Bombay High Court
Bombay High Court Upholds Disqualification Of Co-operative Housing Society Managing Committee Members For Deliberate Failure To Supply Documents
The Bombay High Court has upheld the disqualification of members of the managing committee of a co-operative housing society for deliberately failing to furnish documents sought by another member of the society within the time prescribed under the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960. The Court held that while substantial compliance with the statutory requirement may, in appropriate cases, avoid disqualification, the benefit cannot be extended where there is a deliberate refusal to...
Mere Execution Of Family Arrangement Does Not Constitute Admission Of Suit Properties Being HUF Properties: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that the mere execution of a family arrangement does not, by itself, establish that the properties dealt with therein are Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) properties. The Court observed that a family arrangement cannot be elevated into proof of the existence of an HUF in the absence of foundational evidence establishing the existence of such an HUF and an...
'Merely Giving Inaccurate Information Not Misrepresentation': Bombay High Court Quashes De-Registration Of 45-Year-Old Housing Society
The Bombay High Court has held that the mere act of providing inaccurate or incomplete information does not amount to "misrepresentation" under Section 21A of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960. The Court observed that de-registration of a society can be ordered only where the registration itself was obtained through misrepresentation by the applicants, and not on the basis...
Protesting Govt Policies Can't Be Ground For Passing Externment Order: Bombay High Court Quashes Police Action
The Bombay High Court has held that a person cannot be externed merely for organising protests against government policies, observing that such action infringes the fundamental right to freedom of speech and expression and the right to live with dignity under the Constitution.Justice Madhav J. Jamdar quashed an externment order issued against Saeed Ahmad Abdul Wahid Chaudhary, the Secretary...
Horse Trading Going On In Entire Maharashtra; If You Have FIRs, Switch Sides, There Is 'Washing Machine', Says Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court on Thursday (July 2) orally commented that "horse trading" was going on in the entire State of Maharashtra, and that a political leader can get the criminal cases against oneself closed by joining the "washing machine", in an oblique reference to the ruling party.Justice Madhav Jamdar was hearing a petition filed by one Saeed Ahmad Abdul Wahid Chaudhary (49), the...
Bombay High Court Directs Maharashtra Govt To Keep Probe Reports On Threats To Justice Gautam Patel Confidential
The Bombay High Court on Thursday (July 2) directed the Maharashtra Government to ensure that the two reports submitted by Mumbai Police and also the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) with respect to the probe into the threats and attacks on former judge Justice Gautam Patel are not made public. Reportedly, Justice Patel and his family have been facing threats for the last 11 months now over...
Exemption To Sikhs From Wearing Helmets Is A Reasonable Classification Under Article 14, Not Based On Religion: Bombay High Court
The exemption given to Sikhs from wearing helmets is not based on religion or caste but is a 'reasonable' classification under Article 14 of the Constitution of India and therefore does not violate any fundamental rights, held the Bombay High Court recently. [2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 304]Sitting at the Nagpur bench, the division bench of Justice Urmila Joshi-Phalke and Justice Nivedita Mehta...
Woman Can't Invoke S.498A IPC Against Family Of Second Husband If First Marriage Subsists: Bombay High Court
A First Information Report (FIR) under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against the family members of a woman's second husband cannot be sustained in law, if her first marriage subsists, held the Bombay High Court recently while quashing a criminal case lodged against the family members and a friend of a man. [2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 303]Single-judge Justice Ranjitsinha Bhonsale held...
Is Arrest Illegal If Person Isn't Supplied Earlier Charge Sheet Filed Against Co-Accused? Bombay High Court Answers
The Bombay High Court recently held that the arrest of a person after the filing of chargesheet against already arrested co-accused is not illegal merely because the arrested person was not provided with a copy of the chargesheet along with the grounds of arrest. [2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 302]Sitting at the Kolhapur seat, the division bench of Justice Vrushali Joshi and Justice Sandesh Patil...
Husband Chatting With Sister-In-Law, Engraving Her Son's Name On His Hand Is Not 'Cruelty' Without Requisite Intent: Bombay High Court
The act of a husband chatting or speaking to his sister-in-law (bhabhi) and engraving her son's name on his own hand cannot be brought under the ambit of section 498A IPC which penalises cruelty towards a spouse, held the Bombay High Court. [2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 301]It quashed a First Information Report (FIR) lodged against a man's sister-in-law, with whom, his wife alleged he had...
Woman Demanding 'Alimony' From Second Husband Despite Subsistence Of First Marriage Can Be Booked For 'Extortion': Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has refused to quash an extortion FIR lodged against a Pune-based woman who entered into a second marriage while her first marriage was subsisting, and demanded alimony from the second husband by misusing the law.Single-judge Justice Ranjitsinha Bhonsale in an order pronounced on June 10, noted that the Petitioner performed her second marriage in September 2015 when...