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Bombay High Court Monthly Digest: November 2024
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Bombay High Court Monthly Digest: November 2024

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CITATIONS: 2024 LiveLaw 568 to 2024 LiveLaw 616: Nominal Index: Sharad vs. Not Allowing Daughter-In-Law To Watch TV, Meet Neighbours, Go To Temple Alone & Making Her Sleep On Carpet Is Not Cruelty: Bombay High Court Case title: X v/s State of Maharashtra Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 578 Quashing a 20-year-old order convicting a man and his family for cruelty towards …

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Pulling hair, pushing a woman during quarrel is not molestation, says Bombay HC
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Pulling hair, pushing a woman during quarrel is not molestation, says Bombay HC

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Merely pulling a woman’s hair or pushing her during a quarrel does not amount to outraging her modesty, the Bombay high court said on Monday while dismissing a petition seeking invocation of section 354 of the Indian Penal Code against five disciples of self-proclaimed godman Dhirendra Shastri aka Bageshwar Baba. Bombay high court The division bench of justices Revati …

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Disability justice crisis in Maharashtra, Bombay HC pulls up the state government
5 months ago

Disability justice crisis in Maharashtra, Bombay HC pulls up the state government

Hindustan Times  

In a significant development, the Bombay high court, through an ongoing suo-moto Public Interest Litigation initiated in 2023, has sharply criticised the Maharashtra state government for failing to establish functional State Advisory Boards for Persons with Disabilities since 2020. Participatory policy-making for persons with disabilities The critical responsibilities entrusted to central and state-level advisory bodies under the RPD Act 2016 …

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Bombay HC pulls up RSS worker for delaying trial in 2014 defamation case against Rahul
5 months, 1 week ago

Bombay HC pulls up RSS worker for delaying trial in 2014 defamation case against Rahul

The Hindu  

Granting relief to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, the Bombay High Court last week pulled up Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh worker Rajesh Kunte for unnecessarily delaying and protracting the trial, causing hurdles for Mr. Gandhi to seek a speedy trial in the 2014 defamation complaint lodged against him by the RSS functionary. On July 12, single Bench judge Justice Prithviraj K. Chavan …

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Bombay HC acquits GN Saibaba, five others in alleged Maoist links case
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Bombay HC acquits GN Saibaba, five others in alleged Maoist links case

Hindustan Times  

The Bombay high court on Tuesday acquitted former Delhi University professor GN Saibaba and five others in a case involving alleged Maoist links. Saibaba and the five others had been sentenced to life imprisonment by a session court in Gadchiroli on March 7, 2017, for their alleged connections with Left-Wing Extremist organisations and for “waging war” against India. The Gadchiroli …

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Bombay High Court Monthly Digest: January 2024
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Bombay High Court Monthly Digest: January 2024

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Nominal Index Rohit Dembiwal v. Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. & Ors 2024 LiveLaw 1 Mirza Himayat Baig v. State of Maharashtra 2024 LiveLaw 2 M/s. She still needs some amount towards food, medicine, clothes and educational expenses for the child.” Domestic Violence Complaint Maintainable Against Daughter-In-Law But Not Maintainable Against Her Father, Brother: Bombay High Court Case Title: Zeba Mohasin …

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Bombay High Court Weekly Round-up: January 15, 2023 To January 21, 2023
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Bombay High Court Weekly Round-up: January 15, 2023 To January 21, 2023

Live Law  

Nominal Index Sandesh Madhukar Salunkhe v. State of Maharashtra and Anr. 2024 LiveLaw 33 Reports/Judgments Merely Commenting About Lack Of Woman's Cooking Skills Not 'Cruelty' U/S 498A IPC: Bombay High Court Case Title: Sandesh Madhukar Salunkhe v. State of Maharashtra and Anr. Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 22 The Bombay High Court rejected Maharashtra Housing And Area Development Authority's writ petition seeking …

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Bombay High Court Weekly Round-up: December 11 To December 17, 2023
1 year ago

