Bombay High Court
High Court Asks State Govt To Explain Delay In Appointing Members Of Maharashtra State SC & ST Commission
The Bombay High Court has directed the State government to file a reply as to why the Chairman and members of the Maharashtra State Commission of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes have not been appointed since December, 2020.The Commission was constituted by a Government Resolution on 01 March, 2020. The role of the Commission is to study the current social, economic, educational...
Bombay High Court Declines To Order Certification Of 'Emergency' Movie, Cites Judicial Propriety Amidst Ongoing Proceedings Before MP HC
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday ordered the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to decide by September 18, the representations, if any made by the Jabalpur Sikh Sangat or any other group or individual, objecting to the release of the controversial film Emergency.A division bench of Justices Burgess Colabawalla and Firdosh Pooniwalla opined that the CBFC has no powers to get into...
'Beta Padhao, Beti Bachao': Bombay High Court Observes, Appoints 2 Retired Woman Judges For Safety Of Children In Educational Institutions
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday, while hearing the suo motu PIL regarding sexual assault of two kindergarten students in a school in Badlapur, Thane, reiterated that the Maharashtra Government must teach the boys about the right and wrong, saying 'Beta Padhao aur Beti Bachao' (Educate The Son To Protect The Daughter).A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Prithviraj...
Bombay High Court Issues Notice On NCP Leader Jitendra Awhad's Plea To Club 3 FIRs Filed Against Him For Tearing Dr Ambedkar's Photo
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a plea filed by senior NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) leader Jitendra Awhad, who has sought clubbing of the multiple First Information Reports (FIRs) lodged against him for allegedly tearing the photograph of Dr BR Ambedkar while staging a protest to the Maharashtra government's decision to include Manu Smriti's controversial writings in the...
Bombay High Court Orders Removal Of Mahant Ramgiri's Videos Making Controversial Remarks On Prophet Mohammad
The Bombay High Court on Monday ordered the Maharashtra Police to pull down the videos of controversial self-styled godman Mahant Ramgiri Maharaj, wherein, he has made some objectionable comments against Prophet Mohammad, thus hurting the sentiments of the Muslim community.A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Prithviraj Chavan gave an oral order to the Police on a request made...
Central Charges & International Taxation Charges Are Not Excluded From Purview Of Faceless Mechanism U/s 144B R/w/s 151A: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court held that the faceless mechanism would be applicable to all cases of Central Charges and International Taxation charges. However, the High Court clarified that it is only the assessment proceedings which would be required to be undertaken outside the faceless mechanism. Section 151A of the Income Tax Act empowers the Central Government to make a scheme...
"No More Adjournments For Filing Affidavits, Will Impose Costs For Seeking Extension Of Time Without Justification": Bombay HC To State
The Bombay High Court recently made it clear that henceforth it will not adjourn matters and criticised the 'robotic approach' especially of the Maharashtra Government and other authorities for seeking adjournments on the ground of filing affidavits-in-reply.A division bench of Justices Girish Kulkarni and Somashekar Sundaresan said henceforth it will impose costs on advocates, especially...
Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: 26 August - 01 September, 2024
Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 443 To 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 460Nominal Index:MARS Enterprise vs Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 443 Madhukar Baburao Shete vs. Yogesh Trimbak Shete & Anr, 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 444T.J. Thomas & Ors. vs. Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay & Ors., 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 445Abhijit Padale vs State of Maharashtra, 2024 LiveLaw...
Uddhav Thackeray Did Not Hurt Religious Sentiments, Plea Filed For Publicity: Bombay High Court Orders Man To Pay Rs 2 Lakhs To Former CM
The Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court, recently held that Maharashtra's former Chief Minister and the President of the divided Shiv Sena - Uddhav Thackeray did not hurt religious sentiments by not applying the sacred ash on his forehead, presented to him by a Mahant (Priest) during a public event in Nanded.Single-judge Justice Sanjay Mehare also imposed a cost of Rs 2 lakhs on...
Personal Hearings Not Always Necessary For Arbitrator Appointment If Pleadings Are Complete: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court bench of Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan has held that while personal hearings for all parties can be beneficial in proceedings to enforce the appointment of an arbitrator under Section 11(6), it is not always necessary. The bench held that when an arbitration agreement is clearly established in the pleadings and the dispute is not evidently stale or time-barred,...
Every Offence Is Seriously Investigated, Especially Crimes Against Women: Mumbai Police Tells High Court
In a response to the 'continuous criticism' by the Bombay High Court for 'shoddy probes' in cases pertaining to women, the Mumbai Police has informed the High Court that it takes each and every offence seriously and gives priority to offences against women.In an affidavit, Vivek Phansalkar, the Commissioner of Police, Mumbai has urged the bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Dr Neela Gokhale not...
"Defective Investigation Shakes Public Confidence": Bombay High Court Transfers Probe In Nagpur Ram Jhula Hit And Run Case
The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court on Friday transferred the investigations of the infamous Nagpur Ram Jhula hit-and-run case, wherein a woman under the influence of alcohol drove her Mercedes Benz and mowed down two youngsters, from the local police station to the State Crime Investigation Department (CID) after noting several lapses in the initial investigation.A division bench...