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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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“Marriage Bail” Logic Slammed — Bail of Gang Rape Accused Cancelled for Perverse Reasoning: Bombay High Court “
In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court has cancelled the bail granted to an accused in a gang rape case, holding that the Sessions Court at Dindoshi had failed to consider vital evidence and had erroneously granted bail on irrelevant grounds. The matter pertains to the alleged gang rape of a woman involving…
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Unauthorised Use of Celebrity Voice Through AI Tools Violates Rights; Relief Granted to Asha Bhosle: Bombay High Court
Voice cloning of Asha Bhosle without consent violates personality rights, says Bombay High Court In a significant ruling on October 3, 2025, the Bombay High Court held that using Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to clone the voice of a celebrity without their explicit consent amounts to a violation of personality…
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Post-Graduation Diploma Not Equivalent to Post-Graduate Degree for Promotion: Himachal Pradesh High Court
In a recent judgment, the Himachal Pradesh High Court held that a postgraduate diploma cannot be treated as equivalent to a postgraduate degree for the purpose of promotion to the position of Assistant Professor under the Himachal Pradesh Medical Education Service Rules, 1999. The Court emphasized that the service…
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Trial Court Cannot Decide Amendment of Plaint Application Without Considering Application for Return of Plaint: Bombay High Court
In Writ Petition No. 375 of 2025, before the High Court of Bombay at Goa, Jose Akshay Quenim (petitioner) challenges an order passed on 06.06.2025 by the Civil Judge, Junior Division ‘B’ Court at Merces in Special Civil Suit No. 40/2024/B. That order directed that the application for amendment of the plaint (Exhibit…
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Date of Service of Summons Marks Starting Point for Limitation to File Written Statement: Bombay High Court
In a significant judgment interpreting Order VIII Rule 1 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908, the Bombay High Court has held that the limitation period for filing a written statement begins only from the date on which the writ of summons, along with a copy of the plaint, is served on the defendant. The Court clarified…
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₹236 Crore Water Bill Against United Spirits' Liquor Unit Quashed: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has quashed demand notices totaling over ₹236 crore issued by the Maharashtra Water Resources (Irrigation) Department against United Spirits Limited for water drawn from the Godavari River for its liquor manufacturing unit. The Division Bench of Justices Manish Pitale and YG Khobragade held that…
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Trial Court Granting Bail to Rape Accused on Ground of Upcoming Marriage Objected: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday, September 1, 2025, cancelled the bail granted to Aakash Sandhi Bindu, an accused in a gang rape case, citing serious procedural lapses and lack of legal consideration in the bail order. The bail was earlier granted by the Additional Sessions Judge at Dindoshi (Borivali Division) on…
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Bank of India Order Classifying Naresh Goyal's Loan Account as 'Fraud' Quashed: Bombay High Court
In a significant ruling that reinforces the principles of natural justice in banking procedures, the Bombay High Court has quashed a fraud classification order and show cause notice issued by the Bank of India against Naresh Jagdishrai Goyal, founder of Jet Airways, for failing to follow due process before branding…
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Wife Cannot Be Denied Right to Husband's Family Pension Merely on Allegations of Adultery: Bombay High Court
In a recent judgment, the Bombay High Court clarified that mere allegations of adultery against a wife cannot deprive her of the right to claim her deceased husband's family pension under the Maharashtra Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1982 (MCSR). The case arose when the deceased government employee's brother and…
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Husband Entitled to Divorce for Non-Disclosure of Wife's Incurable Disease: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench recently passed a significant judgment in Family Court Appeal No. 92 of 2023, where it declared the marriage between a husband and wife as null and void under Section 12(1)(c) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The marriage was solemnized on 28 April 2018 in Chalisgaon, District…
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Income Tax Act | Payment To Consulting Doctors On Probation Not Salary, TDS Deductible U/S 194J Not U/S 192: Bombay High Court
TDS controversy involving honorary doctors and AMC contracts: A major case under the Income Tax Act, 1961, was recently decided by the Bombay High Court on September 15, 2025, involving key interpretations of Section 192, Section 194J, and Section 194C. The judgment has implications for charitable hospitals and tax…
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Borrower Must Proactively Approach Lender for Revival or Restructuring Benefits Under SARFAESI Act: Bombay High Court
In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court dismissed a writ petition filed by Manoj Lalwani, the former Director of Ritu Automobiles Pvt. Ltd., challenging recovery proceedings initiated by HDFC Bank under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002…
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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
