Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 5301 Bom
Judgement Date : 4 September, 2025
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION
(901) WRIT PETITION NO.465 OF 2021
Yasho Industries Limited ... Petitioner
Versus
Union of India & Ors. ... Respondents
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO.2828 OF 2021
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO.3691 OF 2021
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO.405 OF 2021
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO.2044 OF 2022
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO.3163 OF 2021
WITH
WRIT PETITION (L) NO.8737 OF 2022
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO.1773 OF 2024
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO.4640 OF 2022
WITH
CHAMBER ORDER NO.286 OF 2022
IN
WRIT PETITION NO.4640 OF 2022
WITH
WRIT PETITION (L) NO.11740 OF 2025
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO.1702 OF 2025
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO.2745 OF 2025
WITH
WRIT PETITION (L) NO.15183 OF 2024
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WITH
WRIT PETITION NO.2097 OF 2025
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO.3522 OF 2024
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO.78 OF 2025
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO.3013 OF 2023
WITH
INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO.31922 OF 2023
IN
WRIT PETITION NO.3013 OF 2023
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO.2052 OF 2025
WITH
WRIT PETITION (L) NO.39729 OF 2022
AND
(CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION)
(902) WRIT PETITION NO.6795 OF 2023
M/s.Ashish Life Science Private Limited ... Petitioner
Versus
Union of India & Ors. ... Respondents
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO.1493 OF 2025
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO.1006 OF 2024
WITH
INTERIM APPLICATION NO.7229 OF 2025
IN
WRIT PETITION NO.1006 OF 2024
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO.12927 OF 2022
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO.739 OF 2025
WITH
INTERIM APPLICATION NO.11291 OF 2025
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IN
WRIT PETITION NO.739 OF 2025
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO.674 OF 2024
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO.1325 OF 2025
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO.1614 OF 2025
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO.4658 OF 2025
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO.5816 OF 2025
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO.5815 OF 2025
WITH
WRIT PETITION (ST)NO.15698 OF 2025
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO.11356 OF 2025
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO.11355 OF 2025
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO.4625 OF 2025
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO.12170 OF 2023
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO.11079 OF 2025
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO.11002 OF 2025
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO.12169 OF 2023
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO.11357 OF 2025
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO.11358 OF 2025
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO.18847 OF 2024
AND
(CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION)
(903) WRIT PETITION NO.14854 OF 2023
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Kelvion India Pvt. Ltd. ... Petitioner
Versus
The Union of India Thr. Secretary & ... Respondents
Ors.
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO.14862 OF 2023
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO.14860 OF 2023
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO.14858 OF 2023
IN
WRIT PETITION NO.14857 OF 2023
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO.14855 OF 2023
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO.14852 OF 2023
AND
(CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION)
(904) WRIT PETITION NO.10972 OF 2025
K. T. Exports India Pvt. Ltd. ... Petitioner
Versus
Union of India & Ors. ... Respondents
AND
(CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION)
(905) WRIT PETITION NO.10974 OF 2025
M/s. Medico Remedies Ltd ... Petitioner
Versus
Union of India & Ors. ... Respondents
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ORIGINAL SIDE MATTERS
Mr. V. Sridharan, Senior Advocate a/w Mr. Sahil Parghi, Mr.
Dhananjay Sethuraj and Ms. Vidhi Jain i/b Mr. Sriram
Sridharan for the petitioner in WP no. 78/2025.
Mr. Jitendra B. Mishra a/w Mr. Ashutosh Mishra i/by A. A.
Ansari, Mr. Karan Adik a/w Mr. Abhishek R. Mishra Ms.
Sangeeta Yadav, Ms. Maya Majumdar and Mr.Rupesh Dubey
for the respondents in WP no. 78/2025.
Mr. Abhishek A Rastogi a/w Ms. Pooja M Rastogi, Ms. Meenal
Songire and Ms. Aarya More for the petitioner in WP no.
465/2021.
Mr. Jitendra Mishra a/w Ms. Sangeeta Yadav, Mr. Ashutosh
Mishra and Mr. Jyoti Chavan for the respondents in WP no.
465/2021.
Mr. Bharat Raichandani a/w Ms. Dhanistha Kawale i/b UBR
Legal Advocates for the petitioner in WP no. 2828/2021.
Mr. Jitendra Mishra a/w Ms. Sangeeta Yadav, Ms. Maya
Majumdar, Mr. Rupesh Dubey, Mr. Ashutosh Mishra and Mr. S.
D. Deshpande for the respondents in WP no. 2828/2021.
Mr. Bharat Raichandani a/w Ms. Dhanistha Kawale i/b UBR
Legal Advocates for the petitioner in WP no. 3691/2021.
