Nescafé Premix Is 'Instant Coffee', Attracts Lower Sales Tax Rate: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court in a matter concerning classification of Nescafé Premix and if it was exigible to sales tax at the rate of 8% or 16%, has held that a premix resulting in 'Coffee and Instant drinks' would be classifiable as such, attracting lower rate of tax. (8% not 16%). In a judgment dated November 27, 2025 the Bench comprising Justice M.S. Sonak and Justice Advait...

Objectionable Online Posts Defaming Woman May Attract Offences Of 'Outraging Modesty' & 'Stalking' Under IPC: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) on Tuesday observed that posting objectionable content on social media platforms to defame a woman can also constitute the serious offences of 'Stalking' (Section 354-D) and 'Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty' (Section 354) under the Indian Penal Code (IPC). A Bench of Justice Urmila Joshi-Phalke and Justice Nandesh S. Deshpande added a prior relationship or a financial dispute does not grant a man a 'license' to...

Bombay High Court Bars Chemco Plast From Using “CHEMCO” As Trademark, Allows Use As Domain Name

The Bombay High Court has partly granted an interim injunction in favour of Chemco Plastic Industries Pvt. Ltd, restraining rival plastic manufacturer Chemco Plast from using the marks “CHEMCO” or “CHEMCO PLAST” as trademarks. However, the Court declined to stop the firm from using “Chemco” as its trade name or domain name, citing its long and concurrent use.A single bench of...

Bombay High Court Quashes SVLDRS-3 Issued Under 'Arrears'; Says It Must Be Reassessed Under 'Litigation' Category With 70% Relief

The Bombay High Court has set aside the SVLDRS-3 Form issued to M/s Unique Enterprises, holding that the case should have been assessed under the “Litigation” category of the Sabka Vishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) Scheme, 2019, and not under the “Arrears” category. The Court ruled that the duty demand in the case had not attained finality, and therefore the assessee was...

Bombay High Court Sets Aside Order Rejecting Yamaha Motors India's NCCD Rebate Claim; Says Core Issues Not Examined

The Bombay High Court has set aside the Union Government's order denying India Yamaha Motor Pvt. Ltd. a rebate of ₹3.26 crore towards National Calamity Contingent Duty (NCCD) paid on exported motorcycles, holding that the authority failed to examine the core statutory requirements under the Central Excise Rules. A Division Bench of Justice M.S. Sonak and Justice Advait M....

Bhima Koregaon Case: After 5 Yrs In Jail, Bombay High Court Grants Bail To Former DU Professor Hany Babu

The Bombay High Court on Thursday granted bail to former Delhi University Professor Hany Babu, who has been booked for his alleged role in the Elgar Parishad-Bhima Koregaon conspiracy case. A division bench of Justice AS Gadkari and Justice Ranjitsinha Raja Bhonsale granted him bail. A detailed order in the matter is awaited. For context, Babu was arrested in July 2020 by the NIA...

Bombay High Court Condemns SEC's 'Last-Minute' Action To Postpone Local Body Polls; Defers Combined Results To December 21

In a stinging rebuke, the Bombay High Court (Aurangabad Bench) on Tuesday came down heavily on the State Election Commission (SEC) for its 'last-minute' decision to postpone elections in several Nagar Panchayats and Nagar Parishads areas across the state. While the Court stood short of quashing the postponement orders to avoid derailing the democratic process, it issued a...

Bombay High Court Upholds ₹96 Lakh Award Against TCS In Hardware Supply Dispute With Inspira

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday upheld an arbitral award directing Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. to pay Rs. 96.20 lakh to Inspira IT Products Pvt. Ltd. for the loss suffered on 207 servers and monitors that Inspira purchased for TCS but could not deliver after TCS failed to finalise delivery locations. The court rejected cross-appeals filed by both the parties. A single bench of...

Bombay High Court Rejects Kailash Masala's Appeal Against Denial of Interim Relief in 'Mahalaxmi' Trademark Case

The Bombay High Court at Aurangabad has dismissed an appeal by Kailash Masala Industries, which had challenged a trial court's refusal to grant the company interim protection in its trademark and passing-off suit against Organic Khandeshi Food Products over the trademark 'Mahalaxmi' for its Masala Products. A single bench of Justice Shailesh P Brahme, in an order dated November 26, 2025, said...

Negligence, Not Espionage : Bombay High Court Acquits Ex-BrahMos Engineer Of Charges For 'Cyber Terrorism', Leaking Info To Pakistan

The Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) on Monday set aside the life imprisonment sentence awarded to a former Senior System Engineer at BrahMos Aerospace, who had been accused of interacting with a Pakistan-operated fake LinkedIn account and installing certain malwares which gave external access to sensitive files. A bench of Justice Anil S Kilor and Justice Pravin S Patil, set...

Bombay High Court Restores Registration Of Imported Car, Says RTO Cannot Ignore Customs Settlement Commissions' Findings

The Bombay High Court has held that authorities cannot override or ignore the findings of the Customs Settlement Commission while taking administrative action. The Court ruled that once the Commission accepts the disclosure, settles duty liability and grants immunity under Section 127H of the Customs Act, its order becomes final and conclusive under Section 127J, and no other authority...

Bombay High Court To Examine If Non-Advertised Project Need Mandatory RERA Registration

The Bombay High Court has stayed a Maharashtra Real Estate Appellate Tribunal order requiring a builder to register two additional wings of its real estate project in Maharashtra, noting that the central issue of whether registration under Section 3 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act becomes mandatory when no units are advertised or offered for sale requires...