Bombay High Court Annual Digest 2025: Part II [Citations 201 - 402]

Bombay High Court Slams Family Court Judge Who Denied Urgent Hearing For Medical Custody Of Child To Undergo Open Heart SurgeryCase Title: SGT vs NSTCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 201"It is unbecoming of a Judge," remarked the Bombay High Court on May 27 while noting that a Family Court Judge did not grant any urgent hearing to a plea filed by a man seeking interim medical custody of his minor...

Bombay High Court Pulls Up Maharashtra Govt For Its 'Episodic' Action Against Nylon Manjha Menace; Issues Slew Of Directives

The Bombay High Court recently came down heavily on the Maharashtra Government for its failure to take serious and strict action against the illegal sale of nylon manjha which continues to be a menace as despite an 'unequivocal ban' on its sale, the same is freely available and widely used, hurting citizens and even birds.A division bench of Justice Vibha Kankanwadi and Justice Hiten Venegavkar said that the State's action against the menace of nylon manjha is 'episodic' and inconsistent with...

Banks Move Bombay High Court Challenging Stay Of 'Fraud' Classification Proceedings Against Anil Ambani

In what could spell trouble for industrialist Anil Ambani, three banks - Bank of Baroda, Indian Overseas Bank and the IDBI Bank have moved the Bombay High Court challenging the order of a single-judge, who had stayed fraud classification proceedings initiated by the three banks, against the founder and chairman of the Reliance Group, after prima facie finding 'serious defects' in the forensic audit relied upon by the said banks.Representing the three banks, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta...

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...

Landowner Who Enjoyed Planning Benefits For Decades Barred From Reclaiming Land Surrendered Under Development Plan: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that where a landowner voluntarily agrees to surrender land reserved for a public purpose under a sanctioned Development Plan, free of cost but in consideration of tangible planning benefits such as waiver of compulsory open space requirements or grant of higher Floor Space Index (FSI), such surrender constitutes a valid acquisition by agreement under...

Wielding Deadly Weapon Like 'Koyta', & Threatening People Is 'Individualistic', Does Not Harm Public Order: Bombay High Court

The act of wielding a deadly weapon like 'koyta' in the middle of the road is not an act prejudicial to public order that can cause public disorder or disturb the even tempo of life, held the Bombay High Court while quashing the preventive detention of a woman in Pune. A division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Ranjitsinha Bhonsale noted from the material on record, particularly the...

'Bar Must Speak Truth To Power, Challenge Injustice & Stand For The Voiceless': Justice Revati Mohite-Dere Bids Farewell To Bombay High Court

In her farewell address organized at the Bombay High Court on Thursday (January 8) Justice Revati Mohite-Dere–who will be taking over the Office of Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court–asked the bar to "speak truth to power, challenge injustice and stand firmly for the voiceless". Notably, the Central Government had on January 1 notified the appointment of Justice Dere as the Chief...

Individual Members' Suit Does Not Abandon Society's Arbitration Clause With Developer: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that a civil suit filed by individual members of a housing society against a developer does not amount to abandonment of the arbitration clause in a redevelopment agreement. The Court said such a decision can be taken only by the society acting as a collective body. A Single-Judge Bench of Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan said that once a co-operative housing...

Difficult For Institution To Forgive And Forget Silence Of The Bar: Justice Mahesh Sonak Bids Farewell To Bombay High Court

Bidding adieu to the Bombay High Court, Justice Mahesh Sonak who would be taking charge of the office of Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court soon, on Wednesday urged the members of the Bar to always be vocal about anything that would affect the institution emphasising that 'it is a crime to remain silent when it is the duty to speak.'In a jam-packed central court hall, Justice Sonak...

Bombay High Court Refuses Interim Relief To Minco India Against Group Company Over 'MINCO' Mark

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday refused to grant interim relief to Minco India Private Limited in a trademark dispute over the use of the word “MINCO”. The court held that the company had suppressed material facts and had allowed the rival firm to use the name since at least 2012 without objection. Justice Sharmila U Deshmukh dismissed an interim application seeking to restrain Minco...

Software Ownership Disputes Involving IPR Not Arbitrable: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has recently held that an arbitral tribunal was right in refusing to decide who owns a software product, saying such questions involve intellectual property rights that affect the public at large (rights in rem) and cannot be settled through private arbitration.A Single-Judge Bench of Justice Sandeep V Marne said that deciding ownership of the “Test Magic” software...

Bombay High Court Temporarily Bars Salon From Using 'Jawed Habib' Marks After Franchise Expiry

The Bombay High Court has temporarily restrained a local salon operator from using the “Jawed Habib”, “Jawed Habib Hair & Beauty” and “JH” names and logos, holding that their use after the end of a franchise agreement amounts to prima facie trademark and copyright infringement.A single-judge Bench of Justice Sharmila U Deshmukh passed the ad-interim order on January 6, 2026, ...