LiveLaw Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 3 to August 9, 2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 361 to 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 370Nominal Index:Kannamwar Co-Op. Hsg. Soc. Association Ltd. vs Union of India, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 361Kiran Vasantrao Rajwade vs State of Maharashtra, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 362Nitin Jairam Gadkari vs Meta Platforms, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 363Prasad Kashiram Bade vs State of Maharashtra, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 364MOIL Janshakti Mazdoor Sangh vs Union of India, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 365State of Goa vs Tarun Tejpal, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 366Court on its own motion vs Ramesh Sukrya Mhatre, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 367Chaitanya Suresh Kambli vs State of Maharashtra, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 368Dr Santaji Krishna Shinde vs Shivaji University Kolhapur, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 369Mughda Sahal vs Senior Citizen Appellate Tribunal, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 370Final Orders/Judgments"Citizens Must Be Disciplined, They Don't Engage In Such Activities Abroad": Bombay High Court Directs Action Against Plastic LitteringCase Title: Kannamwar Co-Op. Hsg. Soc. Association Ltd. vs Union of IndiaCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 361The Bombay High Court has expressed serious concern over the reckless conduct of citizens in indiscriminately dumping garbage and plastic waste on public streets, observing that such behaviour is causing serious damage to the environment and placing undue pressure on the municipal machinery. The Court further observed that while citizens must inculcate civic discipline, which is the basic duty of every citizen towards society and paramount for the protection of the ecology and the environment.Bombay High Court Restrains Caste Scrutiny Committee Members From Discharging Duties; Says Ignoring HC Orders May Amount To ContemptCase Title: Kiran Vasantrao Rajwade vs State of MaharashtraCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 362The Bombay High Court has restrained three members of the Nashik Caste Scrutiny Committee from discharging their duties, observing that their conduct in disregarding several orders passed by the High Court and setting at naught caste validity certificates granted pursuant to those orders raised a grave doubt as to whether they were competent to discharge such important statutory functions. The Court further observed that such conduct showed gross impropriety, discarded the rule of law, and may also amount to contempt of the several orders passed by the High Court.E20 Petrol Policy: Bombay High Court Orders Takedown Of 'Defamatory' AI Videos Against Union Minister Nitin GadkariCase Title: Nitin Jairam Gadkari vs Meta PlatformsCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 363The Bombay High Court on Wednesday (August 5) ordered takedown of deepfake, AI videos linking Union Minister Nitin Gadkari with the controversial Ethanol-blended fuel policy. Single-judge Justice Arif Doctor has ordered pulling down of all the content as highlighted by Gadkari in his suit, after finding the material to be "per se defamatory."'No Sexual Intent': Bombay High Court Drops POCSO Charge Against Youth Booked For Slapping, Abusing Minor In Filthy LanguageCase Title: Prasad Kashiram Bade vs State of MaharashtraCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 364The Bombay High Court recently dropped the sexual harassment charge under stringent Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act against a 25-year-old boy, who was booked for allegedly slapping and abusing a minor girl in filthy language. Single-judge Justice Shivkumar Dige noted that the incident took place in 2020, when the applicant - Prasad Bade was 19 year old and the victim was below 18. He was booked for following the girl while she was returning to her home and then abusing the victim in filthy language and slapping across her face over some "childish" fight between their friends circle.Writ Petition Not Maintainable Against CMD Of Government Company As It Is Not A 'Public Office': Bombay High CourtCase Title: MOIL Janshakti Mazdoor Sangh vs Union of India Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 365The Bombay High Court has held that a writ of quo warranto is not maintainable against the Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) of a Government company merely because the appointment is made by the President of India or the company is government-controlled. The Court further observed that for a writ of quo warranto to lie, the office in question must be a "public office" created by law and vested with sovereign governmental functions, which the office of CMD of MOIL does not satisfy.'Perfect Victim' In Rape Cases Is A Myth; Women Deal With Trauma In Different Ways : Bombay High Court In Tarun Tejpal CaseCase Title: State of Goa vs Tarun TejpalCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 366While convicting former Editor-in-Chief of Tehelka magazine Tarun Tejpal in a 2013 rape case, on August 6, the Bombay High Court bench at Goa, busted the 'stereotypical myth' that victims of sexual offences must behave or conduct themselves in a particular manner and behave like a 'perfect victim' by exhibiting vulnerability for the courts to 'believe' her woes."Elected Representatives Assaulting Voters Dents...

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