Bombay High Court
“Incarcerated For More Than 7 Yrs, Longer Than Maximum Sentence”: Bombay HC Grants Bail To Conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar In 2015 Ponzi Scheme Case
The Bombay High Court on Thursday granted bail to alleged conman Sukesh Chandra Shekhar, booked in a cheating case lodged against him in May 2015 for duping investors in a Ponzi Scheme.Single-judge Justice Manish Pitale noted that Chandreshkhar had already spent more than seven years in jail, which is nearly more than the maximum sentence he would have to undergo, if convicted.The judge noted that initially he had been in custody from May 29, 2015 to September 10, 2016, when he was granted bail....
Desire To Contest Election Not An Exceptional Circumstance To Stay Conviction: Bombay High Court Rejects Former MLA Sunil Kedar's Plea
The Bombay High Court recently refused to stay the conviction of former Congress MLA Sunil Kedar in a bank scam case of over Rs. 153 Crores observing that just because he desires to contest the upcoming Assembly election that by itself is "not sufficient to stay the conviction mechanically".Justice Urmila Joshi-Phalke of the Nagpur bench observed that mere disqualification from...
Bombay High Court Permits Woman Diagnosed With Cancer To Terminate 25-Weeks Pregnancy, Says She Has 'Reproductive Freedom'
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday allowed a married woman to terminate her over 25-weeks pregnancy so as to allow her to avail treatment against cancer.A division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Neela Gokhale noted that the woman was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, while she was pregnant. The judges noted that the medical report did not mention any risk to the life of the woman if she...
Bombay High Court Seeks Response From Centre, State On Plea To Ban Plastic Flowers
The Bombay High Court on Friday ordered the Maharashtra and the Central governments to file their affidavits in response to a writ petition seeking to ban the use of plastic or artificial flowers meant for decoration and other purposes.A division bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and Justice Amit Borkar was hearing a petition filed by Association of Natural Flower Growers,...
Bombay High Court Extends Jet Airways Founder Naresh Goyal's Temporary Bail In Rs 538 Crores Money Laundering Case By Four Weeks
The Bombay High Court has extended by four weeks the temporary bail granted to Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal in a money laundering case arising out of alleged loan default of Rs. 538 Crores given to Jet Airways by Canara Bank.Justice NJ Jamadar passed the order today after Goyal submitted an affidavit stating that his doctor has suggested him to undergo a Laparoscopic Fundoplication...
Bombay High Court Grants Relief To Contractor Whose License Was Cancelled After He Barged Into Zilla Parishad Office Without Authorization
The Bombay High Court recently granted relief to a contractor whose licence was terminated by the Palghar Zilla Parishad after he barged into the Zilla Parishad hall without authorization, where a meeting was going on.A division bench of Justice MS Sonak and Justice Kamal Khata quashed the termination of his license observing that the action of the Zilla Parishad failed the Wednesbury test...
Consensual Relationship Not License To Exploit Partner Sexually, Physically Or Financially: Bombay High Court
Even if there is a consensual relationship between a man and a woman, it does not give one a licence to exploit the partner, the Bombay High Court said on Wednesday while denying bail to a man booked for outraging modesty, abduction, extortion, rape and unnatural sex. Single-judge Justice NJ Jamadar noted from the statements of various witnesses that indicated how the applicant, who had...
"Consider Long-Term Impact On Mental Health": Bombay HC To State On German Bakery Blast Convict's Plea Against Alleged Solitary Confinement
The Bombay High Court on Thursday asked the jail authorities of Nashik Central Prison to reconsider the request of Mirza Himayat Baig, a convict in the 2010 German Bakery Blast in Pune, to shift him out of the Anda Cell in Nashik, where he is allegedly kept in solitary confinement.A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Shyam Chandak asked the jail authorities to consider...
Bombay HC Sets Aside Stay On 'Exceptional' Transfer Of Indian Express Employee, Says Prior Dispute With Employer No Reason To Presume Malafides
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday observed that merely a transfer of an employee being exceptional and there being previous litigation between employer and employee is not a ground for the Industrial Court to stay the transfer.Justice Sandeep Marne allowed a writ petition filed by Indian Express (P) Ltd. seeking to set aside Industrial Court's order of interim stay on the transfer and promotion...
Bombay High Court Decides To Implead Backward Commission In Pleas Challenging Maratha Reservation
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission (MSBCC) headed by former judge Justice (retd.) Sunil Shukre, on whose recommendation the Maharashtra government decided to grant 10 per cent reservation to the Maratha Community in public service and education through the Socially and Economically Backward Classes (SEBC) Act.A three-judge bench...
Bombay High Court Judge Justice Neela Gokhale Recuses From Hearing Mumbai Bomb Blast Convict Abu Salem's Plea Against Prison Transfer
Bombay High Court judge Justice Neela Gokhale on Thursday recused from hearing the plea filed by 1993 Mumbai Bomb blast convict Abu Salem, who sought to assault the decision of the jail authorities to shift him to some other prison from the Taloja Central Prison.Notably, the prison authorities had decided to shift Salem, who has spent over 15 years in the Taloja Jail, to some other prison...
Mere Filing Of FIR, Ongoing Probe Against Applicant Without Court's Cognizance Not Valid Grounds To Refuse Passport Renewal: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court recently observed that merely filing of an FIR or cases under investigation against a person is not a valid ground for refusal of passport renewal when no cognizance has been taken by a court.A division bench of Justice BP Colabawalla and Justice Firdosh P Pooniwalla noted that merely filing an FIR or having cases under investigation does not constitute...