Bombay High Court
Bombay High Court Rejects Election Petition Against BJP Candidate for Lack of Material Facts
The court dismissed the election petition filed by Vinayak Bhaurao Raut due to insufficient evidence and vague allegatio...
Students protesting exam malpractices not anti-social; govt duty-bound to ensure impartiality: HC
The petition filed by Pune residents Amit Supekar and Sourabh Virkar, named the state alongside protest organisers Pramo...
Bombay High Court Directs Intermediary to Remove Defamatory Video in High-Stakes Defamation Suit
Serum Institute's Legal Battle Intensifies as Court Issues Show Cause Notice for Contempt Proceedings Against Defendants...
Bombay High Court Grants Lawyers Collective Right to Compound FCRA Offenses Amidst Pending Quashing Petition
Court Directs Ministry of Home Affairs to Expedite Process for Filing and Payment of Compounding Fees Under FCRA ...
Bombay High Court Grants Interim Bail to Woman Accused Under NDPS Act on Humanitarian Grounds
Court Considers Welfare of Incarcerated Mother's Critically Ill Infant in Landmark Judgment...
Bombay High Court Grants Urgent Stay on Bail Order in NIA Appeal
The court halts the release of Respondent No. 2, pending further hearing, following NIA's urgent appeal....
Bombay High Court Declares Detention of Kalim Isaq Shaikh Illegal Due to Procedural Lapses
Court Orders Release on Bail Citing Violation of Constitutional and Statutory Safeguards...
Maharashtra hub of 'urban Maoist' activities: Govt on Special Public Security Act
The law specifies four offences for which an individual can be punished: having membership of an unlawful organisation; ...
Goa HC adjourns hearing on plea challenging voter deletion as ECI points out SC cases
The ECI's argument is that Form 8 has to be read along with the process that takes place prior to its submission, advoca...
Bombay High Court Upholds Property Tax Demand on Educational Trust
Trust's Claim for Tax Exemption Rejected; Court Emphasizes Need for Yearly Application and Proof of Charitable Purpose...
Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction in POCSO Case
Court Affirms Credibility of Minor Victim's Testimony Despite Allegations of Tutoring and Delayed FIR...
Bombay HC flags 'catch-22' situation for excluded voters, says no eligible citizen must be left out
Reiterating its stance, the bench held that procedural rules must comply with the overarching mandate and that is "If a ...
Bombay HC says voters left out of draft roll under SIR face 'catch-22' situation
"The mandate given by the guidelines shows that if a voter is eligible, he or she should not be left out (of the list),"...
HC declines to pass urgent interim order staying voter deletion under SIR in Maharashtra
The bench, however, refused to intervene at this stage and pointed out that the SC has made a specific request that no h...
Primary mandate of ECI to ensure citizens vote, says HC; 'people too can question SIR ordered after decades'
The High Court observed that even if an elector approaches at an inconvenient administrative stage or with an incorrect ...
HC orders takedown of deepfakes, unauthorised content on social media against actor Samantha Prabhu
"All these valuable rights of the plaintiff (Ruth) are violated and adversely affected by the actions of the defendants,...
Object is to get citizens to vote, says HC; questions EC on rejecting Form 8 amid SIR
"Form 8 could be kept until you complete the SIR (Special Intensive Revision) and then you deal with all the Form 8s. Bu...
Bombay High Court Upholds Absolute Right of Homebuyers for Refund under RERA
Judgment Affirms Allottees' Unqualified Right to Immediate Refund, Dismissing Promoters' Appeal for Deferred Payment...
HC asks if Parth Pawar did not benefit from Mundhwa land deal grants pre-arrest bail to accused
The sale of 40 acres of land in Pune’s Mundhwa area for Rs 300 crore to Amadea Enterprises came under scrutiny late last...
‘Very perturbed’: Draft electoral roll cannot be basis for deleting names without hearing, says HC
The bench said that once a Form 8 is received, the authority must “apply its mind and see whether this person has really...
Bombay High Court Upholds Constitutional Right to Property, Orders Acquisition and Compensation for Unlawful Land Use
State Directed to Compensate for Land Used Without Due Process in Landmark Article 300-A Ruling...
Bombay High Court Grants Deemed Tenancy Rights to Unregistered Partnership Firm
Court Affirms Statutory Protection Overcomes Registration Requirement Under Indian Partnership Act...
Bombay High Court Upholds Arbitration Clause in Lion Rubber Industries Case
Court Affirms Validity of Brief Arbitration Clauses, Appoints Sole Arbitrator for Dispute Resolution...
Bombay High Court Permits Arbitration in Land Development Dispute
Court Appoints Sole Arbitrator for Dispute Resolution Between Shree Satguru Developers and Landowners; Excludes Non-Sign...
Bombay HC issues notice to Goa minister on PIL seeking ‘illegal’ bungalow demolition
The petitioners also challenged a circular issued by the Director of Panchayats in October 2021, alleging that it facili...
Pratyusha Banerjee suicide case: HC discharges ex-boyfriend Rahul Raj Singh from abetment case
Singh’s lawyers also questioned the haste with which the FIR was registered against him in the absence of a suicide note...
Goa nightclub owners offer Rs 15 lakh ex gratia to kin of people killed in fire; HC seeks reply
The Luthra brothers, along with their business partner Ajay Gupta, had earlier faced legal proceedings over allegations ...
HC grants eight-month interim bail to drug case accused woman to look after her sick infant
The court held that it would be appropriate if the infant is brought up in the environs of the home and proper hospital ...
Antilia bomb scare: Bombay HC stays Waze's bail; NIA claims special court order 'wrong'
"Having heard the additional solicitor general and having perused the impugned order, we are inclined to grant an ad-int...
Antilia bomb scare: Bombay HC orders interim stay on bail granted to ex-cop Waze
Businessman Mansukh Hiran, who was in possession of the SUV before it was allegedly stolen, was found dead in a creek in...
Antilia bomb scare: HC bench recuses from hearing NIA's appeal against bail to ex-cop Waze
Businessman Mansukh Hiran, who was in possession of the SUV before it was allegedly stolen, was found dead in a creek in...
'Which Muhurat are you waiting for Court slams NIA, grants bail to Waze agency moves HC
Sachin Waze was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 13, 2021. He was subsequently made an accus...
Bombay High Court Quashes Rejection of Discharge Plea by Mentally Incapacitated Accused, Orders Fresh Consideration
Court says trial judge ignored psychiatric report and doctors’ testimony showing mild intellectual disability; directs d...
Bombay High Court Quashes Scrutiny Committee Order, Upholds Jyoti Donge’s Thakur Scheduled Tribe Claim
Court holds that pre-Constitution records showing “Thakur” in ancestral documents have highest probative value and that ...
Bombay High Court Holds Service Tax Dues Quantified Through Bank Lien Notice Under Sabka Vishwas Scheme
Court says written communication under Section 87(b) to bank, fixing liability before cutoff date, is enough to qualify ...
Bombay High Court Quashes NPPA Overcharge Demands on Pharmed Ltd.’s Osteoarthritis Drug
Court holds price regulator could not recover alleged excess amount without specifically fixing ceiling price under DPCO...