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The Bombay High Court heard a writ petition filed by Apurva Co‑Operative Housing Society and others seeking compensation for eight members who had not yet received alternative accommodation after a municipal acquisition. The Municipal Corporation proposed either a Transfer of Development Rights …
The petitioner, Mewalal Hiralal Shah, filed a contempt petition alleging that Kalyan Dombivali Municipal Corporation (KDMC) failed to reconstruct his shop according to the dimensions ordered by this Court in Writ Petition No. 6592 of 2013. The Court had directed KDMC to rebuild the shop within two …
The Bombay High Court heard three family court appeals filed by husband Sandeep Todi against wife Neha Todi. No counsel appeared for the appellant. The court considered a Supreme Court judgment dated 07‑04‑2026, which, under Article 142 of the Constitution, dissolved the marriage, quashed all …
Manisha Ganesh Navthare (appellant) filed a praecipe seeking to withdraw Family Court Appeal No. 80 of 2018. The appellant's counsel also requested an adjournment so that the appellant could be present at the time of withdrawal. The High Court examined whether the physical presence of the appellant …
Manisha Ganesh Navthare (appellant) filed a praecipe seeking to withdraw Family Court Appeal No. 80 of 2018. The appellant's counsel also requested an adjournment so that the appellant could be present at the time of withdrawal. The High Court examined whether the physical presence of the appellant …
Shipra Jain appealed against a decree of divorce granted by the Family Court, Mumbai, on the ground of cruelty under Section 13(1)(i‑a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The husband had filed the petition and the court, after numerous adjournments, allowed the decree ex‑parte because the appellant …
Shanti Suresh Pal, a 76‑year‑old woman convicted of murder under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment, filed an interim bail application pending her appeal. The prosecution’s case relied on circumstantial evidence, a memorandum statement leading to the recovery of a hammer, and an …
The appellant Reshma Gufran Rizvi filed a Family Court Appeal challenging an order dated 28.08.2025 of the Family Court at Bandra. Along with the appeal, an interim application was filed seeking condonation of a 76‑day delay in filing the appeal. The appellant explained that a writ petition was …
The appellant-wife filed an interim application seeking Rs.1 lakh per month as interim maintenance pending the hearing of her appeal against a Family Court decree granting divorce, permanent alimony refusal, and child custody. She contended that the respondent-husband, who owns multiple properties …
The appellant, Rajendra Ramchandra Bajare, filed an interim application seeking condonation of a 213‑day delay in filing his appeal. He explained that, being a senior citizen with limited financial means and health problems, he required additional time to engage counsel and prepare the necessary …
The applicant filed an interim application seeking condonation of a 16‑day delay in filing an appeal against a Family Court judgment dated 8 May 2024. The appeal pertained to the decree passed by the Family Court, Nashik. The court examined the reasons provided by the applicant for the delay. …
The petitioner, Pradeep Rikhabchand Jain, filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the State of Maharashtra and the cooperative bank to hand over possession of his house and the original title documents, and to pay compensation for the delay. The petition relied on an earlier attachment …
The petitioners, led by Nanda Takwane, were personal guarantors for a loan taken by Siddheshwar Industries Pvt. Ltd. (SIPL) and faced recovery actions under the Maharashtra Co‑operative Societies Act, 1960 (Section 101 and Section 156) including notices for attachment of mortgaged property. They …
The applicant, Mayur Gorakh Gaikwad, filed an interim application seeking condonation of a 43‑day delay in filing his criminal appeal against the State of Maharashtra. The impugned judgment was pronounced on 26 February 2026, but the applicant obtained a certified copy only on 8 June 2026, citing …
Shirish Pattanshetty filed writ petition No. 7443 of 2021 before the Bombay High Court challenging actions of the Union of India. No counsel was appointed for the petitioner and no substantive pleadings were filed. The respondents, represented by State counsel, were prepared to contest the petition. …
The petitioners, owners of restaurants with performance licences for orchestra programmes, sought relief from a steep increase in licence fees imposed by the State during the COVID‑19 pandemic. They argued that the lockdown and subsequent prohibition on live performances from 24 March 2020 to 25 …
Pralhad Narhari Rupnar, convicted of murder under Section 302 IPC for the death of his wife, filed an interim application under Section 389 of the CrPC seeking suspension of his life sentence and bail while his appeal is pending. The applicant argued that the conviction was perverse, relying solely …
The Special Court convicted Chetan Yashwantrao Pagare and Aman Prakatsingh Jat for kidnapping, ransom demand and murder of 22‑year‑old Vipin Bafna, imposing death sentences. The State sought confirmation of the death penalty, while the appellants challenged the conviction on grounds of insufficient …
The Special Court convicted Chetan Yashwantrao Pagare and Aman Prakatsingh Jat for kidnapping, ransom demand and murder of 22‑year‑old Vipin Bafna, imposing death sentences. The State sought confirmation of the death penalty, while the appellants challenged the conviction on grounds of insufficient …
The Special Court convicted Chetan Yashwantrao Pagare and Aman Prakatsingh Jat for kidnapping, ransom demand and murder of 22‑year‑old Vipin Bafna, imposing death sentences. The State sought confirmation of the death penalty, while the appellants challenged the conviction on grounds of insufficient …
