Bombay HC Asks State To Explain Why It Waived Off Arrears Of Rs 14.8 Crores Owed By Organisers For Police Protection Provided During IPL

The Bombay High Court on Thursday criticised the Maharashtra Government for waiving Rs. 14.8 crores in arrears owed by the Indian Premier League (IPL) organisers for police protection provided during IPL matches, since 2011. A division bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and Justice Amit Borkar pulled up the State for its decision, orally observing, "You will keep increasing...

Paryushan Parva: Bombay High Court Orders Civic Bodies To Decide Whether Animal Slaughter, Sale Of Meat Can Be Temporarily Banned

The Bombay High Court on Thursday ordered all the municipal corporations in Maharashtra to urgently decide the representations made by various Charitable Trusts of the Jain community seeking a temporary ban on the slaughtering of animals and sale of meat in view of the community's "Paryushan Parva."A division bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Amit Borkar heard a...

Failure TO Disclose All Material Facts Fully & Truly During Original Assessment Is Vital For Invoking Jurisdiction U/s 147: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court recently clarified that it is not open to the Revenue to initiate reassessment on the premise that it can simply form a belief supported by its own reasons, thereby ignoring the explicit formulation of the jurisdiction within which reassessment may be initiated. The High Court therefore quashes the reassessment notice issued under old regime of Section 148...

Department Can Centralize Assessment At One Place If There Are Sufficient Reasons: Bombay High Court Upholds Transfer Order U/s 127

Finding that the Assessee had transactions with certain Indian citizens, who were subject to search operation and whose assessments were centralized with the Central Circle at New Delhi, the Bombay High Court find sufficient reasons for proposing of Assessee's case to be centralised at New Delhi. The High Court also found that the assessment of such persons would certainly...

Reopening Proceedings In Defiance Of Mandatory Procedure U/s 151A To Be Quashed: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court clarified that the Assessing Officer is required to adhere to the provisions of Section 151A read with CBDT Notification dated Mar 29, 2022 for resorting to a procedure u/s 148A and the consequent notice u/s 148. Section 151A of the Income Tax Act empowers the Central Government to make a scheme for the purpose of assessment, reassessment, or recompilation...

"Expulsion From MNLU Will Be Like Death Sentence": Law Student Accused In Multiple Cases Of Sexual Harassment Tells Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday reserved judgment in a plea filed by a final year law student of the Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU) challenging the decision of the varsity to expel him from the institution after he was found guilty by of 'repeated' sexual harassment of girls by the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC).A division bench of Justices Atul Chandurkar and Rajesh...

Casually Freezing DEMAT Accounts Is Draconian, Violates Article 300A: Bombay High Court Imposes ₹80 Lakh Costs On BSE, NSE, SEBI

The Bombay High Court has awarded a compensation of Rs. 30 lakhs and Rs. 50 lakhs to two individuals whose Demat accounts were frozen at the behest of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE), following the directives of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).Justice G. S. Kulkarni and Justice Firdosh P. Pooniwalla observed that the arbitrary freezing of...

Paryushan Parv: PIL In Bombay High Court Seeks Temporary Ban On Animal Slaughter, Sale Of Meat Across Maharashtra

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition has been filed in the Bombay High Court seeking a temporary ban on the slaughtering of animals and sale of meat across Maharashtra from August 31, 2024 to September 7, 2024, in view of the 'Paryushan Parv' a prominent festival of the Jain Community.A division bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Amit Borkar is likely to hear...

Girl Who Eloped With Paramour Days Before Her Marriage Fixed By Parents Cannot Be Booked For Cheating By Groom: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that if a girl elopes with her paramour before marrying the groom with whom her parents fixed her marriage, she cannot be booked for hearing by the groom and his parents.A division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Dr Neela Gokhale gave the ruling while quashing a First Information Report (FIR) lodged against a girl, her parents and brother, all residents of...

[Payment Of Gratuity Act] Mere Reflection In Balance Sheet Doesn't Give Rise To Gratuity Claim In Absence Of Underlying Agreement: Bombay HC

While considering the claim for payment of gratuity by the Directors of a company, the Bombay High Court has observed that an entry in the liability column of the balance sheet of the company cannot be considered an 'agreement' between the company and directors under Section 4(5) of the Payment of Gratuity Act.Justice Sandeep V. Marne stated “…it cannot be stated that mere reflection of...

No Person Can Be Arrested Merely Based On Allegations Of Committing A Crime: Bombay High Court On 'Illegal Arrest' of Journalist

No person can be arrested merely because s/he is facing allegations of having committed some offence, the Bombay High Court said recently while holding the arrest of a Thane-based journalist by the Mumbai Police, illegal. It also ordered the Mumbai Police to pay Rs 25,000 compensation to the petitioner. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Prithviraj Chavan noted that...

Over 23,000 Lives Lost In Mumbai Local Trains Since 20 Yrs, Making Continuous Efforts To Improve: Western Railways Tell Bombay High Court

In the last 20 years, a total of 23,027 lives have been lost in Mumbai's "life line" i.e. local trains and at least 26,572 citizens have sustained injuries, the Railways told the Bombay High Court recently. This comes in an affidavit filed by the Senior Divisional Security Commissioner, Western Railways, in response to the order of a division bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya...