Contractor Cannot Be Denied Payment For Extra Work Approved By Railways Through Their Actions: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court bench of Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan has held that a contractor cannot be denied payment for extra work that, while beyond the original scope of the agreement, was clearly consented to by the other party through its conduct. When such work is accepted, measured, and not objected to contemporaneously, the benefiting party cannot later claim it was beyond the...

Bombay High Court Weekly Round Up: June 16 - June 22, 2025

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 214 to 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 230]Chief Executive Officer vs Ganesh Gulabrao Nawale, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 214Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha vs The Registrar of Trade Marks, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 215Bank of India vs Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax, Special Range-15, Mumbai, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 216Skytech Rolling Mill Pvt. Ltd. vs Joint Commissioner of...

Bombay High Court Rejects Plea Challenging 2024 Maharashtra Assembly Elections Over Alleged Bogus Voting

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday (June 25) dismissed a petition challenging elections to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly which were concluded in November last year, over alleged bogus voting.The petition filed by one Chetan Ahire alleged that over 75 lakh votes were polled after the official closing time of polling (6 PM). He also claimed there were several discrepancies in almost...

Bombay High Court Questions Right Of Young Lawyers To Claim Stipend From State Bar Council, Asks Who Will Provide Funds

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday (June 25) questioned if young lawyers had any statutory right to claim stipend from the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa.While the bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Sandeep Marne personally agreed that young lawyers must be given a stipend, even Rs 45,000 in a city like Mumbai, the bench still questioned the legal right based on which such...

"Shocked" Over Sale Of Drugs, Ciggerates & E-Cigarettes Outside Schools, Bombay High Court Takes Suo Motu Congizance

The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court recently took suo motu cognizance of the illegal sale of drugs, ciggarates and even e-cigarettes near schools and colleges in the city.A division bench of Justices Ravindra Ghuge and Yanshivraj Khobragade were "disturbed" to take note of the news items published in the Marathi Daily "Dainik Sakal" in the June 14 and June 16 editions. The news...

Bombay High Court Permits Woman To Abort 25-Week Pregnancy After Her 'Estranged' Partner Agrees To Look After Her

In a unique turn of events, the partner of an unmarried woman, who moved the Bombay High Court seeking to abort her 25 weeks foetus, fearing 'social stigma', has agreed to look after her till she undergoes the procedure under Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act to abort her foetus.A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Dr Neela Gokhale noted that the 31-year-old woman...

Candidate Disclosing Information About Second Wife In Election Affidavit Not By Itself Ground To Unseat Him: Bombay High Court

If a candidate's religion or culture permits polygamy, then he can add an additional column in the Form 26 Affidavit and disclose details of the second spouse and the same act would not disqualify him from contesting elections nor would he be unseated later by virtue of an election petition, held the Bombay High Court on Monday (June 23).Single-judge Justice Sandeep Marne upheld the election...

Bombay High Court Clears Confusion Over Ratan Tata's Shares Not Mentioned In His Will

Clearing the air over who will get the 'listed and unlisted' shares owned by late industrialist Ratan Tata, which were not otherwise distributed in his Will, the Bombay High Court last week clarified that such shares will be distributed 'equally' between the Ratan Tata Endowment Foundation and the Ratan Tata Endowment Trust. Single-judge Justice Manish Pitale disposed of the probate...

Elderly Parents Cannot Be Compelled To Let Son & Daughter-In-Law Stay In Their House Against Their Wishes: Bombay High Court

The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court has recently held that if a son and his wife are permitted by his parents to stay in the house owned by them, it would not confer any right in their favour and they cannot compel the old parents to allow them to reside in the said house, against their (old parents') desire.Single-judge Justice Prafulla Khubalkar said if there is some...

Constitution Protects Slum Dwellers, They Have An Equal Right To Live With Dignity, Safety And Basic Standards Of Living: Bombay High Court

In a landmark ruling, the Bombay High Court while observing that the Constitution of India is a 'living framework' held that the people living in slums or informal settlements are protected by the Constitution. The High Court upheld the constitutional validity of the Regulation 17(3)(D)(2) of the Development Control and Promotion Regulations (DCPR) 2034, which provides for rehabilitation of...

Minor Rape Victim Cannot Be Forced To Continue With 'Unwanted' Pregnancy: Bombay High Court Allows 12-Yr-Old Girl To Abort 29 Week Foetus

Observing that it cannot force a rape victim to carry her 'unwanted' pregnancy, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court recently allowed a minor girl to abort her nearly 29 weeks foetus under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act.A division bench of Justices Nitin Sambre and Sachin Deshmukh said by forcing he girl to continue with the pregnancy, the State would be 'stripping' her...

Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 09 - June 15, 2025

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 206 to 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 213]Anirudh Prataprai Nansi vs Union of India, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 206Rekha P Thapar vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 207Santosh Savlaram Morajkar vs Sumitra Savlaram Moraskar, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 208M/s. Krishna Constructions vs Subhash Uttam Dalvi, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 209Ankur Narayan Panwar vs State of...