The petitioner, a 26‑week pregnant married woman, sought termination of her pregnancy due to severe fetal anomalies, including congenital heart disease and short long bones suggestive of Tetralogy of Fallot. A Medical Board of the District Hospital, comprising specialists, examined the mother and …
The petitioner, Lata Vithal Katkari, claimed a 4,500 sq. m. parcel of land allotted to her under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2008, located in Survey/Gat No.219. The Forest Department proposed to erect a boundary wall around Gat …
Indus Towers Limited, a telecom infrastructure company, obtained permission from Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation to install a cellular tower in 2008. After complaints from local residents, the corporation issued a notice and the Ward Officer attempted to dismantle the equipment, prompting the …
The petition sought restoration of a writ petition challenging CIDCO's termination notice dated 24‑02‑2016 of a leave‑and‑license agreement for plot No.4‑A at Kharghar. The agreement, originally for 33 months with a possible 98‑month extension, prohibited sub‑letting and allowed termination on …
The petitioners, owners of CTS No.114 in Koregaon Park, sought to develop the land for residential use but discovered it was reserved for a playground (Reservation PG‑97) in the Revised Draft Development Plan under the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966. A committee appointed under …
The applicants, Pradeep Valjibai Parmar and an associate, filed Interim Application No. 1659 of 2026 seeking permission to travel to and reside in Australia for one year while a criminal appeal (No. 848 of 2009) filed by the State of Maharashtra remains pending. The appeal challenges an acquittal …
The petitioners, street vendors licensed for Vending Zone No. 216 in Pune, challenged the Pune Municipal Corporation's attempt to remove their carts during footpath repairs, invoking protection under the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014. The …
The petitioner, Jagannath Laxman Jadhav, sought a stay of recovery proceedings initiated by Shri Kulswami Co‑Op Credit Society Ltd. under a Recovery Certificate issued pursuant to Section 101 of the Maharashtra Co‑operative Societies Act, 1960, after defaulting on a loan of Rs 50 million. He claimed …
The High Court noted that First Appeal No. 111 of 2025 had been dismissed for want of prosecution on 06/03/2025. Consequently, the Interim Application No. 262 of 2025, which sought a stay of that dismissal, could not survive. The court therefore disposed of the interim application without granting …
The Bombay High Court heard a consolidated group of 28 writ petitions filed by individual shop and house owners whose structures were demolished by Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) for road‑widening. The petitioners sought permission to reconstruct their demolished premises, alternate accommodation …
The Bombay High Court heard a group of 28 writ petitions filed by individual shop owners whose structures were demolished by Thane Municipal Corporation for road‑widening. The petitioners sought permission to reconstruct their shops, alternate accommodation and compensation, relying on a prior High …
The Bombay High Court considered a group of 28 writ petitions filed by individual shop and house owners whose structures were demolished by Thane Municipal Corporation for road widening. The Court noted that the Apex Court had set aside the High Court’s earlier order directing petitioners to …
The husband appealed a Family Court order that dissolved his marriage, granted maintenance for his son, and directed the wife to pay Rs.15,00,000 as permanent alimony. He accepted the dissolution and child maintenance but contested the alimony direction, arguing that no specific prayer for permanent …
The applicant, Nitin Maruti Gaikwad, filed an interim application seeking condonation of a 33‑day delay in filing a Family Court appeal against a judgment dated 17‑09‑2025 that dismissed a restitution petition and partially allowed a divorce petition. The delay was attributed to the applicant not …
The parties were married on 28 February 2002 but separated within three months, after which the husband filed for divorce on the ground of cruelty under Section 13(1)(i-a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, and the wife filed for maintenance and residence under Section 18 of the Hindu Adoptions and …
The petitioner sought a court order for the medical termination of her pregnancy at approximately 23 weeks, invoking the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971. The High Court directed medical examinations, which were conducted by a multidisciplinary board confirming the gestational age and …
The petitioners challenged Mutation Entry No.616, which recorded the State of Maharashtra as owner of several parcels of land (Gat No.18 Hissa) in Yeoor, Thane, alleging that the entry was made without complying with the procedural requirements of the Indian Forest Act, 1927. The State admitted that …
The petitioner, Sudarshan Vishwas Patil, filed a writ petition seeking a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Nashik Metropolitan Region Development Authority (NMRDA) for stone mining on his land in Mouje Matori, Nashik. The High Court directed the petitioner to apply for the NOC, which was …
Dattatrey Ramchandra Patil filed a writ petition (No. 1400 of 2023) in the Bombay High Court challenging actions of the Dindori Agricultural Produce Market Committee and others. The petitioner failed to appear before the court on the scheduled date of 17 February 2026, and no counsel represented him …
The petitioner, Mushtaq Ahmed Abdul, filed a writ petition alleging that the Chief Vigilance Officer of MHADA failed to take cognizance of a complaint he lodged on 15 December 2022, which also implicated the police department for alleged irregularities. He sought a directive compelling the vigilance …
