Bombay High Court
Bombay High Court Grants Ad-Interim Relief To Reliance In 'JIO' Trademark Infringement Suit Against Cab Operators
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted an ad-interim injunction to Reliance Industries Limited, restraining the use of its registered 'JIO' trademark by parties offering taxi services under the domain name www.jiocabs.com.A bench of Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan observed that Reliance had made out a strong prima facie case and observed that continued use of a well-known brand could...
"Deposit ₹60 Crore First": Bombay High Court Tells Shilpa Shetty & Raj Kundra In Plea Seeking Permission For Foreign Trip
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday (October 8) asked Actor Shilpa Shetty and her businessman husband Raj Kundra to deposit Rs 60 crore if they wanted the court to consider their plea to travel to Los Angeles and other foreign countries for business and personal reasons.This comes after the couple moved the High Court seeking quashing of a Look Out Circular (LOC) issued against them over an...
Citizens Can't Claim Absolute Right To Visit Public Offices: Bombay High Court
In an important order, the Bombay High Court recently held that no citizen can claim an absolute right to visit public offices purportedly for lodging complaints.A division bench of Justices Anil Kilor and Rajnish Vyas, sitting at the Nagpur seat, upheld the decision of the Western Coalfields Ltd. which declared one Kishore Chakole as "Persona Non Grata" thereby prohibiting his entry in...
Non-Use Of Mandatory Portal Can't Be Ground To Reject Appointment When Portal Was Non-Functional: Bombay HC
A Division bench of the Bombay High Court comprising Justice M. S. Karnik and Justice Sharmila U. Deshmukh held that rejection of a teacher's appointment approval was unsustainable because the mandatory 'Pavitra Portal' was non-functional at the time of recruitment, and the Education Officer failed to respond to the school's prior communications. Background Facts A vacancy...
Any Person In Control Of Company Is Liable To Face Penal Measures If Account Is Declared Fraud: Bombay High Court In Ambani's Case
While dismissing the plea filed by industrialist Anil Ambani, the Bombay High Court held that whenever a company's account is classified as "fraud" its Promoters, Directors or anyone having control over the said company, automatically become liable to penal actions as mandated under the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Master Directions, 2024.Notably, Ambani and his company Reliance...
Bombay High Court Refuses To Stay Maharashtra Govt Resolution Granting OBC Status To Kunbi-Maratha Communities, Seeks State's Response
The Bombay High Court has declined interim relief in pleas seeking a stay on a September 2 Government Resolution (GR) by the Maharashtra Government by which it decided to confer Kunbi, Maratha-Kunbi and Kunbi-Maratha under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category. A division bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad, however, ordered the State's Social...
Prior IBC Proceedings Don't Bar Criminal Prosecution Of Directors Under S. 138 Negotiable Instruments Act: Bombay High Court
The High Court of Bombay, Nagpur Bench, comprising Justice M.M. Nerlikar, has held that the prior initiation of IBC proceedings does not bar criminal prosecution of directors under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. Background of the Case The petitioner extended a short-term loan of Rs. 15 lakhs to the respondent through its directors. A post-dated cheque was issued as...
'Father Stan Swamy Died Natural Death, Was Provided Prompt Medical Treatment': State Tells Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court was informed on Monday that a mandatory Magisterial Inquiry report on Father Stan Swamy's death was submitted before the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MSHRC) earlier in May which concluded that he had died a 'natural death.'A division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Ranjitsinha Bhonsale was informed by the State that a bench of the MSHRC chairman...
Bombay High Court Issues Fresh Notice In Sameer Wankhede's Plea Against FIR In Liquor Licence Case
The Bombay High Court on Monday issued a fresh notice on a plea filed by controversial IRS officer Sameer Wankhede in 2022 seeking to quash an FIR lodged against him for allegedly falsifying his age to obtain a liquor licence for starting a hotel in Navi Mumbai, when he was a minor.For context, the Kopri Police Station in Thane has booked Wankhede under Sections 181(false statement to...
Bombay High Court Refuses To Grant Interim Relief To OCI Cricketers Seeking To Play Domestic Tournaments
Observing that allowing OCI cardholders to play in domestic cricket tournaments in India would come at the cost of Indian nationals, the Bombay High Court recently declined to grant interim relief to a group of Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) challenging a Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) resolution barring them from participating in such tournamentsA division bench of Justice M...
Pre-Show Cause Notice Consultation Not An Empty Formality, Mandatory When Demand Is Over ₹50 Lakhs: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that pre-show cause notice consultation is not an empty formality; mandatory before the show cause notice (SCN) in demands above Rs. 50 lakhs. The question before Justices M.S. Sonak and Advait M. Sethna was whether a pre-consultation notice would be mandatory before issuing show cause notices where the tax demand exceeds Rs. 50 Lakhs. The bench...
Occupant Cannot Create Or Assign Third-Party Rights In Premises Without Permission: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that an occupant who is not a recognised tenant has no right, title, or interest to assign or create third-party rights in the premises without proper legal authority. The Court took serious note of the conduct of Auto Credit Corporation and Rekha Prakash Jain, who had attempted to interfere with sealed premises and delay testamentary proceedings, and...