Bombay High Court
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...
Bombay High Court Seeks SEBI's Response In Plea Challenging WeWork India's Ongoing IPO
A petition has been filed in the Bombay High Court challenging the ongoing Initial Public Offering (IPO) of WeWork India Management Private Limited, the Indian arm of the global co-working space brand. The Petitioner, retail investor Vinay Bansal, has alleged serious lapses in the company's offer documents and accused the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) of regulatory inaction in...
Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 29 - October 05, 2025
Nominal Index [Citation 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 391 to 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 402]MABRB vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 391Malabar Gold & Diamond Limited vs Meta Platforms Inc, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 392Naresh Jagdishrai Goyal vs Bank of India, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 393Akshay Quenim vs Royce Savio Pereira, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 394State of Maharashtra vs Aakash Sandhi Bindu, 2025 LiveLaw...
Proceedings For Conciliation & Arbitration Under MSME Act Cannot Be Clubbed: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has set set aside two ex-parte orders passed by the Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council (MSEFC), Daman holding that the council acted in breach of mandatory two stage procedures under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (“MSMED Act”). The court remitted the matter for fresh arbitration in accordance with law. A bench led...
'Mere Awareness Of Contract Or Likelihood Of Receiving Incidental Benefits Not Sufficient To Establish Privity': Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that mere knowledge of a contract or incidental benefits flowing from it cannot create privity of contract or confer enforceable rights against third parties. The Court ruled that in the absence of a direct contractual relationship, no cause of action arises.Justice Kamal Khata was hearing an interim application filed by Amey Realty & Construction LLP...
Mere Registration Of FIR Or Pendency Of Proceedings Before DRT Does Not Bar Reference To Arbitration: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court bench of Justice Advait M. Sethna has held that the disputes between Mangal Credit and Fincorp Limited and Ulka Chandrshekhar Nair are arbitrable under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act) even though allegations of fraud and forgery were raised and a criminal was filed in which no progress has been made. The Court further held...
'Arrest Brings Humiliation, Casts Scars Forever': Bombay High Court Orders Maharashtra Govt To Pay ₹1 Lakh For Illegal Arrest
The Bombay High Court recently imposed a cost of Rs 1 lakh on the Maharashtra government for wrongly invoking offences against a Karnataka-based man and thereafter illegally arresting him and keeping him in custody for nearly 20 days. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Sandesh Patil noted that two officers - Pradeep Kerkar and Kapil Shirsath, Inspector and Police Sub-Inspector...
'Usual Way To Siphon Off Public Land': High Court Objects To Allotment Of 33 Acres Of Govt Land For Slum Rehabilitation In South Bombay
"We are quite alarmed that such vast land...can just be made available for slum redevelopment, i.e., not only rehabilitation of the slum dwellers in skyscrapers but also large scale private apartments to be constructed in one of the most prime localities in South Mumbai," the court said.
Unauthorised Use Of Celebrity Voice Using AI Tools Violates Rights : Bombay High Court Grants Relief To Asha Bhosle
The Bombay High Court has held that making Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools available which allow the conversion of any voice into that of a celebrity without consent amounts to a violation of personality rights.Justice Arif S. Doctor was hearing a suit filed by legendary playback singer Asha Bhosle, who approached the Court against companies accused of developing and offering...
Bombay High Court Dismisses Anil Ambani's Plea Against SBI Classifying His Loan Account As "Fraud"
The Bombay High Court on Friday refused to quash the order passed by the State Bank of India (SBI), which classified the loan account of Reliance Communications and also its chairman Anil Ambani as "fraud."A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Dr Neela Gokhale pronounced the order.Notably, Ambani and his company account's classification as "fraud" was made on June 13, 2025,...