Centre Notifies Appointments Of Chief Justices At Eight High Courts

The Central Government on Saturday (September 5) notified appointments of Chief Justices at eight High Courts. Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal took to X (formerly Twitter) to notify the appointments: "In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, in consultation with the Chief Justice of India, the President is pleased to appoint the following High Court Judges as...

Dependent Mother Cannot Be Denied Family Pension Merely Because She Has Other Surviving Children: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court's Circuit Bench at Kolhapur has held that a dependent mother of a deceased “single” government employee cannot be denied family pension solely on the ground that she has other surviving children, if those children are not in a position to provide her economic sustenance. The Division Bench of Justice Milind N. Jadhav and Justice Nandesh S. Deshpande allowed the...

MBBS Student Cannot Have More Than Four Attempts For First Year Exams: Bombay High Court Dismisses Student's Plea

The Bombay High Court has held that a student pursuing the First Professional MBBS course cannot be permitted more than four attempts for the first year, irrespective of the subjects in which the student appeared in each attempt. The Court accordingly dismissed a petition filed by an MBBS student seeking permission to appear for the Anatomy examination for the fourth time, holding that she...

Bombay High Court Quashes ₹100 Crore Freezing Of Coda Payments Accounts, Says PMLA Authority Failed To Record Mandatory Findings

The Bombay High Court has set aside the freezing of the bank accounts and payment aggregator/payment gateway accounts of Coda Payments India Pvt. Ltd., amounting to approximately ₹100 crores, holding that the Adjudicating Authority failed to record the mandatory finding under Section 8(2) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA). The Court further held that where the...

Person Receiving Pension Not Entitled To Maintenance Under Senior Citizens Act: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that a senior citizen who is receiving regular pension as well as family pension and is able to maintain himself does not fall within the meaning of Section 4 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. The Court highlighted that the Act was brought on the statute book to provide for appropriate mechanism to be set up to...

'Merit Can Never Be Compromised': Bombay High Court Objects To 'Pick & Choose' Policy In Medical Fee Reimbursement Scheme

The Bombay High Court has strongly criticised the State authorities' “pick and choose” method while implementing a one-time scheme for reimbursement of fees to students who lost admission to Government or Aided medical colleges due to the application of EWS and SEBC reservation. The Court held that the petitioners were entitled to the benefit of the Government Resolution dated...

Outsider's Alienation Of Joint Family Property Cannot Be Challenged In Partition Suit Between Coparceners: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that an alienation of joint family property made by an outsider cannot be made a subject matter of a partition suit between the members of the joint family. The Court observed that whether the outsider had title to pass on to the purchaser cannot be decided in a suit for partition of the joint family properties.Justice Sandeep V. Marne was hearing a writ...

'Reached Moon But Caste System Continues': Bombay High Court Slams Maharashtra For Manual Scavenging, Quashes Policy Absolving State

In a strongly worded order, the Bombay High Court has criticised the continued practice of 'manual scavenging' stating that even while India has reached the other side of the Moon, yet the social evil of 'caste system' is still followed in our country and this hard reality stares us in the face, which forces citizens to do work that is 'below' human dignity. A division bench of Justice...

Senior Citizens Act Cannot Be Used As Weapon To Frustrate Existing DV Act Protection To Daughter-In-Law: Bombay High Court

The Aurangabad bench of Bombay High Court ruled that an application by a senior citizen under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act of 2007 cannot be used to frustrate the judicial orders or harass a party protected by a court order.“It must be borne in mind that the proceedings under such benevolent legislation [the 2007 Act] must be prosecuted bonafidely, with...

Insurer Must Pay Third-Party Compensation Despite Premium Cheque Dishonour If Cancellation Not Informed To RTA: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court at Nagpur has held that an insurance company cannot escape its statutory liability towards a third party merely because the insurance premium cheque was dishonoured, if the insurer failed to inform the Regional Transport Authority (RTA) about the policy's cancellation. Justice Pravin S. Patil referred to the Supreme Court's ruling in Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. vs...

Dispute Between Office Bearers Of Registered Trust No Ground To Withhold Grants For SC Students Under Scheme: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has ruled that a dispute between two office bearers of a registered trust cannot be a valid ground to withhold the grants for running a school under 'Aid to voluntary organization working for scheduled caste Ashramshala' scheme.A Division Bench of Justice Kishore C. Sant and Justice Ajit B. Kadethankar directed the Union of India to disburse 11 years of unpaid grants to...

Bombay High Court Orders Social Media Platforms To Remove Objectionable Content Against Shruti Haasan

The Bombay High Court has directed social media platforms to take down objectionable content concerning actor Shruti Haasan that violates her right to dignity, holding that she has made out a “very strong prima facie” case for protection of her personality rights.Justice Madhav Jamdar passed the order in a commercial suit filed by Haasan seeking ₹15 crore in damages from various...