Redevelopment Dispute Over Additional Flat Area, Amenities Can't Be Decided In Writ Jurisdiction: Bombay High Court

A writ of certiorari or mandamus cannot be issued to adjudicate a private dispute between flat owners and a developer concerning claims for additional flat area, amenities, parking and compensation arising out of a redevelopment project, the Bombay High Court has held.A division bench of Justice Suman Shyam and Justice Gautam Ankhad dismissed a petition filed by a Mumbai-based couple...

Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Pune Engineering Student For Reposting Critical Post On 'Operation Sindoor'

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (October 27) quashed a First Information Report (FIR) lodged against a 20-year-old female engineering student for reposting a controversial post against Indian Army's "Operation Sindoor" against Pakistan.Single-judge Justice Milind Jadhav said, "Noting the fact that the petitioner is a young engineering student, I have allowed her plea."The student from...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Elevation Of CETSTAT Member & Advocate As Bombay High Court Judges

The Supreme Court Collegium, in its meeting held on October 26, 2026, approved the proposal to appoint two persons as Judges of the Bombay High Court.The Collegium has recommended the appointment of Ajay Sharma, Judicial Member of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Mumbai, and Advocate Vaibhav Anant Sugdare as Judges of the High...

Bombay High Court Criticises Celebrities Charging For Anti-Firecracker Campaign, Says They Must Give Back To Society

They have lived in this city and got so much from here; they must come forward if they have a sense of belongingness, Court said.

Bombay High Court To Hear Tomorrow Actor Imran Khan's Plea Against 'Leave India' Notice

The Bombay High Court will hear on Tuesday actor Imran Khan's plea challenging a 'Leave India Notice' (LIN) issued to him by the Foreigners Regional Registration Officer (FRRO) for participating in the anti-CEC protests earlier this month.When the matter was taken up on Monday (October 23) morning, a division bench of Chief Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Justice Advait Sethna was...

Major Unmarried Daughter Can Claim Maintenance Under Section 125 CrPC Despite Alternative Remedy Under HAMA: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that the availability of an alternative remedy under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 (HAMA) does not bar a major unmarried daughter from claiming maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). The Court observed that maintenance could not be denied to the daughter merely because she could pursue a separate remedy under...

Mere Expectation Of Large Crowd At Garba Event On Ramlila Maidan Cannot Be Termed Law & Order Situation: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has allowed a cultural organisation to organise Garba at Ramlila Maidan during Navratri, observing that the mere expectation of a large crowd cannot be treated as a law and order situation. The Court held that concerns regarding the annual Ravan Dahan event at the same ground could be addressed by imposing appropriate safety conditions. A division bench of Justices...

Bombay High Court Seizes Phone After Advocate's Clerk Caught Recording Court Proceedings, Fines Both

The Bombay High Court recently ordered the seizure of a mobile handset and further imposed cost of Rs 10,000 on an advocate's clerk caught videorecording the court proceedings, purportedly on instructions of a Junior Advocate. The High Court also imposed cost of Rs 25,000 on the said Junior Advocate.A division bench of Justice Girish Kulkarni and Justice Dr Neela Gokhale in its October 19...

Removal Of Undergarment Without Further Act Amounts To 'Attempt To Commit Sexual Assault' Under POCSO Act: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that removing a child's undergarment with sexual intent, without proceeding to any further act, amounts to an attempt to commit sexual assault under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The Court reduced the sentence of a man convicted in a case involving a three-and-a-half-year-old girl from five years to three-and-a-half years'...

'They Must Mend Their Ways': Bombay High Court Moots Forfeiture Of Rehab Homes For Slum Dwellers Who Dump Garbage On Public Roads

If slum dwellers want to continue living in Mumbai they will need to "mend their ways" and ensure that they do not litter on public streets or anywhere in the city, said the Bombay High Court on Thursday (October 22) with a clear warning that it may ask the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) to forfeit the right to permanent alternate accommodation of such slum dwellers, who are caught...

Bombay High Court Calls For Strict Action Against Those Helping Foreign Nationals Obtain Fake Aadhar, PAN Cards

The Bombay High Court on Thursday (October 22) ordered the Maharashtra Police to take strict action not only against foreign nationals illegally entering Indian borders but also against those Indians, who help such infiltrators settle here by creating unauthorised documents like Aadhar Card, PAN Card and also the Election Card. A division bench of Justice Ajay Gadkari and Justice Kamal Khata...

Bombay High Court Orders ₹5 Lakh Compensation For Illegal Arrest; Directs Action Against Police, Magistrate

The Bombay High Court on Thursday (October 22) ordered the Maharashtra Government to pay a compensation of Rs 5 lakhs to a man, who was illegally arrested by the Mumbai Police and was kept in detention for nearly 26 days. The Court while declaring the arrest to be illegal, also ordered the State to take action against the officers, who showed the petitioner as an 'extortionist' and arrested...