Bombay High Court
Goa SIR: Bombay High Questions ECI Over Automated Rejection Of Form 8
The Bombay High Court at Goa on Thursday (October 1) sought to know from the Election Commission of India (ECI) as to why Form 8 applications meant for changing the address in the Voter ID were being rejected by its automated software system, during the ongoing process of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in the State. A division bench of Justice Valmiki Menezes...
Bombay High Court Protects Samantha Ruth Prabhu's Personality Rights, Says Social Media Platforms Must Exercise Due Diligence
The Bombay High Court on Thursday (October 1) while protecting the personality rights of South Indian film actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu, ordered Google, Meta Platforms and other social media platforms and John Doe (unknown parties), to pull down the objectionable and derogatory content uploaded featuring her.Single-judge Justice Madhav Jamdar noted that Prabhu has pre-dominantly been a...
Bombay High Court Flags MP Parth Pawar's 99% Stake In Firm That Bought Govt Land At Discount; DGP To Monitor Further Probe
The Bombay High Court on Thursday (October 1) flagged that Parth Pawar, son of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar and a Rajya Sabha MP, holds 99% stake in Ameida Enterprises LLP, which allegedly purchased a 40-acre government-owned land parcel in Pune's Mundhwa area at a price much lower than its actual value.The Court was informed that the Maharashtra Director General of...
Circulating Objectionable Photos On WhatsApp Is 'Within Public View', Can Attract SC/ST Act: Bombay High Court
In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court has held that the act of circulating objectionable videos or photographs of a person belong to a scheduled caste or scheduled tribe on a social media platform like WhatsApp, would attract the provisions of the stringent Scheduled Caste Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act as the same is within the 'public view.'Sitting at the Nagpur...
Women Safety: Bombay High Court Seeks State's Reply On Plea Alleging Public Vehicles Registered Without Mandatory Tracking Devices, Panic Buttons
A writ petition has been filed in the Bombay High Court highlighting a major deviation from the rules which can compromise the safety of women in Maharashtra as the Regional Transport Offices (RTOs) have been approving and registering public service vehicles such as buses, cabs, autorickshaws etc even if they have not installed the Vehicle Location Tracking Devices (VLTD).Notably, after...
Bombay High Court Orders X Corp To Delete Objectionable Content Against Adar Poonawala Over Alleged Side-Effects Of Covid Vaccine
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (September 29) directed X Corp (formerly Twitter) to delete the objectionable content posted on its platform by certain persons against Covishield vaccine manufacturer Serum Institute of India (SII) and its CEO Adar Poonawala.The posts label them as 'mass murderers' after some deaths occurred due to the alleged adverse effect of the Covid19 vaccine....
Bombay High Court Allows Lawyers Collective's Plea For Opportunity To File FCRA Compounding Application
The Bombay High Court has allowed the Lawyers Collective an opportunity to file a compounding application in relation to the offence under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, 2010 (FCRA). The Court observed that once the requirements under Rule 21 of the FCRA Rules, 2011 are complied with, the right to seek compounding cannot be denied.Justice Milind N. Jadhav was hearing an...
Bombay High Court Grants 8-Month Interim Bail To Woman Accused In Drugs Case To Care For Newborn
The Bombay High Court recently granted eight months interim bail to a woman booked in a case under the stringent Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, after noting that her prematurely born eight-month-old daughter is in a precarious condition. Single-judge Justice Milind Jadhav noted that the applicant Pooja Lal, delivered a pre-term child on January 9, 2026. "Though this...
Bombay High Court Upholds Union Minister Narayan Rane's Election, Rejects Plea Alleging Corrupt Practice
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (September 29) rejected an election petition filed by Vinayak Raut, a candidate from Shiv Sena (Uddhav Faction), who challenged the election of BJP leader and Union Home Minister Narayan Rane to the 18th Lok Sabha from the Sindhudurg Constituency.Sitting at the Kolhapur seat, single-judge Justice Shailesh Brahme upheld Rane's election, stating that the...
Antilia Bomb Scare Case: Bombay High Court Stays Bail Granted To Sachin Waze; Lists NIA Appeal In October
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday stayed the special court's order granting bail to dismissed police officer Sachin Waze in the Antilia bomb scare case.The development comes in an appeal preferred by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).After three judges of the High Court recused themselves from hearing the appeal, the matter was placed before a division bench comprising Justice...
Antilia Bomb Scare Case: Three Judges Of Bombay High Court Recuse From Hearing NIA Appeal Against Bail Granted To Sachin Waze
After a special court granted bail to dismissed cop Sachin Waze in the infamous Antilia Bomb Scare case, at least three judges of the Bombay High Court have recused from hearing the appeal filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) challenging the bail order.On Wednesday (September 30), the NIA appeal was listed before a division bench of Justice Bharati Dangre and Justice Ashish...
Unregistered Partnership Firms Can Claim Statutory Tenancy Rights Under Bombay Rent Act: High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that an unregistered partnership firm in occupation of premises as a licensee on February 1, 1973, can claim the benefit of Section 15-A of the Bombay Rent Control Act, 1947. The Court observed that the right conferred by Section 15-A is statutory in nature and the bar under Section 69(2) of the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 applies to enforcement of...