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...

Taking Cognisance Of Complaint By Unauthorised Person U/S 151 Electricity Act Vitiates Entire Trial: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court held that taking cognizance of an offence by a court based on a complaint lodged by an unauthorised person under Section 151 of the Electricity Act, 2003, goes to the root of the matter and cannot be treated as a mere irregularity. The Court ruled that when the law specifically designates the categories of persons competent to lodge a complaint, any cognizance taken on...

Income Tax | Bombay High Court Declines Interim Relief To Same Sex Couple Seeking Inclusion Under Term 'Spouse' For Tax Exemption

The Bombay High Court on Thursday refused to grant any interim relief to the same sex couple, which has challenged the constitutional validity of Section 56(2)(x) of the Income Tax (IT) Act, which grants exemption from tax on gifts between heterosexual couples.A division bench of Justices Burgess Colabawalla and Amit Jamsandekar heard the brief submissions of the petitioner Payio Ashiho and...

Furnace Oil Not On Par With 'Plant And Machinery', Unrelated To Goods Dispatched For Complete Sales Tax Set-Off: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday held that manufacturers cannot claim full sales tax set-off on furnace oil used in producing goods that are partly sold within Maharashtra and partly transferred to branches outside the state, ruling that a 6% reduction must apply under Rule 41D(3)(a) of the Bombay Sales Tax Rules, 1959. Assessee sought to put forth that Furnace oil is a consumable...

Bombay High Court Restrains Local Retail Shop From Infringing 'The Body Care' Mark

The Bombay High Court has temporarily restrained a Mumbai-based retail store from using the name “The Body Care Shop”, ruling that it infringes the registered trademark “The Body Care”, owned by a city-based cosmetics business.A single bench of Justice Sharmila U Deshmukh delivered the order on November 7, 2025, in response to a trademark infringement and passing off petition filed by...

Bombay High Court Restrains Surat Company From Using German Entity's 'PETROFER' Mark

The Bombay High Court has granted an interim injunction in favour of German lubricant manufacturer Petrofer Chemie H.R. Fischer GmbH & Co. and its Indian licensee Hardcastle Petrofer Private Limited, restraining United Petrofer Limited, a Surat-based company, from using the mark 'PETROFER'. A single bench of Justice Arif S Doctor passed the order on November 6, 2025, while deciding...