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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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10-Year Sentence Upheld in Minor Elopement Case, Consent of 16-Year-Old Held Legally Irrelevant Under POCSO: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court at Goa has upheld the conviction of Shobhit Kumar, a 34-year-old man, for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl. The case originated when the victim’s mother reported her missing from a construction site in Curca, Goa, on December 11, 2021. The girl had gone out saying she wanted…
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MCGM Fire Brigade Forms Part of Same Industrial Establishment Under Standing Orders Act: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has delivered an important judgment holding that the Fire Brigade Department is an integral part of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai and qualifies as an industrial establishment under the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946. The decision was delivered by Justice Amit…
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Absence of Medical Officer’s Opinion on Sexual Assault Not Fatal to Prosecution Under POCSO Act: Bombay High Court
In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court recently examined the conviction of Pradeep Prakash Baiker under Section 376(2)(i) of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 6 and 10 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act). The accused challenged his conviction on the ground that the medical…
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FIR Against 85-Year-Old for ‘Inverted’ Display of Indian Flag Quashed, Court Says Intent to Insult Essential Under National Honour Act: Bombay High Court
In a significant ruling delivered on 23 February 2026, the High Court of Judicature at Bombay quashed an FIR and chargesheet filed against 85-year-old VK Narayanan in connection with the alleged inverted display of the Indian National Flag during Republic Day celebrations in 2017. The case titled VK Narayanan VERSUS…
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PMLA Case Against Lawyer in Anil Deshmukh Corruption Row Quashed: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has quashed the money laundering case registered against Nagpur based lawyer Kishore Pessulal Dewani in connection with the alleged corruption case involving former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh. The Court held that there was no material to establish any link between Dewani’s property…
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Even Short-Term Engagement as Driver Is Sufficient to Claim Compensation Under Employees’ Compensation Act: Bombay High Court
In an important judgment under the Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923, the Bombay High Court has clarified that even hiring a person for a short duration creates an employer-employee relationship. The case arose after the death of Tilakdhari Gupta in a road accident while he was driving a car from Thane to Rajasthan.…
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Recognising Single Mother as ‘Complete Parent’ Is Not Charity, Court Orders Removal of Father’s Name from Child’s School Record: Bombay High Court
In a significant judgment delivered on February 2, 2026, the Bombay High Court at its Aurangabad Bench recognised the right of a single mother to be treated as a complete and independent parent for the civic identity of her minor daughter. The Division Bench of Justice Vibha Kankanwadi and Justice Hiten Venegavkar…
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Maintenance Enhancement Considered in Domestic Relationship Dispute Under Section 12 of Domestic Violence Act: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court Bench at Aurangabad delivered an important judgment on 16 February 2026 in Criminal Revision Application No. 101 of 2021 and Criminal Revision Application No. 103 of 2021. The matter arose from a dispute between Janardhan s/o Bhimrao Harne and Rekha W/o Janardhan Harne along with her minor son…
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Life Sentence of POCSO Convict Reduced to 12 Years, Court Notes He Passed Exam on ‘Thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi’ and Was Not Released During COVID-19: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court recently upheld the conviction of Kalamuddin Mohammad Isteyar Ansari alias Koail for sexually assaulting a minor girl under Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, but reduced his life imprisonment to 12 years. The reduction was based on factors such as his…
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Bail Granted to Punjab Youth in Baba Siddique Murder Case: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has granted bail to a 22-year-old accused in the assassination case of former Maharashtra minister Ziauddin Abdul Rahim @ Baba Siddique, holding that there was no prima facie material to connect him personally with the alleged organised crime syndicate. The Court ruled that stringent bail…
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Unmarried Women Entitled to Abortion up to 24 Weeks; Court Directs Wide Circulation of Supreme Court Order to Avoid Litigation: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has passed an important order reinforcing the rights of women under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971, directing the Maharashtra Government to give wide publicity to a landmark judgment of the Supreme Court. The High Court emphasized that no woman, particularly an unmarried woman,…
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Power to Impound under Maharashtra Stamp Act Affects Property Rights; Can Be Exercised Only by Registering Officer: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has delivered an important ruling clarifying the scope of Section 33A of the Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958, holding that the power to impound a registered document is a serious statutory power affecting civil and property rights and can be exercised only by the Registering Officer before whom the…
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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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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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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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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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Custody of 11-Year-Old Girl Not Transferred to Biological Parents, Stability and Her Expressed Preference Cited: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has dismissed Writ Petition No. 3975 of 2023 filed by Yogesh Gangaram Sanap and Rupali Yogesh Sanap, who sought interim custody of their minor daughter from the Respondent. The dispute arose after the child, born on 1 December 2014, had remained with the Respondent and his wife since infancy,…
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ST Student Also Entitled to Three-Month Extension for Caste Validity Certificate: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court’s Circuit Bench at Kolhapur considered a petition filed by Snehal Anandrao Bhosale concerning her admission to the B.Sc. Honors Agriculture course for the academic year 2026-27. She had secured admission against a seat reserved for the Scheduled Tribe category, but her Tribe Validity Certificate…
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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
