Law Students Move Bombay High Court Challenging Maharashtra Govt's Declaration Of Public Holiday For Ram Mandir Consecration On Jan 22

Four law students have filed a PIL in the Bombay High Court challenging the Maharashtra government's notification declaring January 22, 2024 a public holiday for the consecration of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.A special bench of Justices GS Kulkarni and Neela Gokhale has been constituted to hear the matter tomorrow. The petitioners are students from MNLU, Mumbai, GLC and NIRMA law school....

Former MLA Sunil Kedar Himself Lodged FIR, Trial Court Observations Contrary To Evidence: Bombay HC While Suspending Sentence In NDCC Bank Fraud Case

The Bombay High Court recently observed that the trial court, while convicting former Congress MLA Sunil Kedar, made observations contrary to presented evidence and ignored that Kedar himself lodged the FIR.Justice Urmila Joshi-Phalke of the Nagpur bench suspended the sentence of Kedar, convicted in a bank scam case of over Rs. 153 Crores, stating that Kedar has raised arguable points in...

Change Of Opinion Does Not Constitute Justification To Believe Income Chargeable To Tax Has Escaped Assessment: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that a change of opinion does not constitute justification and/or reasons to believe that income chargeable to tax has escaped assessment.The bench of Justice K. R. Shriram and Justice Neela Gokhale has observed that once a query is raised during the assessment proceedings and the assessee has replied to it, it follows that the query raised was a subject...

150 Important Judgments Of Bombay High Court In 2023: Part I

1. MCOCA | Refusal Of Sanction To Prosecute Does Not Invalidate Extension Of Judicial Custody Given By Special Court: Bombay High Court Case Title: Naresh s/o Netram Nagpure and Ors. v. State of Maharashtra Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 4 Once the court extends the judicial custody of an accused, the refusal of sanction to prosecute will not invalidate the extension of...

“Environmental Disaster”: Plea In Bombay High Court Against Theme Park Planned At Mahalaxmi Race Course

A green activist has filed a petition before the Bombay High Court challenging the decision of the Maharashtra government and the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) to develop a 120-acre theme park at the Mahalaxmi Race Course.A division bench of Justices Gautam Patel and Kamal Khata said they would hear the matter of ad-interim reliefs on Wednesday after the court was assured...

'National Level Threat': Bombay HC Passes Ex-Parte Order Against “Fake” PAN Card Websites Operating As Agents Of Govt Owned UTI Infra Tech

The Bombay High Court has passed an ex-parte interim injunction against known and unknown entities allegedly operating fake websites that purport to provide PAN card services on behalf of government owned UTI Infrastructure Technology and Services Limited (UTIITSL).The court noted the "national importance" of PAN services and said any potential misuse of the authorization would be...

Not Fair To Inform Student Of His Ineligibility At Fag End Of Course, Wastes Time And Money: Bombay High Court To Mumbai University

The Bombay High Court recently quashed Mumbai University's decision to declare a student as ineligible for the 3-year LL.B. course after he had already completed two out of six semesters.A division bench of Justice AS Chandurkar and Justice Jitendra Jain emphasized that the students must be timely informed of their eligibility status, to avoid students investing time, money, and energy in...

Bombay High Court Grants Bail To Transgender Persons Accused Of Harassing Temple Devotee, Criticizes Judge For Stereotypical Comments

Observing that “stereotypical and generalising” observations on the behaviour of transgender persons was “uncalled for,” the Bombay High Court granted bail to four transgender persons accused of harassing and assaulting a devotee at the Vitthal-Rukmini Temple in Pandharpur last month.Justice Madhav J Jamdar noted that the observations were not even required for adjudication of the...

Shiv Sena Row: Bombay High Court Issues Notices To 14 Uddhav Faction MLAs, Speaker On Shinde Faction's Pleas For Disqualification

The Bombay High Court has issued notice to all the respondents in petitions filed by CM Eknath Shinde-led faction's pleas challenging Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker's refusal to disqualify 14 MLAs of the Uddhav Thackeray faction.The respondents include the 14 MLAs, speaker Rahul Narwekar and the Maharashtra Legislature Secretariat.A division bench comprising Justices GS Kulkarni...

Bombay High Court Grants Interim Protection From Arrest To Two Women Accused Of Cheating Actor Vivek Oberoi

The Bombay High Court has granted interim anticipatory bail to two women accused in an alleged cheating case filed by actor Vivek Oberoi.Justice Sarang V. Kotwal granted temporary protection from arrest till 22nd February 2024 to Nandita Saha and Raadhika Nanda in two separate but related anticipatory bail pleas.The pleas relate to an FIR filed by Oberoi's Chartered Accountant Deven Bafna at...

Bombay High Court Holds Land Acquisition Of 7 Hectares For Mumbai's Atal Setu Project Lapsed, Orders Compensation Under New Act

Days after the Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL), the longest sea-bridge in India, the Bombay High Court declared that the land acquisition proceedings for a part of the project had lapsed.While this would mean possession of the 7.13 hectares land should revert back to its original owner, in the present case, the owners agreed to accept...

Deterrence Required To Curb Such Social Evil: Bombay HC Sentences Man To 10 Yrs RI For Taking Minor To Red Light Area To Induce Her Into Prostitution

The Bombay High Court recently convicted and sentenced a man to ten years of rigorous imprisonment for bringing a 14-year-old girl to a red-light area in Nashik with the intention of inducing her into the business of prostitution.Justice PK Chavan observed that the cases of inducing minors for the purpose of prostitution are on the rise, and the convict, one Vijay Bhika Dive, does not...