Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 400 to 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 410Nominal IndexBaburao Gangadhar Jadhav vs State of Maharashtra, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 400Securities and Exchange Board of India vs Yogesh Babulal Mehta, 2026 LiveLaw 401Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation vs Mohan Shriram Nimdeokar, 2026 LiveLaw 402State of Maharashtra vs Unique Identification Authority of India, 2026...
Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 400 to 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 410
Nominal Index
Baburao Gangadhar Jadhav vs State of Maharashtra, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 400
Securities and Exchange Board of India vs Yogesh Babulal Mehta, 2026 LiveLaw 401
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation vs Mohan Shriram Nimdeokar, 2026 LiveLaw 402
State of Maharashtra vs Unique Identification Authority of India, 2026 LiveLaw 403
Deepak Devidas Nechwan vs State of Maharashtra, 2026 LiveLaw 404
Nimesia Faleiro vs State of Goa, 2026 LiveLaw 405
Manohar Sharad Pathare vs State of Maharashtra, 2026 LiveLaw 406
Girish Nigonda Patil vs State of Maharashtra. 2026 LiveLaw 407
Jitendra Gorakh Megh vs Gorakh Govind Megh, 2026 LiveLaw 408
YRK vs State of Maharashtra, 2026 LiveLaw 409
M/s. Sada Anand Developers vs Shree Balaji Realty, 2026 LiveLaw 410
Final Orders/Judgments:
Case Title: Baburao Gangadhar Jadhav vs State of Maharashtra
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 400
The Bombay High Court has held that land which is de-reserved from a revised Development Plan by operation of law cannot be reserved again in a subsequent Development Plan with some variation in purpose. A division bench comprising Justice Makarand Karnik and Justice Ranjitsinha Raja Bhonsale was hearing a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution and Section 127 of the Maharashtra Regional Town Planning Act, 1966 (MRTP Act), seeking a declaration that the reservation for public amenities upon the subject property vide sanctioned Development Plan for Nashik Corporation has lapsed and that the said lands are released from the reservation and available to the Petitioner for development.
Case Title: Securities and Exchange Board of India vs Yogesh Babulal Mehta
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 401
The Bombay High Court has held that a public authority is not under an obligation under the RTI Act to obtain information from a private body to satisfy an applicant seeking information. The Court further held that while the public authority is required to furnish the information held by it at the point in time when the request is made, the RTI Act does not cast an obligation to collect or collate information not available with it and then to furnish the same.
Case Title: Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation vs Mohan Shriram Nimdeokar
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 402
The Bombay High Court has held that interest under Section 28 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 is required to be calculated only on the enhanced amount of compensation and that unpaid interest cannot be added to the enhanced compensation for calculating further interest
Case Title: State of Maharashtra vs Unique Identification Authority of India
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 403
Taking note of the 'concerning pattern' of foreigners 'infiltrating' India's borders and fraudulently obtaining basic documents like Aadhar Card, PAN Card etc. to conceal their identities, the Bombay High Court recently ordered the Union Government and the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to consider amending the Aadhar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 for prompt tracing and deporting of such foreign nationals, who live in India illegally.
'No Right To Take Any Particular Route For Religious Procession Under Article 25': Bombay High Court
Case Title: Deepak Devidas Nechwan vs State of Maharashtra
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 404
The Bombay High Court has held that the right guaranteed under Article 25 to practise one's religion is subject to the larger interest of law and order, public order and the needs of other sections of the population, when the same are adversely affected by the exercise of the right in a particular manner. The Court observed that the exercise of the right to practise one's religion is one thing and to practise it in a particular way is another.
Case Title: Nimesia Faleiro vs State of Goa
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 405
No Government has an entitlement to chose a politically convenient date of an election whose periodicity has been fixed by the Constitution of India, held the Bombay High Court while upholding the validity of the Goa Municipalities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026, which has now paved way for elections of 11 Municipal Councils in Goa.
Accused Having To Wait Inside Police Station Before Inquiry Is Not Under Arrest: Bombay High Court
Case Title: Manohar Sharad Pathare vs State of Maharashtra
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 406
An accused having to wait inside the police station for inquiry because the investigating officer is busy in some other case cannot claim that he was 'under arrest', held the Bombay High Court recently. A division bench of Justice Sarang Kotwal and Justice Ranjitsinha Bhonsale dismissed a plea filed by one Manohar Pathare, who sought a declaration that the 'waiting time' in the station house was actually a period by when he was arrested as at the police had total control over him and that his movement was restricted.
Case Title: Girish Nigonda Patil vs State of Maharashtra
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 407
The Bombay High Court recently held that a man's act of grabbing a woman's shoulder, pressing it and shoving her away, making her feel ashamed, may amount to outraging her modesty but the very act would not amount to sexual harassment as there is 'no sexual intent' or 'sexual overtures' or any unwelcome physical contact.
Case Title: Jitendra Gorakh Megh vs Gorakh Govind Megh
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 408
The Bombay High Court recently imposed a hefty cost of Rs 5 lakh on a man for dragging his septuagenarian father to court despite the fact of him (father) suffering from various ailments. The High Court held this to be an abuse of the process and severely reprimanded the son's conduct.
Case Title: YRK vs State of Maharashtra
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 409
The Bombay High Court recently while quashing a First Information Report (FIR) lodged against a 'young man' for 'brandishing' a sword in a neighbourhood quarrel, held that Courts must give an opportunity to such young accused persons for their reformation and rehabilitation. The High Court also imposed a cost of Rs 10,000 on the young man to 'give out a strong message' to the young citizens of the country not to take law in their own hands.
Case Title: M/s. Sada Anand Developers vs Shree Balaji Realty
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 410
The Bombay High Court has held that a contract which is inherently determinable cannot be specifically enforced and, consequently, an interim injunction cannot be granted to protect such a contract. The Court observed that when the MOU was determinable by its very nature, specific performance of the same could not be insisted upon.
Other Developments:
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (August 25) ordered the Maharashtra Food & Drugs Administration (FDA) to re-inspect the five eateries operating in the premises of Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) and submit its report on whether their suspended licences could be revoked.
Days after the Maharashtra Government commenced 'strict' implementation of its decision making 'working knowledge of Marathi language' compulsory for all autorickshaw, taxi and app-based cab drivers, a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Bombay High Court challenging the very decision arguing that 'citizens of India' who come to Maharashtra for earning their bread are being treated as 'outsiders.'
The Bombay High Court on Saturday directed the Maharashtra Government to ensure immediate medical care for tribal students in Pune who have been on hunger strike for the last 15 days, after it was informed that the health of one of the protesting students had deteriorated.
The Maharashtra Government on Saturday informed the Bombay High Court that autorickshaw, taxi and cab drivers across the state will be granted one year to learn and master Marathi, following a challenge to the government's requirement that such drivers possess a “working knowledge” of the language.
The Bombay High Court came down heavily on Maharashtra's Food & Drug Administration (FDA) on Saturday for passing "mechanical orders" to retain the suspension of licenses of five eateries operating on the premises of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) in the city, despite an earlier direction of the Court to reconsider the issue and pass a reasoned order.