Bombay High Court
Arbitration-Court To Apply Reasonable Third Person Test While Considering Arbitrators’ Requirement For Disclosure, If The Case Doesn’t Fall Under The Lists Under IBA Guidelines: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court, while dealing with a petition seeking enforcement of a foreign arbitral award, has observed that the “pro-enforcement bias” in the New York Convention has been specifically adopted in Section 48 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (A&C Act). The bench of Justice Manish Pitale was considering the guidelines issued by the International...
JEE Mains | Minimum 75% Eligibility Criteria Sound Policy Decision, No Third Session Of Mains 2023 Exam In May: NTA To Bombay High Court
The eligibility criteria of minimum 75 percent marks in Class 12 board exams for admission to NITs, IIITs, CFTIs/GFTIs is a sound, well considered policy decision, the National Testing Agency has told the Bombay High Court.“It is respectfully submitted that the requirement of securing minimum 75% marks in Class 12/ qualifying examination or being in top 20 percentile in Class 12...
Material Triggering Reassessment Must Be Furnished To The Assessee: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that providing information to the assessee without furnishing the material based upon which the information is provided would render an assessee handicapped in submitting an effective reply to the show cause notice.The bench of Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice Valmiki Sa Menezes has observed that the reassessment proceedings initiated are unsustainable on...
Compassionate Appointment, Ex-Gratia Payment To Deceased's Wife Does Not Disentitle Her From Compensation Under Motor Vehicles Act: Bombay High Court
Compassionate appointment and ex-gratia (voluntary) payment to wife of deceased in a motor accident does not disentitle her from compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act, the Bombay High Court has held.Justice Shivkumar Dige dismissed Reliance General Insurance’s appeal against compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claim Tribunal to the family of an Assistant Technician in a...
Spouse's Consent Not Necessary For Organ Donation Especially When Withheld For Extraneous Reasons: Bombay High Court
Spouse’s consent is not a mandatory requirement for organ donation under the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994 especially if the consent it being withheld unreasonably or for extraneous reasons, the Bombay High Court held. A division bench comprising Justices Gautam Patel and Neela Gokhale allowed a 55-year-old Pune resident to donate one of his kidneys...
Malls Can Temporarily Utilize Their Open Spaces For Visitors' Leisure: Bombay High Court Directs BMC To Allow Mall To Hold 3-Day Ice Cream Fest
Observing that visitors of a mall get enjoyment not only from shopping but also from areas like the food area, play area, amusement/cinema etc., the Bombay High Court directed the BMC to permit to Ghatkopar’s R City Mall to hold a 3-day ice cream fest in its open space.A division bench of Justice GS Kulkarni and Justice RN Laddha held that organising a limited festival in the Mall’s...
Breaking | Fact Checking Unit Will Not Be Notified Till July 5: Centre To Bombay High Court In Kunal Kamra's Challenge To IT Rules Amendment
Fact Checking Unit under the amended IT Rules will not be notified till July 5, the Central Government told the Bombay High Court today.“I have instructions to make a statement that the FCU will not be notified till July 5”, Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh said.The court was hearing comedian Kunal Kamra’s petition challenging Rule 3(i)(II)(C) of the Information...
Breaking: Bombay High Court Orders Maha Govt To Direct Educational Institutions To Enable Retrospective Name & Gender Change For Transgender Persons
The Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra Government to issue directions to all educational institutions in the state to enable retrospective name and gender change for transgender persons in their records.A division bench of Justices Gautam Patel and Neela Gokhale observed that educational institutions should have a form on their websites for precisely such changes, i.e., noting a...
"Considerable Inflow Of Public Income To Deity": Bombay High Court Dismisses Pleas Claiming Jagdamba Tuljapurchi Temple Is 'Private Temple'
The Bombay High Court recently declared that the Jagdamba Tuljapurchi Devi Temple in Burhannagar of Ahmednagar District is a place of public religious worship as historically the public has had free access to it.Justice Sharmila U Deshmukh of Aurangabad bench dismissed three writ petitions by the heirs of the original trustee of the Temple claiming it is a private temple and...
PIL In Bombay High Court Seeks Action Against Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde & Others Over Heatstroke Tragedy At Kharghar Award Event
An advocate has approached the Bombay High court seeking CBI investigation into the deaths of 14 people allegedly due to heatstroke and stampede during the Maharashtra Bhushan Award ceremony held at Navi Mumbai’s Kharghar on April 16.The PIL seeks criminal action for culpable homicide and attempt to murder against Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis and...
Make Commuting In Mumbai More Comfortable; Consider Elevators On Sky-Walks, Mechanised Pathways For Disabled: Bombay High Court To BMC
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed the Municipal Council of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) to consider installing mechanised pathways, modern lighting technology, elevators and escalators on both ends of skywalks to make commuting easier in Mumbai. The division bench comprising Justices GS Kulkarni and RN Laddha further observed that the personal safety of commuters,...
Society Residents Obligated To Provide Adequate Water To Animals, Particularly Considering Onset Of Summer Season: Bombay High Court
In a dispute between a housing society and its members over feeding stray dogs and feeding points, the Bombay High Court has said that it would be an obligation of the residents of the society to always make provision for adequate water to be made available to the animals more particularly considering the onset of the summer season.A division bench of Justices Girish Kulkarni and R N...