Bombay High Court
Father Being Addicted To Vices Is No Ground For Mother To Claim Right To Be Single Parent, Mask Child's Paternity In Birth Records: Bombay HC
Even if a father has not seen the face of the child since its birth and is addicted to vices, does not give a right to the mother to become a single parent and mask the paternity of the child in its birth record, the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court held recently. A division bench of Justices Mangesh Patil and Yanshivraj Khobragade said parents embroiled in matrimonial disputes,...
Plastic Flowers Not Prohibited Item: Central Govt Tells Bombay High Court In Plea To Ban Plastic Flowers
In a plea seeking a ban on plastic flowers in Maharashtra, the Central Government told the Bombay High Court that there is no restriction on the usage of plastic flowers and that they are not prohibited as single use plastic items.The Union of India (UOI) made this submission in view of a letter written by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on dated 11th September 2023 to the Ministry...
Tender Condition Preferring Candidate Younger In Age In Event Of Tie 'Discriminatory & Irrational': Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has observed that a tender prescribing a condition that a younger candidate would be preferred over an older candidate in case of a tie-breaker is discriminatory and arbitrary under Article 14 of the Constitution.Finding no justification for the criteria that a younger person would be preferred an older person within the same group, a division bench of Chief Justice...
'Show Some Urgency': Bombay High Court To Centre, State In 1993 Bomb Blasts Convict Abu Salem's Plea For Premature Release
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday (April 2) expressed displeasure at the Central and State governments for stalling the petition filed by gangster Abu Salem–one of the prime convicts in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts case–seeking remission and premature release from the prison at Taloja, where he is serving his life sentence for his role in the case.A division bench of Justices...
Tenants Occupying Premises Which Fall Under Development Agreement Cannot Be Evicted U/S 9 Of Arbitration Act: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court bench of Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan has held that Eviction of tenants governed by the Rent Control Act cannot be sought under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act), particularly when they are not parties to the Development Agreement executed between the Developer and the Landlords and are not being provided upgraded premises in...
Bar Council Of India Has Power To Inspect Law Schools: Bombay High Court Rejects Challenge To Rules Of Legal Education
In a challenge to an inspection notice issued by the Bar Council of India (BCI), the Bombay High Court has held that the notice is valid and that the Rules of Legal Education 2008 framed by the BCI under which it can inspect law colleges is not ultra vires.A division bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice MS Karnik observed that the Rules under which the BCI is empowered to inspect...
No Fundamental Right To Be Cremated Or Buried At A Specific Site, Authorities Will Decide Where To Cremate Or Bury A Citizen: Bombay High Court
In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court recently held that the citizens do not have a fundamental right to be cremated or buried at a specific place. A division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Kamal Khata while pronouncing the ruling on March 26, ordered the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) to remove a crematorium constructed nearby residential societies, shops,...
Removed All Bollards From Entrance Of Footpaths: BMC Tells Bombay HC In Suo Motu PIL On Footpath Access For Differently Abled Persons
In relation to a suo motu PIL concerning the inaccessibility of footpaths to differently abled persons in Mumbai owing to bollards, the Bombay Municipal Corporation (BMC) informed the High Court on Tuesday (April 1) that it has removed all bollards from the entrance of footpaths.In 2023, the Court took suo moto cognisance based on an email sent to advocate Jamshed Mistry by Karan Sunil Shah,...
Unauthorised Use Of Woman's Photos | Photgrapher Prima Facie Guilty Of Breaching Her Privacy, Not Parties Who Used Photos To Advertise: Bombay HC
While hearing the plea of a woman, who has accused Maharashtra and Telangana governments, Congress Party and other political parties' of 'unauthorisedly' using her photographs in advertising their different schemes, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday prima facie held that these parties or the governments are not at fault and instead, the 'blunder' is done by the photographer, who clicked...
State Rules Under Rights Of Persons With Disabilities Act Have Been Framed: State Govt Tells Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking the enactment of State Rules under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.The PIL filed by Yash Charitable Trust sought a direction to the State government to bring Rules under the 2016 Act in order to implement the provisions of the Act. Today during the hearing, the State counsel submitted that...
'Concept Of 24x7 Convenience Shops Popular Worldwide': Bombay High Court Permits Retail Store In Pune To Operate For 24 Hrs
While observing that the concept of '24x7' shops have become a popular one worldwide, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday permitted a convenience retail store in Pune to operate 24x7.The petitioner, which operates the retail store–'The New Shop'–had moved the court seeking a direction to the Pune police not to coerce and force the petitioner to shut its store and its operations after 10.00...
Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 24 – March 30, 2025
Nominal Index [2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 110 to 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 121]:National Agricultural Co-operative Marketing Federation of India Limited (NAFED) Versus Roj Enterprises (P) Limited and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 110Narayan Pundalik Pathade v. Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai Through Its Commissioner, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 111NTPC BHEL Power Projects Pvt. Ltd. Versus Shree Electricals...