Reservation Of Sarpanch Post Must Follow Statutory Rotation; Consecutive Reservation For Women Impermissible: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that where the office of Sarpanch of a Gram Panchayat was reserved for the Women category in the immediately preceding term, it must ordinarily revert to the Open (General) category in the succeeding term in compliance with the statutory principle of rotation under the Maharashtra Village Panchayats (Sarpanch and Upa-Sarpanch) Election Rules, 1964. The Court...

'Passing Eviction Orders Without Enforcement Machinery Renders Law Meaningless': Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that merely passing eviction orders without providing an effective mechanism for their implementation renders the statutory scheme under the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971 meaningless. The Court further observed that the Competent Authority is under a statutory obligation to enforce eviction orders and cannot refuse to...

'Symbolic Immersion' Of Giant PoP Ganesh Idols Won't Affect Religious Sentiments, Will Protect Environment: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday (July 29) observed that the proposed 'symbolic immersion' of giant Plaster of Paris (PoP) Ganesh idols, followed by their recycling instead of immersion in natural water bodies, would not affect anyone's religious sentiments and would instead help protect the environment for future generations.A division bench of Justice Ajay Gadkari and Justice Kamal Khata...

Bombay High Court Restrains Media From Calling Rajesh Khanna's Former Bungalow 'Cursed', 'Haunted', 'Unlucky'

The Bombay High Court recently restrained media houses and certain YouTube channels from posting anything defamatory or using words such as "unlucky, haunted, cursed or ill-omened" about the iconic 'Ashirwad' bungalow formerly owned by Bollywood superstar Rajesh Khanna. Single-judge Justice Arif Doctor passed the order while hearing the suit filed by businessman Shashi Kiran Shetty, who now...

Bombay High Court Quashes Externment Of SDPI Worker For Merely Protesting Babri Masjid Demolition, Opposing Central Govt Decisions

In a significant order, the Bombay High Court quashed and set aside externment order passed against a leader of the Socialist Democratic Party of India (SDPI), who was ousted from the city for participating in various agitations protesting the decisions of the Central Government and also for sloganeering against the demolition of Babri Masjid. Single-judge Justice Madhav Jamdar noted that...

BCI Rules Do Not Bar Advocate From Representing Family Members; Prohibition Applies To Appearing Before Relative Judges: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that the Bar Council of India Rules do not prohibit an advocate from representing his or her own family members in legal proceedings. The Court observed that Rule 6 of the Standards of Professional Conduct and Etiquette merely prohibits an advocate from appearing before a court, tribunal or authority where a relative is a member of that adjudicatory body, and...

Mere Allegations Of Illegal Arrest Insufficient To Initiate Contempt Proceedings Against Police: Bombay High Court

Mere allegations that an individual's arrest violated the Supreme Court guidelines in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar, Joginder Kumar v. State of U.P. and other decisions do not attract civil or criminal contempt against Police, the Bombay High Court held on Tuesday (July 28).A division bench of Justice Suman Shyam and Justice Advait Sethna refused to initiate contempt action against Mumbai...

Bombay High Court Quashes Order Asking Taiwan National To Leave India, Says Pursuing Online Education Didn't Violate Employment Visa

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (July 28) quashed and set aside an order directing a Taiwan national to leave India at the earliest, for allegedly breaching his 'employment' Visa by simultaneously pursuing two educational courses and re-entering India now on a 'student' Visa for pursuing his law course at city's prominent - Government Law College (GLC).A division bench of Acting Chief...

LiveLaw Bombay High Court Half-Yearly Digest: January - June 2026

Nominal Index [Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 1 to 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 302]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...

Bombay High Court Issues Notice On Raj Kundra's Plea Challenging Summons In ED's 'Bitcoins' Case

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (July 28) issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on a plea filed by husband of Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty and businessman Raj Kundra, who has challenged a special court's order taking cognisance of a supplementary chargesheet naming him in a Bitcoin-linked money laundering case. Single-judge Justice Ashwin Bhobe issued notice to the ED and...

E20 Petrol Policy: Bombay High Court To Hear Nitin Gadkari's ₹11 Crore Defamation Suit On August 5

The Bombay High Court today adjourned till next Wednesday (August 5) the hearing in the Union Minister and senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari's suit seeking orders to remove alleged defamatory and deepfake content linking him with the controversial Ethanol-blended fuel policy.Gadkari has demanded Rs 11 crore in damages as the entire content which has gone viral on social media has affected...

LiveLaw Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 20 to July 26, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 335 to 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 347Nominal IndexNeville Tuli vs Securities and Exchange Board of India, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 335 JPPP vs PVP, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 336Saidpur Jute Company Limited vs National Co-operative Consumer's Federation of India Limited, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 337Shaikh Asif Shaikh Rashid @ Asif Shaikh Rasheed vs Mufti Mohammad Ismail Abdul Khalique,...