Bombay High Court
Bombay High Court Quashes Customs Duty Reassessment Against Patanjali Foods On Crude Palm Oil Import
The Bombay High Court has quashed the customs duty reassessment against Patanjali Foods on the import of crude palm oil for home consumption.The Bench of Justice K. R. Shriram and Justice Jitendra Jain has observed that the rate in force would be the rate that was in force on the date and time of presentation, and in Patanjali's case, since self-assessed bills of entry were already...
[POCSO] Bombay High Court Grants Interim Relief To Man Booked For Allegedly Making Child Record Sexual Activity Between Him And The Child's Mother
The Bombay High Court recently granted interim anticipatory bail to a man booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 for allegedly making a child record sexual activity between him and the child's mother.Justice Manish Pitale expressed shock that these allegations were made against the mother of the child as well and decided to grant interim bail to the man...
Bombay High Court Allows Student Who Missed HSC Improvement Exam Due To Depression, Internet Gaming Disorder Treatment To Re-Take Exam
The Bombay High Court recently permitted a student to appear for the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) improvement exam in July 2024 despite him being precluded from doing so by the relevant regulations.A division bench of Justice AS Chandurkar and Justice Rajesh S Patil granted permission to the petitioner who could not take the exam in July last year as he was undergoing treatment...
Bombay High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Election Of BJP Leaders Raosaheb Danve, Pritam Munde In 2019 Lok Sabha Polls
The Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court recently rejected the election petitions challenging the elections of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Raosaheb Danve and Pritam Munde in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.Single-judge Justice Sanjay Mehare noted that the prime contention in the two election petitions against Danve and Munde was that the two leaders in connivance with the...
Family Of Employee Having More Than Two Children Ineligible For Compassionate Appointment: Bombay High Court Dismisses Claim Of Deceased Cop's Son
The Bombay High Court recently dismissed the claim for compassionate appointment for the son of a deceased policeman on the ground that the employee had more than two children, making his family ineligible for the benefit of compassionate appointment.A division bench of Justice AS Chandurkar and Justice Rajesh S Patil dismissed a writ petition challenging a judgment by the...
“Incarcerated For More Than 7 Yrs, Longer Than Maximum Sentence”: Bombay HC Grants Bail To Conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar In 2015 Ponzi Scheme Case
The Bombay High Court on Thursday granted bail to alleged conman Sukesh Chandra Shekhar, booked in a cheating case lodged against him in May 2015 for duping investors in a Ponzi Scheme.Single-judge Justice Manish Pitale noted that Chandreshkhar had already spent more than seven years in jail, which is nearly more than the maximum sentence he would have to undergo, if convicted.The judge...
Desire To Contest Election Not An Exceptional Circumstance To Stay Conviction: Bombay High Court Rejects Former MLA Sunil Kedar's Plea
The Bombay High Court recently refused to stay the conviction of former Congress MLA Sunil Kedar in a bank scam case of over Rs. 153 Crores observing that just because he desires to contest the upcoming Assembly election that by itself is "not sufficient to stay the conviction mechanically".Justice Urmila Joshi-Phalke of the Nagpur bench observed that mere disqualification from...
Bombay High Court Permits Woman Diagnosed With Cancer To Terminate 25-Weeks Pregnancy, Says She Has 'Reproductive Freedom'
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday allowed a married woman to terminate her over 25-weeks pregnancy so as to allow her to avail treatment against cancer.A division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Neela Gokhale noted that the woman was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, while she was pregnant. The judges noted that the medical report did not mention any risk to the life of the woman if she...
Bombay High Court Seeks Response From Centre, State On Plea To Ban Plastic Flowers
The Bombay High Court on Friday ordered the Maharashtra and the Central governments to file their affidavits in response to a writ petition seeking to ban the use of plastic or artificial flowers meant for decoration and other purposes.A division bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and Justice Amit Borkar was hearing a petition filed by Association of Natural Flower Growers,...
Bombay High Court Extends Jet Airways Founder Naresh Goyal's Temporary Bail In Rs 538 Crores Money Laundering Case By Four Weeks
The Bombay High Court has extended by four weeks the temporary bail granted to Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal in a money laundering case arising out of alleged loan default of Rs. 538 Crores given to Jet Airways by Canara Bank.Justice NJ Jamadar passed the order today after Goyal submitted an affidavit stating that his doctor has suggested him to undergo a Laparoscopic Fundoplication...
Bombay High Court Grants Relief To Contractor Whose License Was Cancelled After He Barged Into Zilla Parishad Office Without Authorization
The Bombay High Court recently granted relief to a contractor whose licence was terminated by the Palghar Zilla Parishad after he barged into the Zilla Parishad hall without authorization, where a meeting was going on.A division bench of Justice MS Sonak and Justice Kamal Khata quashed the termination of his license observing that the action of the Zilla Parishad failed the Wednesbury test...
Consensual Relationship Not License To Exploit Partner Sexually, Physically Or Financially: Bombay High Court
Even if there is a consensual relationship between a man and a woman, it does not give one a licence to exploit the partner, the Bombay High Court said on Wednesday while denying bail to a man booked for outraging modesty, abduction, extortion, rape and unnatural sex. Single-judge Justice NJ Jamadar noted from the statements of various witnesses that indicated how the applicant, who had...