Bombay High Court Weekly Round-up: December 11 To December 17, 2023

Live Law  

Nominal Index Dadaso Balaso Awad and Anr. Versus Union of India 2023 LiveLaw 591 Reports/Judgments Court Cannot Rewrite Criteria Set By Expert Body: Bombay High Court Upholds Physical Education Degree Holders' Eligibility As Sports Coaches Case Title: Dadaso Balaso Awad and Anr. Ltd. v. Nirajkumar Prabhakarrao Kadu Citation: 2023 LiveLaw 584 The Bombay High Court upheld the termination of an …

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After row, Centre clears advocate as Bombay HC judge
1 year ago

After row, Centre clears advocate as Bombay HC judge

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: Ten months after the collegium reiterated its recommendation, first made in early 2022, the Union government, on Thursday notified the appointment of advocate Somasekhar Sundaresan as a judge in the Bombay high court. Sundaresan’s appointment as a judge was earlier stalled by the Union government, which cited his “selectively critical” views on social media against governmental policies and …

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Mumbai Police registers 784 cases for violating Bombay HC order on bursting firecrackers
1 year, 1 month ago

Mumbai Police registers 784 cases for violating Bombay HC order on bursting firecrackers

India TV News  

Mumbai Police on Monday booked as many as 784 cases for alleged violation of Bombay High Court order on the bursting of firecrackers and causing air pollution in the city and neighbouring regions. Earlier, the Bombay High Court had revised the time for the bursting of firecrackers on Diwali to two hours, i.e. The Bombay HC also passed an order …

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Bombay HC imposes cost on Daman & Diu administration for unwarranted detention of activists
1 year, 6 months ago

Bombay HC imposes cost on Daman & Diu administration for unwarranted detention of activists

India Today  

The Bombay High Court came down heavily on a district magistrate of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli for passing detention orders in a “casual” and “mechanical manner” without “application of mind”. Quashing the order passed by the Dadra and Nagar Haveli administration in November 2022, which placed the activists under preventive detention, a bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and …

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After 77 years, Bombay HC directs occupants to hand over possession of 2 flats to 93-year-old owner
1 year, 7 months ago

After 77 years, Bombay HC directs occupants to hand over possession of 2 flats to 93-year-old owner

India Today  

In a recent ruling, the Bombay High Court ordered a Mumbai resident and his family to vacate their flats in South Mumbai and hand them over to the rightful owner, a 93-year-old woman named Alice D'souza. However, the Governor of Bombay, on July 17, 1946, exercising powers under the Defence of India Rules, had ordered the owner to let the …

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Cannot expect 6-year-old to tell full name of rapist: Bombay HC upholds rape conviction
1 year, 8 months ago

Cannot expect 6-year-old to tell full name of rapist: Bombay HC upholds rape conviction

India Today  

The Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay high court, while upholding a 15-year-old sentence of a man, for raping a minor, observed that a 6-year-old child cannot be expected to remember the full names of people. This argument did not appeal to the division bench, which said “It cannot be expected from a six-year-old girl that she would tell the full …

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PCMC moves Bombay HC for permission to remove illegal hoardings
1 year, 8 months ago

PCMC moves Bombay HC for permission to remove illegal hoardings

Hindustan Times  

PUNE: The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation has approached the Bombay High Court against its ‘status quo’ ruling dated May 5, 2022 saying that the corporation’s efforts to remove at least 434 unauthorised hoardings in the city have ground to a halt due to the said ruling. Singh said that the PCMC has been making concerted efforts to remove unauthorised hoardings that …

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Bombay HC stops monitoring rationalist Narendra Dabholkar murder case investigation
1 year, 8 months ago

Bombay HC stops monitoring rationalist Narendra Dabholkar murder case investigation

India Today  

The Bombay High Court has said that there was no requirement to further monitor the investigation in the Narendra Dabholkar murder case of 2013. READ | Narendra Dabholkar murder: CBI gets 3 weeks to take call on further probe However, lately some of the accused have approached the court against the investigation being monitored when the trial in the case …

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Bombay High Court Quarterly Digest: January To March 2023
1 year, 8 months ago

Bombay High Court Quarterly Digest: January To March 2023

Live Law  

Nominal Index World Phone Internet Services Pvt. It is always open for the police to put up a board prohibiting photography but if one does take a photo/video, certainly, the said act would not come within the ambit of the Official Secrets Act.” Non-Confession Of Accused Doesn't Amount To Non-Cooperation, Accused Must Be Released Forthwith If Arrest Doesn’t Satisfy Section …

