Bombay High Court
Rahul Gandhi Moves Bombay High Court To Dismiss Criminal Defamation Case Against Him For Allegedly Linking RSS With Gauri Lankesh Murder
Congress leader and MP Rahul Gandhi has approached the Bombay High Court to dismiss a 2017 defamation case against him for allegedly linking the right-wing RSS organization to Bangalore-based journalist Gauri Lankesh's murder.Gandhi has specifically challenged a 2019 order by the Borivali Magistrate refusing to dismiss the defamation complaint by an RSS ideologue and lawyer. Congress...
Bombay High Court Imposes 25K Cost On Complainant Who Admitted To Consenting To Abortion, Quashes Forced Abortion Case
While quashing a rape and causing miscarriage without consent case, the Bombay High Court recently imposed cost of Rs. 25000 on a woman who consented to quashing of the case admitting that she had voluntarily terminated her pregnancy.A division bench of Justice Anuja Prabhudessai and Justice NR Borkar observed that there is no prima facie case of rape under false promise of marriage as she...
NDPS Act | Non-Compliance With S.52A Does Not Automatically Entitle Accused To Bail, Stringent Conditions For Bail U/S 37 Still Apply: Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court recently held that an accused under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 would not become entitled to bail merely because samples sent for forensic analysis were not drawn in front of a magistrate.Justice MS Karnik refused bail to a man arrested for allegedly possessing commercial quantity of Codeine observing that the stringent conditions for bail...
Bombay High Court Aurangabad Bench Likely To Get New Walkway, Free Wi-fi After Chief Justice Visits To Address Concerns About Court Building
Chief Justice Devendra Upadhyaya of the Bombay High Court in a meeting on Friday assured lawyers practicing in the Aurangabad bench that a new walkway to connect the two court buildings and a mobile tower will soon be constructed along with provision of free wi-fi in the court building.This meeting was organized to address the lawyers’ protest against the shifting of some benches of the...
Child "Emotionally Attached" To Her: Bombay HC Appoints Aunt As Guardian Of 4-Yr-Old; Cites Mother's Psychological Issues, Father's Aggression
The Bombay High Court recently appointed the paternal aunt of a four-year-old boy as his legal guardian while allowing his parents to visit him frequently and occasionally take him for outings with the condition that the child returns to his aunt’s custody on the same day.Justice RI Chagla observed that the child is extremely attached to his aunt and took note of the psychological issues...
Bombay High Court Dismisses Uddhav Faction MLA Ravindra Waikar's Plea Alleging Discrimination In Development Fund Allocation To Opposition MLAs
The Bombay High Court on Friday dismissed a plea filed by Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) group MLA Ravindra Waikar alleging gross discrimination in allocation of Maharashtra Local Development Funds assigned to the Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) and Members of the Legislative Council (MLC).The MLD funds are meant for MLAs and MLCs to develop their respective constituencies...
Bombay High Court Grants Relief To Minor's Father Booked After Failed Prosecution, Says Purpose Of POCSO Act Not To Discourage Victims
The Bombay High Court recently observed that the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 is not meant to discourage victims from registering complaints due to the fear that they may be prosecuted for false evidence if the prosecution fails to prove its case.Justice MS Karnik, while quashing a complaint against father of a minor victim booked for giving false evidence,...
Inadequate Toilets, No Provision For Childcare: Reports To Bombay HC Reveal Lack Of Facilities For Females In Maharashtra Courts, State To Respond
Reports submitted before the Bombay High Court in a PIL highlight a severe lack of facilities for female lawyers, litigants, and staff in courts across the states of Maharashtra, Goa, as well as Union Territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli.The High Court Registrar submitted two reports before a bench of Chief Justice Devendra Upadhyaya and Justice Arif S Doctor detailing...
Bombay High Court Calls For "Progressive" View On Obscenity, Says Wearing Short Skirts, Dancing Provocatively Not Per Se Obscene
Women dancing provocatively in skimpy clothes or making gestures are not “obscene” or “immoral” acts which could annoy someone, the Bombay High Court's Nagpur bench has held.A division bench of Justices Vinay Joshi and Valmiki Menezes quashed an FIR against five men accused under Section 294 (obscenity) of the IPC and under sections of the Maharashtra Police Act for indecency in...
“I Killed Bapu” Film Produced To Defame Mahatma Gandhi, Claims Petitioner, Bombay High Appoints Panel To Preview
Bombay High Court has appointed a three-member panel to preview the film “I Killed Bapu” to check for objectionable material or any other material with the potential of seriously threatening societal disharmony.The film was recently released on an OTT platform. A bench of Justices Sunil Shukre and Firdosh Pooniwalla appointed a committee comprising Chief Justices (Retd) Amjad...
Girls Toilets In Govt Schools In Dismal Condition, Constrained To Involve Judicial Officers For Inspections: High Court Raps Maharashtra Govt
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday pulled up the Maharashtra government for its inaction over the dismal condition of toilets for girls in government aided schools. The court chided the State for having to involve District Judges to ensure proper facilities in schools despite this being a function of the state government.“What have you done? We have come to this stage that for something...
Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of 3 Judicial Officers As Judges Of Bombay High Court
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the names of the following Judicial Officers for appointment as Judges of the High Court of Bombay:1. Shri Abhay Jainarayanji Mantri,2. Shri Shyam Chhaganlal Chandak, and3. Shri Neeraj Pradeep Dhote.Click here to read the...