Citations: [2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 294 to 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 299]Nominal IndexShyam Vasant Kale vs The Assistant Charity Commissioner-II, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 294Jervis Fernandes vs Rumaldo Judas Agnelo Fernandes, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 295XYZ vs State of Maharashtra, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 296Manas Sandip Sathe vs State of Maharashtra, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 297Suraj Deepak Mane vs State of Maharashtra,...
Citations: [2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 294 to 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 299]
Nominal Index
Shyam Vasant Kale vs The Assistant Charity Commissioner-II, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 294
Jervis Fernandes vs Rumaldo Judas Agnelo Fernandes, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 295
XYZ vs State of Maharashtra, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 296
Manas Sandip Sathe vs State of Maharashtra, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 297
Suraj Deepak Mane vs State of Maharashtra, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 298
Pune Housing And Area Development Board vs Vithal Shripati Ladkat, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 299
Final Orders/Judgments
Case Title: Shyam Vasant Kale vs The Assistant Charity Commissioner-II
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 294
The Bombay High Court has held that the power conferred under Section 41A of the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act, 1950, is limited to issuing directions for the proper administration of a public trust and does not extend to interfering with an ongoing election process. The Court observed that once the election process has commenced, the Assistant Charity Commissioner cannot invoke Section 41A to quash an election notice or halt the election on the ground that the legality of the existing Managing Committee is under doubt.
Case Title: Jervis Fernandes vs Rumaldo Judas Agnelo Fernandes
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 295
The Bombay High Court has held that the power to remove a Municipal Councillor under Section 44 of the Goa Municipalities Act, 1968, vests exclusively in the Government and cannot be exercised by the Director of Municipal Administration. The Court observed that the power under Section 44 is quasi-judicial in nature, as it entails adjudication of allegations of misconduct or disgraceful conduct and may result in removal from office and disqualification for five years.
Case Title: XYZ vs State of Maharashtra
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 296
The Bombay High Court on Monday (June 22) permitted a married woman to terminate her 26-weeks pregnancy after noting that the woman hailed from the lower strata of the society and that her foetus suffered from severe anomalies, which would require post-delivery cardiac surgeries that she can't afford. A division bench of Justice Bharati Dangre and Justice Manjusha Deshpande allowed the woman's plea after noting that the child if born, will require medical attention but the woman expressed her inability to afford the same.
Case Title: Manas Sandip Sathe vs State of Maharashtra
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 297
Dismissing a petition seeking admission in a school under the 'neighbourhood' reservation provided under the Right To Education (RTE) Act, the Bombay High Court on Thursday (June 25) held that residential requirement is not an empty formality but is an essential eligibility criteria for admissions under the said quota, which provides admission of people from the weaker section and lower strata of the society in nearby private unaided schools.
Case Title: Suraj Deepak Mane vs State of Maharashtra
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 298
The Bombay High Court has dismissed a challenge to the recruitment process for appointment to the post of District Judge by nomination in the Maharashtra Judicial Service. The Court held that candidates who participated in the selection process with full knowledge that it would be governed by the amendments approved by the High Court, though not formally notified on the date of the advertisement, could not challenge the process after being declared unsuccessful in the preliminary examination.
Case Title: Pune Housing And Area Development Board vs Vithal Shripati Ladkat
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 299
The Bombay High Court has held that the Competent Authority under the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Act is empowered to examine whether the amount claimed by the Housing Board is "lawfully due" and is not confined merely to ordering eviction. The Court observed that an allottee who receives a tenement under a government quota is not exempt from payment of the price and other lawfully recoverable components, including capitalised interest.
Other Developments
Even after 75 years of independence, if a citizen has to approach a constitutional court seeking a direction to the State to provide potable drinking water, in such a circumstance, a progressive State like Maharashtra cannot be heard to be giving excuses for not providing the relief, observed the Bombay High Court on Monday (June 22) while noting that several parts across the State are not getting drinking water.
While bidding adieu to the Bombay High Court, Justice Vibha Kankanwadi on Tuesday (June 23) said that for achieving the satisfaction of his or her work, a judge must do his job to the best of his ability and not by trying to satisfy or please anyone. Justice Kankanwadi, who was elevated to the High Court 9 years ago, retired from service after being a judge for a total of 34 years.
Bombay High Court judge Justice Ashish Chavan on Wednesday recused from hearing a plea filed by Satish Salian, father of Disha Salian, the former manager of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput. In his plea, the father has alleged that his daughter was "murdered" and did not commit suicide. He has thus sought registration of an FIR under the relevant provisions of IPC.
The Bombay High Court on Thursday (June 25) while imposing a cost of Rs 15,000 on producer Suneel Darshan, allowed to restore his appeal filed against a judgment delivered way back in 2015 by a single-judge, who dismissed two arbitration petitions filed by the filmmaker and Bollywood Actor Sunny Deol raising claims against each other.
The Bombay High Court earlier this week refused to pass a gag order restraining popular local YouTube news channel Galli News from reporting on allegations of negligence against a city-based hospital over claims that a surgical gauze was left inside a woman's body. However, single-judge Justice Arif Doctor restrained the news channel from using certain 'defamatory' words such as 'Kattalkhana' (slaughterhouse) for the Habib Esmail Hospital and Medical Trust, situated in Pydhonie area of Mumbai.