Bombay High Court Grants Bail To Rona Wilson & Sudhir Dhawale In Bhima-Koregaon Elgar Parishad Case

In a major relief for researcher Rona Wilson and activist Sudhir Dhawale, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday (January 8) granted them bail in the Bhima-Koregaon Elgar Parishad case.A division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Kamal Khata considered the fact that the duo have spent more than 6 years in jail as undertrials. "They are in jail since 2018, even the charges in the case are yet to...

Does Woman With Below Average IQ Has No Right Become A Mother? Bombay HC Asks On Parents Plea To Terminate Daughter's 21-Week Pregnancy

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday (January 8) while dealing with a plea of a sexagenarian couple, seeking termination of their "mentally ill" daughter's 21 week pregnancy, sought to know if a woman having an intelligence, below average, has no right to be a mother.It may not be out of place to mention that the court had in the earlier hearing on last Friday, pulled up the parents and...

'Communal Frenzy' Led to Scuffle Between Hindu & Muslim Family: Bombay High Court Refuses To Quash Cross FIRs Against Both Families

The Bombay High Court recently refused to quash two cross First Information Reports (FIR) lodged by Hindu and Muslim families against each other respectively after the two families allegedly had a scuffle. In doing so a division bench of Justice Ravindra Ghuge and Justice Rajesh Patil noted that the 'communal frenzy' between the two communities, which led to a scuffle and thus, both the...

Bombay HC Imposes ₹1.5L Costs On MHADA, Municipal Corporation For Holding Possession Of Properties Beyond Requisition Period

The Bombay High has directed the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) and the Solapur Municipal Corporation to pay Rs. 50000 each to three landowners whose properties were requisitioned by the Collector under the Bombay Land Requisition Act, 1948, and remained in possession of MHADA after the expiry of the requisition period without formal notification of acquisition...

Bombay High Court Frowns Upon Cop Sending Facebook Friend Request To Complainant Woman, Orders Enquiry Against Him

The Bombay High Court on Monday (January 6) ordered enquiry against a Police Sub-Inspector (PSI), who sent a friend request to a complainant woman on social media platform - FaceBook (FB).A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Dr Neela Gokhale questioned the motive of the PSI in sending a friend request to the complainant woman on FB."How can you send a friend request to a woman...

Bombay High Court Slams Parents For Seeking Termination Of Their "Mentally Unstable" Adopted Daughter's 20-Week Pregnancy

The Bombay High Court on Friday (January 3) pulled up a sexagenarian couple, who moved the court seeking permission for aborting the 20-week pregnancy of their adopted daughter, whom they claimed is "mentally unstable."A division bench of Justice Ravindra Ghuge and Justice Rajesh Patil was irked to note that the senior citizen couple, who adopted the girl in 1998, allowed the girl to be away...

2-Yrs Immunity Against No-Confidence Motion Is From Date Of Election Of First Sarpanch, Not From When New Sarpanch Fills Vacancy: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court has observed that the immunity of two years given to a Sarpanch against No Confidence Motion under the 4th proviso of Section 35(3) of the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1958 is to be computed from the date of the first election and not from when a subsequent Sarpanch is elected for filling the vacancy.Justice Sharmila U. Deshmukh was of the view that the “date...

2015 RBI Master Circular | Mere Delay In Submitting Export Documents Wouldn't Disqualify Credit Advanced As 'Export Credit': Bombay High Court

Interpreting Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) 2015 Master Circular on Rupee/Foreign Currency Export Credit & Customer Service to Exporters, the Bombay High Court said that a delay in submitting export documents despite the export taking place within the given time, would not result in the credit ceasing to be an 'export credit'.As per the Master Circular, banks can extend credit to...

Bombay High Court Annual Digest 2024 [Part II]

Citations 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 216 – 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 435:Reception Held In Mumbai Not Part Of Marriage Ritual: High Court Declines Mumbai Family Court's Jurisdiction Over Husband's Divorce PleaCase Title: Shikha Lodha v. Suketu Shah and Anr.Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 216Observing that reception can't be considered part of the marriage ritual, the Bombay High Court held that the family...

Following A Girl Only Once Will Not Amount To Stalking: Bombay High Court

In a significant order, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court recently held that merely following a girl or a victim once, will not amount to stalking as prescribed under the 354-D of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the provisions under the Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.Single-judge Justice Govind Sanap delivered the ruling on December 5, 2024, while acquitting...

Bombay High Court Restrains Entity From Infringing Everest's Tikhalal Trademark, Slaps ₹2 Lakh Fine For Fabricating Sales Invoice

The Bombay High Court has granted a temporary injunction in favour of the popular spice brand 'Everest', against the trademark infringement of its 'Tikhalal' chilli powder product by a business selling spices and similar goods.The plaintiff, Everest Food Products Private Limited said that it is engaged in the manufacture and sale of mirchi, spices and dry fruits and had secured the...

Mumbai Police Shuts Forgery Case Against Actor Shweta Tiwari, Bombay High Court Permits Her To Withdraw Plea To Quash FIR

The Mumbai Police last month informed the Bombay High Court that it has shut the 'forgery' case against TV actor Shweta Tiwari, lodged by her estranged husband Abhinav Kohli in 2021.A division bench of Justices Sarang Kotwal and Dr Neela Gokhale permitted Tiwari to withdraw her writ petition before the High Court, by virtue of which the silver screen actor had sought to quash the...