Bombay High Court
Can A Student Be Expelled From School For Non-Payment Of Fees During Elementary Education? Bombay High Court Answers
Emphasising on the importance of education in today's world, the Bombay High Court recently came to rescue of a 13-year-old girl student, who was removed from her school for non-payment of fees.Sitting at the Nagpur seat, a division bench of Justice Anil Kilor and Justice Raj Wakode held the school's action to be 'illegal and arbitrary' in view of the Right of Children to Free and...
Maharashtra Govt Flags Security Risk In Allowing Muslim Cab Drivers To Offer Namaz Near Airport; High Court Calls For Alternate Arrangement
The Maharashtra Government on Thursday informed the Bombay High Court that it cannot permit Autorickshaw-Taxi and Ola-Uber cab drivers to offer Namaz at a temporary shed in the vicinity of the Domestic Terminal of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA), even for the ongoing holy month of Ramadan, due to 'security' reasons.A division bench of Justice Burgess Colabawalla...
Demolition Of Tenanted Premises During Eviction Suit Does Not Extinguish Tenancy Or Defeat Landlord's Bona Fide Requirement: Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court has held that demolition of tenanted premises during the pendency of an eviction suit does not extinguish the tenancy nor defeat the landlord's bona fide requirement under the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 (MRCA). The Court observed that where tenancy is created in respect of a building standing on land, both the land and the superstructure constitute the subject...
Bombay HC Quashes FIR Against 85-Yr-Old For 'Inverted' Display Of Indian Flag; Says 'Intention To Insult' Essential Under National Honour Act
An 'intention' to insult the Indian National Flag by displaying it inverted - saffron down - is required for a person to be booked under the provisions of the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971, held the Bombay High Court while quashing a First Information Report (FIR) lodged against a 85-year-old man booked for insulting the national tricolour by displaying it inverted on...
Bombay High Court Reserves Verdict On Rahul Gandhi's Plea To Quash Defamation Case Over 'Chowkidar Chor' Comment
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday reserved orders on a petition filed by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi seeking quashing of a criminal defamation complaint over his alleged remarks describing Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “Choro Ke Sardar” and “Commander-in-Thief”. Justice N. R. Borkar, after hearing detailed submissions from all sides, directed that the matter be reserved for judgment...
'Party Cannot Be Denied Examination Of Witness Merely On Account Of Witness Being Unwell': Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that a party cannot be denied examination of a witness merely on account of the witness being unwell, observing that such a direction is untenable in law and contrary to the principles of the Evidence Act. The Court observed that if a witness is competent and possesses relevant knowledge of the facts in issue, health concerns may justify adjournment, but...
Bombay High Court Quashes ED Complaint Against Advocate In Anil Deshmukh Case, Finds No Proceeds Of Crime
The Bombay High Court today quashed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) case against Kishore Dewani, an Advocate by profession and an alleged close aide of former State Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, who is booked in a multi-crore money laundering case. Single-judge Justice Ashwin Bhobe quashed the process and also the ED case against Dewani, who allegedly helped Deshmukh and his family to launder...
Even Short-Term Engagement As Driver Sufficient For Claim Under Employees' Compensation Act: Bombay High Court
Hiring a person even for a short period would bring in an 'employee-employer' relationship under the Employees' Compensation Act, held the Bombay High Court recently. Single-judge Justice Jitendra Jain therefore ordered a Labour Commissioner to compensate the family of one Tilakdhari Gupta, who was 'hired' by Jawahar Gupta for a period of two months, to drive his car from Thane to...
Setback For Anil Ambani: Bombay High Court Sets Aside Interim Order Restraining "Fraud Classification" Proceedings
The Bombay High Court on Monday allowed the appeals preferred by three banks - Bank of Baroda, Indian Overseas Bank and the IDBI Bank challenging the order of a single-judge, who had stayed fraud classification proceedings initiated by them against Anil Ambani, the founder and chairman of the Reliance Group, after prima facie finding 'serious defects' in the forensic audit relied upon by the...
Bombay High Court Monthly Digest: January 2026
Nominal Index [Citations 2026, LiveLaw (Bom) 1 to 2026, LiveLaw (Bom) 48]Godrej And Boyce Manufacturing Company Limited vs Remi Sales And Engineering Limited, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 1Imax Corporation vs E-City Entertainment (I) Pvt. Ltd, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 2Reliance Defence & Engineering Ltd vs Afcons Infrastructure Ltd, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 3Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited vs...
Consider On 'Humanitarian' Grounds If Muslim Drivers, Passengers Can Offer Namaz At Temporary Shed Near Mumbai Airport: Bombay HC To MMRDA
The Bombay High Court on Friday directed the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to make a statement by next week spelling out if it will consider purely on 'humanitarian' grounds, to permit the autorickshaw, taxi, Ola-Uber drivers and even passengers to offer Namaz at a temporary shed in the vicinity of the Domestic Terminal of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj...
Plea In Bombay High Court Against Maharashtra Govt's Decision To Scrap 5% Quota For Muslims In Education
A writ petition has been filed in the Bombay High Court challenging the decision of the Maharashtra Government to scrap the 5% reservation in education to Muslim community. The petition filed by advocate Ejaz Naqvi challenges the February 17 Government Resolution (GR) issued by the Maharashtra Government which withdraws a 2014 Ordinance. This ordinance had provided 5% reservation to 50 castes...