Bombay High Court
Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Cannabis Cultivation Case
Prosecution Fails to Prove Exclusive Cultivation and Possession Beyond Reasonable Doubt...
Bombay High Court Upholds Inclusion of 'Body Building' in Sports Quota for Government Jobs
Court finds exclusion of 'Body Building' from reservation policy violates Article 14, directs inclusion within four week...
Bombay High Court Quashes Dismissal of CISF Officer, Orders Reinstatement
Court finds violation of natural justice in departmental inquiry, grants liberty for de novo inquiry without back wages....
Bombay High Court Upholds RTE Act's Equitable Distribution Mandate
Court Dismisses Petition for Repeated Admission Under RTE Quota, Emphasizing Fair Allocation of Educational Opportunitie...
Bombay High Court Dismisses Application for Revocation of Probate Due to Lack of Caveatable Interest
Court Upholds Limited Scope of Probate Proceedings, Emphasizing Non-Adjudication of Testator’s Title or Capacity...
Bombay High Court Orders Re-evaluation of Compensation Claim by Railway Claims Tribunal
Discrepancies in documentation and proof of relationship led to initial claim rejection; Tribunal directed to reassess e...
Bombay High Court Strikes Down 1 Km Territorial Limit for RTE Admissions
Court deems Maharashtra's government resolution unconstitutional, mandating inclusive education access beyond proximity ...
Bombay High Court Condones Delay in Step-Brother Partition Suit, Orders Expedited Trial
Court allows 58-day delay in filing written statement, imposes costs on petitioner, and mandates trial conclusion within...
Bombay High Court Mandates Timely Processing of Teacher Salary Proposals
Court Issues Guidelines to Prevent Delays in Shalarth Pranali Inclusion Affecting Teacher Remuneration...
Bombay High Court Awards Compensation to Passenger Injured in Train Mishap
Court Rules "Self-inflicted Injury" Exemption Under Railways Act Does Not Apply to Passenger's Panic-induced Actions...
Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Against Reliance Industries in Alleged Gas Extraction Dispute
The court finds the petition to be an abuse of judicial process, asserting no public interest element in the plea agains...
Bombay High Court Modifies Life Sentence Order for Ronald James Alvares
Court upholds 30-year imprisonment with remission but quashes additional 10-year consecutive sentence under Section 376(...
Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction in High-Profile Murder Case
Jaswantsingh Chavan's Life Sentence Confirmed for Conspiracy and Murder of Real Estate Mediator Kishor Khatri...
Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Senior Citizen for Lack of Evidence
Allegations under Atrocities Act and IPC Found Frivolous and Vexatious...
Bombay High Court Safeguards Shilpa Shetty's Personality Rights Against AI-Generated Deepfakes
Court orders removal of unauthorized AI-manipulated content exploiting celebrity's image and likeness, citing privacy an...
Bombay High Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Hemant Vasant Devrukhkar Case
The Court recognizes sustained provocation and overturns a life sentence, sentencing the appellant to 10 years imprisonm...
Bombay High Court Upholds Fundamental Rights, Restores Religious Event Permissions
Court Quashes Arbitrary Cancellation of Permissions for Maharashtra Prayer Festival, Reinforces Citizens' Right to Relig...
HC junks plea seeking CBI probe against Mukesh Ambani, RIL over ‘illegal’ gas extraction
As per Maru, RIL allegedly engaged in a “massive organized fraud” from 2004 to 2013 by drilling sideways from its contra...
HC fumes over continuing crisis of malnutrition deaths in Maharashtra's tribal area
"Those who need food are not getting it, and some people who are sitting at home and not working are getting money," the...
Bombay High Court Orders De Novo Trial in Vilas Annasaheb Mahale Case
Court Remands Case for Fresh Trial Citing Violation of Fair Trial Principles and Lack of Legal Representation...
Bombay High Court Upholds Street Vendors' Elections Amid Procedural Challenges
Court Validates Elections for Town Vending Committee, Emphasizes Operationalization of Street Vendors Act...
Bombay High Court Orders Probe into Hospital's Alleged Negligence Leading to Newborn's Death
Court directs investigation into hospital's failure in Medical Termination of Pregnancy, raising serious allegations of ...
Bombay High Court Upholds Compensation to Mother of Deceased BHMS Student
Court Grants Enhanced Compensation, Rejects Insurance Company's Appeal on Dependency Grounds...
Bombay High Court Overturns Tribunal's Decision, Awards Compensation for Accidental Train Death
Deceased Recognized as Bonafide Passenger; Court Directs Rs. 4 Lakh Compensation for Accidental Fall...
Bombay High Court Upholds Closure of Hotel Used as Brothel
Petitioners' plea dismissed; Magistrate's authority to close premises without owner conviction reaffirmed under PITA Act...
Introduce safety announcements on all long-distance trains: Bombay HC suggests to Railways
"However, on realising that the train has not halted at Jalgaon, if a person attempts to de-board a moving train, it is ...
Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Shailendra Singh for Alleged Caste-Based Abuse
Court Cites Lack of Independent Witnesses and Absence of Public View in Incident Under Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tr...
Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition for Statutory Bail in High-Profile Trust Misappropriation Case
Trustee's Role as Agent Under IPC Section 409 Affirmed Amidst Allegations of Misappropriation of Trust Property...
Bombay High Court Vacates Ex-Parte Injunction in Trademark Dispute Over ‘ELDER’ Mark, Censures Plaintiff for Suppression of Material Facts
Court finds Elder Projects Limited guilty of suppressing critical facts about prior trademark ownership and inconsistent...
Bombay High Court Dismisses Infructuous Lease Termination Suit
The Court exercises inherent jurisdiction under Section 151 of CPC to dismiss a suit that lost its cause due to the expi...
Bombay High Court Intervenes to Curb Misuse of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code by Chronic Defaulters
Court sets aside DRT order, allowing secured creditors and auction purchasers to proceed with asset possession....
HC quashes conviction, death sentence of rape-murder accused; orders retrial
Upholding the appeal, the high court said not providing legal assistance to a person who is entitled to legal aid had re...
Bombay High Court Quashes FIR and Chargesheet After Settlement in POCSO Case
Accused directed to contribute towards the victim's education; misunderstanding leads to closure of criminal proceedings...
Carry out verification of all hawkers, helpers in Mumbai, including alleged Bangladeshis: HC
If any such person is found to be an illegal immigrant, then appropriate action shall be taken in accordance with law, i...
FIR for comments on BJP leaders politically motivated, against dissent: UK-based doctor to HC
Shakdher told the court Patil has already appeared for questioning on several occasions before the police and he has not...
Bombay High Court Overturns Rejection of Compensation Claim Due to Non-Treating Doctor's Certificate
Court Remands Case for Reassessment, Emphasizing Validity of Qualified Medical Practitioner’s Testimony...