High Court
Bombay High Court
Mumbai
The Bombay High Court is one of India's oldest High Courts, established in 1862. It has jurisdiction over Maharashtra, Goa, and the Union Territories of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.
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Pouring Kerosene on Wife and Telling Her to Die Amounts to Abetment of Suicide, Conviction Upheld: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court at Aurangabad has dismissed Criminal Appeal No. 163 of 2016 filed by Vijay s/o Amrit Patil, upholding his conviction under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for abetting the suicide of his wife, Surekha. In a judgment pronounced on October 6, 2026, Justice Abhay S. Waghwase upheld the…
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Digital Arrest Fraud Case: Bail Denied to Accused Whose Account Received ₹4.03 Crore: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, has rejected the anticipatory bail application filed by Anuj Satendra Saxena in a case involving an alleged digital arrest fraud of Rs. 7.17 crore. Justice R. M. Joshi passed the order on October 5, 2026. The case relates to C.R. No. 12/2025 registered at Ahilyanagar Taluka…
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Students Have Right to Peaceful Protest: Report Sought on Recruitment, Exam Leak and Traffic Flow: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has sought a detailed response from the Maharashtra government over protests in Pune concerning alleged malpractices and a paper leak in the MPSC Drug Inspector recruitment examination. A division bench of Chief Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Justice Advait M. Sethna passed the order on…
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Seizes Mobile Phone, Orders ₹10,000 Payment for Unauthorised Recording of Court Proceedings: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has ordered seizure and confiscation of the mobile phone of Dilip Wagh after he was caught recording court proceedings without permission. A Division Bench of Justice G. S. Kulkarni and Justice Dr. Neela Gokhale passed the order on October 5, 2026. The incident took place at about 12:23 p.m.,…
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Rejects Anticipatory Bail to Man Accused of Circulating Objectionable Images on WhatsApp: Bombay High Court
The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Nikhil s/o Madhukar Thepale, challenging the rejection of his anticipatory bail application in a case registered at Ghuggus Police Station, Chandrapur. Justice Y. G. Khobragade passed the judgment on 29.09.2026 in Criminal Appeal No. 127 of…
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Unregistered Partnership Firm Entitled to Statutory Tenancy Protection Under Section 15-A of Bombay Rent Control Act: Bombay High Court
The dispute revolves around a shop situated on the Ground Floor of Mayfair Building, 75, C Veer Nariman Road, Fort, Mumbai 400 020. The firm All India Travel Services, represented by its partner Shri. Subhash Jain, entered into a leave and license agreement on 30.05.1966 with the original tenant, S. T. Upadhayay. The…
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Vinayak Raut’s Election Petition Against Narayan Rane Rejected for Vague Pleadings: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has rejected an election petition filed by Vinayak Bhaurao Raut challenging the 2024 Lok Sabha election from the 46 Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg Constituency. The order was passed by Justice Shailesh P. Brahme on 29 September 2026. Indian Kanoon Narayan Tatu Rane, the returned candidate, had sought…
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NPPA Cannot Impose Drug Ceiling Price Without Following DPCO Formula, Pharmed Demand Quashed: Bombay High Court
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition filed by Anil Ahluwalia seeking an FIR and police investigation over the death of his wife during the COVID-19 pandemic. The petition, CRL.M.C. 119/2026, challenged a Sessions Court order that had upheld the Magistrate’s refusal to direct registration of an FIR. According…
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State Best Equipped to Decide Land Requirement for Airport, Farmers’ Challenge to Purandar Airport Site Rejected: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by three agriculturists challenging the selection of “Site 1A” for the proposed Greenfield Airport at Purandar, Pune, and opposing the acquisition of their agricultural land. The petition was filed by Pandit Shivaji Kumbharkar, Vikas Kaluram Kumbharkar and…
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Case Against Man Accused of Threatening Cop Quashed After Mobile Video Showed ₹300 Bribe Demand: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has quashed the criminal proceedings against Mukesh W. Siyal in a case registered at Kasturba Marg Police Station, Borivali East. The order was passed on September 10, 2026 by Justice Milind N. Jadhav. The case arose from an incident on February 4, 2018, when Siyal was stopped on Dattapada Road,…
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Creating WhatsApp Group Without TISS Permission Insufficient for Compulsory Retirement Without Proof of Personal Gain: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has ruled in favor of Dr. Swapan Garain, a professor at Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), in a case challenging his suspension and compulsory retirement. The court found that the disciplinary actions taken against him were disproportionate and unlawful. Background of the Case Dr. Garain,…
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Bail Challenge Rejected in Fatal Road Accident Case Involving Juvenile at the Time of Incident: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has rejected a revision application challenging an order that cancelled bail granted to a minor who was 17 years and 8 months old when a road accident took place on 5 February 2026. According to the prosecution, the minor was driving his father’s car rashly and at excessive speed when it hit a…
