Bombay High Court
Bombay High Court Declines Jurisdiction Over Customs Duty Dispute in Salvage Operation Case, Directs Revenue to Approach Supreme Court
Court holds questions relating to customs duty rate and valuation fall exclusively within Supreme Court's jurisdiction u...
Bombay High Court Dismisses Revenue's Appeal, Upholds ITAT's Quashing of Section 263 Order in Bombay Dyeing Case
Court Rules Assessment Order under Section 143(3) read with Section 263 Cannot Survive Without Valid Section 263 Order; ...
Bombay High Court Rules Recovery Proceedings Cannot Follow Directly from CGST Audit Findings Without Adjudication
Court Clarifies Proper Procedure Under CGST Act, 2017; Emphasizes Need for Show Cause Notice Following Audit under Secti...
Bombay High Court Upholds Interim Custody with Non-Parents, Emphasizing Child's Welfare as Paramount
Court Dismisses Petition by Biological Parents Seeking Interim Custody of Child `Y', Directs Expedited Final Custody Hea...
10-day alcohol ban during Ganesh festival in Pune curtailed to 2 days after HC rebuke
Earlier in the day, Maharashtra Congress leader Sachin Sawant had said that the 10-day prohibition was the result of gra...
Bombay High Court Quashes Government Resolution Reducing Promotion Age Limit for Anganwadi Sevikas
Court Restores Maximum Age for Promotion to Supervisors at 55 Years, Citing Violation of Legitimate Expectation and Disc...
Bombay High Court Upholds Jurisdiction of SEBI's Online Dispute Resolution Mechanism in ITC Limited Case
Court Rules That Objections on Jurisdiction, Limitation, and Maintainability Must Be Raised Before Arbitral Forum, Not W...
Palghar hospital attack: HC raps police over 'lax' probe, asks senior cop to examine and file report
The police have registered a first information report against 22 persons including Shiv Sena district chief Kundan Sankh...
Vijay Mallya continues to evade Indian law, recovery of assets doesn't absolve him: ED to HC
Restoration of assets under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) was a statutory mechanism for legitimate claim...
10-day alcohol ban during Ganesh festival in Pune withdrawn after HC rebuke
It can not be said that every person who consumes alcohol would cause nuisance or a law and order issue, the bench said....
HC refuses to pass order on plea seeking to stop Jarange's protest march to Mumbai
"If someone takes law and order in their hands then the state is capable of handling it. If someone acts contrary to the...
HC deprecates Pune-only alcohol ban during Ganesh festival, says blanket curbs impermissible
The court, in a lighter vein, also said that with such a prohibition, habitual drinkers would end up having medical issu...
Bombay High Court Grants Extension for Scheduled Tribe Student to Submit Caste Validity Certificate, Declares Government Circular Exclusion as Discriminatory
Court directs extension of time for submission of caste validity certificate to Scheduled Tribe category, ensuring non-d...
Entire Mumbai is filled with filth, says HC, warns of action against ward officers over garbage problem
The court ordered the BMC to submit its Standard Operating Procedure and also furnish a list of all the officers in the ...
Bombay High Court Sets Aside Impleadment of Third Party as Co-Plaintiff in Specific Performance Suit
Court Rules Assignment Prior to Filing Suit Cannot Justify Addition of Third Party Under Order I Rule 10 CPC; Third Part...
Bombay High Court Recognizes Inventor’s Exclusive Ownership of Patent, Quashes IIT Bombay’s Claim
Court directs Patent Controller to restore patent application to Dr. Tarkeshwar Patil as sole applicant, emphasizing val...
Bombay High Court Directs Pune Cantonment Board to Permit Residential Construction on Defence Leasehold Land
Court Holds that Future Defence Land Resumption Concerns Cannot Override Valid Leasehold Rights; Grants Permission Subje...
HC takes note of ‘alarming’ 21 kg weight loss of man in jail, grants him bail
The prosecution opposed his bail plea, stressing that his ailments were not life-threatening and that he could be treate...
