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Bombay High Court
Mumbai
The Bombay High Court is one of India's oldest High Courts, established in 1862. It has jurisdiction over Maharashtra, Goa, and the Union Territories of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.
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Power of Remand Must Be Used Cautiously, Only When Authority Ignores Material Evidence: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court, in a significant ruling dated April 30, 2025, reiterated that the power of remand should not be exercised as a routine judicial tool, especially under the Mamlatdar’s Courts Act, 1906. Justice Amit Borkar, while deciding the matter in WRIT PETITION NO.5672 OF 2025, firmly stated that remand is…
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State Cannot Violate Rights of Rural Citizens Merely Due to Their Illiteracy or Inability to Approach Courts: Bombay High Court
In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court has held that the Maharashtra Government cannot deny compensation to landowners merely because they delayed approaching the court. The land in question was taken for the Dudhganga Irrigation Project in Kolhapur district way back in September 1990, but no compensation was…
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Reassessment Confirmed for Non-Disclosure of Fund Routing Through Tax Havens During Original Proceedings: Bombay High Court
In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court has upheld the initiation of reassessment proceedings under the Income Tax Act 1961, specifically under Section 147 and Section 148, for a case where the Assessing Officer (AO) had reason to believe that the income chargeable to tax had escaped assessment due to a bogus…
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Resolution Plan Under IBC Can't Extinguish Provident Fund Dues Owed To Employees: Bombay High Court
In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court has emphasized that employee provident fund (EPF) dues cannot be extinguished during the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP). The judgment was delivered in the case of Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd. VERSUS Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO). The Court…
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Police Officer Denied Relief for Laughing at Judge During Virtual Hearing While Recording Evidence: Bombay High Court
In an important judgment promoting judicial decorum in virtual court proceedings, the Bombay High Court refused to quash a letter issued by a Sessions Court in Beed District to the Director General of Police (DGP), Maharashtra, recommending the formulation of a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for police officers…
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Muslim Father Can Gift Property to Son Without Transferring Actual Physical Possession and May Continue Residing There: Bombay High Court
On April 16, 2025, the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court, in Second Appeal No. 394 of 2022, upheld the legality of an oral gift (Hiba) made by a father to his son under Muslim personal law, dismissing the challenge raised by the other children of the donor. The case was heard and decided by Justice Rohit W. Joshi.…
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Unilateral Option to Terminate Arbitration Agreement Not Illegal: Bombay High Court
In a significant judgment passed on April 22, 2025, the Bombay High Court under its Ordinary Original Civil Jurisdiction ruled on Commercial Arbitration Application No. 237 of 2024 and No. 243 of 2024. The applications were filed under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, by Tata Capital Limited…
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Only Instant Triple Talaq Is Prohibited, Talaq-e-Ahsan Remains Valid: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court Bench at Aurangabad, on 23 April 2025, quashed FIR No.124 of 2024, registered under Section 4 of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 and Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, against Tanveer Ahmed s/o Sadik Patel, his parents Sadik Ahamad and Zohra Patel. The Court ruled…
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Lawyer's Actions Often Controlled by Client, Forgery FIR Against Advocate Quashed: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court, in a significant ruling, has quashed a criminal case against an advocate, who was accused of submitting a forged property tax receipt while assisting her client in securing bail. The Nagpur Bench, comprising Justice Anil S Kilor and Justice Pravin Patil, held that an advocate cannot be held…
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Government Allottee Becomes Deemed Tenant Under Maharashtra Rent Control Act Only Upon Legal Possession of Requisitioned Premises: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court, while deciding Writ Petition No. 3650 of 1988, has ruled that a Government allottee who does not hold legal occupation or possession of a requisitioned property as of 7 December 1996 cannot be considered a 'deemed tenant' under Section 27 of the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999. Background of…
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No Data on Colleges Allowing Low Attendance Students to Appear in Exams; PIL on Law Students' Absenteeism in Mumbai University Closed: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court, on April 24, 2025, disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL No. 14 of 2024) seeking strict enforcement of mandatory attendance requirements among law students in colleges affiliated with the University of Mumbai. The petition, filed by Sharmila Ghuge, a law professor, alleged widespread…
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Delayed Gratuity Payment Beyond One Month of Retirement Attracts 10% Interest: Bombay High Court
In a significant ruling reinforcing employee welfare protections, the Bombay High Court, on 28 March 2025, directed Nowrosjee Wadia College, managed by the Modern Education Society, to release gratuity with 10% interest to retired professor Dr. Chetana Rajput, after finding that her retirement benefits were…
