IT Act | 'Charitable Trust's Bona Fide Mistake Due To Misprint In Taxmann Bare Act': Bombay High Court Condones Delay In Filing Form 9A

The Bombay High Court allowed a writ petition filed by the Charitable Trust “Savitribai Phule Shikshan Prasarak” seeking quashing and setting aside of the Order passed by the Directorate General of Income Tax Investigation (Investigation) Pune whereby the Trust/Petitioner's application for condonation of delay 509 days in filing its Form 9A for the Assessment Year 2022-23 was...

Maharashtra Police Academy Falls Within Purview Of 'Industry' U/S 2(j) Industrial Disputes Act: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court held that the Maharashtra Police Academy (MPA) is an “industry” within the meaning of Section 2(j) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, and upheld the direction of the Industrial Court granting reinstatement with continuity of service to the respondent, who had worked as a Computer Operator on daily wages. The Court observed that the functions performed by the...

Suspension Of Proceedings By Arbitrator For Non-Payment Of Revised Fees Amounts To Effective Withdrawal From Office: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court held that an arbitrator who suspended the proceedings indefinitely on the ground of non-payment of revised fees and thereafter failed to conduct hearings must be deemed to have withdrawn from office under section 15 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act). The court further held that the arbitrator's mandate had also expired by efflux of...

S.74 Finance Act Cannot Be Invoked To Seek Redetermination Of Service Tax Liability: Bombay High Court

On November 14th, 2025, the High Court of Bombay at Aurangabad dismissed a writ petition filed by M/s Suman Construction (“assessee” hereinafter), a government-registered civil contractor, which had challenged the service tax demand raised on road construction works for government departments. The principal issue before the Court was whether the assessee could invoke...

'Preventive Detention Under MPDA Act Cannot Be Used To Detain Person Already On Bail': Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court held that preventive detention under the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1981 (MPDA Act) cannot be invoked when the detenu is already on bail in the very same offence forming the basis of the detention, without the detaining authority considering whether the bail conditions are sufficient to prevent alleged prejudicial activities. The Court observed...

Bifurcation Of Cooperative Society In Maharashtra Does Not Require Prior Permission From CIDCO: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court held that bifurcation of a cooperative society under Section 18 of the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960, does not require prior permission from CIDCO, and that registration of a newly constituted society itself effects the necessary transfer of assets and liabilities as contemplated by the statute. The Court observed that importing an external approval...

Bombay High Court Halts Production And Sale Of Fake 'Gold Flake' Cigarettes

The Bombay High Court has temporarily restrained individuals in Raigad from manufacturing and selling counterfeit 'Gold Flake' cigarettes, following a copyright and trademark infringment suit by ITC Limited. The order will remain in effect until December 10, 2025.In an order passed on November 13, Justice Sharmila U Deshmukh observed that denying interim protection in such circumstances...

Settlement With SEBI Doesn't Shield Accused From Criminal Liability For Serious Economic Offences: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court on Friday held that settlement of adjudication proceedings with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) cannot absolve an accused from criminal liability in cases involving serious economic offences. The Court said that paying disgorgement or settlement fees under SEBI's consent mechanism cannot be a basis for quashing criminal proceedings launched by the CBI...

Bombay High Court Considers Businessman's "Luxury Lifestyle" Enhances Wife's Maintenance From ₹50K To ₹3.5 Lakh

The Bombay High Court recently enhanced a woman's monthly maintenance from Rs 50 thousand to Rs 3.50 lakhs after noting that her businessman husband from Pune along with his two sons, lived a lavished lifestyle while the divorced wife, who spent 16 years with him, now struggles to earn Rs 1 lakh a month and take care of herself and her daughter.A division bench of Justices Burgess Colabawalla...

'Denial Of Relevant Information To Party By Arbitral Tribunal Amounts To Violation Of Due Process': Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that an arbitral award passed without granting access to relevant documents or materials to one of the parties amounts to a violation of the principles of natural justice and due process. The Court observed that the arbitral tribunal's refusal to supply such documents deprived the party of a fair opportunity to defend its case, thereby rendering the...

Bombay High Court Restrains 'Metro Footwear' from Infringing Metro Brands' Mark

The Bombay High Court has recently restrained Metro Footwear Store from using the mark “Metro Footwear”, ruling that it infringed the registered “METRO” trademark of Metro Brands Limited. The order was passed on November 10, 2025, by a single bench of Justice Sharmila Deshmukh while hearing an interim application alleging trademark infringement and passing off. The court noted that...

'Absence Of Arbitration Clause In Agreement Does Not Render Dispute Non-Arbitrable': Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that the absence of an independent arbitration clause in a supplemental agreement, when the principal agreement contains an arbitration clause, does not render the dispute non-arbitrable. The Court ruled that a supplemental agreement, merely ancillary to the principal agreement, which seeks to record that the consideration under the Development Agreement...