Formal Service Of Writ Of Summons Not Required In Transferred Suit If Appearance Made At Interlocutory Stage: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court stated that formal service of writ of summons not required in transferred suit if appearance made at interlocutory stage.The Bench of Justice Abhay Ahuja stated that “since the rigours of the Commercial Courts Act and the amended CPC in relation to the service of summons do not apply to transferred Suits and considering that the captioned Suit was a regular Suit...

Bombay High Court Defers Celebi's Plea Against Contract Termination By Mumbai Airport, Awaits Delhi HC Verdict In Similar Case

The Bombay High Court on Friday adjourned till July 10, the hearing in the petition filed by Turkey-based company Celebi's Indian subsidiary - Celebi NAS, which has challenged the termination of its services by the Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL).A division bench of Justices Burgess Colabawalla and Firdosh Pooniwalla was informed that overall India, 7 airports have cancelled...

Preeti Rathi Acid Attack & Murder Case: Bombay High Court Rejects Convict's Plea For Transfer To 'Open Prison' Citing Discipline Issue

Every prisoner must follow the rules and regulations especially the ones pertaining to 'behaviour' and no prisoner can be allowed to bring prohibited articles in the jail, the Bombay High Court held recently while dismissing a plea filed by Ankur Panwar, the convict in the infamous Preeti Rathi Acid Attack case.Panwar had challenged his transfer from 'Open Prison' to a regular prison after he...

Baba Ramdev's Patanjali Foods Move Bombay High Court Seeking Removal Of Encroachers From Its Land

Baba Ramdev's Patanjali Foods Private Limited has approached the Bombay High Court seeking a direction to the Maharashtra government and its authorities to remove the illegal encroachments on several of its lands situated in Khalapur in Raigad district near Navi Mumbai. The petition filed through advocate Apoorv Srivastava contends that the authorities have failed to protect and safeguard...

Promoter Need Not Seek Consent For Additional Construction If Full Project Is Disclosed At Agreement Stage: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court stated that promoter need not seek consent for additional construction if full project disclosed at agreement stage.“Once the entire project is placed before the flat takers at the time of the agreement, then the promoter is not required to obtain prior consent of the flat takers as long as the builder puts up additional construction in accordance with the layout...

Advocates Have Right To Plead On Behalf Of Parties In Senior Citizen Maintenance Tribunals : Bombay High Court

In a significant ruling, the Goa bench of the Bombay High Court recently held that whenever an advocate puts in an appearance for any of the parties before a Maintenance Tribunal, under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, s/he will have the right to be heard and to plea before the said tribunal.A single-judge bench of Justice Valmiki Menezes noted that a...

Don't Want To Create A Class Among Litigants: Bombay High Court Stops Practice Of Placing Matters 'High On Board'

In a bid to avoid misconceptions against the judiciary, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday (June 11) said that it has done away with the practice of placing certain matters "High on Board" in the daily list of cases to be heard.A division bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Sandeep Marne said this is being done to avoid any classification of litigants and to ensure that no...

Maratha Reservation Challenge : Bombay High Court Allows 10% Quota This Year Subject To Outcome; Will Hold Saturday Hearings

A newly constituted Bombay High Court's three-judge bench on Wednesday observed that the interim order passed last year allowing the Maratha community to avail 10% reservation in education and employment will continue this year as well, subject to the final outcome of the petitions challenging the 2024 Maratha quota law.The full judge bench led by Justice Ravindra Ghuge also indicated that...

Bombay High Court Orders BMC To Pay ₹50 Lakh Each To Families Of Victims Killed In 2015 Hotel City Kinara Fire

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (June 10) while holding the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) responsible for the death of eight youngster, who died in a tragic fire that broke out in a eatery in Mumbai and therefore ordered the civic body to pay Rs 50 lakh to the families of each of the victims.A division bench of Justices Burgess Colabawalla and Firdosh Pooniwala said that the...

PoP Idols Shall Not Be Immersed In Any Natural Water Body: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court on Monday (June 9) said that it will not permit immersion of any Plaster of Paris (PoP) idol in natural water bodies at any cost. A division bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Sandeep Marne said it will not permit any PoP idol to be immersed in natural water bodies. While dictating the order the court said, "We therefore, deem it appropriate to direct the...

Denying Full Reimbursement For Retd Govt Employee's Heart Surgery Violates His Human Rights: Bombay High Court

Refusing full reimbursement of the medical expenses to a public servant, who underwent a critical 'heart transplant' surgery not only violates his fundamental rights but strikes at the very essence of the human rights, said the Bombay High Court while directing Centre to reimburse Rs. 22 Lakhs to a retired Excise and Customs Officer. A division bench of Justices Girish Kulkarni and Advait...

"Working From Early Morning Till 2 AM Daily": Bombay High Court Judge Says Workload Delayed Uploading Of Judgment

A Bombay High Court judge recently cited his 'workload' which delayed the uploading of a judgment that he dictated in open court in December last year. Justice Madhav Jamdar had dictated an 85-page judgment in open court on December 19, 2024 in a case arising out of the Transfer of Property Act, wherein he held that a purchaser is bound by the decree of specific performance during the pendency...