Bombay High Court
Anil Ambani Alleges Fresh Objectionable Telecast By Republic TV Despite Prior Orders; Bombay High Court Asks Parties Not To “Escalate”
Industrialist Anil Ambani on Wednesday (April 29) informed the Bombay High Court that despite the court asking Republic TV and its editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami to exercise restraint, there was again some objectionable telecast on the channel against him. Single-judge Justice Arif Doctor is seized with the defamation suit filed by Ambani against Goswami and his channel. Notably, on two...
26/11 Mumbai Terror Attack: High Court Refuses Police Clearance Certificate To Acquitted Accused Fahim Ansari, Cites Security Concerns
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday dismissed the petition filed by Fahim Ansari, the lone accused in the 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attack Case who was acquitted from the trial, seeking a direction to the Maharashtra Police to issue him the mandatory Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) so that he can earn a livelihood by plying an autorickshaw.A division bench of Justice Ajay Gadkari and...
Bombay High Court Grants Bail To Convict In Narendra Dabholkar Murder Case
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday (April 29) granted bail to Sharad Salaskar, one of the convicts in the murder of anti-superstition crusader Narendra Dabholkar.Kalaskar was convicted by a special court in 2024 and had filed an appeal in the High Court. He sought bail till the appeal is finally heard and decided.A division bench of Justice Ajay Gadkari and Justice Ranjitsinha Bhonsale while ordering his release, directed him to furnish ₹50,000 bail bond.The judges refused to allow the prayer...
Bombay High Court Judge Recalls Order Adjourning Defamation Suit Till 2046, Now Posts Matter For Hearing In July 2026
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday (April 29) recalled its order adjourning a defamation suit to the year 2046 citing that the parties reflected "ego fight", and adjourned the matter for further consideration on July 15, 2026.Notably, single-judge Justice Jitendra Jain, while passing the order on April 28, noted that the defamation suit could have been resolved earlier if the defendant...
Mere Familial Relationship Between Bidders Does Not Amount To Cartelisation In Tender Process: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that a mere familial relationship between bidders does not, by itself, establish cartelisation or collusion in a tender process. The Court observed that allegations of cartelisation must be supported by cogent material showing bid manipulation or lack of independent decision-making.A division bench of Justices Urmila Joshi-Phalke and Nivedita P. Mehta were hearing a writ petition filed challenging the rejection of its technical bid in an e-tender floated by the...
LARR Authority Has Jurisdiction To Examine Limitation In Land Acquisition References Under 2013 Act: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that the Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority, which replaces the reference court under the 2013 Act, has jurisdiction to decide the question of limitation in reference proceedings. The Court observed that since the Authority exercises powers akin to the reference court, it necessarily has the jurisdiction to determine whether a reference...
Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 20 to April 26, 2026
Nominal Index [2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 197 to 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 211]Tridoss Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. vs Union of India, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 197M/s Ascent Ventures vs The State of Maharashtra, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 198Bina Ramnik Chawda vs Cherag Balsara, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 199Lalan Kishore Singh vs Union of India, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 200Narsing Ganpatrao Ankushkar vs Balaji Pandharinath Thorat, 2026...
Maharashtra Minister Nitesh Rane Sentenced To 1 Month Jail For Intentional Insult Of Public Servant By Forcing Him To Walk Through Mud
Observing that lawmakers must not take law in their own hands, a Sessions Court in Sindhudurg convicted Maharashtra's Cabinet Minister Nitesh Rane for intentionally insulting an engineer - a public servant by forcing him to walk on a muddy road and sentenced him to one month's simple imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1 lakh.Notably, Rane was a MLA from the Congress party during the incident...
“Common Man's Life Made Miserable": Bombay High Court Slams Maharashtra Govt Over Illegal Hawkers Menace, Seeks Clear Action Plan
Observing that the life of a common man is made 'miserable' because of the continued 'menace' of the illegal hawkers across the city, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday criticised the Maharashtra Government for failing to tackle the issue of illegal hawkers even after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) took action against them.A division bench of Justice Ajay Gadkari and Justice...
Bombay High Court Adjourns Defamation Suit To 2046, After Senior Citizen Parties Refuse To Settle 'Ego Fight'
UPDATE on April 30 - Bombay High Court Judge Recalls Order Adjourning Defamation Suit Till 2046, Now Posts Matter For Hearing In July 2026The Bombay High Court recently adjourned a long-pending defamation suit to the year 2046, observing that the dispute reflects an “ego fight” between the parties that unnecessarily burdens the judicial system.Justice Jitendra Jain, while passing the order...
Mumbai Court Orders De-Freezing Of Actor Rhea Chakraborty's Bank Account In NDPS Case
A special NDPS court in Mumbai recently ordered 'de-freezing' of the bank account of Bollywood actor Rhea Chakraborty, which was freezed by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) while investigating a drugs-related case linked to the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.Additional Sessions Judge UC Deshmukh while ordering the 'de-freezing' of the bank accounts of Rhea and her mother Sandhya noted...