Bombay High Court
LiveLaw Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 24 to August 30, 2026
Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 400 to 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 410Nominal IndexBaburao Gangadhar Jadhav vs State of Maharashtra, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 400Securities and Exchange Board of India vs Yogesh Babulal Mehta, 2026 LiveLaw 401Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation vs Mohan Shriram Nimdeokar, 2026 LiveLaw 402State of Maharashtra vs Unique Identification Authority of India, 2026...
After Tribal Students' Hunger Strike, Bombay High Court To Monitor Ashram School Infrastructure Across Maharashtra Through PIL
The Maharashtra Government on Monday (August 31) told the Bombay High Court that the nearly 17-day hunger strike observed by tribal students at Pune's Manjari area over poor facilities at the Ashram Schools across the State, particularly the ones in tribal belt, has come an end, after the representatives of the protesting students met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Ravindra Ghuge and Justice Gautam Ankhad was informed that the CM along with...
Bombay High Court Quashes Port Authority's Retrospective Rent Hikes, Mandates Fair Rates & Rejects Profiteering-Based Land Valuation
The Bombay High Court has allowed a batch of 145 writ petitions challenging the revision of rents by the Mumbai Port Authority. The Court held that the rates fixed under the “compromise proposals” upheld by the Supreme Court in Jamshed Hormusji Wadia's case would govern the petitioners up to March 31, 2024. It further held that the subsequent retrospective fixation of rates could not be sustained.A Division Bench comprising Justice Bharati Dangre and Justice Manjusha Deshpande was hearing the...
'Not A Single Student Should Lose Their Life': Bombay High Court Directs Medical Care For Pune Tribal Students On 15-Day Hunger Strike
The Bombay High Court on Saturday directed the Maharashtra Government to ensure immediate medical care for tribal students in Pune who have been on hunger strike for the last 15 days, after it was informed that the health of one of the protesting students had deteriorated.“We do not want a single student to lose his or her life,” Acting Chief Justice Ravindra Ghuge remarked as the...
Inherently Determinable Contract Cannot Be Specifically Enforced; Interim Injunction Also Cannot Protect Such Contracts: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that a contract which is inherently determinable cannot be specifically enforced and, consequently, an interim injunction cannot be granted to protect such a contract. The Court observed that when the MOU was determinable by its very nature, specific performance of the same could not be insisted upon.Justice Aarti Sathe was hearing an Appeal from Order filed...
'Should Give Chance To Young Offenders To Reform': Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Man For 'Brandishing Sword'; Imposes ₹10K Costs
The Bombay High Court recently while quashing a First Information Report (FIR) lodged against a 'young man' for 'brandishing' a sword in a neighbourhood quarrel, held that Courts must give an opportunity to such young accused persons for their reformation and rehabilitation. The High Court also imposed a cost of Rs 10,000 on the young man to 'give out a strong message' to the young citizens...
'Abuse Of Process': Bombay High Court Imposes ₹5 Lakh Costs On Son Seeking To Assess 78-Yr-Old Father's Mental Condition Amid Property Dispute
The Bombay High Court recently imposed a hefty cost of Rs 5 lakh on a man for dragging his septuagenarian father to court despite the fact of him (father) suffering from various ailments. The High Court held this to be an abuse of the process and severely reprimanded the son's conduct. A division bench of Justice Ajay Gadkari and Justice Kamal Khata noted that in February 2026 a single-judge...
Grabbing & Pressing Woman's Shoulder, Shoving Her Away May Outrage Her Modesty; Not Sexual Harassment: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court recently held that a man's act of grabbing a woman's shoulder, pressing it and shoving her away, making her feel ashamed, may amount to outraging her modesty but the very act would not amount to sexual harassment as there is 'no sexual intent' or 'sexual overtures' or any unwelcome physical contact. Single-judge Justice Abhay Mantri therefore partly quashed a...