Bombay High Court
"Young Advocates Shouldn't Wither Away From Profession": Bombay High Court Seeks State, Bar Council's Response On Plea For Stipend
The Bombay High Court recently ordered the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa and also the State Government to file their detailed affidavits spelling out the steps taken so far or proposed to be taken to provide financial assistance to young advocates at the Bar to ensure that the young advocates, who face financial difficulties during the initial years of their practice, do not abandon...
Can Death-Row Convict Engage Private Mitigation Investigator Alongside State's SC-Mandated Sentencing Exercise? Bombay High Court Seeks Reply
The Bombay High Court has sought the State Government's response on whether permitting the appointment of a private mitigating investigator, alongside the exercise directed to be undertaken by the State under the Supreme Court's decisions in Manoj v. State of Madhya Pradesh and Aman Singh v. State of Bihar, would result in duplication of the exercise. The Court observed that there should be no conflict in the exercise of collecting information relating to the convict's background, antecedents,...
Bombay High Court Pulls Up Maha Govt Over Failure To Constitute Street Vendors' Grievance Redressal Committees, Calls Approach 'Careless'
The Bombay High Court has pulled up the Maharashtra Government over its failure to constitute Grievance Redressal Committees under Section 20 of the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 across the State, observing that despite the Government Resolution dated 28 April 2026 directing constitution of such Committees within three months, there was virtually no compliance. The Court further observed that constitution of the Grievance Redressal Mechanism...
Bombay High Court Restrains Caste Scrutiny Committee Members From Discharging Duties; Says Ignoring HC Orders May Amount To Contempt
The Bombay High Court has restrained three members of the Nashik Caste Scrutiny Committee from discharging their duties, observing that their conduct in disregarding several orders passed by the High Court and setting at naught caste validity certificates granted pursuant to those orders raised a grave doubt as to whether they were competent to discharge such important statutory functions. The Court further observed that such conduct showed gross impropriety, discarded the rule of law, and may...
'What Stops You From Registering FIR When Someone Raises Suspicion?' Bombay High Court To Mumbai Police In Disha Salian Death Case
The Bombay High Court on Monday (August 3) questioned the Mumbai Police over its decision not to register a First Information Report (FIR) despite the suspicion of murder expressed by the father of Disha Salian, the former manager of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput.A division bench of Justice Bharati Dangre and Justice Manjusha Deshpande orally remarked, "when somebody is raising a suspicion...
"Citizens Must Be Disciplined, They Don't Engage In Such Activities Abroad": Bombay High Court Directs Action Against Plastic Littering
The Bombay High Court has expressed serious concern over the reckless conduct of citizens in indiscriminately dumping garbage and plastic waste on public streets, observing that such behaviour is causing serious damage to the environment and placing undue pressure on the municipal machinery. The Court further observed that while citizens must inculcate civic discipline, which is the basic duty...
CARA To Issue NOC For Child Adopted Under HAMA; Hague Convention Not Attracted In Expatriate Adoption: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that Articles 5 and 17 of the Hague Convention would not apply where the competent authority of the receiving country has categorically stated that the adoption is an "expatriate adoption" falling outside its regulated inter-country adoption process. The Court further observed that although the adoption in question was governed by the Adoption Regulations, 2022,...
Workshops Are 'Public Places' Under Motor Vehicles Act; Insurer Liable For Blast During Repair Of Stationary Vehicle: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that a private motor garage is a "public place" within the meaning of Section 2(34) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, as members of the public have a right of access to such premises for purposes like vehicle repairs and related services. The Court observed that a vehicle stationed in a garage for repairs continues to be in "use" under the Act and, therefore,...
'Despicable': Bombay High Court Upholds Removal Of RPF Constable After Viewing Viral Molestation Video
The Bombay High Court has upheld the removal from service of a Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable after personally viewing a viral video of him allegedly inappropriately touching a woman passenger at Kalyan railway station in 2018. Holding that the video clearly established his intention to outrage the woman's modesty, the Court observed that despite being entrusted with...
Externment Of Gang Member Under Police Act Requires Satisfaction About Gang's Activities, Not Individual Alone: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that the "subjective satisfaction" required for passing an externment order under Section 55 of the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951 against a gang or body of persons is fundamentally different from the satisfaction required under Section 56 for externment of an individual. The Court observed that while Section 55 requires the authority to be satisfied about...
Wrong Claim Of Travel Distance For Transport Allowance Doesn't By Itself Amount To Misappropriation: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that making an incorrect claim regarding travel distance for transport allowance cannot, by itself, be equated with misappropriation of the employer's funds. The Court further observed that where the misconduct is accompanied by mitigating circumstances, and the punishment of dismissal is shockingly disproportionate to the nature of the charge proved,...