Wrong Claim Of Travel Distance For Transport Allowance Doesn't By Itself Amount To Misappropriation: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that making an incorrect claim regarding travel distance for transport allowance cannot, by itself, be equated with misappropriation of the employer's funds. The Court further observed that where the misconduct is accompanied by mitigating circumstances, and the punishment of dismissal is shockingly disproportionate to the nature of the charge proved, judicial interference with the penalty is warranted.Justice Sandeep V. Marne was hearing a writ petition filed by...

Bombay High Court Adjourns Same Sex Couple's Tax Exemption Plea Till Karnataka High Court Decides Identical Matter

The Bombay High Court on Thursday (July 30) adjourned sine die the plea filed by a same sex couple seeking 'exemption' under section 56(2)(x) of the Income Tax (IT) Act, which grants exemption from tax on 'gifts' between heterosexual couples.A division bench of Justice Burgess Colabawalla and Justice Firdosh Pooniwalla has kept the matter in abeyance until an identical matter pending before...

Bombay High Court Calls For Civic Accountability To Tackle Plastic Waste Crisis, Suggests Linking Ward Officers' ACRs To Cleanliness

The Bombay High Court has directed the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) to formulate a comprehensive ward-wise cleanliness framework and consider linking the performance of Ward Officers in maintaining sanitation standards to their Annual Confidential Reports (ACRs). The Court further observed that Mumbai's recurring plastic waste crisis, particularly garbage washed ashore during the monsoon, demands strict enforcement of municipal laws, technological monitoring, civic...

Reservation Of Sarpanch Post Must Follow Statutory Rotation; Consecutive Reservation For Women Impermissible: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that where the office of Sarpanch of a Gram Panchayat was reserved for the Women category in the immediately preceding term, it must ordinarily revert to the Open (General) category in the succeeding term in compliance with the statutory principle of rotation under the Maharashtra Village Panchayats (Sarpanch and Upa-Sarpanch) Election Rules, 1964. The Court...

'Passing Eviction Orders Without Enforcement Machinery Renders Law Meaningless': Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that merely passing eviction orders without providing an effective mechanism for their implementation renders the statutory scheme under the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971 meaningless. The Court further observed that the Competent Authority is under a statutory obligation to enforce eviction orders and cannot refuse to...

'Symbolic Immersion' Of Giant PoP Ganesh Idols Won't Affect Religious Sentiments, Will Protect Environment: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday (July 29) observed that the proposed 'symbolic immersion' of giant Plaster of Paris (PoP) Ganesh idols, followed by their recycling instead of immersion in natural water bodies, would not affect anyone's religious sentiments and would instead help protect the environment for future generations.A division bench of Justice Ajay Gadkari and Justice Kamal Khata made the observations while hearing final arguments in a public interest litigation seeking a complete...

Bombay High Court Restrains Media From Calling Rajesh Khanna's Former Bungalow 'Cursed', 'Haunted', 'Unlucky'

The Bombay High Court recently restrained media houses and certain YouTube channels from posting anything defamatory or using words such as "unlucky, haunted, cursed or ill-omened" about the iconic 'Ashirwad' bungalow formerly owned by Bollywood superstar Rajesh Khanna. Single-judge Justice Arif Doctor passed the order while hearing the suit filed by businessman Shashi Kiran Shetty, who now...

Bombay High Court Quashes Externment Of SDPI Worker For Merely Protesting Babri Masjid Demolition, Opposing Central Govt Decisions

In a significant order, the Bombay High Court quashed and set aside externment order passed against a leader of the Socialist Democratic Party of India (SDPI), who was ousted from the city for participating in various agitations protesting the decisions of the Central Government and also for sloganeering against the demolition of Babri Masjid. Single-judge Justice Madhav Jamdar noted that...

BCI Rules Do Not Bar Advocate From Representing Family Members; Prohibition Applies To Appearing Before Relative Judges: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that the Bar Council of India Rules do not prohibit an advocate from representing his or her own family members in legal proceedings. The Court observed that Rule 6 of the Standards of Professional Conduct and Etiquette merely prohibits an advocate from appearing before a court, tribunal or authority where a relative is a member of that adjudicatory body, and...

Mere Allegations Of Illegal Arrest Insufficient To Initiate Contempt Proceedings Against Police: Bombay High Court

Mere allegations that an individual's arrest violated the Supreme Court guidelines in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar, Joginder Kumar v. State of U.P. and other decisions do not attract civil or criminal contempt against Police, the Bombay High Court held on Tuesday (July 28).A division bench of Justice Suman Shyam and Justice Advait Sethna refused to initiate contempt action against Mumbai...

Bombay High Court Quashes Order Asking Taiwan National To Leave India, Says Pursuing Online Education Didn't Violate Employment Visa

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (July 28) quashed and set aside an order directing a Taiwan national to leave India at the earliest, for allegedly breaching his 'employment' Visa by simultaneously pursuing two educational courses and re-entering India now on a 'student' Visa for pursuing his law course at city's prominent - Government Law College (GLC).A division bench of Acting Chief...

LiveLaw Bombay High Court Half-Yearly Digest: January - June 2026

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