Bringing Police To Workplace Over 'Routine Transfer', Complaining To External Authorities Amount To Misconduct: Bombay High Court

An employee after facing a 'routine' transfer, if complaints to the Police and brings policemen in the office premises to harass the employer is a misconduct, held the Bombay High Court recently.Further, the act of an employee making serious allegations about the employer to various authorities, both related and unrelated, on being transferred, too would amount to a misconduct,...

Congress, CPI Move Bombay High Court Against Maharashtra Special Public Security Act; Allege Chilling Effect On Free Speech

The Indian National Congress (INC) has moved the Bombay High Court challenging the constitutional validity of the Maharashtra Special Public Security Act, 2025 arguing that it violates the fundamental guarantees enshrined in the Constitution of India including principles of reasonableness and proportionality, freedom of speech and expression, etc.Notably, the MSPSA is being said to be...

[Maharashtra Ownership Flats Act] Second Deemed Conveyance Application Barred If Earlier Rejection Has Attained Finality: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that where an earlier order rejecting a deemed conveyance application has attained finality, a second application seeking the same relief would be barred by principles of res judicata and finality of proceedings. The Court observed that the Competent Authority under the Maharashtra Ownership Flats Act does not possess any inherent power of review and cannot reopen or reconsider an issue already decided unless such power is expressly conferred by statute.Justice...

Compensatory Afforestation Must Be In Same Or Nearby Locality; Trees Planted Elsewhere Can't Compensate Residents: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court while emphasising on the importance of trees, recently made it clear that compensatory afforestation, which is usually done after cutting down trees for a development work, cannot be permitted to be done at a distant or remote place and rather must be done in the close proximity of the very place from where the trees were initially felled.A division bench of Justice...

Revocation Of Sanction Under Maharashtra Public Trusts Act Permissible Only On Proof Of Fraud: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that revocation of a sanction granted under Section 36(1) of the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act can be ordered under Section 36(2) only upon proof that the sanction was obtained by fraud, misrepresentation, or concealment of material facts. The Court observed that the jurisdiction under Section 36(2) is not appellate in nature and does not permit the...

Fractional Figure Cannot Be Ignored While Calculating 2/3rd Majority For No-Confidence Motion Against Co-Op Society Officer: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court has held that while computing the two-thirds majority required for passing a no-confidence motion against an officer of a co-operative housing society, the fractional figure cannot be ignored. The Court observed that since removal through a no-confidence motion carries serious consequences and stigma, the provisions governing such removal must be strictly construed....

Advocates Move Bombay HC Against District Judge Recruitment, Say Judicial Officers Cannot Compete Under 25% Direct Quota Meant For Bar

A group of practising advocates has approached the Bombay High Court, challenging the ongoing recruitment process for appointment to the post of District Judge in Maharashtra, contending that serving judicial officers have been illegally permitted to compete under the 25% direct recruitment quota reserved exclusively for practising advocates.The Petitioners submitted that the recruitment to...

[Bombay Rent Act] Heir Need Not Reside With Deceased Tenant At Time Of Death To Inherit Tenancy: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that an heir of a deceased tenant is not required to have been residing with the tenant at the time of death to inherit tenancy under Section 5(11)(c)(i) of the Bombay Rent Act, 1947. The Court observed that where no family member was residing with the deceased tenant at the time of death, any heir of the deceased tenant can be recognized as a tenant, and...

Bombay High Court Grants Ex-Parte Relief To School Trust After Cybercriminal Threatens To Leak Children's Sensitive Data

The Bombay High Court recently ordered a hacking group - FulcrumSec not to leak or make public, the 'stolen' sensitive information pertaining to children from thousands of schools in Mumbai and abroad run by Pratiksha Foundation Charitable Trust, for which the group has demanded USD 750,000. The High Court has also ordered Google and others to block the email IDs used by the hacking group so...

ILS Law College Moves Bombay High Court Against Pune University's "Arbitrary" Fee Reduction; Says Slashing Of Fees Threatens Its Existence

ILS Law College and the Indian Law Society have moved the Bombay High Court, challenging a communication issued by the Savitribai Phule Pune University fixing the quantum of "Other Fees" chargeable for LL.B. and B.A. LL.B. programmes from the academic year 2026-27. The petitioners contend that the University's decision is arbitrary, was taken without any proposal from the institution,...

Bombay High Court Restores Dismissal Of Employee For Vulgar Remarks Against Koli Women

The Bombay High Court has upheld the dismissal of a man from his service, on the ground that he used filthy language against his employer and also the fisher women while he was tasked for driving the Koli community women and transporting their fish to market on a daily basis. [2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 291]Single-judge Justice Sandeep Marne said that an employee who has become incalcitrant and...

POSH Act | ICC Can't Adjudicate Sexual Harassment Complaint Over Incident In Transport Not Provided By Employer: Bombay High Court

An alleged act of sexual harassment if occurring in a mode of transport not provided by the employer of either the accused or the victim, cannot be entertained under the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act (POSH Act), held the Bombay High Court. [Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 290]It therefore quashed the proceedings against...