Bombay High Court
Bombay High Court Directs Probe Into Illegal Land Allotments For Temghar Dam Project; Orders Action Against Erring Officials
The Bombay High Court has directed an investigation into irregularities and illegal allotments of land in the Temghar Dam Project, and ordered that action be taken against officials responsible for such lapses. The Court observed that allotment of alternate land to project-affected persons was made without proper verification of entitlement and supporting records.A Division Bench of Justices...
Repair Permissions From BMC Do Not Prove Legality Of Structure: Bombay High Court Refuses Relief Against Demolition
The Bombay High Court has held that permissions granted by the Municipal Corporation for repairs or alterations do not establish the legality of a structure, nor do they prove its existence prior to the relevant cut-off date. The Court observed that such permissions, in the absence of independent proof, cannot be relied upon to legitimise unauthorised constructions.A Division Bench of...
Bombay High Court Dismisses Review Petition Against Judgment Upholding Constitutional Validity Of UAPA
The Bombay High Court on Thursday (April 29) dismissed a petition seeking to review the judgment, by which the court upheld the validity of various provisions of the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).In July 2025, the High Court had held that the Act can be construed to be 'deterrent' to the commission of unlawful activities, but by no stretch of imagination can it be...
'Unsigned Employment Contract Can Be Considered For Assessing Notional Income': Bombay High Court Enhances Motor Accident Compensation
The Bombay High Court has held that an unsigned employment contract can still be considered for determining notional income, provided it is supported by credible evidence on record. The Court observed that such documents cannot be discarded merely on the ground of absence of signature when the surrounding circumstances establish their genuineness.Justice Jitendra Jain was hearing an appeal...
No Deemed Confirmation On Completion Of Probation; Written Order Mandatory Under Model Standing Orders: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that mere completion of the probation period under the Model Standing Orders does not automatically result in deemed confirmation of an employee. The Court clarified that confirmation requires a specific order in writing, and in its absence, no right to permanency accrues.A Division Bench of Justices G.S. Kulkarni and Aarti Sathe was hearing a Letters Patent...
Bombay HC Protects Rape Accused From Arrest Despite Pendency Of Bail Plea Before Trial Court, Paves Way For His Marriage
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday (April 29) granted interim bail to a rape accused, even while his anticipatory bail application was pending before a lower court, on the ground that his marriage is scheduled to take place on May 4. Single-judge Justice Ashwin Bhobe granted interim bail after noting that all arrangements for the marriage have been made by the applicant and his...
“Goa Is Part Of India”: Bombay High Court Says Orders Of Indian Courts Not 'Foreign Judgments' Under Portuguese Civil Code
Observing that 'State of Goa' is a part of India and is government by the Constitution of our country, the Bombay High Court made it clear that the Registrars of Marriage in the State are bound by orders passed by any civil court across India and that s/he cannot term such orders to be passed by 'foreign courts' by invoking provisions of the Portuguese Civil Code (PCC) of 1867 and the...
Denying Police Clearance Certificate Over National Security Concerns Is Reasonable Restriction On Right To Livelihood: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court while upholding the decision of the Maharashtra Government denying Police ClearanceCertificate (PCC) to the lone acquitted accused Fahim Ansari, in 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attacks case, held that the refusal does not violate his 'right to earn a livelihood' and instead is a 'reasonable restriction.'A division bench of Justice Ajay Gadkari and Justice Ranjitsinha Bhonsale...
"Aimed At Creating Psychological Fear": Bombay High Court Refuses To Quash Child Abuse FIR Under Goa Children's Act
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday (April 29) refused to quash a First Information Report (FIR) lodged against four persons booked under the charges of 'child abuse' punishable under the Goa Children's Act, 2003, for allegedly abusing, threatening and punching a minor.Single-judge Justice Ashish Chavan noted that the threatening and also the verbal abuse did not merely affect the...
Dhurandhar Script Row: Filmmaker Santosh Kumar Assures Bombay High Court To Refrain From Making Defamatory Statements Against Aditya Dhar
Filmmaker Santosh Kumar on Wednesday informed the Bombay High Court that he would refrain from making any defamatory statements against director Aditya Dhar, amid an ongoing dispute over alleged copying of 'Dhurandhar' film script.The statement was made before Justice Arif Doctor by Kumar's counsel, who submitted that his client would pursue appropriate legal remedies against Dhar but would...
5% Muslim Reservation Lapsed In 2014; No Quota 'Scrapped', Only Redundant GRs Revoked: Maharashtra Govt To Bombay High Court
The Maharashtra Government on Wednesday told the Bombay High Court that the July 2014 Ordinance that provided a 5 per cent reservation for Muslims in the State had lapsed by December 2014 and thus, the Government Resolution (GR) issued in February this year, has not per se "scrapped" any quota for the community.Notably, a division bench of Justice Riyaz Chagla and Justice Advait Sethna has...