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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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Court Rules Child Retains Indian Citizenship Despite Parents Renouncing It Statelessness Not an Option: Bombay High Court
In a recent judgment dated 28th August 2024, the High Court addressed an important issue under the Citizenship Act, 1955, regarding the jurisdiction of the High Court to decide on matters related to citizenship in election petitions. Case Details: The case concerned an election petition filed under the Representation…
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Court Orders ₹50 Lakh in Costs Against Company for Violating Injunction Orders and Unauthorized Use of Fevicol Trademark: Bombay High Court
In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court has addressed issues related to contempt of court and trademark infringement involving the parties of the case. Here is a detailed breakdown of the judgment, highlighting the key points and legal principles: Case Overview The case in question involves allegations of…
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Defective Investigation Undermines Public Confidence, Transfers Probe in Nagpur Ram Jhula Hit and Run Case: Bombay High Court
In a significant ruling, the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has ordered the transfer of the investigation in a case involving Section 304-A, Indian Penal Code (Causing Death by Negligence), Section 279, Indian Penal Code (Rash Driving on Public Way), and other related sections, to the State CID. The case, which…
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Court Requests State's Response on Petition for Safety Measures for Female Students Attending College Near Slum Area: Bombay High Court
In a significant judgment delivered on August 30, 2024, the High Court of Judicature at Bombay addressed urgent concerns regarding the safety and security of girl students at a college managed by Seva Mandal Education Society. The petition, designated as Writ Petition No. 1300 of 2024, was brought by the Gujarati…
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Child's Mere Preference for One Parent Cannot Determine Custody Disputes: Bombay High Court
In a significant ruling, the Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court addressed the complexities of custody decisions for young children, highlighting the limitations of relying solely on a child's expressed desires. This judgment, delivered by Justice Kishore Sant, underscores the necessity for a broader…
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Denies Pre-Arrest Bail to Man Who Allegedly Tampered with Electoral Integrity by Attempting to Replace Actual Lok Sabha Candidate: Bombay High Court
In a notable judgment delivered by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, an anticipatory bail application filed by Milind Kashinath Kamble has been rejected. The application was numbered 2365 of 2024 and was heard in the context of a criminal case registered under Sections 420 and 406 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).…
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Court Rules No Law Prohibits Granting Temporary Permission for Ganesh Mandals to Erect Pandals: Bombay High Court
In the case of Manish Ramniklal Sawla vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors. (Public Interest Litigation No. 114 of 2012), the Bombay High Court addressed a significant issue of encroachment on an open land area at CTS No. 538A, located in Village Chakala, Andheri, Mumbai. This case involved multiple parties, including state…
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Court Rules Bride Who Eloped with Paramour Before Parental-Arranged Marriage Cannot Be Charged with Cheating: Bombay High Court
In a recent ruling by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, the court addressed a complex marriage dispute involving allegations of cheating under the Indian Penal Code (IPC). This judgment, delivered on August 28, 2024, by Justice A. S. Gadkari and Justice Dr. Neela Gokhale, sheds light on the criteria required to…
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Court Rules Essential Procedures Must Be Followed in Lok Adalats, Even if It Limits the Number of Cases Disposed: Bombay High Court
In a significant judgment, the Bombay High Court examined the procedural integrity of Lok Adalats under the Legal Services Authorities Act and ruled on the validity of a Lok Adalat award in Regular Civil Suit No. 781 of 2017. The case highlights the necessity of adhering to specific procedural requirements to ensure…
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Husband's Girlfriend Not Considered a Relative, Cannot Face Charges Under Section 498A IPC Rules: Bombay High Court
The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court delivered a crucial judgment in the case of Vaishali Janbaji Gawande. The court quashed the charges filed against her under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), citing a lack of legal grounds for implicating her in the ongoing case of alleged harassment filed by…
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Exporters Can Discharge Export Obligations Without Bill of Export Under Foreign Trade Policy: Bombay High Court
Bombay High Court Quashes Show Cause Notice in Landmark Foreign Trade Policy Case Mumbai, August 2024: The Bombay High Court, in a significant judgment concerning India's Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2009-14, has quashed the arbitrary decisions of the Policy Relaxation Committee regarding the export obligations of a…
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POCSO Act: Repeatedly Following a Minor Girl and Attempting to Express Love Despite Her Disinclination Is Sexual Harassment: Bombay High Court
Stalking and Sexual Harassment Conviction Upheld: Court Confirms Sentence Under POCSO Act In a recent judgment, the Honorable G. A. Sanap dismissed the appeal filed by Mituram Dhurve, affirming the conviction and sentence related to the offenses of stalking and sexual harassment under the Protection of Children from…
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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