HC raps police over 'casual approach' in Palghar hospital attack case probe; calls it 'unacceptable'
The bench was hearing a plea taken up suo motu (on its own) into the assault that occurred at a civic hospital in Thane ...
Palghar hospital attack: HC raps police for laxity in probe, failure to arrest absconding accused
Between the night of September 5 and 6, several workers from Shiv Sena allegedly barged into Relief Hospital in Palghar,...
Bombay High Court Grants Interim Protection in Partnership Dispute Over Sale of Firm's Retail Shops
Court restrains transfer and creation of third-party rights in disputed properties, emphasizing the necessity of written...
Bombay High Court Upholds Cancellation of Admissions Over Forged Documents in Prestigious MMS Course
Court Emphasizes Integrity of Admission Process, Rejects Claims of Procedural Lapses and Institutional Bias in Landmark ...
Bombay High Court Quashes Transfer Pricing Officer's Order for Failure to Serve Statutory Show Cause Notice
Court holds that non-service of mandatory Show Cause Notice under Sections 92CA(3) and 92C(3) of the Income Tax Act viol...
Bombay High Court Upholds Stamp Duty Demand on Development Agreement Valued on Revenue Sharing Basis
Court Rules Revenue Sharing Constitutes Valid Consideration under Maharashtra Stamp Act, Reinforces Market Value Determi...
Bombay High Court Grants Interim Injunction Against Sabran Enterprises for Trademark Infringement of "CLEAR" Bottled Water
Defendants restrained from using marks deceptively similar to plaintiff's registered trademarks, copyrights, and bottle ...
Bombay High Court Orders Forcible Possession of Defendant's Premises in Landmark Trademark Infringement Case Against Asian Paints
Court appoints Court Receiver with police assistance after defendant's associates obstruct enforcement of interim injunc...
Bombay High Court Quashes TISS Professor's Compulsory Retirement Over WhatsApp Group
Court Finds Punishment "Grossly Disproportionate," Orders Reinstatement with 50% Back Wages; Applies Doctrine of Proport...
Sena workers' hospital violence: HC summons Palghar SP over police inaction
The bench then posted the matter for further hearing on Wednesday and directed the Palghar district Superintendent of Po...
Complaint for remarks against PM Modi: HC refuses to quash 2019 summons to Rahul Gandhi
Gandhi's counsel Sudeep Pasbola and advocate Kushal Mor argued that the complaint was frivolous and the complainant had ...
Bombay High Court Sets Guidelines on Stamp Duty Valuation for Joint Development Agreements in Landmark Wadhwa Constructions Case
Court Rules Stamp Duty Must Reflect Development Rights Existing on Execution Date, Rejects Inclusion of Future Contingen...
Bombay High Court Strikes Down Discriminatory Government Policy on Manual Scavenger Compensation; Enhances Relief to Rs. 30 Lakhs
Court quashes provisions making private employers liable for compensation instead of State; directs uniform compensation...
Complaint on remarks against PM Modi: HC refuses to quash 2019 summons to Rahul Gandhi
The complainant claimed these statements amounted to direct allegations of theft against all members of the BJP and Indi...
Bombay High Court Upholds Principle of Consistency, Dismisses Revenue’s Appeal Against Millennium Beer Industries in Service Tax Demand Case
Extended Limitation Period Not Invocable Without Allegations of Fraud; Revenue Cannot Take Contradictory Stands in Ident...
Bombay High Court Awards Rupees 2 Lakh Compensation to Student for Illegal Arrest and Detention Without Following Due Process
Court Finds Police Officers Violated Article 21 of Constitution by Arresting Young Student Without Notice and Seizing Mo...
HC orders Maharashtra govt to pay Rs 2 lakh compensation to man for illegal detention
The petition claimed that the two policemen first inquired about his uncle and demanded monthly payment. When Suryawansh...
Bombay High Court Rules in Favor of Contractor, Orders GST Reimbursement on Ongoing Construction Contract
Court holds that pre-bid clarifications cannot override tender terms; denying GST reimbursement violates Article 14’s pr...