Bombay High Court
Bombay High Court Upholds Cancellation Of PhD Admission Of Rifle Shooter Who Was Admitted Without Clearing Entrance Test
The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court recently upheld the cancellation of admission of a rifle shooter admitted to the PhD programme of the Marathwada University without clearing the PhD Entrance Test (PET) as a special case on the basis of excellence in national sports events.A division bench Justice Vibha Kankanwadi and Justice SG Chapalgaonkar observed that clearing PET is...
Bombay High Court Quashes Summons To AAP's Arvind Kejriwal Over Alleged Violation Of Model Code Of Conduct During 2017 Assembly Elections
The Goa bench of the Bombay High Court on Tuesday quashed the summons issued to Aam Aadmi Party Convenor and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal by a magistrate in a case of alleged violation of the model code of conduct.While a detailed copy of the order passed by Justices MS Sonak and Valmiki Menezes is awaited, Advocate Amit Palekar, AAP's Goa president confirmed the development. The complaint was...
Bombay High Court Declares CBI Arrest Of Chanda Kochhar, Husband In ICICI Bank Fraud Case As 'Illegal', Confirms Interim Bail Order
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday declared former ICICI bank CEO and MD Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar's arrest in the 'ICICI Bank - Videocon Loan Fraud Case' as illegal and confirmed an interim order on their release last year.Justice Anuja Pabhudessai passed the order.The duo was released by an interim order in January, 2023 after a coordinate bench held their arrest was...
Bombay High Court Grants Bail To Former Pune Corporator's Sons Convicted For Murder Citing Long Incarceration Despite Pending Appeals
The Bombay High Court recently granted bail to Tushar and Chetan Nimhan, sons of former NCP corporator Tanaji Nimhan, convicted for the murder of Pratik Nimhan – nephew of another former NCP corporator. The Nimhan brothers had been behind bars since their arrest on April 14, 2023.The brothers, along with co-accused Munna, are convicted under sections 302 and 452 read with section 34 of the...
Bombay High Court Annuls Adoption Of 3-Year-Old After Adoptive Parents Complain Of Bad Behaviour & Express Lack Of Bond With Child
The Bombay High Court recently annulled the adoption of a three-year-old boy after the adoptive parents complained of his uncontrollable bad behaviour and expressed a lack of bonding with the child.Justice RI Chagla directed CARA to re-register the child as 'Free for Adoption' to identify suitable prospective adoptive parents promptly.“I am of the considered view that it would be in...
High Court Directs Mumbai's Renaissance Hotel To Pay ₹25 Lakhs To Driver Fired Without Disciplinary Inquiry & Retrenchment Compensation
The Bombay High Court recently directed Mumbai's Renaissance Hotel and Convention Centre to pay Rs. 25 lakhs as lumpsum compensation to a former driver terminated without disciplinary inquiry and retrenchment compensation.Justice Sandeep V Marne held that an employer-employee relationship existed between the hotel and the driver despite payment of his salary by the contractor providing...
Justifiable Doubts Regarding Arbitrator's Independence Must Be Raised Under Sec. 13 Only, Bombay HC Rejects Section 14(2) Petition By Solaris Developers
The High Court of Bombay bench comprising Justice Bharati Dangre dismissed a petition filed by Solaris Developers against Bhagyashree Co-operative Housing Society Ltd. under Sections 14(2) and 15(2) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act. Justice Bharati held that Solaris Developers must have pursued the matter under Section 13 of the Act if they wanted to challenge the...
[False Promise To Marry] Bombay High Court Discharges Man in Rape Case, Says He Was Ready To Marry But Couldn't Due To Disapproval Of Parents
The Bombay High Court recently discharged a man accused of rape by false promise to marry observing that offence was not made out as he had been ready to marry the complainant but couldn't due to the disapproval of his parents, a circumstance beyond his control. Justice MW Chandwani of the Nagpur Bench found no material to indicate that the accused didn't intend to marry the complainant from...
Employer's Right To Punish Errant Employee Can't Be Circumscribed By Blanket Order: Bombay High Court Allows Indian Express' Plea
The Bombay High Court recently set aside interim relief granted to twelve Indian Express employees against termination and transfers observing that interim relief cannot be granted merely because the employees have filed an Unfair Labour Practices complaint.Justice Sandeep V Marne allowed a writ petition by Indian Express against a September 2022 order by which the Industrial Court,...
S. 4 POCSO Act | Merely 'Touching' Penis To Child's Private Part Not Penetrative Sexual Assault: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has recently reduced the sentence of two men booked for forcing their 13-year-old orphaned niece to do all household chores, depriving her of food, making her sleep in the bathroom, and sexually abusing her multiple times.The duo was convicted by the trial court for rape under section 376(2)(f)(n) of the IPC and for penetrative sexual assault under Sections 4 & 6 of...
Breaking | Bombay High Court Dismisses Plea By Kangana Ranaut Seeking Stay On Criminal Defamation Case Filed Against Her By Javed Akhtar
The Bombay High Court has dismissed a plea by actor Kangana Ranaut seeking a stay on the criminal defamation case filed against her by lyricist Javed Akhtar in 2020 and a further prayer for the case to be clubbed with the cross-complaint she subsequently filed against him.Justice Prakash Naik passed the order and held that the proceedings could not be stayed or clubbed since Ranuat had...
[Music Teacher Stripped In Lock-Up] What Steps Will Be Taken To Ensure Dignity & Privacy Of Such Persons Is Protected? Bombay HC Asks State
In the case where a music teacher was illegally detained and stripped in custody, the Bombay High Court observed that prima facie none of the circulars submitted by the state dealt with a situation where a person detained in the police lock-up was stripped of their clothing.A division bench comprising Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Manjusha Deshpande granted the prosecutor time to state...