Mr. Jitendra Mishra a/w Ms. Sangeeta Yadav, Ms. Maya
Majumdar, Mr. Rupesh Dubey and Mr. Ashutosh Mishra for
the respondents in WP no. 3691/2021.
Ms. Jyoti Chavan, Addl. G.P. for Respondent No. 5 in WP no.
3691/2021.
Mr. Abhishek A Rastogi a/w Ms. Pooja M Rastogi, Ms. Meenal
Songire and Ms. Aarya More for the petitioner in WP no.
405/2021.
Mr. Jitendra Mishra a/w Ms. Sangeeta Yadav and Mr.
Ashutosh Mishra for the respondents in WP no. 405/2021.
Mr. Vishal Agarwal a/w Mr. Abhishek Deodhar and Mr.
Rishabh Jain for the petitioner in WP no. 2044/2022.
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None for the respondents in WP no. 2044/2022.
Mr. Prakash Shah, Senior Advocate, Mr. Jas Sanghavi, Mr.
Yash Prakash, Ms. Linzy Sharan i/b PDS Legal for the
petitioner in WP no. 3163 of 2021.
Mr. Jitendra Mishra a/w Mr. Karan Adik, Mr. S.D. Deshpande,
Ms. Sangeeta Yadav, Mr. Ashutosh Mishra and Mr. Rupesh
Dubey for the respondents in WP no. 3163 of 2021.
Mr. Prakash Shah, Senior Advocate a/w Mr. Jas Sanghavi, Mr.
Vikas Poojary and Ms. Linzy Sharan i/b PDS Legal for the
petitioner in WP no. 1773/2024.
Mr. Karan Adik a/w Ms. Sangeeta Yadav, Ms. Shruti Vyas a/w
Mr. D.P. Singh for Respondent No.1 in WP no. 1773/2024.
Mr. V. Sridharan, Senior Advocate a/w Mr. Sahil Parghi, Mr.
Dhananjay Sethuraj and Ms. Vidhi Jain i/b Mr. Sriram
Sridharan for the petitioner in WP no. 11740/2025 (L).
Ms. P. S. Cardozo a/w Ms. Niyati Mankad and Ms. Priyanka
Singh for the respondents in WP no. 11740/2025 (L).
Mr. Prasannan Namboodiri a/w Ms. Prathibha Namboodiri,
Mr. Rishabh Sinha, Ms. Pallavi Dabak and Ms. Nakshatra
Mahadik for the petitioner in WP no. 1702/2025.
Mr. Karan Adhik a/w Mr. S.D. Deshpande Ms. P.S. Cardoza,
Ms. Niyati Mankad and Ms. Priyanka Singh for Respondent
No. 2 in WP no. 1702/2025.
Mr. V. Sridharan, Senior Advocate a/w Mr. Sahil Parghi, Mr.
Dhananjay Sethuraj and Ms. Vidhi Jain i/b Mr. Sriram
Sridharan for the petitioner in WP no. 2097/2025.
Mr. Deepak Singh i/by Ms. Sangeeta Yadav for the
respondents in WP no. 2097/2025.
Mr. Prakash Shah, Senior Advocate a/w Mr. Jas Sanghavi, Mr.
Suyog Bhave and Ms. Linzy Sharan i/b PDS Legal for the
petitioner in WP no. 3522/2024.
Mr. Satyaprakash Sharma, Mr. Abhishek Mishra for
Respondent No. 2 to 5 in WP no. 3522/2024.
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Mr. Abhishek A Rastogi a/w Ms. Pooja M Rastogi, Ms. Meenal
Songire and Ms. Aarya More for the petitioner in WP no.
39729/2022 (L).
Mr. Jitendra Mishra a/w Ms. Sangeeta Yadav and Mr.
Ashutosh Mishra for the respondents in WP no. 39729/2022
(L).
Mr. Vishal Agarwal a/w Ms. Yashashvi Jain for the petitioner
in WP no. 2745/2025.
Mr. J.B. Mishra a/w Ms. Sangeeta Yadav, Ms. Niyati Mankad,
Mr. Ashutosh Mishra, Mr. Rupesh Dubey and Ms. Priyanka
Singh for the respondents in WP no. 2745/2025.
Mr. Jash Gandhi a/w Mr. Asif lampwala, Mr. Chirag Sancheti,
Mr. Joshua D'souza and Mr. Saad Memon i/b Bulwark
Solicitors for the petitioner in WP no. 3013/2023.
Mr. Subir Kumar a/w Ms. Kavita Shukla and Ms. Niyanta
Trivedi for the respondents in WP no. 3013/2023.
