'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...

Indiscriminate Invocation Of S.498A IPC Trivialises Its Object: Bombay High Court Bemoans Misuse Of Law By Educated Women; Quashes FIR

The Bombay High Court while quashing a First Information Report (FIR) filed against a man and his family held that "indiscriminate" invoking of section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) by "highly educated" women complainants, only trivialises the object of the section 498A. Sitting at the Nagpur seat, single-judge Justice Pravin Patil noted the "disturbing pattern" of educated women...

Land Reservation Lapses If No Acquisition Steps Taken Within 24 Months Of Purchase Notice Under MRTP Act: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that if no steps are commenced for the acquisition of land after the expiry of the stipulated period under Section 127(1) of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966, the land is deemed to be released from such reservation, allotment or designation. The Court observed that once a valid purchase notice is served and the Planning Authority fails to...

Assault To Dissuade Love Relationship Against Family Wishes Not Against 'Public Order': Bombay High Court Quashes Preventive Detention

Assaulting a boy to dissuade him from continuing a love relationship which is objected by the girl's family is an 'individualistic' act and cannot be considered to be against 'public order' to detain a person under 'preventive detention' laws, held the Bombay High Court earlier this month. Sitting at the Kolhapur circuit seat, a division bench of Justice Ravindra Avachat and Justice...

Section 9 MEPS Act Cannot Be Expanded To Cover Pay, Increment Or Monetary Claims By School Employees: Bombay High Court

In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court on Friday (Feb 6) held that section 9 of the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Regulation Act, 1977 (MEPS) cannot be invoked in disputes pertaining to 'salary scale' as it would result in expanding the provisions' scope and also make the School Tribunals, a general forum to hear all kinds of financial claims...

Bombay High Court Dismisses Retired Zilla Parishad Doctors' Plea For NPA From 2016, Calls It Impermissible Judicial Interference In Policy

The Bombay High Court has held that fixation of an operative date for extending a fiscal or service-benefit, such as Non-Practising Allowance (NPA), is a matter of executive policy and that classification based on the date of retirement does not per se violate Article 14 of the Constitution. The Court observed that the reliefs sought would require the Court to rewrite the Government Resolution...