Bombay High Court
Medical Negligence: Bombay High Court Upholds Doctor's Conviction For Patient's Death 40 Yrs Ago
The Bombay High Court recently upheld the conviction of a septuagenarian doctor for his negligence by not taking immediate steps to deal with a complication during a surgery, leading to the death of a patient in 1984. Justice Bharati Dangre increased the fine imposed on Dr. Anil Pinto from Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 5 lakh. Out of this sum, Rs. 4.9 lakh is directed to be paid to the family of...
Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 19 - February 25, 2024
Nominal Index [Citation 92 - 105]Bachpan Bachao Andolan and Anr. v. State of Maharashtra and Ors. 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 92Sagar D. Meghe v. State of Maharashtra 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 93Chanda Kochhar v. Central Bureau of Investigation 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 94Gokulnath Raghu Shetty v. Central Bureau of Investigation 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 95Mira Bhavin Mehta v. Income Tax Officer 2024 LiveLaw (Bom)...
Bombay High Court Directs Advocates And Litigants Not To Mention Caste Or Religion Of Parties In Memo Of Parties
The Bombay High Court recently issued a notice prohibiting advocates and litigants from mentioning the caste or religion of any parties in petitions, suits, or proceedings filed before the court.“…the Advocates and Parties-in-person shall not mention the Caste / Religion of any parties in the memo of parties in any petition / suit / proceeding filed before the Principal Seat at...
Mention Details Of Previous Bail Applications And Orders In All Bail Applications: Bombay High Court To Advocates And Litigants
The Registry of the Bombay High Court has issued a circular mandating particulars of previous bail applications to be included in bail applications before the HC, following recent directions by the Supreme Court in the case of Kusha Duruka v. State of Odisha.The circular directed all Advocates and parties-in-person at the Principal Seat at Bombay and its Benches at Nagpur, Aurangabad, and...
Bombay High Court Declines Application For Increasing Valuation Of Suit, Says Pecuniary Jurisdiction Lies With City Civil Court
The Bombay High Court recently observed that it cannot entertain an application for increasing the valuation of a suit over which it has already lost jurisdiction due to an increase in pecuniary jurisdiction of the Mumbai City Civil Court and the consequent transfer of cases from HC to that court.It further held that allowing a court to decide an application in any suit that was...
Bombay High Court Cancels Bail Granted By Sessions Court To Man Accused Of Defaming Minor Girl With Obscene Photos
The Bombay High Court cancelled the bail granted by Sessions Court to a man accused of extorting and defaming a child with obscene photos after finding that he had obtained bail from sessions court during the pendency of his bail application before the HC.Justice PK Chavan noted that in the accused obtained bail from Sessions Court, Pune despite claiming in his bail application before HC that...
Bombay High Court Imposes 25K Costs On Girls School For Gender-Based Denial Of Compassionate Appointment To Deceased Employee's Son
The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court recently imposed Rs 25000 costs on Amravati's Holy Cross Convent English High School for denying a compassionate appointment to a man on the ground that the school has adopted a policy not to hire male peons.“We are sensitive to the fact that the said respondent is running a School, mainly for the girls, however the said act of the respondent...
Bombay High Court Bars Eviction Notices For Weekends, Says Human Beings Are Not Pieces Of Chess Board Who Can Be Moved Around
In a significant order the Bombay High Court has asked statutory authorities to ensure they don't serve eviction notices expiring on weekends so that affected can approach the competent authority or High Court for relief as the case may be.“These are human beings. They have families. They are not pieces on some chess board that can be moved around or even swept of the board. The last thing...
Education Has Become Unaffordable, State Has Constitutional Responsibility To Ensure Quality Education Reaches All Citizens: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court recently observed that education has become unaffordable, and the State has a Constitutional responsibility to ensure quality education reaches all the citizens of this country in order to achieve the growth and development of humanity.“Although “education” is a pious in our culture but with change in time it has taken a different colour and has become unaffordable....
LOCs Issued Against Rhea Chakraborty And Family Members Without Disclosing Reason, Decision Not Reviewed As Per Guidelines: Bombay High Court
The LOCs issued against Rhea Chakraborty and her entire family in August 2020 after the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput did not state any 'reasons' for issuance of the same and neither were the LOCs reviewed as mandated under the Consolidated Guidelines, the Bombay High Court observed.The LOCs were issued against Rhea, her brother Showik, her father Lt. Colonel Indrajit Chakraborty, an...
Netflix Docuseries Featuring Indrani Mukerjea Won't Release Tonight, Bombay High Court Asks Makers To Hold Special Screening For CBI
The Bombay High Court has asked the makers of Netflix docuseries – “Buried Truth – The Indrani Mukerjea Story” to hold a special screening for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), while hearing the agency's plea for a stay on the series.The series was set to be released tonight; however, Netflix has undertaken to stall the release till next Thursday. “Mr. Kadam for Netflix has...
Sushant Singh Rajput Case: Bombay High Court Quashes LOCs Issued Against Actor Rhea Chakraborty, Her Brother Showik And Father
The Bombay High Court has quashed look-out circulars (LOCs) issued against actor Rhea Chakraborty, her brother Showik, and her father - an army veteran.CBI issued the LOCs in the aftermath of the Sushant Singh Rajput case. An LOC restricts an individual from foreign travel without prior approval from the court.Justice Revati Mohite Dere and Manjusha Deshpande pronounced the order. During...