Mr. Bharat Raichandani a/w Ms. Dhanistha Kawale i/b UBR
Legal Advocates for the petitioner in WP no. 4640/2022.
Mr. Vijay Kantharia a/w Mr. Abhishek R. Mishra and Ms. Jyoti
Chavan for the respondents in WP no. 4640/2022.
Mr. Prakash Shah, Senior Advocate a/w Mr. Jas Sanghavi and
Mr. Yash Prakash i/b PDS Legal for the petitioner in WP no.
2052/2025.
Ms. Maya Majumdar a/w Mr. Abhishek R. Mishra for
Respondent Nos. 1 to 3 in WP no. 2052/2025.
Dr. Avinash Poddar a/w Ms Deepali Kamble and Ms. Anchal
Poddar for the petitioner in WP no. 8737/2022 (L).
Mr. J. B. Mishra a/w Ms. Sangeeta Yadav, Mr. Ashutosh
Mishra and Mr. Rupesh Dubey for the respondents in WP no.
8737/2022 (L).
Dr. Avinash Poddar a/w Ms Deepali Kamble and Ms. Anchal
Poddar for the petitioner in WP no. 15183/2024 (L).
Mr. J. B. Mishra a/w Ms. Sangeeta Yadav, Mr. Ashutosh
Mishra and Mr. Rupesh Dubey for the respondents in WP no.
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15183/2024 (L).
APPELLATE SIDE MATTERS
Mr. Abhishek A Rastogi a/w Ms. Pooja M Rastogi, Ms. Meenal
Songire and Ms. Aarya More for the petitioner in WP no.
6795/2023.
Mr. Jitendra Mishra a/w Ms. Sangeeta Yadav and Mr.
Ashutosh Mishra for the respondents in WP no. 6795/2023.
Mr. Abhishek A Rastogi a/w Ms. Pooja M Rastogi, Ms. Meenal
Songire and Ms. Aarya More for the petitioner in WP no.
12170/2023.
Mr. Jitendra Mishra a/w Ms. Sangeeta Yadav, Mr. Ashutosh
Mishra and Mr. M.P. Sharma for the respondents in WP no.
12170/2023.
Mr. Mayank Jain and Ms. Akshita Shetty for the petitioner in
WP no. 1006/2024 and IA no. 7229/2025.
Mr. Subir Kumar a/w Mr. Ram Ochani and Ms. Niyanta
Trivedi for the respondents in WP no. 1006/2024 and IA no.
7229/2025.
Dr. Sujay Kantawala a/w Mr. Roshil Nichani, Mr. Jeffry Caleb,
Ms. Aishwarya Kantawala and Ms. Ayushi Jha for the
petitioner in WP no. 18847/2024.
Mr. Jitendra Mishra a/w Ms. Mamta Omle and Mr. Rupesh
Dubey for the respondents in WP no. 18847/2024.
Mr. Vishal Agarwal a/w Mr. Abhishek Deodhar and Mr.
Rishabh Jain for the petitioner in WP no. 12927/2022.
Mr. Jitendra B. Mishra a/w Mr. Rupesh Dubey for the
respondents in WP no. 12927/2022.
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Mr. Roshil Nichani a/w Mr. Aansh Desai i/b Pythagoras Legal
for the petitioner in WP no. 1325/2025.
Ms. Sangeeta Yadav for the respondents in WP no.
1325/2025.
Mr. Prakash Shah, Senior Advocate a/w Mr. Jas Sanghavi, Mr.
Kshitij Viswanath and Ms. Linzy Sharan i/b PDS Legal for the
petitioner in WP no. 1493/2025.
Mr. Jitendra Mishra a/w Mr. Karan Adik for the respondents
in WP no. 1493/2025.
Mr. Yogesh S. Patki a/w Mr. Simon Mascarenhas i/b Mulla &
Mulla & Craigie Blunt & Caroe for the petitioner in WP no.
1614/2025.
None for the respondents in WP no. 1614/2025.
Mr. Bharat Raichandani a/w Ms. Dhanistha Kawale i/b UBR
Legal Advocates for the petitioner in WP no. 4625/2025.
Ms. Sangeeta Yadav for the respondents in WP no.
4625/2025.
Mr. Prakash Shah, Senior Advocate a/w Mr. Jas Sanghavi, Mr.
Mihir Mehta and Mr. Mohit Rawal i/b PDS Legal for the
petitioner in WP no. 5815/2025.
None for the respondents in WP no. 5815/2025.
Mr. Prithwiraj Choudhuri a/w Ms. Kausarjahan Sayed i/b Mr.
Prabhakar Shetty for the petitioner in WP no 739/2025.
Mr. Karan Adik and Mr. Abhishek R. Mishra for the
respondents in WP no 739/2025.
