LiveLaw Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 20 to July 26, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 335 to 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 347Nominal IndexNeville Tuli vs Securities and Exchange Board of India, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 335 JPPP vs PVP, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 336Saidpur Jute Company Limited vs National Co-operative Consumer's Federation of India Limited, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 337Shaikh Asif Shaikh Rashid @ Asif Shaikh Rasheed vs Mufti Mohammad Ismail Abdul Khalique, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 338RPKS vs PKJS, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 339RYJ vs Principal Secretary, School Education Department, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 340Ajay Kisan Dungarshi @ Pintu vs State of Maharashtra, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 341XYZ vs State of Maharashtra, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 342Saili Durgadas Acharya vs Nandan Co-operative Housing Society Ltd., 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 343Dr. Anagha Bhupendra Kothadiya vs Motiram Govind Budhwani, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 344Paartha Sharathi vs Competent Authority, Reserve Bank of India, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 345Mehta Impex Private Limited vs State of Maharashtra, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 346M/s SMS Limited vs Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 347Final Orders/Judgments:Hearing Accused At Pre-Cognizance Stage Mandatory Under BNSS For Offences Under SEBI Act: Bombay High CourtCase Title: Neville Tuli vs Securities and Exchange Board of India Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 335The Bombay High Court has held that the first proviso to Section 223(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, mandating an opportunity of hearing to the accused before taking cognizance of a complaint applies to prosecutions under the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992. The Court observed that the Special Court could not take cognizance of an offence under the SEBI Act without first hearing the accused.Woman 'Concealing' Subsisting Marriage Not Entitled To Maintenance From Second Husband: Bombay High CourtCase Title: JPPP vs PVPCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 336A woman, who conceals her first marriage and performs a second marriage despite the subsistence of the first marriage, cannot seek maintenance from her second husband under Section 125 CrPC, held the Bombay High Court recently. Single-judge Justice Milind Sathaye in an order passed on July 16, dismissed the appeal filed by a woman, who had challenged a lower court's order which had directed her 'second husband' to pay a monthly maintenance of Rs 1,000 only to her son from their void marriage and no separate maintenance was ordered for her.National Co-operative Consumers' Federation Excluded From Rent Control Protections Being PSU Under Rent Control Act: Bombay High CourtCase Title: Saidpur Jute Company Limited vs National Co-operative Consumer's Federation of India Limited Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 337The Bombay High Court has held that the National Co-operative Consumers' Federation of India Ltd. (NCCF), a multi-state co-operative society, is functioning as an implementing agency of the Central Government, and qualifies as a "Public Sector Undertaking" for the purposes of Section 3(1)(b) of the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999. The Court observed that the expression "Public Sector Undertaking" is not confined to statutory corporations or government companies and must be interpreted in the context of the Rent Act, keeping in view the public character of the entity's functions and the object of excluding financially capable tenants from rent control protection.'Dua' For Election Success During Political Congregation Doesn't Constitute Soliciting Votes On Religious Grounds: Bombay High CourtCase Title: Shaikh Asif Shaikh Rashid @ Asif Shaikh Rasheed vs Mufti Mohammad Ismail Abdul KhaliqueCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 338A candidate performing Dua (prayers/worship) during a political congregation for his victory in elections and the audience responding with an 'Amen' does not amount to a 'corrupt practice' of soliciting votes in the name of religion, the Bombay High Court held recently while upholding the election of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) candidate's victory in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections.Wife Earning Substantially More Than Husband, Can't Seek Maintenance Claiming Cost Of Living Abroad Is Exorbitant: Bombay High CourtCase Title: RPKS vs PKJS Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 339A woman who earns 'substantially' more than her husband and lives in a foreign country cannot seek maintenance from him only on the ground that the cost of living abroad is 'exorbitant', held the Bombay High Court recently while rejecting a US-based woman's plea seeking monthly maintenance of Rs 1 lakh from her husband.RTE Admission Can't Be Denied To Child Of Single Mother For Want Of Deceased Father's Caste Certificate: Bombay High CourtCase Title: RYJ vs Principal Secretary, School Education Department Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 340A child seeking admission in a school under the Right To Education (RTE) Act if furnishes the caste certificate of his or her mother, cannot be denied the quota facility by the authorities only on the ground...

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