Bombay High Court
Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 09 - December 15, 2024
Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 625 to 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 635Nominal Index:Khimjibhai Patadia vs Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 625Jayanth Kumar vs State of Maharashtra, 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 626Raj Realtors vs. State of Maharashtra & ors., 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 627Abdul Samad Akbar Shaikh vs State of Maharashtra, 2024 LiveLaw (Bom) 628Bharat Dedhia vs Union of...
Cops Instructed To Give Priority To Court Proceedings: State Tells Bombay HC After Objections Over "Less Weightage" Given To Court
The Maharashtra Government recently informed the Bombay High Court that the State's Director General of Police would soon be issuing a circular instructing the police officers across the State to take court proceedings 'seriously' and to give it 'priority' over other works.This comes after a division bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande on December 3, expressed displeasure...
High Court Under Article 226/227 Can Examine Validity Of Interlocutory Orders Passed By Arbitrator: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court bench of Justices Shailesh P. Brahme and S.G. Mehare has held that the jurisdiction of the High Court under Article 226/227 of the Constitution is not excluded from examining the validity of the interlocutory orders passed by the Arbitrator. Brief Facts The respondent was selected through tender process by the petitioner for constructing building for ladies...
"If You Cannot Enforce Laws To Remove Hawkers, Let People Take Law In Their Hands": Bombay High Court Slams Maha Govt
The Bombay High Court on Thursday while coming down heavily on the Maharashtra government over its failure to curb the menace of illegal hawkers, said the State must clarify its stand as to whether it will comply with court orders or not or let people take the law in their own hands and do whatever they feel like.A division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Kamal Khata was irked to note that...
Advocate Casting Aspersions On Woman's Character Upon Instructions From Client Is Discharging His Duty, Not Insulting Her Modesty: Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court recently held that an advocate, when casts aspersions upon a woman's character, on instructions from his client, is basically discharging his duty and thus cannot be booked for insulting the modesty of the woman punishable under section 79 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023.A division bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande delivered the ruling...
Copyright Infringement: Bombay High Court Orders YouTuber 'Flying Beast' To Remove Videos Featuring Castrol's Zero-Gravity Flight Experience
In a copyright infringement suit filed by Castrol India Ltd., the Bombay High Court has issued a temporary injunction against Gaurav Taneja, the popular YouTube vlogger behind the 'Flying Beast' channel, restraining him from infringing Castrol's copyright related to its marketing campaign for a zero-gravity flight experience.The Court also ordered Taneja to remove two videos from his...
No Reason To Disallow Procession On Tipu Sultan's Birth Anniversary: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court on Thursday asked the Maharashtra government if there was any ban on celebrating the birth anniversary of Mysore King Tipu Sultan.A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Shivkumar Dige made the query while hearing a plea filed by one Faiyaz Shaikh, the Pune President of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) party, who sought to carry out a rally...
Authority Processing Duty Credit Scrip Applications Is 'Adjudicating Authority' For Appeal Under Foreign Trade Act: Bombay High Court
In a case under the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992, the Bombay High Court held that the authority processing applications for duty credit scrip entitlement must be considered an 'adjudicating authority', whose decisions are subject to appeal, for the limited purpose of Section 15 read with Section 9 of the Act.For context, Section 9 deals with the issuance, suspension...
In-Laws Keeping Young Child Away From Mother In Defiance Of Court Order Is Cruelty U/S 498A IPC: Bombay High Court
In a significant ruling, the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court on Wednesday held that keeping a minor child away from the mother in defiance of a court order would amount to mental harassment and cruelty. A division bench of Justices Vibha Kankanwadi and Rohit Joshi refused to quash an FIR against the in-laws of a woman, after noting that her husband, the main accused, had...
Bombay High Court Enhances Compensation To Wadia Trust For Land Acquired For Mumbai Airport, Cites Amendment To Section 25 Of 1894 Law
While considering land acquisition references, the Bombay High Court has observed that if an award is passed under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 after amendment to Section 25, the court is empowered to grant compensation at a higher amount than that awarded by the Collector as per the amended provision.Prior to the amendment, Section 25 stipulated that the Court could not grant...
Lulu International Malls Assures Bombay High Court It Will Not Play Copyright Songs On Its Premises
The Lulu International Shopping Malls, recently assured the Bombay High Court that henceforth it will not use sound recordings or songs owned by the Phonograhic Performance Limited (PPL) without obtaining a valid licence from it.Single-judge Justice Riyaz Chagla accepted the statement made by the mall. "Defendant No.1, on instructions, states that it shall in respect of events of any kind...
Bombay High Court Slaps ₹25K Costs On School Clerk For Attempting To 'Hoodwink' Judiciary
The Bombay High Court recently imposed costs of Rs 25,000 on a clerk working in an educational institution, for attempting to 'hoodwink' the judiciary.A division bench of Justices Ravindra Ghuge and Ashwin Bhobe deprecated the practice of litigants filing "chance" petitions."The time has come for this Court to ensure that litigants who attempt to hoodwink the Court, should realize that...