Bombay High Court
Children Not Property, Parents Don’t Have Absolute Rights Over Their Destiny: Bombay High Court
“In India, matrimonial disputes constitute the most bitterly fought adversarial litigations and a stage comes when warring couples stop seeing reasons…In such cases, court’s must exercise the parent patriae jurisdiction,” the Bombay High Court observed while making visitation arrangements in a bitterly fought, long drawn matrimonial dispute.A division bench comprising Justices RD...
Selection Committee Bound To Reconsider Employee For Promotion Based On Upgraded Performance Grade: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court recently held that when the grade of an employee is upgraded in his performance report, the selection committee has to reconsider him for promotion taking into account his upgraded grade.A division bench of acting Chief Justice SV Gangapurwala and Justice Sandeep V Marne was dealing with an employee’s writ petition seeking promotion once his performance grade...
Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma Consent To Quash FIR Against Man Who Allegedly Tweeted Rape Threat To Their Daughter After T20 Loss In 2021
The Bombay High Court on Monday quashed the FIR and charge sheet against a student accused of giving a rape threat to the 11-month-old infant of former Indian Cricket Team Captain Virat Kohli and actor Anushka Sharma, after a no-objection from the couple.A division bench of Justices AS Gadkari and PK Naik quashed the FIR against Hyderabad techie Ramnagesh Srinivas Akubathini registered by...
Kunal Kamra Moves Bombay High Court Against IT Rules Amendment That Allows Centre To "Fact Check" Social Media Posts About Itself
Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra has approached the Bombay High Court challenging the new amendment to Information Technology Rules that empower the Central Government to identify 'Fake News' about itself in the social media."In effect, the Rules require social media intermediaries to censor or otherwise modify content that relates to the Central Government, if a government-mandated...
Bombay High Court Refuses To Interfere With RBI Circular Permitting Only One Active Current Account If Total Credit Facilities Availed Exceed ₹50 Crore
The Bombay High Court has upheld HDFC Bank’s email that led to the freezing of current accounts held by cocoa manufacturer VJ Jindal Cocoa in various banks observing that since its “exposure” was over Rs. 50 crore it wasn’t permitted multiple active current accounts.‘Exposure’ in the present context means the total credit facilities availed by a borrower.A division bench of...
Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 1 To April 8, 2023
Nominal Index [Citation 176 - 185]The Iffco Tokio General Insurance Company Ltd. v. Bhagyashri Ganesh Gaikwad 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 176A v. B 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 177X v. Y 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 178Anil Jaisinghani and Anr. v. State of Maharashtra 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 179Sameer Amrut Kondekar v. State of Maharashtra 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 180M/s Omanand Industries & Anr. vs The Secretary to the...
"Misunderstanding Cleared, No Point Continuing Differences": Mika Singh In Bombay High Court To Quash Molestation Case For Kissing Rakhi Sawant In 2006
After singer Mika Singh and entertainer Rakhi Sawant publicly made amends, Singh has approached the Bombay High Court to quash with consent the 17-year-old case against him for forcibly kissing Sawant twice at his birthday party in 2006.Singh states that Sawant’s allegations were a ‘misunderstanding’ and the scuffle thereafter between their friends was an “unplanned and...
Section 263 Income Tax Act | Erroneous Order Of Assessing Officer Causing Prejudice To Revenue Is Revisable By CIT : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that the Commissioner of Income Tax can exercise revision powers under Section 263 of the Income Tax Act over the orders of the Assessing Officer which cause prejudice to the interest of the revenue.The Top Court set aside the Bombay High Court’s order where the High Court had ruled that the amount paid by the assessee to its shareholders in lieu of settlement...
Bombay High Court Grants Bail To Hospital Owners, Doctor In Fake COVID Vaccination Camp Case
The Bombay Court on Wednesday granted bail to hospital owners and a doctor accused of giving fake COVID vaccines in various vaccination camps across Mumbai observing that the alleged fake vaccines did not cause death or any adverse effect to any patient.Justice Bharati Dangre, while granting bail to Dr. Shivraj Pataria and Neeta Pataria, owners of Shivam Hospital, Kandivali in 8 cases, held...
Lawyer's Suspension Even For Few Months Has Severe Adverse Consequences On His Standing, Future Prospects: Bombay High Court
What a lawyer does in his personal life cannot be conflated with acts in his capacity as an advocate, the Bombay High Court recently observed in case of misconduct under the Advocate’s Act 1961. The court highlighted severe consequences of even temporary suspension on an advocate’s future prospects and asked the Bar Council of India to expeditiously decide Advocate Amresh Sharma’s ...
'Democratic Right Of Citizens To Protest & Persuade': Bombay HC Quashes FIR Against Green Activist Who Sent Messages To Metro Director To Save Aarey Forest
In a significant judgement on the use of technology to protest, the Bombay High Court has rapped the Mumbai police for booking a green activist alleging harassment over messages sent to IAS officer Ashwini Bhide in 2018 against felling of trees at Aarey Colony for the Metro III car shed.A division bench of Justices Sunil Shukre and MM Sathaye quashed the FIR registered at the Bandra-Kurla...
Bombay High Court Refuses Immediate Relief To Advocate Gunratan Sadavarte Over License Suspension, Asks Him To File Appeal Before BCI
Observing that an alternate statutory remedy was available, the Bombay High Court on Thursday refused to immediately intervene in the plea filed by controversial Advocate - Gunratan Sadavarte - against the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa’s order suspending his license to practice for two years.However, the bench led by Justice Gautam Patel said it was “not completely shutting its...