RTE Reimbursement Delays: Bombay High Court Directs Maharashtra Govt To Review Mechanism, Prescribe Timelines

The Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra Government to undertake a comprehensive review of the existing reimbursement mechanism under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. The Court suggested examination of the issues of prescription of definite timelines at every stage of processing reimbursement proposals and the adequacy of a monitoring mechanism for ensuring compliance with such timelines. A Division Bench comprising Justice R. I. Chagla and Justice...

"Move On" And End Such Commercial Disputes: Bombay High Court In Vijay Mallya's 2020 Plea Against SBI Over Asset Seizure

The Bombay High Court while issuing notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday (August 12) orally opined that the commercial disputes pending between former liquor baron Vijay Mallya and the consortium of banks must be put to an end, and that the parties involved must 'move on' as otherwise it will affect the country's economy. Single-judge Justice Milind Jadhav was hearing...

Minor Sexual Assault Victim's Inability To Describe Sexual Act Is No Ground To Discard Her Testimony: Bombay High Court Reverses Acquittal

The Bombay High Court recently held that a minor rape victim's testimony cannot be discarded just because she could not properly describe the sexual act to which she was subjected to. The High Court therefore, reversed a trial court's judgment and convicted a man for raping a minor girl in a 2012 case. Sitting at the Aurangabad seat, a division bench of Justice Sandipkumar More and Justice Vaishali Patil-Jadhav noted that the trial court by its April 19, 2017 judgment...

SC's One-Time Protection From Detention For Low Attendance Applies To Law Students Of All Semesters, Not Just Final Year: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has clarified that the Supreme Court judgment providing "one-time protection" to law students, who were prevented from appearing in their exams during the academic year of 2025-2026, will apply to students missing any of the semester-end exams and not be confined only to "final exams."A division bench of Justice Riyaz Chagla and Justice Farhan Dubash refused to accept...

Bombay High Court Constitutes Committee To Examine Kopeshwar Temple Restoration Works, 'Humongous' Expenditure On Unrelated Projects

The Bombay High Court recently constituted a committee of five advocates to visit the 12th Century built historic Kopeshwar Temple in Khidrapur, Kolhapur and conduct an independent fact-finding exercise to ascertain the present status of the temple's infrastructure so that the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) could be asked to take proper steps for the resurrection of the said temple....

Bombay High Court Seeks FSSAI's Response To Pleas Challenging Ban On Old Monk & McDowell's Rum; No Interim Relief

The Bombay High Court on Monday (August 10) granted the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) time till August 24 to respond to petitions filed by the manufacturers of Old Monk and McDowell's No. 1 Celebration Matured Rum, challenging orders prohibiting the manufacture and sale of fresh stocks of the two products.A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Ravindra Ghuge...

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...

Bombay High Court Justice Gautam Ankhad Recuses From Hearing Pleas Challenging Public Safety Act Over Claims Of Stifling Free Speech

Bombay High Court judge Justice Gautam Ankhad on Monday (August 10) recused himself from hearing a bunch of petitions filed by the Indian National Congress (INC), the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) and also the Communist Party of India (Marxist) challenging the constitutional validity of the Maharashtra Special Public Security Act, (MSPSA) 2025 The three political parties have argued...

Drunken Driving | 0.1mg Above Prescribed Alcohol Limit Not Enough To Face Criminal Trial: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has quashed an FIR registered against a 25-year-old student for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol, holding that subjecting him to a criminal trial when his breath alcohol reading was only 0.1 mg above the statutory limit would amount to an abuse of the judicial process.Single-judge Justice Ashwin Bhobe quashed an FIR lodged against the Petitioner under...

'Helmets Not Compliant With Indian Standards Cannot Be Sold': Bombay High Court Allows Return Of Imported Helmets, Bars Sale In Market

The Bombay High Court has held that helmets which do not conform to the Indian Standards prescribed under the Quality Control Order, 2020 cannot be permitted to be sold or used after June 1, 2021, even if they were imported before the said date. The Court, however, permitted that the seized helmets be returned to the petitioner subject to the condition that they shall be destructed/disposed of...

Bombay High Court Directs BCI To Scrutinise & Clear Pending Affiliation Approvals For Law Colleges

The Bombay High Court has directed the Bar Council of India (BCI) to forthwith scrutinize and process the applications submitted by four law colleges seeking approval and, if the applications are found in order, grant the necessary approvals by August 6, 2026. The Court further directed the Directorate of Higher Education, Pune to verify the approvals and include the approved colleges in...

Old Monk, McDowell Rum Manufacturers Moves Bombay High Court Against FSSAI Order Prohibiting Sale

After the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) prohibited the manufacture and sale of fresh stocks of McDowell's No. 1 Celebration Matured Rum and Old Monk, their manufacturers have approached the Bombay High Court challenging the validity of the prohibition orders.A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Ravindra Ghuge and Justice Gautam Ankhad on Friday agreed to hear...