Mr. Prakash Shah, Senior Advocate a/w Mr. Jas Sanghavi, Mr.
Mihir Mehta and Mr. Mohit Rawal i/b PDS Legal for the
petitioner in WP no. 5816/2025.
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None for the respondents in WP no. 5816/2025.
Mr. Prakash Shah, Senior Advocate a/w Mr. Jas Sanghavi, Mr.
Mihir Mehta and Mr. Mohit Rawal i/b PDS Legal for the
petitioner in WP no. 15698/2025 (ST).
None for the respondents in WP no. 15698/2025 (ST).
Mr. Shashank Ajay Mehta a/w Mr. Devendra H. Jain for the
petitioner in WP no. 11002/2025.
None for the respondents in WP no. 11002/2025.
Mr. V. Sridharan, Senior Advocate a/w Mr. Sahil Parghi, Mr.
Dhananjay Sethuraj and Ms. Vidhi Jain i/b Mr. Sriram
Sridharan for the petitioner in WP no. 11355/2025.
None for the respondents in WP no. 11355/2025.
Mr. V. Sridharan, Senior Advocate a/w Mr. Sahil Parghi, Mr.
Dhananjay Sethuraj and Ms. Vidhi Jain i/b Mr. Sriram
Sridharan for the petitioner in WP no. 11356/2025.
None for the respondents in WP no. 11356/2025.
Mr. V. Sridharan, Senior Advocate a/w Mr. Sahil Parghi, Mr.
Dhananjay Sethuraj and Ms. Vidhi Jain i/b Mr. Sriram
Sridharan for the petitioner in WP no. 11079/2025.
None for the respondents in WP no. 11079/2025.
Mr. V. Sridharan, Senior Advocate a/w Mr. Sahil Parghi, Mr.
Dhananjay Sethuraj and Ms. Vidhi Jain i/b Mr. Sriram
Sridharan for the petitioner in WP no. 11357/2025.
None for the respondents in WP no. 11357/2025.
Mr. V. Sridharan, Senior Advocate a/w Mr. Sahil Parghi, Mr.
Dhananjay Sethuraj and Ms. Vidhi Jain i/b Mr. Sriram
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Sridharan for the petitioner in WP no. 11358/2025.
None for the respondents in WP no. 11358/2025.
Mr. Abhishek A Rastogi a/w Ms.M Rastogi, Ms. Meenal
Songire and Ms. Aarya More for the petitioner in WP no.
12169/2023.
Mr. Karan Adik for the respondents in WP no. 12169/2023.
Mr. Bharat Raichandani a/w Ms. Dhanistha Kawale i/b UBR
Legal Advocates for the petitioner in WP no. 674/2024.
Mr. Karan Adik a/w Ms. Sangeeta Yadav for the respondents
in WP no. 674/2024.
Mr. Stebin Mathew a/w Ms Dishya Pandey for the petitioner
in WP no. 4658/2025.
None for the respondents in WP no. 4658/2025.
Mr. Stebin Mathew a/w Ms Dishya Pandey for the petitioner
in WP no. 10972/2025.
None for the respondents in WP no. 10972/2025.
Mr. Stebin Mathew a/w Ms Dishya Pandey for the petitioner
in WP no. 10974/2025.
None for the respondents in WP no. 10974/2025.
Mr. Rahul C Thakar i/b Adv C B Thakar for the petitioner in
WP nos. 14852/2023, 14854/2023, 14855/2023,
14857/2023, 14858/2023, 14862/2023, 14860/2023.
Mr. Karan Adik for the respondents in WP nos. 14852/2023,
14854/2023, 14855/2023, 14857/2023, 14858/2023,
14862/2023, 14860/2023.
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CORAM : M. S. Sonak &
Jitendra Jain, JJ.
DATED : 04 September 2025
PC:-
WRIT PETITION NO.465 OF 2021 (MAIN PETITION) AND
OTHER PETITIONS AT SERIAL NOS.901, 902, 904 AND 905.
1. Heard arguments.
2. Reserved for Judgment.
WRIT PETITION NO.1702 OF 2025.
3. We are not too sure whether the issues raised in this
petition are the same as those raised in the other matters in
this group.
4. Mr. Namboodiri, learned counsel for the petitioner also
could not personally remain present today though, later on,
he appeared through Video Conferencing.
5. Accordingly, we de-tag this matter and place it for
consideration on 30 September 2025.
WRIT PETITION NO.14854 OF 2023 (MAIN PETITION) AND
OTHER PETITIONS AT SERIAL NO.903.
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6. These petitions are de-tagged from the remaining group
and placed for consideration on 30 September 2025.
(Jitendra Jain, J) (M. S. Sonak, J)
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