Bombay HC 5-Judge Bench Initiates Additional Criminal Contempt Proceedings Against Lawyer For 'Scandalous' Remarks In Plea Against Judge

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday initiated another suo motu criminal contempt of court case against advocate Nilesh Ojha, who made 'scandalous and scurrilous' allegations against a sitting judge, while defending himself in another criminal contempt of court case, which was initiated by a five-judge bench for levelling similar allegations against the same judge. For context, suo motu...

Fraud Loan Accounts Row: Bombay High Court Grants Interim Relief To Anil Ambani, Stays Coercive Action By Bank Of Baroda

In a temporary relief, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday restrained the Bank of Baroda from taking any coercive action in furtherance of its September 4 order classifying the loan accounts of industrialist Anil Ambani's Reliance Communications as 'fraud.'A division bench of Justice Riyaz Chagla and Farhan Dubash asked the Bank not to take any action till further hearing in the matter, which...

Bombay High Court Dismisses PIL Against Release Of 'Jolly LLB 3', Says Judges Not Affected By Mockery

The Bombay High Court has dismissed a PIL which sought directions against release of the upcoming film "Jolly LL.B 3" on the ground that the film mocks the judiciary. The film is set to hit the theaters on September 19.Advocate for the Petitioner told the bench that the trailer of the film itself is objectionable as in one of the scenes, judges are called as "Mamus." "This is mockery of...

Maharashtra Sadan Scam: Bombay High Court Quashes ED's Money Laundering Case Against Chamankar Brothers

In a major relief to the Chamankar brothers, one of the prime accused in the Maharashtra Sadan Scam case involving State Cabinet Minister Chhagan Bhujbal, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday (September 16) quashed the case lodged against them by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).A division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Rajesh Patil quashed the ED case lodged under the stringent Prevention...

2008 Malegaon Blast: Bombay High Court Questions Appeal By Victims Families, Asks If They Testified During Trial

While hearing the appeal filed by the victims of the 2008 Malegaon Blast, who have challenged the acquittal of former BJP MP Pragya Thakur, Lt. Col. Prasad Purohit and other accused from the case, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday clarified that it will entertain the plea only if the appellants have been witnesses in the trial. The appeal has been preferred by Nisar Ahmed Sayyed Bilal along...

S. 149 Income Tax Act | Reassessment Beyond Limitation Period Is Valid Where 'Bogus' Royalty Payments Exceed ₹50 Lakh: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has stated that reassessment beyond 3 years is valid where bogus royalty expenses exceed Rs. 50 lakhs. Justices Bharati Dangre and Nivedita P. Mehta upheld the reassessment proceedings initiated beyond three years, in the present case, where the alleged bogus royalty expenses exceeded 50 Lakhs. The bench opined that Section 149(1)(b) of the Income Tax Act is...

Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 8 to September 14, 2025

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 360 to 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 368]Pravin Nathalal Parch vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 360Farooq Shaukat Bagwan vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 361TATA AIG General Insurance Co. Ltd. vs Vinay Sah, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 362Amit Sunarlal Shahu vs Hare Madhav Electronics, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 363Sruti Vijaykumar vs Falgun Yogendra...

'Workers Can't Be Denied Permanent Status Merely Due To Unavailability Of Sanctioned Posts': Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that workmen who have completed the requisite period of continuous service cannot be denied permanent status merely on the ground that sanctioned posts are unavailable. The Court emphasised that such a denial would amount to continued exploitation of the workers, contrary to welfare legislation and the mandate of social justice.Justice Milind N. Jadhav was hearing...

Relief For Bajaj Allianz As Bombay High Court Quashes State Notice Demanding ₹374 Crore For Crop Insurance

The Bombay High Court recently quashed and set aside notices issued by the Maharashtra government to Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Corporation (BAGIC) demanding it to pay Rs 374 crores to the farmers in Osmanabad for the loss of their soybean crops due to 'unseasonal rains' categorised as 'localised calamity' under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna (PM Yojna).The State had signed...

[Representation Of Peoples Act] 'Election Candidates Must Only Disclose Convictions Resulting In Imprisonment Of One Year Or More': Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court has held that election candidates are required to disclose only those convictions that have resulted in imprisonment of one year or more. The Court read down Entry 6 of Form 26 of the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961, to bring it in line with Section 33A(1)(ii) of the Representation of People Act, 1951, which mandates such disclosure.Justice R.I. Chagla was...

'No Inherent Right Of Hearing': Bombay HC Dismisses Plea Challenging CCI's Order To Probe Asian Paints For Alleged Abuse Of Dominance

The Bombay High Court has held that a party has no inherent right of oral or written hearing at the stage where the Competition Commission of India (CCI) forms a prima facie opinion under Section 26(1) of the Competition Act, 2002. The Court clarified that the order at this stage is administrative in nature, and whether to afford a hearing lies within the discretion of the CCI.A Division Bench...

Right Of Appeal Is Not A Fundamental Right, Legislature Can Designate Appellate Forum Based On Offence: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that the right to appeal is a statutory right and not a fundamental, and thus the legislature can decide the appellate forum based on the subject matter of offences."As to the contention that the accused loses one appellate forum, this Court finds it without merit. The right of appeal is not a fundamental right; it is purely a statutory right created by...