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Bombay High Court Monthly Digest: August 2023
Nominal Index [Citation 351 – 399]Latif Yusuf Manikkoth v. Board of Directors of the Bank of Baroda and Ors. 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 351Hanuman S/o Dattarao Karkar and Ors. v. State of Maharashtra 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 352Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Ahmednagar and Anr. v. Suraiyya Rafik Khalifa and Ors. 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 353The Goa Foundation v. State of Goa and Ors. 2023 LiveLaw...
Supreme Court Seeks TN Govt View On Plea Against HC Allowing Transfer Of Archakas From One Agamic Temple To Another
The Supreme Court recently sought the response of the state of Tamil Nadu regarding transfer of temple Archaka(pujair/priest) from one Agamic Temple to another Agamic Temple and the role required to be played by the appointing authority, in the absence of an elected trustee.A bench Justice M.M. Sundresh And Justice J.B. Pardiwala issued notice in a plea challenging the order of the Madras...
Protection Of SC/ST Act Not Limited To States Where Victims Are Recognized As SCs/STs, It Applies Wherever Offence Is Committed : Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has ruled that the protection to members of Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act (Atrocities Act) can't be limited to states where they are officially recognized as such.A Full Bench of Justice Revati Mohite Dere, Justice Bharati Dangre, and Justice NJ Jamadar held that even if a...
Courts Remain Silent Spectators As Minorities Remain In Fear Amidst Rise Of Illiberal, Communal Forces: Justice(Retired) AP Shah
Justice(Retired) AP Shah recently expressed concerns over the rise of ‘illiberal and communal’ forces in the country, fuelled by extremist ideologies, and the attendant culture of hate, polarisation, and vilification of minorities, particularly Muslims, taking root across the nation. He also raised apprehensions about the weakening of formal institutions like the courts in India, as...
Cauvery River Dispute| CWMA Files Report Before Supreme Court Regarding Discharge Of Water By Karnataka To Tamil Nadu
The Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) in an affidavit filed on Thursday (31st August) has told the Supreme Court that it has been informed by the State of Karnataka that a total of 149898 cusec of water has been discharged at Biligundulu from 12.08.2023 to 26.08.2023. The Tamil Nadu government had approached the Supreme Court on August 14, 2023 seeking its intervention in...
Supreme Court Grants Interim Protection To Broadwell Christian Hospital Society Chairperson and Others In FIRs Under UP Anti-Conversion Law
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a plea by the chairperson of Broadwell Christian Hospital Society in Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehpur and others accused in a forceful religious conversion case. The Court also granted petitioners protection from any coercive action in the interim. A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and JB Pardiwala was hearing their petition challenging a...
Child From Void/Voidable Marriage Cannot Be Treated As Coparcener By Birth In Mitakshara Hindu Undivided Family : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, while holding that a child born from a void or a voidable marriage is entitled to parents' share in a Hindu Undivided Family(HUF) governed by Mitakshara law, clarified that such a child cannot be treated as coparcener by birth in the HUF."If a person born from a void or voidable marriage to whom legitimacy is conferred by sub-sections (1) or (2) of Section 16 [of the...
Supreme Court Hears Meitei Christian Community's Plea Regarding Destruction Of Churches In Manipur
The Supreme Court on Friday considered a petition filed by Meitei Christian Churches Council, Manipur (MCCCM) highlighting the destruction of churches during the ongoing ethnic clashes in the region.A bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud asked the petitioner to serve a copy on the State Government as well as the judges' committee formed by the Court.Senior Advocate Huzefa...
Supreme Court Reserves Order On Ladakh Admin's Plea Opposing Allotment Of 'Plough' Symbol For JKNC In LAHDC-Kargil Elections
The Supreme Court on Friday reserved judgment on the petition filed by the Union Territory of Ladakh opposing the allotment of the 'plough' symbol for the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) party for the upcoming Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) elections in the Kargil region. The Ladakh Administration has filed a special leave petition challenging the direction...
Manipur Violence | Supreme Court Directs Centre, State To Ensure Essential Supplies To People Amidst Road Blockades; Suggests Air Dropping
The Supreme Court today directed the Government of India and the State Government of Manipur to ensure the distribution of basic supplies such as food, medicines, and other essentials to those affected by the Manipur violence. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and Justice JB Pardiwala also directed for the blockades preventing rations to reach the people to be dealt with and urged...