[Sheena Bora Murder Case] Bombay HC Paves Way For Netflix's Docuseries Featuring Indrani Mukerjea, Dismisses CBI's Plea

The Bombay High Court Thursday dismissed a petition filed by CBI seeking to stay the release of the Netflix docuseries – “Buried Truth – The Indrani Mukerjea Story.”The docuseries features accused Indrani Mukerjea and five other witnesses cited by the CBI in the Sheena Bora murder trial. Mukerjea is the prime accused in her daughter - Sheena's – murder. Last week the court had taken...

Person Seeking Letters Of Administration Must Personally Serve Notice At Last Known Address Of Legal Heir With Unknown Whereabouts: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court recently observed that a person seeking Letters of Administration (LoA) with Will Annexed must personally serve the citation (notice of the application) to the last known address of a legal heir whose whereabouts are unknown.Justice Manish Pitale revoked the LoA granted to a person who had directly published the citation in newspapers without personally serving the...

Minor Mistakes Due To Disability Should Not Lead To Serious Consequences Such As Loss Of Job Opportunity: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that refusing to remedy errors stemming from candidates' disability contravenes the principle of equality, and employers should ensure that such minor mistakes do not lead to loss of the job opportunity itself.A division bench of Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice MM Sathaye set aside the cancellation of candidature to a post in the Railways of a 31-year-old...

Division Bench Agreed That 2023 Amendment To IT Rules As It Stands Violates Free Speech: Petitioner To Bombay High Court

Association of Indian Magazines contended before the Bombay High Court today that the division bench that delivered a split verdict in a petition challenging the 2023 amendment to the IT Rules agreed that the amended Rule as it stands violates and has a chilling effect on free speech.The 2023 amendment to the IT Rules, 2021 empowers the government to establish a fact checking unit (FCU)...

High Court Asks Maharashtra Govt To Consider 26/11 Mumbai-Terror Attack Victim's Plea For EWS Housing

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed the Housing Minister of the Maharashtra Government to consider 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attack victim - Devika Rotawan's - plea for a residential premises in the economically weaker section (EWS). A division bench of Justices GS Kulkarni and Firdosh Pooniwala called it a “real case” to exercise discretion. Especially when discretion is often exercised...

S.125(3) CrPC | Magistrate Can't Order Imprisonment For More Than 12 Months' Default In Maintenance In A Single Application: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court ordered the release of a man sentenced to simple imprisonment of 47 months for of default in payment of interim maintenance awarded to his wife and daughter in a domestic violence case.Justice Sharmila U Deshmukh observed that under section 125(3) CrPC, the power of the Magistrate to impose punishment of imprisonment for default is restricted to 12 months, as the...

NIA Court Directs Appearance Of BJP MP Pragya Thakur In Connection With Malegaon Blast Case, Warns Of 'Necessary Steps' On Failure To Comply

A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Mumbai recently directed BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, to appear before it starting from Tuesday for the recording of statements.Special Judge AK Lahoti passed the order on Thursday, February 22, granting Thakur's plea for exemption for the day on medical grounds and warning of "necessary steps"...

Share Premium Received By Issuance Of Shares Is On Capital Account And Gives Rise To No Income: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that the share premium received by the issuance of shares is on the capital account and gives rise to no income.The bench of Justice K. R. Shriram and Justice Dr. Neela Gokhale has observed that even if the assessee had violated the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956, it would be penalized by the provisions of that Act, and it would never turn a capital...

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...