Bombay High Court
Maratha Reservation | Community Exceptionally Backward As Many Practise Superstition, Get Daughters Married Before 18-Yrs Age: MSCBC Tells Bombay HC
Justifying its recommendation for providing reservations to the Maratha Community, the Maharashtra State Commission for Backward Classes (MSCBC) on Tuesday told the Bombay High Court that the community has been pushed to the 'dark edges' of the mainstream society and that the Marathas continue to get their daughters married before completing 18 years, and also practice superstition.The...
Total 466 Criminal Cases Pending Against Various MPs, MLAs In Maharashtra & Goa: State Tells Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court was on Thursday informed that a total of 466 criminal cases are pending against various former and sitting Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) across Maharashtra and Goa.A special division bench of Chief Justice Devender Kumar Upadhyay and Justice Nijamoodin Jamadar has been monitoring the status of criminal cases pending against...
AO Ought To Verify Details Before Initiating Reassessment Based On Faceless Information: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that the Assessing Officer (AO) ought to verify details before initiating reassessment based on faceless information.The bench of Justice G. S. Kulkarni and Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan has held that the Assessing Officers need to bear in mind that when the Assessing Officer intends to resort to an action under Section 148 on the basis of information, which...
Assessment Order Need Not Contain Reference Disclosing Satisfaction On Each And Every Query: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that it is not mandatory for assessment orders to contain reference and/or discussion to disclose its satisfaction in respect of each and every query raised.The bench of Justice K.R. Shriram and Justice Jitendra Jain has observed that since there is no discussion or finding on the issue of hazardous waste in the order, the respondent department should be taken...
Hawking Menace: Bombay High Court Slams BMC And Maharashtra Govt For Blame Games, Failure To Establish Town Vending Committees
The Bombay High Court on Thursday castigated the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and also the Maharashtra government for making the menace of illegal hawkers in Mumbai and other cities a "joke" by blaming each other on who will be taking action on the issue. A division bench of Justices Mahesh Sonak and Kamal Khata noted that the Street Vendors Act was introduced in 2014...
"Consensual Relationship With Married Man, Woman Was Adult Enough": Bombay HC Quashes Case Against Man Accused Of Raping Victim For 31 Yrs
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday quashed a rape case against a 73-year-old man, who allegedly raped the victim for 31 long years.A division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Dr Neela Gokhale after perusing the First Information Report (FIR) held that there was a consensual relationship."The contents of the FIR clearly indicate a consensual relationship. The parties were indulging in...
[MV Act] Parents Living Separately Or At Native Place Entitled To Compensation Upon Ward's Accidental Death: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday held that the parents of a person dying in a road accident, if residing separately or at their native place, can still claim compensation as they will be categorised as 'dependents' under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.Single-judge Justice Arun Pendekar rejected the argument of the insurance company - Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Ltd. that the parents of...
Bombay High Court Extends Interim Bail Of Jet Airways Founder Naresh Goyal For Two Months
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday extended by 2 months, the interim bail it granted in May this year, to Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal in a money laundering case arising out of an alleged loan default of Rs. 538 Crores given to Jet Airways by Canara Bank.Single-judge Justice Nijamoodin Jamadar extended the interim bail after hearing Goyal's counsel senior advocate Aabad Ponda, who...
Bombay High Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Enforcement Of Ban On Religious Idols Made With Plaster Of Paris
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Bombay High Court seeking implementation of the ban on using Plaster of Paris (PoP) to manufacture religious idols. A division bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Amit Borkar heard the matter on Wednesday and issued notice to the respondent authorities. The Court sought a reply from the State about the list of...
Freedom Of Expression Doesn't Grant License To Exploit Celebrity's Persona: Bombay HC 'Protects' Arijit Singh's Personality Rights
Expressing shock over the fact that celebrities particularly performers are vulnerable to being 'targeted 'by unauthorised Artificial Intelligence (AI) content creators, the Bombay High Court last week restrained third parties from violating the 'personality' rights of Bollywood Singer Arijit Singh.Justice Riyaz Chagla has restrained several entities from using Arijit Singh's name, voice /...
Asking Wife To Clean House And Show To In-Laws On Video Call Is "Sadist Ill-Treatment": Bombay HC While Refusing To Quash Cruelty FIR
Asking a woman to clean the house and show the same on a WhatsApp video call to the in-laws is a sadist manner of ill-treatment, the Bombay High Court said recently while refusing to quash a First Information Report (FIR) filed under section 498-A against five members of a family. A division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Dr Neela Gokhale was seized with a plea filed by one Hardik...
Co-operative Court Has Jurisdiction Over Property Recovery Disputes U/S 91 Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court held that a Co-operative Court has jurisdiction to adjudicate disputes involving co-operative societies' seeking recovery of property and mesne profits, under Section 91 of the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960 (MCS Act). The Court stated that such disputes fall under the category of 'management of the Society' and therefore come within the scope of...