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Rejects Anticipatory Bail to Man Accused of Circulating Objectionable Images on WhatsApp: Bombay High Court
The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Nikhil s/o Madhukar Thepale, challenging the rejection of his anticipatory bail application in a case registered at Ghuggus Police Station, Chandrapur. Justice Y. G. Khobragade passed the judgment on 29.09.2026 in Criminal Appeal No. 127 of…
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Vinayak Raut’s Election Petition Against Narayan Rane Rejected for Vague Pleadings: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has rejected an election petition filed by Vinayak Bhaurao Raut challenging the 2024 Lok Sabha election from the 46 Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg Constituency. The order was passed by Justice Shailesh P. Brahme on 29 September 2026. Indian Kanoon Narayan Tatu Rane, the returned candidate, had sought…
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₹3.14 Crore GST Pre-Deposit Ordered to Be Refunded to IBM India After 64% of Demand Dropped: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra tax authorities to refund a sum of ₹3,14,58,422 to IBM India Pvt. Ltd. after a substantial part of the original GST demand was dropped in the company’s appeal. The case, titled IBM India Pvt. Ltd. vs. Union of India & Ors., involved a dispute over a hefty tax demand…
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Probate Grants Must Be Issued Within 2 Weeks of Court Order, Subsequent Caveats Barred: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has issued important directions for officers exercising functions under its Testamentary and Intestate Jurisdiction, making it clear that once an order directing issuance of a grant has been passed, the process should not be kept open for checking whether a fresh Caveat or cross Petition has been…
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Have Vijay Mallya's Debts Been Cleared Using His Assets? Court Seeks Clarification from ED, Banks: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has directed the State Bank of India and the Enforcement Directorate to verify whether the outstanding debts and liabilities of businessman Vijay Vittal Mallya have been cleared from money recovered through the movable properties attached by the Enforcement Directorate under the Prevention of…
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' Victim' in Rape Cases Is a Myth; Women Respond to Trauma in Different Ways: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court, in a landmark judgment on August 6, 2026, has challenged the long-held belief that victims of sexual assault must behave in a specific, stereotypical manner to be believed by courts. The Court, while convicting Tarun Tejpal in a 2013 rape case, emphasized that women deal with trauma in different…
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Working Wife Earning Sufficient Independent Income Cannot Seek Interim Maintenance Solely on the Ground of Exorbitant Living Costs Abroad: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has refused to grant interim maintenance to a professionally qualified woman residing and working in the United States, holding that Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 applies only where a spouse does not have sufficient independent means to maintain himself or herself during the pendency…
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Written Statement Filing Deadline Commences Only After Valid Service of Summons: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that the statutory limitation period for filing a written statement under Order VIII Rule 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 commences only after a writ of summons is properly served upon the defendant, the defendant expressly waives such service, or the court specifically directs…
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Right to Be Forgotten | Litigant's Name Directed to Be Masked in Online Court Records After FIR Quashed: Bombay High Court
The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has reaffirmed that the Right to Privacy under Article 21 of the Constitution of India includes the Right to Be Forgotten. While deciding Criminal Writ Petition No. 470 of 2026, the Court directed the Registry to mask the identity of a petitioner whose criminal case had…
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No One Can Compel an Adult Woman to Return Home or Marry; Personal Liberty Protected: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has reaffirmed that an adult woman has the fundamental right to decide where she wants to live, whether she wishes to marry and whether she wants to pursue higher education. The Court held that neither parents nor the State can compel a major woman to return to her parental home or force her into…
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Mere Execution of Family Arrangement Does Not Constitute Admission That Suit Properties Are HUF Properties: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has clarified an important legal principle relating to disputes over Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) properties. The Court held that merely executing a family arrangement does not amount to an admission that the properties covered under the arrangement are HUF properties. The Court observed that…
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Mere Suspicion of Extra-Marital Affair Not Enough to Invoke Section 498A Against Relative; Case Against Husband's Cousin's Wife Quashed: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has ruled that vague allegations and mere suspicion of an alleged extra-marital relationship are not sufficient to prosecute a relative under Section 498A IPC. The Court held that criminal law cannot be invoked on assumptions without credible evidence and quashed the criminal proceedings against…