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CBI court rejects Sachin Waze's 2nd bail plea as he is yet to depose against Anil Deshmukh
1 year, 8 months ago

CBI court rejects Sachin Waze's 2nd bail plea as he is yet to depose against Anil Deshmukh

India Today  

A Special CBI Court in Mumbai found no merit and rejected the bail application of former Mumbai cop Sachin Waze in the case where he had turned approver against former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh. Waze, who worked as an Assistant Police Inspector of Mumbai Police, was arrested in 2021 by the National Investigation Agency in the case relating to …

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Maharashtra govt earmarks 30 acre land for new Bombay HC building in Bandra
1 year, 8 months ago

Maharashtra govt earmarks 30 acre land for new Bombay HC building in Bandra

India Today  

Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government on Thursday handed over a two-page memorandum to the Bombay High Court confirming the allotment of about 30.16 acres of land for a new High Court building in Mumbai. The bench of Acting Chief Justice SV Gangapurwala and Justice Sandeep Marne was hearing a plea seeking contempt of court action against state government authorities …

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Bombay HC permits tenants of 'enemy property' to undertake repairs
1 year, 8 months ago

Bombay HC permits tenants of 'enemy property' to undertake repairs

India Today  

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday permitted tenants of a building in Mumbai, which belonged to the Custodian of Enemy Property under Section 3 of the Enemy Property Act 1968, to undertake repairs at their own cost. The Custodian of Enemy Property was formed under the Ministry of Home Affairs, which is empowered to take appropriate steps relating to properties …

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Dramatic scenes outside Bombay High Court during custody battle of an 11-year-old boy
1 year, 9 months ago

Dramatic scenes outside Bombay High Court during custody battle of an 11-year-old boy

India Today  

Around 3 pm, a sharp cry for help rang out inside the Bombay High Court where a boy was literally picked up by a man while the child struggled to wriggle out of his grip. READ | Bombay HC grants bail to MCOCA accused languishing in prison without trial for 5 yrs The Bombay High Court and then the Supreme …

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Ex-Mumbai cop Sunil Mane wants to make full disclosure in Antilia bomb scare case | Exclusive
1 year, 10 months ago

Ex-Mumbai cop Sunil Mane wants to make full disclosure in Antilia bomb scare case | Exclusive

India Today  

In a sudden turn of events, former Mumbai cop Sunil Mane has sent an application to become an approver in the Antilia bomb scare and businessman Mansukh Hiran's death case that is being investigated by the NIA. READ | Antilia bomb scare case: NIA investigation not "in-depth", Bombay HC expresses anguish Mane's hand-written application stated that throughout his 26-year career …

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Bullet train is dream project, cannot be stalled in private interest, says Bombay High Court
1 year, 10 months ago

Bullet train is dream project, cannot be stalled in private interest, says Bombay High Court

India Today  

While dismissing a petition filed by Godrej & Boyce company, challenging the acquisition of its land for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Project, the Bombay High Court has said that, "It is a dream project, and the country needs it." READ | Bombay High Court allows cutting of 22k trees for bullet train project, subject to conditions While pronouncing the judgment, …

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Bombay High Court refuses to expedite trial in 2022 Nashik shelter home rape cases
1 year, 10 months ago

Bombay High Court refuses to expedite trial in 2022 Nashik shelter home rape cases

India Today  

While refusing to expedite the hearing of rape cases related to minor girls in a Nashik shelter home, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday told the petitioners, "Do you know how many matters are pending in special courts? We cannot tell the special court to hear a 2022 case first and to keep a 2015 case pending." READ | Bombay …

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Antilia bomb scare case: NIA investigation not "in-depth", Bombay HC expresses anguish
1 year, 11 months ago

Antilia bomb scare case: NIA investigation not "in-depth", Bombay HC expresses anguish

India Today  

The Bombay High Court has expressed anguish and said that it was perplexing how the National Investigation Agency has probed the Antilia bomb scare and businessman Mansukh Hiran death case, adding that the investigation was not "in-depth". "We express some anguish at the manner in which the NIA has investigated the charge of conspiracy of parking of the Scorpio vehicle …

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