Advocate Rajesh Datar Withdraws Consent For Judgeship After Centre's Inaction On SC Collegium Recommendation

Advocate Rajesh Datar from the Bombay High Court recently withdrew his consent form for becoming a Bombay High Court judge, which he filled in April 2024.Datar was recommended for appointment as an additional judge of the Bombay High Court by the SC Collegium on September 24, 2024, under then Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjay Chandrachud.Notably, among the four advocates recommended by...

POSH Act Won't Apply To Sexual Harassment Complaints Of Women Advocates To Bar Council Against Other Lawyers : Bombay High Court

The Court said that there is no employer-employee relationship between bar councils and advocates.

Child Of Inter-Caste Parents, Raised Alone By Backward-Caste Parent Can Be Considered 'Backward' Only If He Faced Caste Bias: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court has dismissed a student's plea seeking a caste validity certificate under the Scheduled Caste category based on his mother's caste, holding that there was no material to show he suffered any discrimination, deprivation, or disadvantage to warrant such recognition.A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Dr. Neela Gokhale was hearing a writ petition filed by...

Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 30 - July 06

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 244 to 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 258]Zilla Parishad vs Pradeep Bhaurao Pokale, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 244Farukh Shah vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 245Ravindra s/o Laxman Narete vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 246Rupali P Shah vs Adani Wilmar Ltd., 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 247Microfibers Pvt. Ltd. vs Yes Bank Ltd., 2025 LiveLaw...

[Railways Act] Dependent's LR Entitled To Compensation Even If Dependent Of Deceased Dies During Pendency Of Appeal: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court has held that the legal representative of a dependent of a deceased passenger is entitled to receive compensation under the Railways Act, 1989, even if the dependent dies during the pendency of proceedings. The Court observed that such compensation partakes the character of the deceased dependent's estate and does not abate with their death.Justice N.J. Jamadar was...

CJI Gavai Launches Live Streaming Facility In Bombay High Court

Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan Gavai on Saturday launched the "live streaming" of the Bombay High Court proceedings.As of now only the proceedings of the first five benches of the HC will be live streamed, which are:Chief Justice Alok Aradhe & Justice Sandeep MarneJustice Revati Mohite-Dere & Justice Dr Neela Gokhale Justice Mahesh Sonak & Justice Jitendra JainJustice...

Income Tax | Sales Tax Incentive Under Govt Scheme For Industrial Promotion Is Capital Receipt, Not Taxable: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has stated that sales tax incentive under a government scheme for industrial promotion is a capital receipt, not taxable.Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Sandeep V. Marne were addressing the issue of whether an incentive received in sales tax liability under a Scheme formulated by the State Government would be on the capital account, exempt from taxation, or on...

Granting Bail In Serious Offences Under POCSO Act Defeats Statute: Bombay High Court Denies Bail To Man Booked For Sodomising Minor Boy

Liberal Approach To Bail Must Not Defeat POCSO Act's Objective: Bombay High Court Denies Bail To Man Accused Of Sodomising Minor Boy

Tendering Authority Cannot Assign Alternative Interpretation To Tender Clause Which Is Unambiguous: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that a tender clause granting preference to bidders applying for a higher number of warehouses cannot be extended to the Central Store Office if the tender document draws a clear distinction between the two categories. The Court quashed the lease awarded to one bidder and restored the tender process.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice...

Bombay High Court Declines To Interfere With Site Chosen For Balasaheb Thackeray Memorial, Says It Falls Outside Scope Of Judicial Review

The Bombay High Court has dismissed a batch of Public Interest Litigations challenging the decision to establish the Balasaheb Thackeray Rashtriya Smarak at the site of the Mayor's Bungalow in Shivaji Park, Dadar. The Court held that the choice of site, formation of the managing trust, and other consequential actions were well within the State's policy domain and followed due process.The...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of 2 Advocates As Additional Judges Of Bombay High Court

The Union government on Friday notified the appointment of two advocates as additional judges of the Bombay High Court for two years.The two advocates are:1. Gautam Ashwin Ankhad, and2. Mahendra Madhavrao Nerlikar.The Supreme Court collegium had recommended their names for elevation on September 24.It may be noted that out of the nine names recommended for appointment as judges of the Bombay...

OPC & Its Sole Director Can't Be Treated As One For Liability Owed: Bombay HC Grants Relief To Director In Dispute Over MasterChef Production

The Bombay High Court has observed that sole director of a One Person Company (“OPC”), cannot be treated parallelly with the separate legal entity.The court set aside the directions in the impugned order dated 10/07/2024 directing Mr. Saravana Prasad ("Prasad") to deposit Rs. 10.40 crores in a fixed deposit, and disclose all assets and all encumbrances, charges and...