Bombay High Court Issues Notice On Plea By Filmmaker Challenging CBFC's Objection To Use Of 'Janki & Raghuram' In Movie

The Bombay High Court on Monday issued a notice to the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) asking it to respond to the petition filed by the makers of the Chhattisgarh based film 'Janki' which is objected to because of its title and also to the names of the lead actors in the film.The CBFC, according to the makers, have objected to the title of the film 'Janki' as it is the name to...

POCSO FIR Can't Be Quashed Only Because Victim And Accused Have Married And A Child Is Born: Bombay High Court

Just because a minor girl has fallen in love with an adult man and their families have got them married and she has given birth to a child does not mean that the offences under the Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act are not made out, the Bombay High Court held on Friday (September 26).A division bench of Justices Urmila Joshi-Phalke and Nandesh Deshpande refused to quash...

Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 22 - September 28, 2025

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 382 to 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 390]NHS vs ANS, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 382Surendra vs Agrofab Machineries Pvt. Ltd., 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 383Yashwant Anna Bhoir vs State of Maharastra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 384State Of Goa vs Unique Identification Authority of India, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 385Khyyum Khadir Patwari vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom)...

Denial Of Re-Testing Of Seized Goods Must Be Occasional And Recorded In Writing: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that re-testing of seized goods is a trade facilitation measure, not to be denied in the ordinary course. Justices M.S. Sonak and Advait M. Sethna stated that "...Ultimately, such denial must be only occasional and that too, on reasonable grounds to be recorded in writing. The guidelines emphasised that this facility of re-testing is nothing but a...

Individual Flat Owners Forming Cooperative Society Are Bound By Arbitration Clause Contained In Sale Agreement: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court bench of Justice N.J. Jamadar has observed that when individual flat owners form a cooperative society to enforce rights created in favour of the individual members under the Agreements for Sale, the society cannot claim that it is not bound by the arbitration clause contained in those Agreements. The argument that it is not a signatory to the Agreements for...

Wife Cannot Be Disentitled From Claiming Right In Husband's Family Pension Merely On Allegations Of Adultery: Bombay High Court

In a significant order, the Bombay High Court on Friday held that merely levelling allegations of "adultery" against a woman cannot disentitle her from claiming a right in her deceased husband's family pension under the Maharashtra Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1982 (MCSR).A division bench of Justices Manish Pitale and Yanshivraj Khobragade therefore, refused to grant any relief to the...

Pending Proceedings Under Omitted CGST Rules 89(4B) & 96(10) Lapse In Absence Of Savings Clause: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that all pending proceedings under the omitted CGST Rules 89(4B) & 96(10) lapse in the absence of a savings clause. The bench agreed with the assessee/petitioners that the provisions of Section 6 of the General Clauses Act are not attracted and therefore the pending proceedings can claim no immunity or protection. Unless the Respondents...

'Abusing Community Leader Not Insult To Religion': Bombay High Court Quashes FIR U/S 295A IPC For Insulting Maratha Leader Manoj Jarange

A person may represent a religion in certain ways but s/he does not become a 'religion' himself, the Bombay High Court observed while holding that any abuse or use of disrespectful words for a socio political figure cannot be equated with insult to faith.A division bench of Justices Vibha Kankanwadi and Hiten Venegavkar, sitting at Aurangabad, quashed an FIR lodged against a man, booked...

Providing Identity, Birth Proof Of Person To Police Doesn't Amount To Disclosure Of Personal Information: Bombay High Court

The Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court has held that providing demographic information with regard to the proof of identity (POI), proof of birth (POB), and the proof of address (POA) of an individual to the police does not result in disclosing personal information.Single-judge Justice Valmiki Menezes was hearing an application filed by the State of Goa seeking a direction to the...

Building Proposals Should Only Be Granted After Municipal Infrastructure Is Built, Deficient Amenities Affect Fundamental Rights: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court has expressed deep concern over the lack of civic infrastructure and systematic planning in the Kulgaon-Badlapur Municipal area and directed the constitution of an Improvement Committee to provide recommendations for urban development. The Court held that improper planning and deficient civic amenities directly affect the fundamental rights of citizens to a clean and...

Employee Need Not Deposit Retrenchment Compensation As Pre-Condition To Challenge Termination: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that an employee cannot be compelled to deposit the amount of retrenchment compensation as a condition for challenging his retrenchment. The Court observed that retrenchment compensation under Section 25F of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, is a statutory right of the employee and is intended to provide subsistence during unemployment. Making its deposit...

Husband Entitled To Divorce Over Non-Disclosure That Wife Suffers From Incurable Disease: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court, while dissolving a marriage, held that if a spouse suppresses a fact that she suffers from an incurable disease like "cerebral palsy" before marriage, that can be a ground for the other spouse to seek divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act.A division bench of Justices Nitin Suryawanshi and Sandipkumar More decided the appeal filed by a husband, who challenged the judgment...