Vashisht v. Tarun Vedi
The Delhi High Court held that Section 10 CPC does not mandate a stay of trial where the suits differ in parties, cause of action, subject matter, and relief, dismissing the petitioner's application to stay possession proceedings pending a declaratory suit.
M/s. K.G. Associates v. The District Deputy Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Pune
The Bombay High Court held that constructed bungalows qualify as flats under MOFA entitling the Society to deemed conveyance, while open plots do not, validating the Competent Authority's order and condemning breach of interim court orders.
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.