Bombay High Court
"Islamophobia On The Rise In India": Plea In Bombay HC Seeks FIR Against CM Eknath Shinde, BJPs Nitesh Rane For Allegedly Hurting Religious Sentiments
A Bandra-resident has moved the Bombay High Court seeking directions to the Maharashtra Police to register a criminal case against Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and BJP legislator Nitesh Rane, for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of the Muslim community and also for supporting or protecting the persons, who have been recklessly making objectionable comments against Prophet...
Hard To Accept Cops Couldn't Overpower Accused, "Shoot-Out" Could Be Avoided: Bombay HC While Hearing Badlapur 'Fake Encounter' Case
While hearing a plea by father of the Badlapur school sexual assault accused who died in an alleged "fake encounter" on Monday, the Bombay High Court orally said it is difficult to accept that the accused– who was not a "strong man", couldn't be overpowered by the police officials who were with him.A division bench of Justice Revati Mohite Dere and Justice Prithviraj Chavan was hearing...
File Affidavit Explaining How Online Rummy Is 'Game Of Skill' And Not Chance: Bombay High Court To State
A PIL has been filed in the Bombay High Court for banning the online game of 'Rummy' in Maharashtra.The petitioner seeks to ban Rummy on the grounds that it is a game of 'chance', which amounts to 'gambling'. The petition states that the apps such as Junglee Rummy and Rummy Circle are 'online gambling, which is a banned offence under the Public Gambling Act, 1867 the Bombay Prevention...
Imprisonment Does Not Restrict Individual's Right To Pursue Education: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court recently observed that imprisonment of an individual does not restrict his or her right to education.A division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Dr Neela Gokhale made the observation while ordering a Mumbai-based Law College, to admit Mahesh Raut, one of the accused in the Bhima-Koregaon case, as a student for the LLB course for the academic year 2024-2027....
Ensure No Other Surgery Takes Place Under Mobile Torchlight: Bombay High Court Tells BMC After Death Of Mother, Newborn
Observing that 'lives are precious' the Bombay High Court on Tuesday told the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and also the National Medical Commission (NMC) to play a 'proactive' role and ensure that no other surgery or delivery takes place in mobile torchlight in any of the civic or State-run hospitals.A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Prithviraj Chavan was hearing...
Any And Every Cruelty Or Harassment Of Wife Will Not Attract Section 498A Of IPC: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court on Monday (September 23) while acquitting a husband convicted for abetting the suicide of his wife by torturing her, held that section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) does not attract in any and every harassment or type of cruelty.Single-judge Justice Sanjay Mehare sitting at Aurangabad held that to convict a person under section 498A, the prosecution must...
Initiating Tax Proceedings After CIRP Approval Violates Section 31 IBC: Bombay High Court
Recently, the Bombay High Court dealt with a writ petition filed by Uttam Value Steels Ltd. and Mr. Subodh Karmarkar, challenging several notices issued by the Income Tax Department under various provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The dispute revolved around tax claims and proceedings initiated by the Income Tax authorities against Uttam Value Steels Ltd., despite the company...
Judges Must Be Independent But Must Stand By Govt When It Comes To Court Infrastructure Projects : CJI DY Chandrachud
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjay Chandrachud on Monday said judges across India function with 'fiercest' sense of independence but they must stand with the executive when it comes to court infrastructure.CJI Chandrachud said, "Let's be clear and not be fuddled by our vision, judges must exercise their functions with the fiercest sense of independence. But when on administrative side,...
Non-Filing Of Declaration & Input-Output Ratio Is Procedural Requirement But Not Pre-Condition For Claiming Rebate On Excise Of Exported Goods: Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court recently clarified that just because the verification of input-output ratio was not submitted before the export of goods, it does not mean that same cannot be verified post export of goods.While giving such relaxation, the Division Bench of Justice K. R. Shriram and Justice Jitendra Jain observed that the procedure for submitting input-output ratio is inconsequential...
Bombay HC Seeks Affidavit Of State High Power Committee Secretary On Steps To Rehabilitate Residents Of Sanjay Gandhi National Park Area
The Bombay High Court has directed the Secretary of State High Power Committee, which was constituted to prepare measures to rehabilitate entitled residents in Sanjay Gandhi National Park, to file an affidavit regarding the steps taken by the Committee to ensure rehabilitation.A Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Amit Borkar also asked the Advocate General...
"God Forbid Us": Bombay High Court Voices Concern Over Accused Being Released On Technical Grounds, Even In Serious Offences
"God forbid us if we go by the technicalities" the Bombay High Court remarked on Monday while expressing anguish over the fact that in several serious offences, accused are released only on a technical ground that the investigating officer did not give them the 'grounds of arrest' in writing.The remark was made by a bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande while hearing a...
Bombay High Court Upholds Allotment Of 'Gairan' Land For Construction Of Housing Under Prime Minister Awas Yojana
The Bombay High Court has upheld the validity of the allotment of 'Gairan land' by the District Collector to the Municipal Corporation for the construction of houses for economically weaker section of society under the 'Prime Minister Awas Yojana' on the ground that under Section 40 of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966 (MLRC), the State government has the right to dispose of any...