Bombay High Court
HC Dismisses Pleas Challenging Maharashtra Govt's Tender For "Anandacha Shidha" Scheme To Distribute Subsidised Food Kits On Ganesh Chaturthi
In a reprieve for the Maharashtra government, the Bombay High Court on Monday dismissed petitions questioning the tender process initiated by the State to implementing it's "Anandacha Shidha" (Kit of Joy) a scheme by which the State would be distributing subsidised food kits to 1.7 crores beneficiaries for the upcoming Ganesh Chaturthi festival.As per this scheme, which was first introduced...
Non-Payment Of Compensation For 36 Yrs After Land Acquisition Violates Constitutional And Human Rights: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court came down on the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) for failing to compensate an individual whose land was acquired by it 36 years ago. The Court ruled that this inaction constitutes a violation of the individual's constitutional and human rights.The petitioner's plot of land was acquired by the MHADA/respondent no. 2 under the Maharashtra Housing...
Bombay High Court Mulls Framing Guidelines To Ensure Mental Health Of Prisoners Does Not Deteriorate, Calls For State's Reply
The Bombay High Court on Friday ordered the Maharashtra government to file an affidavit containing instructions to ensure that the mental health of the prisoners languishing in jail does not deteriorate, so that the court can issue guidelines for the same.A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Prithviraj Chavan said the issue of suicides by prisoners in jail is of great concern...
Bombay HC 'Disturbed' Over Lawyer's Facebook Post Alleging Judges Gave Preference To Senior Advocates, Went By 'Face Value' In Passing Orders
The Bombay High Court on Thursday expressed displeasure over an advocate accusing judges of giving 'preferential treatment' to senior advocates and going by their 'face values' to pass orders.A division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Dr Neela Gokhale was 'disturbed' to note that an advocate had made some 'objectionable' post making frivolous allegations against the two judges, on...
Rape On Pretext Of Marriage | Arranging Rented House Does Not Show Intent To Marry Victim But To Keep Her 'Easily Available': Bombay HC
In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court on Friday held that if a man arranges a rented house for a woman, the same will not establish his 'intent to marry' her but displays his intent to keep her 'easily available' for his pleasures.A division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Dr Neela Gokhale refused to accept the argument of a man that he had arranged a rented place for the...
Courts Cannot Assess If A Dog Is Aggressive: Bombay HC Orders Animal Welfare Committee To Resolve Dog Feeding Dispute In Housing Society
The Bombay High Court on Friday while directing the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to constitute an Animal Welfare Committee (AWC) for a society in suburban Mumbai, to deal with the menace of stray dogs, said courts cannot assess if the dogs are aggressive and as to what makes the animals aggressive.A division bench of Justices Mahesh Sonak and Kamal Khata said it will not get into...
"Political Motive To Lure Voters Through Cash Benefits": PIL In Bombay HC Seeks Stay On State Govt's 'Ladki Bahin' And 'Yuva Karya' Schemes
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Bombay High Court to quash the Maharashtra Government's Mukhya Mantri Ladki Bahin Yojana (Chief Minister's Beloved Sister Scheme).Further, to quash the Mukya Mantri Yuva Karya Prashikshan Yojna (Chief Minister's Youth Employment Skill Training Scheme). A division bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Amit Borkar...
[Admiralty Act] Intervention Application Permissible If Party Has An Interest In Ship Or Sale Proceeds: Bombay High Court
While dealing with a Commercial Admiralty Suit, the Bombay High Court observed that if a party has an 'interest' in a ship/vessel or proceeds of its sale, then it can file an interim application for intervention in the suit.The Court stated that Admiralty Rules, 2018 made under the Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Act, 2017 permit such intervention in the context of...
Bombay High Court Monthly Digest: July 2024
Nominal Index [Citation 320 - 390] ABC v. State of Maharashtra 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 320 Ritu Dinesh Maloo v. State of Maharashtra 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 321 Kartik Vaman Bhatt v. Union of India & Ors. 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 322 Dr. Jaishri Laxmanrao Patil & Ors. v. Chief Minister, State Of Maharashtra & Ors 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 323 The Indian Express (P) Ltd. and Ors....
Hate Speech: High Court Grants 4 Weeks To Maharashtra Police For Obtaining Sanction To Prosecute BJP Leader Vikram Pawaskar
The Bombay High Court on Thursday ordered the Maharashtra Police to obtain a sanction to prosecute Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State Vice President Vikram Pawaskar, for charges of hate speech, within four weeks.A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Prithviraj Chavan noted the submissions of Chief Public Prosecutor Hiten Venegavkar, who told the judges that the chargesheet in...
Right To Seek Divorce Is 'Personal Right' Of Individual, Family Cannot Pursue Proceedings After Son's Death: Bombay High Court
In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court held that the 'right to seek divorce' is a personal right of an individual and the same cannot be extended to the family members of a person, even after his or her death.A division bench of Justices Mangesh Patil and Shailesh Brahme delivered the judgment while dismissing an appeal filed by the mother and brothers of a Pune-based man, who sought...
"Go To Pakistan Or Some Gulf Country, Do Not Take Undue Advantage Of India's Liberal Attitude": Bombay High Court Tells Refugee Who Overstayed
Coming down heavily on a 'refugee' for overstaying in India, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday asked a Yemen national to go to Pakistan or some other Gulf countries instead of overstaying here.A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Prithviraj Chavan said the refugee cannot take 'undue advantage' of India's liberal attitude."You can go to Pakistan, which is in the neighbourhood....