The petitioner filed a writ petition challenging a communication dated 7 June 2022 that rejected his request to lay a pipeline from Lonwade Shivar, citing prohibitions under the Indian Forest Act, 1927 and the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. The communication was issued by the Forest Range Officer …
The petitioner, Sudarshan Vishwas Patil, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court against Wasim Sayyed and other officials. The petitioner’s counsel submitted that the petition had become infructuous because of the lapse of time. The Court accepted this submission. No substantive merits of …
The petitioner, Sudarshan Vishwas Patil, filed a writ petition seeking a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Nashik Metropolitan Region Development Authority (NMRDA) for stone mining on his land in Mouje Matori, Nashik. The High Court directed the petitioner to apply for the NOC, which was …
Mane Finance Private Limited filed a writ petition which was dismissed on 9 January 2026 for want of prosecution because its counsel failed to appear. The petitioner filed an interim application seeking restoration of the dismissed petition, explaining that the counsel's non‑appearance was …
A 16‑year‑old minor, through her mother, filed a writ petition seeking a court‑ordered medical termination of her pregnancy. The High Court initially granted permission for the procedure to be performed at a civil hospital, emphasizing the minor's autonomy and the fact that she was unmarried. The …
The petitioner, Ashit Balwant Doshi, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court. The petitioner’s counsel instructed the court to withdraw the petition. The court granted permission for withdrawal. Consequently, the writ petition was disposed of as withdrawn. No substantive adjudication on …
Acme Housing India Pvt. Ltd. and its director sought a declaration that the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 no longer applied to their 54,500 sq m of land in Thane, the deletion of a mutation entry (No. 1125) that recorded an exemption under Section 20 of that Act, and the quashing of …
The appellant, Dinesh Kumar Chandel, filed a family court appeal challenging a judgment dated 28.02.2023. While the appeal was pending, the appellant died on 27.10.2024. The appellant's counsel filed a praecipe seeking withdrawal of the proceedings on the ground of the appellant's death, which was …
The husband, Subhash Chandulal Talera, filed a petition in the Family Court seeking a declaration that shares and immovable property held in his wife Sona Subhash Talera's name were benami and that he was the absolute owner, along with a direction to cancel a power of attorney and an injunction …
The applicant filed an interim application seeking restoration of Family Court Appeal No. 35 of 2020, which had been dismissed because notice to Respondent No. 2 was not served and the appellant failed to act within the two‑week deadline. The Registrar had directed dismissal for non‑service, and the …
The petitioner, Kalpana Premanand Nayak, filed writ petition No.11082 of 2023 before the Bombay High Court seeking direction regarding a pending appeal before the Additional Central Provident Fund Commissioner/Appellate Authority dated 14 February 2022. The petition alleged long pendency and asked …
Petitioner Poonam Kaur filed a writ petition alleging that Respondent No.2 had published defamatory statements about her on various social media platforms and sought a restraining order against Respondent No.2 and Respondents 3, 4 and 5. The High Court examined whether such relief could be granted …
Yogesh Gori filed a writ petition challenging a notice issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) that sought to remove his name from the Institute’s register of members on the allegation that he had issued false certificates. The High Court earlier stayed the publication of …
The husband, who runs a clinic in a flat undergoing redevelopment, filed an interim application seeking an order that his wife, a 50% co‑owner, execute the Permanent Alternate Accommodation Agreement (PAAA) with the developer and that he be given possession of the new premises during the pendency of …
The applicant, Smita Sushanth Shetty, filed an interim application seeking condonation of a 181‑day delay in filing an appeal against a Family Court decree for restitution of conjugal rights under the Special Marriage Act, 1954. She claimed she was unaware of the judgment until she obtained a …
The appellant, Ashwin Champshi Gala, filed a family court appeal (ST) No.22792 of 2023 against the respondent, Nehal Ashwin Gala. The appellant's counsel, Mr. Punit Vyas, sought to withdraw the appeal. The court considered whether permission was required to withdraw an appeal pending before it. The …
The petitioners, Goel Ganga India Pvt. Ltd. and another, filed writ petitions numbered 7560 and 7561 of 2021 in the High Court of Bombay. The respondents were the State of Maharashtra and others. The petitioners sought relief, but the court did not grant any order in their favour. The bench …
The petitioners, Goel Ganga India Pvt. Ltd. and another, filed writ petitions numbered 7560 and 7561 of 2021 in the High Court of Bombay. The respondents were the State of Maharashtra and others. The petitioners sought relief, but the court did not grant any order in their favour. The bench …
The applicant, Trambak Natha Bhagwat, appealed a Family Court judgment that dismissed his petition for dissolution of marriage under the Hindu Marriage Act. The appeal, filed under Section 19 of the Family Court Act, 1984, was delayed by 155 days. The applicant sought condonation of this delay, …
The petitioners filed a writ petition seeking the Court Receiver, appointed under Order 40 Rule 1 read with Section 151 of the CPC, to take action against respondents and demolish an illegal structure on the suit property. The High Court examined whether such a direction could be issued by a writ …