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Rejects Anticipatory Bail to Man Accused of Circulating Objectionable Images on WhatsApp: Bombay High Court
The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Nikhil s/o Madhukar Thepale, challenging the rejection of his anticipatory bail application in a case registered at Ghuggus Police Station, Chandrapur. Justice Y. G. Khobragade passed the judgment on 29.09.2026 in Criminal Appeal No. 127 of…
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Vinayak Raut’s Election Petition Against Narayan Rane Rejected for Vague Pleadings: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has rejected an election petition filed by Vinayak Bhaurao Raut challenging the 2024 Lok Sabha election from the 46 Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg Constituency. The order was passed by Justice Shailesh P. Brahme on 29 September 2026. Indian Kanoon Narayan Tatu Rane, the returned candidate, had sought…
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₹3.14 Crore GST Pre-Deposit Ordered to Be Refunded to IBM India After 64% of Demand Dropped: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra tax authorities to refund a sum of ₹3,14,58,422 to IBM India Pvt. Ltd. after a substantial part of the original GST demand was dropped in the company’s appeal. The case, titled IBM India Pvt. Ltd. vs. Union of India & Ors., involved a dispute over a hefty tax demand…
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Probate Grants Must Be Issued Within 2 Weeks of Court Order, Subsequent Caveats Barred: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has issued important directions for officers exercising functions under its Testamentary and Intestate Jurisdiction, making it clear that once an order directing issuance of a grant has been passed, the process should not be kept open for checking whether a fresh Caveat or cross Petition has been…
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Have Vijay Mallya's Debts Been Cleared Using His Assets? Court Seeks Clarification from ED, Banks: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has directed the State Bank of India and the Enforcement Directorate to verify whether the outstanding debts and liabilities of businessman Vijay Vittal Mallya have been cleared from money recovered through the movable properties attached by the Enforcement Directorate under the Prevention of…
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' Victim' in Rape Cases Is a Myth; Women Respond to Trauma in Different Ways: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court, in a landmark judgment on August 6, 2026, has challenged the long-held belief that victims of sexual assault must behave in a specific, stereotypical manner to be believed by courts. The Court, while convicting Tarun Tejpal in a 2013 rape case, emphasized that women deal with trauma in different…
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Working Wife Earning Sufficient Independent Income Cannot Seek Interim Maintenance Solely on the Ground of Exorbitant Living Costs Abroad: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has refused to grant interim maintenance to a professionally qualified woman residing and working in the United States, holding that Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 applies only where a spouse does not have sufficient independent means to maintain himself or herself during the pendency…
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Written Statement Filing Deadline Commences Only After Valid Service of Summons: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that the statutory limitation period for filing a written statement under Order VIII Rule 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 commences only after a writ of summons is properly served upon the defendant, the defendant expressly waives such service, or the court specifically directs…
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Right to Be Forgotten | Litigant's Name Directed to Be Masked in Online Court Records After FIR Quashed: Bombay High Court
The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has reaffirmed that the Right to Privacy under Article 21 of the Constitution of India includes the Right to Be Forgotten. While deciding Criminal Writ Petition No. 470 of 2026, the Court directed the Registry to mask the identity of a petitioner whose criminal case had…
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No One Can Compel an Adult Woman to Return Home or Marry; Personal Liberty Protected: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has reaffirmed that an adult woman has the fundamental right to decide where she wants to live, whether she wishes to marry and whether she wants to pursue higher education. The Court held that neither parents nor the State can compel a major woman to return to her parental home or force her into…
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Mere Execution of Family Arrangement Does Not Constitute Admission That Suit Properties Are HUF Properties: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has clarified an important legal principle relating to disputes over Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) properties. The Court held that merely executing a family arrangement does not amount to an admission that the properties covered under the arrangement are HUF properties. The Court observed that…
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Mere Suspicion of Extra-Marital Affair Not Enough to Invoke Section 498A Against Relative; Case Against Husband's Cousin's Wife Quashed: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has ruled that vague allegations and mere suspicion of an alleged extra-marital relationship are not sufficient to prosecute a relative under Section 498A IPC. The Court held that criminal law cannot be invoked on assumptions without credible evidence and quashed the criminal proceedings against…
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Over-Emphasis on Accused’s Rights Cautioned Against; Life Sentence of POCSO Convict Upheld: Bombay High Court
