Bombay High Court
HC frees 50 stranded seafarers; raps vessel owners for treating crew worse than pets
"We are not concerned with your ship and vessels. That is not the scope of this habeas corpus petition. The owners' cond...
District magistrates competent to decide adoption proceedings: Bombay HC
It added that a district magistrate holds the position of the senior-most executive magistrate responsible for the gener...
HC grants bail to activist Gadling in Elgar Parishad case; all accused out of jail now
At least 16 people, including prominent lawyers, activists, and academics, were booked in connection with allegedly pr...
Bombay High Court Denies Bail to Vikram Vijay Bhutekar under MCOC Act
Court Rules Long Incarceration Alone Insufficient for Bail if Accused Delays Trial Proceedings...
Bombay High Court Vacates Interim Injunction Against Apex Metchem in Trademark Dispute
Asian Paints' Suppression of Material Facts Leads to Lifting of Injunction on Use of "Apex" Trademark...
Bombay High Court Rules in Favor of Victim's Family in Train Accident Case
Court Declares Incident as "Untoward" Under Railways Act, 1989; Awards Compensation to Victim's Dependents...
Sexual harassment plaint: HC expunges adverse remarks against Cooper hosp dean; quashes warning memo
Medhekar had sought expunging certain adverse remarks made against him in September 2024 by the Main Internal Complaint ...
Bombay High Court Stays Relocation of Differently-Abled Students to Mainstream Schools
Court Emphasizes Need for Proper Policy Implementation and Respect for Parental Choice in Education...
Bombay High Court Quashes Notices Issued by Executive Magistrates for Procedural Non-Compliance
Court emphasizes strict adherence to statutory provisions under Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023...
Bombay High Court Allows Suit Against Principal Borrower Despite Moratorium on Guarantors
A landmark judgment clarifies the applicability of moratorium under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, allowing proceedings...
Bombay High Court Quashes Charity Commissioner's Directive to Change Trust Name
Court Finds No Jurisdiction to Alter Trust Names Under Maharashtra Public Trusts Act, 1950; Invokes Emblems Act for Gove...
Bombay High Court Upholds Specific Performance in Decades-Old Property Dispute
Court Orders Plaintiffs to Pay Additional Sum to Balance Equities Amid Rising Property Prices...
Bombay High Court Rules Against Customs in Areca Nut Seizure Case
Court Upholds FSSAI Clearance, Declares Customs' Actions Arbitrary...
Bombay High Court Grants Injunction to Sun Pharma in Trademark Infringement Case
Court finds Zawadi Healthcare's "PANTOZED-40" deceptively similar to Sun Pharma's "PANTOCID," orders halt to further inf...
Bombay High Court Upholds Arbitral Award in Mahavir Developers vs. Mahavir Jaina Vidyalaya Dispute
Court affirms non-interference with arbitral awards unless clear perversity or violation of public policy is evident...
Muslim reservation ordinance lapsed in 2014, new GR didn't scrap quota: Maharashtra govt to HC
The affidavit, filed by the Social Justice and Special Assistance Department, however, refuted the "unfounded, baseless,...
Bombay High Court Upholds Formation of Single Co-Operative Society in Gera Developers' Bavdhan Project
Court dismisses petition by Gera Developers challenging single society formation; affirms majority consent and statutory...
Bombay High Court Quashes Show Cause Notice Against Sheesha Sky Lounge, Mandates Pre-Consultation Process
Court finds issuance of notice without pre-show cause consultation illegal, orders adherence to mandatory procedures und...
Man acquitted in 26/11 terror case denied police clearance considering national security: HC
Ansari filed the plea in January last year, seeking the police clearance certificate for the purpose of securing a publi...
Dabholkar murder: HC grants bail to convict Sharad Kalaskar, raises doubt whether he was shooter
Kalaskar, who is also facing trial for the killing of communist leader Govind Pansare, was granted bail by the high cour...
Narendra Dabholkar murder case: Bombay HC grants bail to convict Sharad Kalaskar
Dabholkar's murder was the first in a chain of similar killings of three other rationalists and activists -- Govind Pans...
HC dismisses plea of man acquitted in 26/11 terror case for police clearance to ply autorickshaw
Thereafter, he got a job at a printing press in Mumbra in the neighbouring Thane district. However, since the income was...
Day after adjourning defamation suit to 2046, HC modifies order; posts hearing in July 2026
Desai sought Rs 20 crore as damages claiming that the communications of the society were defamatory, causing them mental...
"Ego fight" between parties, says HC, adjourns hearing on defamation suit to 2046!
The HC noted that this was one of the matters where the "ego fight" between the parties at the fag end of their lives "c...
HC raps authorities for 'eyewash' approach against illegal hawkers
"What you do is a complete eyewash. Every time we ask something, you just read out earlier orders. Don't read and tell u...
HC terms trial court's acquittal in 2015 murder case 'perverse'; orders retrial
The bench further said that the trial court judge had needlessly entered into confusion as to who had registered the FIR...
HC fumes at 'audacity' of officials to disobey court orders; issues contempt notice to SSC director
It noted that despite court orders, two Pune residents - Sushant Sarode and Aniket Jadhav - aspiring to join the CISF/BS...
Bombay High Court Lifts GST Credit Block on NZS Traders Post One-Year Statutory Limit
The Court rules the continuation of Input Tax Credit block beyond the one-year statutory period as unlawful under Rule 8...
Bombay High Court Quashes State Tax Officer's Order for Violating Principles of Natural Justice
Court Remands Proceedings for Fresh Consideration, Citing Lack of Hearing and Opportunity to File Reply...
Bombay High Court Upholds Insolvency Petition Filing during COVID-19 Period
Court extends limitation period for insolvency petitions in light of Supreme Court's COVID-19 directives...
Bombay High Court Stays Retrospective GST Demand on Insurance Services to SEZ Units
Court rules amendment to IGST Act operates prospectively, providing interim relief to ICICI Lombard and others from tax ...
SBL Energy blast: HC denies pre-arrest bail to five senior executives
"In hazardous industries, persistent statutory non-compliance, even after prior notice, transforms omission into culpabl...
Bombay High Court Grants Divorce on Grounds of Mental Cruelty
Appellant husband wins appeal as court overturns Family Court's decision, recognizing mental cruelty from wife's erratic...
Bombay High Court Upholds Right to Live Music, Quashes License Refusal
Court rules against Navi Mumbai Police's denial of orchestra license, citing breach of natural justice and fundamental r...
Bombay High Court Upholds Arbitral Award in Partnership Dispute
Court Dismisses Challenge to Arbitral Tribunal's Decision on Dissolution of Saras Developers and Financial Entitlements...
Bombay High Court Quashes Arbitral Awards in Securities Dispute
Vital Evidence Ignored in Arbitration Proceedings, Court Finds Awards Perverse...