Bombay High Court
PIL In Bombay High Court To Make Shah Rukh Khan, Son Aryan Accused In CBI's Bribery & Extortion Case Against Sameer Wankhede
A PIL has been filed in the Bombay High Court seeking to implead actor Shah Rukh Khan as an accused in the FIR filed by CBI against former NCB Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede and five others regarding the arrest of Aryan Khan in 2021. The PIL will be heard on June 20, 2023. As per the plea Wankhede was charged by CBI under sections 7, 7A and 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act...
Man Moves Habeas Corpus Plea In Bombay High Court Seeking Wife's Custody From Her Parents, Alleges Police Complicity
A man has filed a Habeas corpus petition before the Bombay High Court seeking custody of his wife who was allegedly detained by her family and taken to Rajasthan.A division bench of Justice Revati Mohite-Dere and Justice Gauri Godse on Monday directed Naya Nagar Police Station in Mira Road to produce his wife before the court on June 20.The petition states that the couple knew each other...
Declaration Of Land As 'Slum' Has Widespread Ramifications On Rights Of Owners & Occupiers, Individual Notices Must Be Served: Bombay High Court
Observing that the declaration of a land as slum has widespread ramifications on the rights of the landowner, the Bombay High Court recently held that notice for such a declaration has to be mandatorily served on each owner and occupier of the land.Justice Arif S Doctor held that if serving a notice under Rule 3 of the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Rules,...
Centre Notifies Appointment Of Three Advocates As Additional Judges Of Bombay High Court
The Central Government has notified the appointment of Advocate Shailesh Pramod Brahme, Advocate Firdosh Phiroze Pooniwalla, and Advocate Jitendra Shantilal Jain as additional judges of the Bombay High Court for a period of two years.“In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint S/Shri (i) Shailesh...
Arbitration: Application For Amendment Of Statement Of Claims Can Be Opposed On All Available Grounds, Including Ground Of Delay: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has ruled that the opposite party is entitled to oppose the application for amendment of Statement of Claims on all available grounds. The bench of Justice Manish Pitale rejected the contention that under Section 23(3) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (A&C Act), a party opposing the amendment application can oppose the same only on the ground of delay...
Gautam Navlakha Again Moves Bombay High Court Seeking Bail In Bhima Koregaon Case, Notice Issued To NIA
The Bombay High Court on Monday issued notice to the NIA on a fresh bail application filed by senior journalist Gautam Navlakha arrested in the Bhima Koregaon – Elgar Parishad case and is accused of having CPI(Maoist) links. The division bench headed by Justice AS Gadkari will now hear the matter on June 28, 2023. Observing that the trial court gave cryptic reasoning while refusing...
Bombay High Court Monthly Digest: May 2023
Nominal Index [Citation 223 – 266]Areeb Hasan Ansari Najeeb Hasan Ansari v. State of Maharashtra 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 223Indian Performing Right Society Ltd. v. Rajasthan Patrika Pvt. Ltd. 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 224Arjun Amarjeet Rampal v. Union of India and Ors. 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 225Sayli B Parkhi v. State of Maharashtra 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 226M/s Bharti Telemedia Ltd. v. State of Goa 2023...
Mere Fact That Defamatory Statement Was Earlier Made In A Pleading In Court Is No Defence For Repetition: Bombay High Court
Publication of a defamatory statement on the ground that a similar statement was mentioned in a judicial pleading is not a valid defence to justify repetition of that statement, the Bombay High Court has held.Only those documents which are read or recorded during the course of judicial proceedings can be repeated, Justice Riyaz Chagla observed in the detailed order granting interim relief...
“Animals Have Feelings Like Human Beings”: Bombay High Court Denies Interim Custody Of Milching Buffaloes To Owners For Violating Transportation Rules
The Bombay High Court recently denied interim custody of over 68 cattle to its owners in a case under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Act 1960 (PCA) for failing to follow mandatory norms while transporting the animals.Even as the owners claimed that they were being denied income from their milching buffaloes, the court ruled that till the end of the trial the buffaloes would remain with...
Bombay High Court Upholds The Validity of Provisions Dealing With Place Of Supply Under IGST
The Bombay High Court has upheld the validity of Section 13(8)(b) and Section 8(2), which deal with place of supply under the Integrated Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 (IGST Act).The Bench of Justice Sunil B. Shukre and Justice Abhay Ahuja has observed that the provisions of Section 13(8)(b) and Section 8(2) of the IGST Act are legal, valid, and constitutional, provided that the provisions...
Aryan Khan 'Selfie' Before Official Arrest, Foreign Trips Sponsored By Family: Sameer Wankhede Explains Lavish Life, Denies Extortion Allegations
In an elaborate rejoinder to quash the CBI’s bribery and extortion case against him, former NCB Zonal director Sameer Wankhede has justified Shah Rukh Khan’s son - Aryan Khan’s arrest, the selfie controversy, his own foreign trips and prized possessions.Wankhede in turn accused the NCB’s Special Enquiry Team (SET), that took over the Cordelia Cruise Ship probe from him, of giving...
Private School Not Required To Communicate Adverse Remarks To Probationer For Terminating Services Unless Stigmatic: Bombay High Court Full Bench
The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court recently held that a private school management does not have to write confidential report and communicate adverse remarks to an employee appointed on probation, as such an employee has no right to the post.A full bench of Justices Sunil B Shukre, Avinash G Gharote, and Anil S Kilor held that maintaining a record of objective assessment of the...