Badlapur Encounter: Parents Of Deceased Seek To Withdraw Case Against Cops, High Court Grills State On Why FIR Not Lodged Yet

The parents of the now deceased accused in the infamous Badlapur Sexual assault case on Thursday told the Bombay High Court that they no longer wish to pursue their petition seeking an independent investigation in the "custodial death" of their son.The accused, who was arrested in August 2024, was killed in an alleged fake encounter case in September. Five policemen, who were present in the...

Bombay High Court Issues Notice On PIL Seeking Guidelines On Legal Assistance For Children Involved In Custody Matters, POCSO Cases

A PIL has been filed in the Bombay High Court seeking guidelines for framing a 'Child Legal Assistance Program' in the State for child custody, family court as well as POCSO cases. The petition also seeks the appointment of independent lawyers to represent children in custody matters.A division bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Bharati Dangre on Wednesday issued notices to the...

"Apologise From Bottom Of Your Heart Or Face Contempt Action": Bombay High Court To Society For Disobeying Order On Feeding Stray Dogs

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday ordered the Navi Mumbai society to 'show remorse and repentance' and apologise to the court 'from the bottom of their heart' for disobeying the court's January 21 order asking the society not to restrain the house help of one of the residents, just because she feeds stray dogs on the society premises. Notably, the division bench of Justices Girish Kulkarni...

Limitation For Prosecuting One Under Section 498A IPC Will Commence From Last Incident Of Cruelty: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court recently held that that the point of limitation under section 468 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) for an offence under section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) shall commence from the last act of cruelty. A division bench of Justices Vibha Kankanwadi and Rohit Joshi said that limitation for prosecution under section 498A will not continue for an indefinite...

'Patient Waiting Since November May Not Survive Till Your Money Comes': Bombay HC Asks State For Concrete Plan To Spend Healthcare Budget

In relation to a suo motu PIL concerning deaths in government hospitals in Nanded and Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar districts, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday (February 5) asked the State to submit a compliance report indicating a timeline in which it will complete the process of recruitment of medical staff in government hospitals.The Court also asked the State to come up with a concrete plan...

PIL Filed In Bombay High Court Regarding Cyber Attacks On Official State Websites

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Bombay High Court concerning cyber-attacks impacting official websites of the State government and its departments.The petition filed by an Information Technology Consultant and Visiting Professor of Law seeks to direct State and Central Government authorities to prevent the contamination of several official Maharashtra State...

Bombay High Court Agrees To Hear Volkswagen India's Challenge To 1.4 Billion USD Tax Demand By Customs Authorities

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday agreed to hear on February 17, the petition filed by Skoda Auto Volkswagen India challenging the tax demand of USD 1.4 billion by Indian customs authorities.The petition was mentioned before a division bench of Justices Burgess Colabawalla and Firdosh Pooniwalla, which upon hearing the brief submissions, agreed to hear the matter at length on February 17. ...

Requests Made By Govt Employees To Change Birthdate In Service Records Beyond Reasonable Time Should Not Be Entertained: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court recently while refusing to grant any relief to a Pune-based Police Inspector said any request from a public servant to change in date of birth in service records, beyond reasonable time, should not be permitted. A division bench of Justices Atul Chandurkar and Milind Sathaye said that in such cases, mostly government employees seek such changes only after...

Bombay HC 'Disappointed' With CBI & Mumbai Police Showing Reluctance To Probe Multi-Crore Money Laundering Case; Orders Formation Of SIT

The Bombay High Court recently expressed 'disappointment' over the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and also the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai Police, both showing 'reluctance' to investigate into the complaints of multi-crore fraud by a company both in India and also several foraging countries.A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Prithviraj Chavan noted that...

Bombay High Court Issues Notice On PIL For Installation Of Tracking Device And Emergency Button In Public Vehicles

A PIL has been filed in the Bombay High Court seeking the installation of vehicle location tracking devices for old and existing public vehicles in the State to ensure the security of women and children.The petition filed by an NGO seeks to direct the State government to install location tracking devices and emergency buttons in public vehicles. The petitioner argues that the non-installation...

Can't Direct University To Lower Cut-Off Standard: Bombay HC Refuses To Quash Mumbai Varsity Decision Cancelling Admission After 4 Semesters

While refusing to interfere with Mumbai University's decision to cancel the admission of a student after completion of four semesters due to insufficient marks in the International Baccalaureate (IB) programme, the Bombay High Court observed that if the student did not secure the predicted grades, the Court cannot direct the university to lower the cut-off standard.A division bench of...

Prima Facie Grave Provocation: Bombay HC Grants Bail To Youngster Booked For Killing Bed-Ridden Father, Orders Him To Continue Education

The Bombay High Court on Monday while granting bail to a 22-year-old boy booked for killing his own 69-year-old 'bed-ridden' father, observed that the applicant was prima facie gravely 'provoked' by the deceased by abusing him and his mother, repeatedly, which could not be handled by the applicant's 'adolescent' mind.Single-judge Justice Milind Jadhav noted that the applicant - Tejas Shinde,...