Bombay High Court
Conversion Of Proprietorship To Family-Owned Private Limited Company Not 'Subletting' Under Public Premises Act: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that conversion of a proprietorship concern into a partnership firm and subsequently into a private limited company comprising the original tenant's family members does not amount to subletting where no third person is inducted into the business. The Court further held that the 2015 amendment to Section 5 of the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, replacing “may” with “shall”, has prospective effect. Justice Rajesh S. Patil was hearing a writ...
Mere Demand Of Exorbitant Amount As Settlement To Withdraw Litigation Not "Extortion": Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that merely demanding an exorbitant or disproportionate amount during settlement talks does not by itself attract Section 385 of the Indian Penal Code or constitute an offence of extortion. The Court observed that an intentional threat or fear of injury is an essential ingredient of the offence, and quashed the FIR against the flat purchasers. Justice Ranjitsinha Raja Bhonsale was hearing a criminal application filed seeking quashing of an FIR under Sections 385...
That Trafficking Victim Is A Bangladeshi Immigrant Is No Defence : Bombay High Court Upholds Brothel Owner's Conviction
Labels 'illegal immigrant' or 'sex worker' will not deprive a person of the right to dignity, the Court said.
Goa SIR: Bombay High Questions ECI Over Automated Rejection Of Form 8
The Bombay High Court at Goa on Thursday (October 1) sought to know from the Election Commission of India (ECI) as to why Form 8 applications meant for changing the address in the Voter ID were being rejected by its automated software system, during the ongoing process of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in the State. A division bench of Justice Valmiki Menezes...
Bombay High Court Protects Samantha Ruth Prabhu's Personality Rights, Says Social Media Platforms Must Exercise Due Diligence
The Bombay High Court on Thursday (October 1) while protecting the personality rights of South Indian film actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu, ordered Google, Meta Platforms and other social media platforms and John Doe (unknown parties), to pull down the objectionable and derogatory content uploaded featuring her.Single-judge Justice Madhav Jamdar noted that Prabhu has pre-dominantly been a...
Bombay High Court Flags MP Parth Pawar's 99% Stake In Firm That Bought Govt Land At Discount; DGP To Monitor Further Probe
The Bombay High Court on Thursday (October 1) flagged that Parth Pawar, son of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar and a Rajya Sabha MP, holds 99% stake in Ameida Enterprises LLP, which allegedly purchased a 40-acre government-owned land parcel in Pune's Mundhwa area at a price much lower than its actual value.The Court was informed that the Maharashtra Director General of...
Circulating Objectionable Photos On WhatsApp Is 'Within Public View', Can Attract SC/ST Act: Bombay High Court
In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court has held that the act of circulating objectionable videos or photographs of a person belong to a scheduled caste or scheduled tribe on a social media platform like WhatsApp, would attract the provisions of the stringent Scheduled Caste Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act as the same is within the 'public view.'Sitting at the Nagpur...
Women Safety: Bombay High Court Seeks State's Reply On Plea Alleging Public Vehicles Registered Without Mandatory Tracking Devices, Panic Buttons
A writ petition has been filed in the Bombay High Court highlighting a major deviation from the rules which can compromise the safety of women in Maharashtra as the Regional Transport Offices (RTOs) have been approving and registering public service vehicles such as buses, cabs, autorickshaws etc even if they have not installed the Vehicle Location Tracking Devices (VLTD).Notably, after...
Bombay High Court Orders X Corp To Delete Objectionable Content Against Adar Poonawala Over Alleged Side-Effects Of Covid Vaccine
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (September 29) directed X Corp (formerly Twitter) to delete the objectionable content posted on its platform by certain persons against Covishield vaccine manufacturer Serum Institute of India (SII) and its CEO Adar Poonawala.The posts label them as 'mass murderers' after some deaths occurred due to the alleged adverse effect of the Covid19 vaccine....
Bombay High Court Allows Lawyers Collective's Plea For Opportunity To File FCRA Compounding Application
The Bombay High Court has allowed the Lawyers Collective an opportunity to file a compounding application in relation to the offence under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, 2010 (FCRA). The Court observed that once the requirements under Rule 21 of the FCRA Rules, 2011 are complied with, the right to seek compounding cannot be denied.Justice Milind N. Jadhav was hearing an...
Bombay High Court Grants 8-Month Interim Bail To Woman Accused In Drugs Case To Care For Newborn
The Bombay High Court recently granted eight months interim bail to a woman booked in a case under the stringent Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, after noting that her prematurely born eight-month-old daughter is in a precarious condition. Single-judge Justice Milind Jadhav noted that the applicant Pooja Lal, delivered a pre-term child on January 9, 2026. "Though this...
Bombay High Court Upholds Union Minister Narayan Rane's Election, Rejects Plea Alleging Corrupt Practice
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (September 29) rejected an election petition filed by Vinayak Raut, a candidate from Shiv Sena (Uddhav Faction), who challenged the election of BJP leader and Union Home Minister Narayan Rane to the 18th Lok Sabha from the Sindhudurg Constituency.Sitting at the Kolhapur seat, single-judge Justice Shailesh Brahme upheld Rane's election, stating that the...