Maratha Quota Stir: Bombay High Court Says Manoj Jarange 'Illegally' Continuing Protest At Azad Maidan, Asks Him To Vacate Site By 3PM

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (September 2) slamed Maratha Leader Manoj Jarange for continuing to sit on "fast unto death" at Mumbai's Azad Maidan seeking reservation for the Maratha Community, questioning him over steps taken to control crowd after finding that 1 Lakh people had reached the city. A division bench bench of Acting Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Aarti Sathe...

Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 25 - August 31, 2025

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 352 to 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 355]Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. vs Vinod Anandrao Parate, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 352JSW Steel Coated Products Ltd. vs Amarlal Parashramji Sharma, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 353Sateri Builders & Developers LLP vs Minister of State, Home (Rural) Housing School Education Co-operative Mining Department, 2025 LiveLaw...

Bombay High Court Directs Protestors Seeking Maratha Reservation To Vacate Mumbai Roads By Tomorrow

The Bombay High Court today (September 01) directed activist Manoj Jarange and his supporters, who are protesting for Maratha reservations to vacate all streets and restore normalcy in Mumbai by tomorrow. Jarange has been on a hunger strike at Azad Maidan since Friday (August 29), demanding 10 percent reservation for the Maratha community in government jobs and education under the Other...

Income Tax | Interest On Fixed Deposits, TDS Refund Linked To Business Qualifies For S. 80IA Deduction: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court held that interest on fixed deposits, TDS refund linked to business qualifies for deduction under Section 80IA of the Income Tax Act. Section 80IA of the Income Tax Act, 1961 provides tax incentives for businesses operating in certain sectors such as infrastructure, power, and telecommunications. Justices B.P. Colabawalla and Firdosh P. Pooniwalla...

Bombay High Court Laments Repeated Delays In Execution Of Slum Rehabilitation Projects, Directs Expeditious Implementation Of Scheme

The Bombay High Court has expressed concern over repeated delays in the implementation of slum rehabilitation schemes and directed the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) to ensure that projects are implemented expeditiously in accordance with the object of the Slum Rehabilitation Scheme. The Court observed that any interference or obstruction in the statutory process defeats the very purpose...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of 14 Advocates As Additional Judges Of Bombay High Court

The Central Government has notified the appointment of 14 advocates as additional judges of the Bombay High Court, following a resolution passed by the Supreme Court Collegium last week.They are :Siddheshwar Sundarrao ThombreMehroz Ashraf Khan PathanRanjitsinha Raja BhonsaleNandesh Shankarrao DeshpandeAmit Satyavan JamsandekarAshish Sahadev ChavanSmt. Vaishali Nimbajirao...

'Removal From Service For Non-Disclosure Of Involvement In Trivial Offence Is A Harsh Punishment': Bombay High Court Sets Aside Termination

The Bombay High Court has held that non-disclosure of a past conviction for a trivial offence cannot, by itself, justify termination of a Class-IV employee appointed on compassionate grounds. The Court observed that authorities are required to consider the nature of the offence, the duties of the post, and the family circumstances of the employee before inflicting the extreme penalty of...

'Delay In Filing Review Application Cannot Be Condoned Without Looking Into Its Maintainability': Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that unless the main proceedings are maintainable in law, there is no question of condoning delay in filing them. The Court ruled that the Labour Court erred in condoning a delay of 333 days in filing a review application without first examining whether such a review was maintainable, as the Industrial Disputes Act does not confer any power of review upon the...

Bombay High Court Calls For State's Affidavit On Steps Taken To Implement 2023 Resolution Prohibiting Plying Of Bike Taxis

The Bombay High Court today ordered the Maharashtra Government to file an affidavit spelling out the steps undertaken to implement the January 19, 2023, Government Resolution (GR) by which bike taxis were prohibited from plying across the State.A division bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Sandeep Marne asked the State to file an affidavit listing down the steps taken to implement...

'Non-Traceability Of Documents Without Supporting Affidavit Is Not A Ground To Allow Secondary Evidence': Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that mere assertions of non-availability or non-traceability of documents, without filing a supporting affidavit, cannot constitute sufficient grounds for permitting secondary evidence under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023. The Court upheld the decision of the Central Government Industrial Tribunal (CGIT) refusing to allow Hindustan Petroleum Corporation...

Elgar Parishad Case: Bombay High Court Grants 3 Days Interim Bail To Accused Ramesh Gaichor To Visit Ailing Father In Pune

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (August 26) granted interim bail for 3 days to Ramesh Gaichor, one of the accused in the Bhima Koregaon - Elgar Parishad case, enabling him to visit his ailing father in Pune.A division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Rajesh Patil ordered Gaichor's release on a surety of Rs. 25,000. He would be escorted by a police team, to be arranged by the Commissioner...

Bombay High Court Restrains 'Sprouts News' From Publishing Allegedly Defamatory Articles Against Godrej Properties'

The Bombay High Court has held that ex parte ad-interim relief can be granted in defamation suits where the impugned articles are prima facie false, reckless and malicious, and where issuing notice would defeat the very purpose of the relief sought. The Court found that continued publication of such material would cause serious and irreparable damage to the commercial reputation of...