The present judgment was delivered by the Bombay High Court in the criminal appeal filed by Ramesh Dada Kalel against the State of Maharashtra. The case arose out of a serious offence involving sexual assault on a minor girl aged 13 years, who was the neighbour of the accused. The prosecution case was registered under…
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Maharashtra Government Rapped for ‘Episodic’ Action Against Nylon Manjha Menace; Series of Directions Issued: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has strongly criticised the Maharashtra Government for its continued failure to effectively enforce the complete ban on nylon manjha, holding that the State’s approach is casual, episodic and contrary to its constitutional duties. The Court observed that despite an unequivocal ban, nylon manjha…
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Father-in-Law’s Refusal to Intervene in Son’s Affair or Advice to ‘Tolerate’ Domestic Violence Does Not Amount to Cruelty under Section 498A IPC: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court recently examined the scope of Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) while dealing with allegations made by a married woman against her father-in-law and brother-in-law. The case arose from a matrimonial dispute in Pune, where the complainant wife accused her husband of having an…
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Gang Rape Convictions Upheld Despite Technical Lapses; Court Sends Strong Message: Bombay High Court
This news report is based on an important criminal judgment delivered by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction, on 24 December 2025. The judgment was pronounced by Hon’ble Mr. Justice R.M. Joshi in a group of connected criminal appeals arising out of Sessions Case No.609 of 2014. The…
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BMC Restrained from Engaging Court Staff for Election Duty: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court on 30 December convened a rare late-evening special sitting at the residence of the Chief Justice to urgently address the issue of court staff being requisitioned for Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election duties. The matter was taken up after communications were issued directly to court…
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Question on Applicability of RDB Act to Recovery Proceedings by State Co-Operative Banks Referred to Larger Bench: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has referred an important question of law to a larger Bench concerning the jurisdiction over recovery proceedings initiated by State Co-operative Banks. The core issue is whether such recovery proceedings are governed by the Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act, 1993 and…
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State Has Duty to Inform Farmers of Right to Seek Enhanced Compensation in Land Acquisition Matters: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court recently held that applications seeking redetermination of compensation under Section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 cannot be rejected on hyper-technical grounds such as non-filing of a certified copy. The Court emphasized that Section 28-A is a beneficial provision enacted to remove…
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Women Cannot Be Portrayed in a Manner Affecting Their Privacy; Removal of Shilpa Shetty’s Unauthorised Photos and Videos Ordered: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court, in a significant ruling, observed that no person, especially a woman, can be portrayed in a fashion which affects their right to privacy and right to live with dignity under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. Justice Advait Sethna emphasized that unauthorized AI-generated images and videos…
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Caste Abuse Inside Closed Shop Not in ‘Public View’; 31-Year-Old SC/ST Act Conviction Set Aside: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has set aside a conviction recorded in 1994 under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, holding that alleged caste-based abuse committed inside a closed showroom does not satisfy the mandatory requirement of having occurred within public view. The…
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Suo Motu Cognisance Taken of Report on Pregnant Women Forced to Deliver at Home and Cut Umbilical Cord with Blade: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court took serious note of a disturbing news report highlighting the miserable condition of pregnant women living in hilly and tribal areas of Maharashtra, where women are still forced to deliver children at home using unsafe methods. The Court acted on its own motion after reading a report published…
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Maintenance Cannot Be Fixed as a Proportion of Husband’s Salary Merely Because He Earns Well: Bombay High Court
In a significant ruling on the law of maintenance, the Bombay High Court has clarified that merely because a husband earns a high income, it does not automatically entitle the wife and children to claim a proportionate share of his earnings as maintenance. The Court emphasized that maintenance must be decided on the…
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Passport Issuance Directed for 7-Year-Old After Authorities Denied It Citing Father’s ‘Illegal Migrant’ Status: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court, Goa Bench, came to the aid of a seven-year-old girl, Xami Dha Tirakita Kaye, by directing the authorities to issue her an Indian Passport and to declare her an Indian Citizen under the Citizenship Act, 1955. The Court intervened after her application for a passport was rejected despite her birth…
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About the Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court is one of India's oldest High Courts, established in 1862. It has jurisdiction over Maharashtra, Goa, and the Union Territories of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.
Seat
Mumbai
State / UT
Maharashtra
Region
West India
