Bombay High Court
An Individual Can't Be Subjected To Preventive Detention Just Because They Participated In Political Rally Which Turned Violent: Bombay HC
Just because an individual participated in a political rally and the same turned violent later will not be a ground to initiate preventive detention process against them, said the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court while ordering the release of a man booked for participating in a rally demanding reservations to the Maratha Community. A division bench of Justice Vibha Kankanwadi and...
Maharashtra Govt Tells Bombay High Court It Has No Objection To Permitting Cross Gender Massages In Spa Centres, Will Issue Guidelines
The Maharashtra Government last week told the Bombay High Court that it has no objections to permit 'cross gender massages' in spa centres in the State and that it would soon come up with guidelines for regulating the operations of spas, massage centres, therapy and wellness centres.A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Dr Neela Gokhale was hearing a petition filed by 11...
Bombay High Court Calls For Affidavit From State On Steps Taken To Fill Administrative Vacancies In Motor Accident Claims Tribunal
The Bombay High Court has directed the State government to file an affidavit on the steps being taken by it to fill up the administrative vacancies in the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Mumbai.A division bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Bharati Dangre was hearing the Bar Association Of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal Mumbai's petition filed in 2022 seeking direction to the State...
Court Cannot Assume Jurisdiction To Appoint Arbitrator Unless Request For Reference Of Dispute Is Received By Respondent: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court bench of Justice R. M. Joshi has held that compliance with Section 21 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 is mandatory and that the court cannot assume jurisdiction to appoint an Arbitrator under Section 11 unless a request for a reference of dispute is received by the respondent. Brief Facts: The dispute arose with respect to a sub-contract...
Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 20 - January 26, 2025
2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 22 to 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 35Nominal Index:The Assistant Director, Directorate of Enforcement vs. The Branch Manager, The Goa State Co-op Bank Ltd., 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 22Health Care, Medical & General Stores Versus Amulya Investment,Through Proprietor Mr. Sameer G. Narvekar, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 23Hushad Neville Bacha vs Eric Girgol Vegas, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 24Rakesh...
Victim Would Be In Shock After Rape, Can't Be Expected To Travel Alone At Night To Lodge FIR: Bombay High Court Upholds Man's Conviction
The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court recently held that a woman, who is raped, would be in shock and thus she cannot be expected to travel alone in the night to the police station to lodge a criminal complaint against the accused person.Single-judge Justice Govind Sanap made the observation while upholding a man's conviction for raping a woman. The judge refused to accept the contention...
Bombay High Court Pulls Up BCI, BCMG For Suspending Female Lawyer's Licence Without Following Principles Of Natural Justice
The Bombay High Court recently stayed an order passed by the Bar Council of India (BCI) by which it had suspended the licence of a Mumbai-based female advocate over a complaint by few members of the Advocate Association of Western India (AAWI)A division bench of Justices Girish Kulkarni and Advait Sethna questioned the manner in which both the BCI and the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa...
Not Yet Acting On 'Dangerous & Ferocious Dogs' Ban, Public Objections To Notification Called: Centre Tells Bombay High Court
The Union of India (UOI) today told the Bombay High Court that it is currently not acting on notification which prohibited the import, breed and selling of 23 dog breeds deemed 'dangerous and ferocious'.The notification dated 12 March 2024 issued by the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, UOI declared 23 dog breeds including Pitbull Terrier, Rottweiler and Mastiffs...
Bombay HC Issues Suo Motu Contempt Against Flat Owners For Illegal Constructions, Reprimands BMC For Failure To Take Necessary Actions
The Bombay High Court recently initiated suo moto contempt against two flat owners, who demolished the walls of their flat along with a flat owned by another person resulting in structural alterations, without necessary permission from the BMC.A division bench of Justice Kamal Khata and Justice A.S. Gadkari observed that despite action initiated by the petitioner-society and order of the...
Bombay High Court Grants Bail To IIM Graduate Booked For Drunk Driving; Orders Him To Man Traffic, Display Placard 'Don't Drink & Drive'
In an interesting bail order, the Bombay High Court on Thursday while granting bail to a 'highly educated' man jailed for drunk driving, ordered him to perform community service by manning traffic in the busy junction at Mumbai's plush Worli area for three months (12 Saturdays and 12 Sundays), with a placard in his hand reading "Don't Drink & Drive."Single-judge Justice Milind Jadhav...
Bombay High Court Refuses To Stay Release Of Akshay Kumar's 'Sky Force'
The Bombay High Court on Thursday refused to grant any ad-interim order to stay the release of Akshay Kumar - starrer 'Sky Force' film, which is expected to hit the screens from Friday (January 24).Single-judge Justice Manish Pitale noted that the plaintiff Sandeep Gangatkar, who claimed that the film's theme has breached his copyright work titled 'Free Bird' which he created in 2014 and...
Use Of Loudspeakers Not 'Essential Religious Practice': Bombay HC Asks Mumbai Police To Act Against Use Of Loudspeakers At Religious Places
The Bombay High Court on Thursday said that using loudspeakers for prayers or for reciting religious discourses is not an essential part of any religion and therefore, ordered the Mumbai Police to strictly implement the Noise Pollution Rules, 2000 and ensure that no religious place creates noise pollution by using loudspeakers. A division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Shyam Chandak...