Bombay High Court Upholds Validity Of ODR Clause, Refuses Substitution Of Arbitrator Appointed Through ODR Platform

The Bombay High Court has upheld the validity of an Online Dispute Resolution (“ODR”) clause as well as the arbitrator appointment process conducted through an ODR platform. The Petitioner i.e. Amit Chaurasia (“Chaurasia”) filed an application for substitution of arbitrator. The Bench of Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan reviewed the contract between the parties and observed that...

Patanjali Foods Moves Bombay High Court Against YouTube Channel For Making Defamatory Video, Demands ₹15.5 Crores In Damages

Patanjali Foods has approached the Bombay High Court against popular YouTube Channel 'Trustified Certification' demanding Rs 10.5 crores as damages for loss of reputation and Rs 5 crore as 'special damages' for causing injury to their brand by uploading an allegedly 'defamatory' video against its product 'Nutrela Soya Chunks.'The suit filed through advocate Apoorv Srivastava was listed before...

Bombay High Court Bars Sale of Cough Syrup Under 'CEFDON' Mark, Citing Similarity With 'CEDON'

The Bombay High Court has permanently barred an Ahmedabad-based drug company from selling a cough syrup under the name “CEFDON”, ruling that it is too similar to an existing and well-known brand, “CEDON.” In a judgment delivered on December 16, 2025, Justice Arif S Doctor ruled in favour of Blue Cross Laboratories Private Limited, which owns the registered trademark “CEDON.”...

Bombay High Court, Magistrate Courts In Mumbai Vacated Following Bomb Scare

The Bombay High Court and various Magistrate Courts in Mumbai have received Bomb threats, leading to the courts premises being vacated.Court complexes at Andheri, Bandra and Esplanade (at Fort) were vacated, court work has been discharged for the day and Bomb Squad has reached the courts.Evacuation at High Court is also ongoing. Session is likely to resume post-lunch, after...

'Facilitates Access To Justice' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Formation Of Bombay High Court's Kolhapur Bench

The Supreme Court today(December 18) dismissed a writ petition filed by advocate Ranjeet Baburao Nimbalkar, challenging the August 1 notification of the Bombay High Court issued under Section 51(3) of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, for the creation of the recent Kolhapur Circuit Bench, which became effective from August 18. A bench comprising Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice NV...

'Crimes By Police Undermine Integrity Of Entire Justice System': Bombay High Court Denies Bail To 5 Cops From Daman

Observing that crimes by law enforcers undermine the integrity of the entire justice system, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday denied bail to five policemen from Daman and Diu Union Territory, who were booked for illegally detaining young boys from Surat, physically abusing them and demanding Rs 25 lakhs as 'ransom' to release them and releasing them subsequently after receiving Rs 5 lakhs...

[Goa Succession Act] 'Inventory Court Cannot Re-open Entire Proceedings U/S 446 To Create Fresh Allotment': Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that the Inventory Court has no jurisdiction under Section 446 of the Goa Succession, Special Notaries and Inventory Proceedings Act, 2012, to re-open concluded inventory proceedings for the purpose of creating a fresh allotment of shares. The Court clarified that Section 446 permits only limited amendments by consent of parties or correction of clerical...

Technical Breaks Given To Temporary Employees Is No Ground To Deny Maternity Leave Benefits: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (December 16) held that a woman working on temporary basis on daily wages is entitled to the benefits of maternity leave and she cannot be denied the same on the ground that she is given 'technical break' of 1 or 2 days after completing 120 days in a year.A division bench of Justices Makarand Karnik and Ajit Kadethankar, sitting at the circuit seat at...

Bhima Koregaon Case: Bombay High Court Permits Accused Gautam Navlakha To Relocate To Delhi

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday relaxed the bail condition imposed on Elgar Parishad - Bhima Koregaon case accused Gautam Navlakha and permitted him to relocate to Delhi.Navlakha had petitioned a division bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and Shyam Chandak contending that he is unable to afford living in Mumbai and should be allowed to return to his permanent residence in Delhi. One of...

Can Governor Withdraw Bill Sent For Presidential Assent Before President's Decision? Bombay High Court Asks Maha Govt, Centre

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday sought to know from Maharashtra and also the Union Governments to clarify their stand on the query as to can a Bill sent for Presidential assent by the Governor, can be withdrawn on the aide and advice of the council of ministers even before the President of India takes any decision on the same. A division bench of Justices Manish Pitale and Manjusha...

Bombay High Court Rejects Bail Plea Of Eight Accused In Pune Porsche Car Hit-And-Run Case

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday rejected the bail applications of 8 accused named in the Pune Porsche hit and run case, wherein two persons were killed in the tragic accident.Single-judge Justice Shyam Chandak dismissed the bail applications of eight accused including the father of the prime accused, a juvenile, who was driving the car at the time of the incident. "There is a strong prima...

Bombay HC Takes Suo Motu Cognisance Of News Report On Pregnant Women Compelled To Deliver Child At Home, Use Blade To Cut Umbilical Chord

The Bombay High Court recently took Suo Motu cognisance of the plight of pregnant women in hilly areas of Maharashtra wherein women are compelled to deliver children at home and use 'shaving blades' to cut the umbilical chords.A division bench of Justices Vibha Kankanwadi and Hiten Venegavkar noted from news item published in a Marathi Daily which stated that the Maharashtra Government has...