Bombay High Court

Tata Power land acquisition under MID Act
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Bombay High Court held that the State cannot misuse the Maharashtra Industrial Development Act, 1961, to acquire land for the benefit of a private entity under the guise of public purpose. The Court while emphasising that the power of eminent domain must primarily serve public interest, quashed the acquisition of 84 hectares of Tata Power’s land as a colourable exercise of power.

Section 56(2)(x) rights issue
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Bombay High Court held that Section 56(2)(x), IT Act could not be invoked merely because rights shares were allotted at a price lower than their alleged fair market value where no disproportionate benefit accrued to the shareholder.

recalling witness for Section 138 NI Act
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Absence of a cogent reason, failure to prove the cheque at the trial stage, and subsequent recourse to Section 311 CrPC cannot be permitted merely to fill a lacuna in the case.

Gokul Chairman Election
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The Court directed the Election Officer/Presiding Officer to maintain separate ballot boxes for the elected Directors and Government nominees.

Additional Judge Bombay High Court
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The Department of Justice (Appointments Division) notified the appointment of Ajay Sharma as Additional Judge of the Bombay High Court on 5 November 2026.

Dia Mirza firecracker awareness campaign
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The Court observed that the deletion of Dia Mirza’s social-awareness message highlighting the ill-effects of bursting firecrackers from BMC’s social media handle was most unfortunate, as it overlooked the overarching intent and object of the Court’s orders.

Imran Khan Leave India Notice
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Bombay High Court took Imran Khan’s undertaking and unconditional apology on record and gave the Union three weeks to file its reply.

school peon reinstatement
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The Court held that the School Tribunal’s approach was perverse as it overlooked the actual charges against the peon.

promoting one's own religion
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The Bombay High Court quashed criminal proceedings arising out of allegations that the accused persons had induced and pressured a complainant and his wife to convert to Christianity.

pension on higher wages
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Bombay High Court held that employees of exempted establishments are entitled to the same higher pension benefits under the EPS 1995 as employees of unexempted establishments. The provident fund trust rules cannot override statutory rights under Paras 11(3) and 11(4), and applications for higher pension cannot be denied merely because trust rules impose wage ceilings or do not provide for contributions on actual wages.

High Court Judge Appointments 2026
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The Supreme Court Collegium, at its meeting held on 26 October 2026, approved the proposal to appoint seven advocates as Judges of the Madhya Pradesh High Court along with an advocate and a judicial member as Bombay High Court Judges.

Date of Import Under FTP
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A dispute arose over the applicability of a notification changing the import policy for studded platinum jewellery from “Free” to “Restricted”, where the consignments had been dispatched and arrived in India before the notification was published, but the Bills of Entry were filed afterwards.

settlement demand extortion
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The Court held that an exorbitant settlement demand, without an intentional threat or fear of injury, does not attract Section 385 IPC.

Lawyers threatening judge
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The lawyers were fined ₹2,000 and directed to pay ₹50,000 costs each, with a Bar Council referral for action.

relief to PCI-approved pharmacy college
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The Court granted ad interim relief to a pharmacy institution that had obtained approval from the Pharmacy Council of India but was unable to participate in the Central Admission Process owing to the State’s prohibition on establishment of new B. Pharmacy and D. Pharmacy institutions for the Academic Year 2026-2027.

GST classification of copyright licensing
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A GST classification dispute arose over the licensing of copyright in cinematographic films and whether such film content could fall within “information technology software” for taxation purposes.

SAP India's arbitral tribunal mandate
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The High Court held that the delay in completion of the arbitral proceedings could not be attributed to any deliberate, wilful or negligent default on the part of the petitioner or the tribunal and that sufficient cause had been made out for extension of the mandate under Section 29-A (5), Arbitration Act.

director cannot institute complaint without board authorisation
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In a copyright infringement case involving alleged unauthorised use of source codes, the Bombay High Court quashed proceedings against an employee, finding no material to show his active role beyond carrying out duties assigned by his employer. The Court also held that a company cannot maintain a criminal complaint through its Vice-President or an individual Director unless duly authorised by a Board resolution.

teacher-student POCSO case
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Material contradictions, significant omissions, and the complete absence of the alleged photographs, videos, messages, and call records persuades the Bombay High Court to suspend the sentence in a POCSO conviction, holding that the prosecution case raised serious issues requiring appellate scrutiny and that the evidence disclosed chances of acquittal pending appeal.

bahu remarks child-welfare assessment
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The Court held that the Family Court had not appreciated the jurisdictional parameters of Section 12, Guardians and Wards Act and had failed to independently assess the physical, emotional, educational or psychological welfare of the child while directing change of interim custody.