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Pouring Kerosene on Wife and Telling Her to Die Amounts to Abetment of Suicide, Conviction Upheld: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court at Aurangabad has dismissed Criminal Appeal No. 163 of 2016 filed by Vijay s/o Amrit Patil, upholding his conviction under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for abetting the suicide of his wife, Surekha. In a judgment pronounced on October 6, 2026, Justice Abhay S. Waghwase upheld the…
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Digital Arrest Fraud Case: Bail Denied to Accused Whose Account Received ₹4.03 Crore: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, has rejected the anticipatory bail application filed by Anuj Satendra Saxena in a case involving an alleged digital arrest fraud of Rs. 7.17 crore. Justice R. M. Joshi passed the order on October 5, 2026. The case relates to C.R. No. 12/2025 registered at Ahilyanagar Taluka…
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Students Have Right to Peaceful Protest: Report Sought on Recruitment, Exam Leak and Traffic Flow: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has sought a detailed response from the Maharashtra government over protests in Pune concerning alleged malpractices and a paper leak in the MPSC Drug Inspector recruitment examination. A division bench of Chief Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Justice Advait M. Sethna passed the order on…
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Seizes Mobile Phone, Orders ₹10,000 Payment for Unauthorised Recording of Court Proceedings: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has ordered seizure and confiscation of the mobile phone of Dilip Wagh after he was caught recording court proceedings without permission. A Division Bench of Justice G. S. Kulkarni and Justice Dr. Neela Gokhale passed the order on October 5, 2026. The incident took place at about 12:23 p.m.,…
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Unregistered Partnership Firm Entitled to Statutory Tenancy Protection Under Section 15-A of Bombay Rent Control Act: Bombay High Court
The dispute revolves around a shop situated on the Ground Floor of Mayfair Building, 75, C Veer Nariman Road, Fort, Mumbai 400 020. The firm All India Travel Services, represented by its partner Shri. Subhash Jain, entered into a leave and license agreement on 30.05.1966 with the original tenant, S. T. Upadhayay. The…
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NPPA Cannot Impose Drug Ceiling Price Without Following DPCO Formula, Pharmed Demand Quashed: Bombay High Court
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition filed by Anil Ahluwalia seeking an FIR and police investigation over the death of his wife during the COVID-19 pandemic. The petition, CRL.M.C. 119/2026, challenged a Sessions Court order that had upheld the Magistrate’s refusal to direct registration of an FIR. According…
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State Best Equipped to Decide Land Requirement for Airport, Farmers’ Challenge to Purandar Airport Site Rejected: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by three agriculturists challenging the selection of “Site 1A” for the proposed Greenfield Airport at Purandar, Pune, and opposing the acquisition of their agricultural land. The petition was filed by Pandit Shivaji Kumbharkar, Vikas Kaluram Kumbharkar and…
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Case Against Man Accused of Threatening Cop Quashed After Mobile Video Showed ₹300 Bribe Demand: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has quashed the criminal proceedings against Mukesh W. Siyal in a case registered at Kasturba Marg Police Station, Borivali East. The order was passed on September 10, 2026 by Justice Milind N. Jadhav. The case arose from an incident on February 4, 2018, when Siyal was stopped on Dattapada Road,…
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Creating WhatsApp Group Without TISS Permission Insufficient for Compulsory Retirement Without Proof of Personal Gain: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has ruled in favor of Dr. Swapan Garain, a professor at Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), in a case challenging his suspension and compulsory retirement. The court found that the disciplinary actions taken against him were disproportionate and unlawful. Background of the Case Dr. Garain,…
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Bail Challenge Rejected in Fatal Road Accident Case Involving Juvenile at the Time of Incident: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has rejected a revision application challenging an order that cancelled bail granted to a minor who was 17 years and 8 months old when a road accident took place on 5 February 2026. According to the prosecution, the minor was driving his father’s car rashly and at excessive speed when it hit a…
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Custody of 11-Year-Old Girl Not Transferred to Biological Parents, Stability and Her Expressed Preference Cited: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has dismissed Writ Petition No. 3975 of 2023 filed by Yogesh Gangaram Sanap and Rupali Yogesh Sanap, who sought interim custody of their minor daughter from the Respondent. The dispute arose after the child, born on 1 December 2014, had remained with the Respondent and his wife since infancy,…
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ST Student Also Entitled to Three-Month Extension for Caste Validity Certificate: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court’s Circuit Bench at Kolhapur considered a petition filed by Snehal Anandrao Bhosale concerning her admission to the B.Sc. Honors Agriculture course for the academic year 2026-27. She had secured admission against a seat reserved for the Scheduled Tribe category, but her Tribe Validity Certificate…
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About the Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court is one of India's oldest High Courts, established in 1862. It has jurisdiction over Maharashtra, Goa, and the Union Territories of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.
Seat
Mumbai
State / UT
Maharashtra
Region
West India
