Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 5 - January 11, 2026

Nominal Index [Citations 2026, LiveLaw (Bom) 8 to 2026, LiveLaw (Bom) 22] Amit Engineers vs Union of India, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 8Amrik Singh Saini vs State of Maharashtra, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 9Kedar Mahadeo Jadhav vs Electoral Officer, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 10Green Gene Enviro Protection and Infrastructure Limited vs State of Maharashtra, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 11Apsara Co-operative Housing Society Ltd. vs Vijay Shankar Singh, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 12 Dineshkumar Gokuldas Kalantry vs State of Maharashtra, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 13J M Mhatre Infra Pvt Ltd. (Erstwhile J M Mhatre Partnership Firm) vs The Union of India, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 14IPCA Laboratories Limited vs Anrose Pharma, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 15S.G. Mittal Enterprises Pvt Ltd vs The Satara Sahakari Bank Ltd., 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 16Jawed Habib Hair & Beauty Limited vs Kavita Janki Services Private Limited, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 17Anand Khosala vs Punam Kumari Singh, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 18Minco India Private Limited vs Minco India Flow Elements Private Limited, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 19Phalke Niketan Co-operative Housing Society Ltd. vs Adit Enterprises, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 20Nilofer Ramjan Shaikh vs Commissioner of Police, Pune City, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 21Milan Cooperative Housing Society Limited vs Pune Municipal Corporation, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 22Final Orders/JudgmentsBombay High Court Sets Aside Arbitral Award Passed With “Undue Haste” After Four-Year DelayCase Title: Amit Engineers vs Union of IndiaCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 8The Bombay High Court has set aside an arbitral award, holding that it was passed in undue haste after nearly four years of inaction and without giving the parties any opportunity of hearing. A Single-judge bench of Justice Sandeep Marne found that the arbitrator acted with undue haste and in clear breach of natural justice.Father-In-Law Refusing To Intervene In Husband's Affair, Advising Wife To 'Tolerate' Domestic Violence Not Cruelty U/S 498A IPC: Bombay HCCase Title: Amrik Singh Saini vs State of MaharashtraCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 9A woman's father-in-law refusing to listen to her complaint about her husband's 'extra-marital affair' and her brother-in-law (husband's brother) asking her to 'tolerate' her husband's beating would not amount to cruelty under section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Bombay High Court held recently. A division bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and Shyam Chandak delivered the ruling while quashing an FIR lodged against a man and his younger son, with the Pune Police, at the behest of his daughter-in-law.Setback For Sharad Pawar's Grandson, Bombay High Court Stays Elections Of Maharashtra Cricket Association Amid 'Nepotism' AllegationsCase Title: Kedar Mahadeo Jadhav vs Electoral OfficerCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 10Amid the political 'slugfest' between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar Faction) (NCP-SP), Bombay High Court on Monday (January 5) stayed the proposed elections of the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA), which were scheduled to take place on January 6 till further orders.MPCB Cannot Impose Territorial Curbs On Authorised Hazardous Waste Facility Through Circulars; Violates Article 19(1)(g): Bombay High CourtCase Title: Green Gene Enviro Protection and Infrastructure Limited vs State of MaharashtraCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 11The Bombay High Court has held that the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has no authority under the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016, to impose territorial restrictions on the business operations of an authorised pre-processing facility. The Court held that the amended circular dated 15 February 2024 and the consequential insertion of Clause 19 in the Consent to Operate (CTO) illegally curtailed the petitioner's right to carry on trade and business throughout the State, thereby violating Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution.Income From Telecom Tower Doesn't Turn Housing Society Into 'Industry', Upkeep Staff Not Entitled To Gratuity: Bombay High CourtCase Title: Apsara Co-operative Housing Society Ltd. vs Vijay Shankar SinghCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 12Mere installation of telecommunication antennas on the terrace and employing workers to manage the affairs of the society, does not make a cooperative housing society an 'industry' or an 'establishment' under the Industrial Disputes Act (ID Act) or the Maharashtra Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, respectively, held the Bombay High Court on Monday (January 5).Further Investigation U/S 173(8) CrPC After Framing Of Charge Cannot Be Ordered Routinely; Must Be Backed By Reasons: Bombay High CourtCase Title: Dineshkumar Gokuldas Kalantry vs State of MaharashtraCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 13The Bombay High Court has held that though an application for further investigation under Section 173(8) of the Code of Criminal Procedure may be maintainable even after framing of charge,...

Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 5 - January 11, 2026

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