Bombay High Court Agrees To Hear Volkswagen India's Challenge To 1.4 Billion USD Tax Demand By Customs Authorities

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday agreed to hear on February 17, the petition filed by Skoda Auto Volkswagen India challenging the tax demand of USD 1.4 billion by Indian customs authorities.The petition was mentioned before a division bench of Justices Burgess Colabawalla and Firdosh Pooniwalla, which upon hearing the brief submissions, agreed to hear the matter at length on February 17. ...

Requests Made By Govt Employees To Change Birthdate In Service Records Beyond Reasonable Time Should Not Be Entertained: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court recently while refusing to grant any relief to a Pune-based Police Inspector said any request from a public servant to change in date of birth in service records, beyond reasonable time, should not be permitted. A division bench of Justices Atul Chandurkar and Milind Sathaye said that in such cases, mostly government employees seek such changes only after...

Bombay HC 'Disappointed' With CBI & Mumbai Police Showing Reluctance To Probe Multi-Crore Money Laundering Case; Orders Formation Of SIT

The Bombay High Court recently expressed 'disappointment' over the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and also the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai Police, both showing 'reluctance' to investigate into the complaints of multi-crore fraud by a company both in India and also several foraging countries.A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Prithviraj Chavan noted that...

Bombay High Court Issues Notice On PIL For Installation Of Tracking Device And Emergency Button In Public Vehicles

A PIL has been filed in the Bombay High Court seeking the installation of vehicle location tracking devices for old and existing public vehicles in the State to ensure the security of women and children.The petition filed by an NGO seeks to direct the State government to install location tracking devices and emergency buttons in public vehicles. The petitioner argues that the non-installation...

Can't Direct University To Lower Cut-Off Standard: Bombay HC Refuses To Quash Mumbai Varsity Decision Cancelling Admission After 4 Semesters

While refusing to interfere with Mumbai University's decision to cancel the admission of a student after completion of four semesters due to insufficient marks in the International Baccalaureate (IB) programme, the Bombay High Court observed that if the student did not secure the predicted grades, the Court cannot direct the university to lower the cut-off standard.A division bench of...

Prima Facie Grave Provocation: Bombay HC Grants Bail To Youngster Booked For Killing Bed-Ridden Father, Orders Him To Continue Education

The Bombay High Court on Monday while granting bail to a 22-year-old boy booked for killing his own 69-year-old 'bed-ridden' father, observed that the applicant was prima facie gravely 'provoked' by the deceased by abusing him and his mother, repeatedly, which could not be handled by the applicant's 'adolescent' mind.Single-judge Justice Milind Jadhav noted that the applicant - Tejas Shinde,...

Bombay High Court Orders Temporary Ban On Sale/Purchase Of GMMC Company's Meters For Auto-Rickshaw's Across India Due To Quality Issues

The Bombay High Court last week ordered the Controller of Legal Metrology (CLM), Maharashtra to ensure that the auto-rickshaw fare metres manufactured by Global Meter Manufacturing Company (GMMC) are not sold in the market till further orders.This comes after a division bench of Justices Ravindra Ghuge and Ashwin Bhobe came across a 'shocking revelation' that the GMMC in official records,...

Bombay High Court Issues Notice To ECI On Plea Challenging 2024 Legislative Assembly Elections

The Bombay High Court on Monday (February 3) issued notice on a petition challenging the elections to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, which were concluded in November, last year. The petition has alleged that over 75 lakh votes were polled after the official closing time of polling (6 PM) and also several discrepancies in almost 95 constituencies, wherein the number of votes polled and...

Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 27 – February 02, 2025

2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 36 to 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 43Nominal Index:Sri Sathe Infracon Private Limited v. M/s Rudranee Infrastructure Ltd. & another, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 36Nikhil Ranjwan vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 37Asif Shaikh vs. State, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 38Sachin Prakashrao Andure vs. State, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 39Wonderchef Home Appliances Pvt. Ltd. vs Shree Swaminarayanan Pty...

Bombay High Court Monthly Digest: January 2025 [Citations 01 - 43]

2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 1 to 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 43Nominal Index:Smita Pansare vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 (LiveLaw) Bom 1Prameya Welfare Foundation vs. State Of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 2Shweta Tiwari vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 3Amit Chavan vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 4Jindal Cocoa LLP & ors. vs. Reserve Bank of India & ors., 2025 LiveLaw...

Whether Grounds Of Arrest Must Be Furnished In Writing In Offences Other Than PMLA/UAPA? Bombay High Court Refers To Larger Bench

The Bombay High Court on Friday referred to a larger bench the issue whether grounds of arrest must be furnished to accused in writing in stringent offences like POCSO Act, MCOCA or the NDPS Act, similar to the position crystallised by the Supreme Court qua the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).The development comes after a...

'Can Reform If Sent Back To His Books': Bombay HC Grants Bail To 'Young Adult' Booked For Assault, Allows Him To Complete Class 12 Studies

The Bombay High Court while granting bail to a 'young adult' booked for assaulting a man along with his 'gang members', noted that he was merely 18 years old at the time of the incident and that he was studying in Class 12 and therefore, granted him bail observing that "he will be reformed if he goes back to his books."Justice Milind Jadhav said keeping the accused behind bars would only make...