Bombay High Court
Bombay High Court Monthly Digest: March 2023
Nominal Index [Citation 126 – 175]Shoyab Mehtab Ali v. Divisional Commissioner and Anr. 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 126Lok Developers vs Deputy Commissioner of Income tax - 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 127Rakesh Tulsidas Rathod V/s. Jayraj Vishram Vapikar & Ors - 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 128Dilip Babubhai Shah and Ors. v. Additional Resident Deputy Collector and Ors. 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 129Shaikh Sana...
Plaintiff Alleging Breach Of Confidentiality Must Produce Confidential Info Before Court In Sealed Cover: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court recently held that if a plaintiff is alleging breach of confidentiality by the defendants, it has to produce the confidential information before the court in a sealed cover.“...the method adopted before this Court of providing such information in a sealed cover with material particulars is mandatory in terms of law laid down by this Court...”Justice Manish...
Drug Manufacturer Can't Be Held Liable For Not Meeting Standards Prescribed After Date Of Manufacture: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court recently held that manufacturer of a drug cannot be prosecuted for manufacturing drugs which do not fulfil such standards that were notified by the government after the date of manufacture.Justice Kishore C Sant of the Aurangabad bench set aside order of process against the manufacturer of Mediplus Scalp Vein Set, a device used for intravenous injections or taking...
Offences Alleged Against Salman Khan Not Made Out, Judicial Process Not Tool To Harass Celebrities: Bombay High Court On Quashing Journalist's Complaint
Judicial process shouldn’t be a means for needless harassment of a celebrity to satisfy the vendetta of a complainant who assumed he was insulted, the Bombay High Court observed in its detailed order quashing a case against actor Salman Khan and his bodyguard.“The words uttered in despair or a gesture, howsoever frightful, by itself would not attract Section 504 unless it exhibit...
Bombay High Court Quarterly Digest: January To March 2023
Nominal Index [Citation 1 – 175]World Phone Internet Services Pvt. Ltd. v. One OTT Intertainment Ltd. In Centre 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 1Lt. Col. Prasad Purohit v. National Investigation Agency 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 2Vanashakti and Anr. v. Dharavi Redevelopment Project Slum Rehabilitation Authority and Ors. 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 3Naresh s/o Netram Nagpure and Ors. v. State of Maharashtra 2023...
Children Not Property, Parents Don’t Have Absolute Rights Over Their Destiny: Bombay High Court
“In India, matrimonial disputes constitute the most bitterly fought adversarial litigations and a stage comes when warring couples stop seeing reasons…In such cases, court’s must exercise the parent patriae jurisdiction,” the Bombay High Court observed while making visitation arrangements in a bitterly fought, long drawn matrimonial dispute.A division bench comprising Justices RD...
Selection Committee Bound To Reconsider Employee For Promotion Based On Upgraded Performance Grade: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court recently held that when the grade of an employee is upgraded in his performance report, the selection committee has to reconsider him for promotion taking into account his upgraded grade.A division bench of acting Chief Justice SV Gangapurwala and Justice Sandeep V Marne was dealing with an employee’s writ petition seeking promotion once his performance grade...
Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma Consent To Quash FIR Against Man Who Allegedly Tweeted Rape Threat To Their Daughter After T20 Loss In 2021
The Bombay High Court on Monday quashed the FIR and charge sheet against a student accused of giving a rape threat to the 11-month-old infant of former Indian Cricket Team Captain Virat Kohli and actor Anushka Sharma, after a no-objection from the couple.A division bench of Justices AS Gadkari and PK Naik quashed the FIR against Hyderabad techie Ramnagesh Srinivas Akubathini registered by...
Kunal Kamra Moves Bombay High Court Against IT Rules Amendment That Allows Centre To "Fact Check" Social Media Posts About Itself
Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra has approached the Bombay High Court challenging the new amendment to Information Technology Rules that empower the Central Government to identify 'Fake News' about itself in the social media."In effect, the Rules require social media intermediaries to censor or otherwise modify content that relates to the Central Government, if a government-mandated...
Bombay High Court Refuses To Interfere With RBI Circular Permitting Only One Active Current Account If Total Credit Facilities Availed Exceed ₹50 Crore
The Bombay High Court has upheld HDFC Bank’s email that led to the freezing of current accounts held by cocoa manufacturer VJ Jindal Cocoa in various banks observing that since its “exposure” was over Rs. 50 crore it wasn’t permitted multiple active current accounts.‘Exposure’ in the present context means the total credit facilities availed by a borrower.A division bench of...
Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 1 To April 8, 2023
Nominal Index [Citation 176 - 185]The Iffco Tokio General Insurance Company Ltd. v. Bhagyashri Ganesh Gaikwad 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 176A v. B 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 177X v. Y 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 178Anil Jaisinghani and Anr. v. State of Maharashtra 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 179Sameer Amrut Kondekar v. State of Maharashtra 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 180M/s Omanand Industries & Anr. vs The Secretary to the...
"Misunderstanding Cleared, No Point Continuing Differences": Mika Singh In Bombay High Court To Quash Molestation Case For Kissing Rakhi Sawant In 2006
After singer Mika Singh and entertainer Rakhi Sawant publicly made amends, Singh has approached the Bombay High Court to quash with consent the 17-year-old case against him for forcibly kissing Sawant twice at his birthday party in 2006.Singh states that Sawant’s allegations were a ‘misunderstanding’ and the scuffle thereafter between their friends was an “unplanned and...