Bombay High Court
Most Videos Of Mahant Ramgiri Maharaj's Objectionable Remark On Prophet Mohammad Deleted: Maharashtra Police Tells High Court
The Bombay High Court was on Thursday informed that the Sinnar Police and also the Maharashtra Police's Cyber Cell have deleted all the links and videos of controversial self-styled godman Mahant Ramgiri Maharaj, wherein, he has made some objectionable comments against Prophet Mohammad and has hurt the sentiments of the Muslim community.A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Prithviraj Chavan was told that pursuant to the bench's earlier order, the Police had deleted all the videos...
Waiter Serving Food & Drinks In Bar Where Women Are Dancing Cannot Be Booked For Obscenity U/S 294 Of IPC: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court on Thursday held that a waiter in a Bar and Restaurant, where women are dancing in obscene manner, cannot be booked for the offence of 'obscenity' as s/he is merely performing their duty of serving food and drinks as per their employment profile.A division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Dr Neela Gokhale while quashing a First Information Report (FIR) against one Santosh Rodrigues, a resident of Malad in Mumbai, noted that he was working as a waiter in the New Park Side...
Bombay High Court Restrains Apollo Tyres From Airing Advertisement Ridiculing CEAT Tyres
The Bombay High Court recently passed an ex-parte order restraining the Apollo Tyres from airing an advertisement, wherein the company 'ridiculed and disparaged' CEAT Tyres.Single-judge Justice Riyaz Chagla in an order passed on September 12, restrained Apollo Tyres from airing a Visual Commercial (VC) which showed CEAT Tyres in a bad light."Prima facie, it appears that the Plaintiff is the owner of the unique and distinctive tread pattern of its CROSSDRIVE AT tyre and that it has acquired...
'Central Ruling Party Acting Against Their Own MP?' : Bombay High Court On 'Emergency' Movie Row, Asks CBFC To Decide On Release
In an interesting turn of events, the co-producers of the controversial film "Emergency" on Thursday told the Bombay High Court that the film starring BJP member of parliament (MP) Kangana Ranaut, is being blocked from release at the behest of the BJP itself. A division bench of Justices Burgess Colabawalla and Firdosh Pooniwalla was informed that the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) was acting at the behest of the ruling party (BJP) to protect its "overall interests" as the film is...
Bombay High Court Grants Bail To Trustees Booked For Providing 'Bogus' Doctors To BMC-Run Hospital
The Bombay High Court recently granted bail to a doctor and trustees of a Trust that supplied 'bogus doctors' to a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) hospital situated in Mumbai's Mulund area, wherein 149 people allegedly died from 2018 till May 2023.Single-judge Justice Manish Pitale granted bail to Dr Sushan Jadhav, Birendra Yadav and Deepak Jain - all booked under charges of murder, attempt to murder, criminal conspiracy, forgery, impersonation, fraud etc.According to the complainant,...
All Officers Instructed To Scrupulously Enforce S.193 BNSS, Intimate Investigation Progress To Informant: Maharashtra Police Tells High Court
The Bombay High Court was last month informed that the Maharashtra government has issued a circular instructing all the police officers across the State to 'scrupulously' implement the provisions of the newly enforced Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), which mandate the investigating officer to update the progress of the probe to the complainant, within 90 days of the registration of the First Information Report (FIR).A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Prithviraj...
Bombay High Court Quashes Children's Court Order Discharging Father For Sexual Assault Against Daughter On Ground That Victim Was Not Minor
The Goa Bench of the Bombay Hugh Court set-aside an order of the Children's Court, which discharged an accused for sexual assault against his daughter on the ground that she was not a minor under the Goa Children's Act on the day of the alleged incident.Justice Bharat P. Deshpande was considering the State's revision application against the order of the Children's Court, which discharged the respondent/accused for child abuse/sexual assault under Section 8(2) of the Goa Children's Act. Along...
Bombay HC Issues Non-Bailable Warrant Against Promoter Of IT Company Varanium Cloud For Non-Appearance In Case Over Default In Payment To Creditor
The Bombay High Court has directed the issuance of a non-bailable warrant against Harshwardhan H. Sabale, the promoter of IT company Varanium Cloud Ltd, for breach of its earlier orders, where it had directed Sabale to be present in the Court.On September 12, the court ordered Sabale to be brought before it on September 18. “…in view of the egregiously recalcitrant, grossly disobedient, contumacious and contemptuous conduct of the Respondent and continued audacious breaches not only of the...
Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 9 - September 15, 2024
Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 466 To 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 477Sete Mares Global Forex Private Limited v. Union of India, 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 466Mahesh Motiram Kumbhar vs State of Maharashtra, 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 467Nandkishor Sahu vs Sanjeevani Patil, 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 468Miss XYZ vs State of Maharashtra, 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 469Dilkhush Shrigiriwar vs State of Maharashtra, 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 470Narsingrao Udgirkar vs Shivaji Kalge, 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 471Rahul Lahase vs State of Maharashtra, 2024...
Officers Appointed To Assess Electricity Theft Are 'Public Servants', Court Can't Issue Process Against Them Without Sanction U/S 197 CrPC: Bombay HC
The Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court has observed that the officers appointed by a government authority to detect and assess theft of electricity under the Electricity Act, 2003 are 'public servants' under Section 169 of the Act and thus a previous sanction of a concerned authority as provided in Section 197 CrPC is necessary before issuing process against such officers.The petitioners nos. 1 to 3 were appointed as junior engineer and linemen respectively at the Maharashtra State...
Dermatologists Move Bombay High Court Seeking Action Against Dentists Performing Aesthetic And Hair Transplant Surgeries
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition has been filed in the Bombay High Court seeking action against the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, who are continuing to perform the Aesthetic and Hair Transplant surgery despite not being 'qualified' for the same.The petitioners - Dynamic Dermatologist and Hair Transplant Association moved a PIL petition challenging the guidelines issued by the Dental Council of India (DCI) on December 6, 2022, permitting the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons who are...
Bombay High Court Upholds Life Sentence Of Man Convicted For Sexually Abusing Five Minor Girls
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday (September 11) upheld the conviction and the life sentence imposed on a 40-year-old man, who was convicted for sexually abusing at least five minor girls.A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Prithviraj Chavan upheld the March 29, 2014 judgment of a special court in Thane, which convicted Ramesh Gopnur for raping five minor girls and sentenced him to life imprisonment under provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the relevant provisions of...