High Court

Scroll Down To Discover

Sort by:

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

High Court of Bombay at Goa Acquits Appellant in Child Abuse Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Sections 324, 201 IPC and Goa Children's Act Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The appellant, Dr. Vasudev Deshprabhu, was convicted by the Children's Court for offences under Sections 324 (voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons) and 201 (causing disappearance of evidence)...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court Upholds Termination of Clerk in Unfair Labour Practice Case Due to Perverse Finding by Labour Court. Industrial Court's Reversal of Reinstatement Order Confirmed as Labour Court Ignored Evidence of Demand for Illegal Gratification....

The Petitioner, Suresh Vasudeo Dalvi, was employed as a Clerk with Respondent Nos. 1 and 2, a Trust running an auditorium named 'Kalidas Natyagruha'. He was appointed on 11 April 1991, but his service...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court Refers Question on Working Journalist Maintainability Under MRTU & PULP Act to Division Bench. Conflict of Single Judge Decisions on Whether Working Journalist is 'Employee' Under Section 3(5) MRTU & PULP Act, 1971 Led to Reference....

The matter arose from writ petitions before the High Court of Judicature at Bombay challenging orders of the Industrial Court and Labour Court in complaints of unfair labour practice filed by working ...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court Allows Appointment of Arbitrator in Commercial Dispute Over Coal Supply Contracts — Failure to Provide Load Port Report Constitutes Dispute. Court holds that existence of arbitration clause and failure of respondent to appoint arbitrator entitles petitioner to seek appointment under Section 11(6) of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996....

The petitioner, Era International, a partnership firm engaged in importing coal, entered into three sale contracts with the respondent, Aditya Birla Global Trading India Private Limited (formerly Swis...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court Grants Bail to Sub-Divisional Officer in PMLA Case Alleging Illegal NA Permission in CRZ Area. The court held that the applicant satisfied the twin conditions under Section 45 of PMLA and was entitled to bail under Section 439 CrPC....

The applicant, Jayram Vinayak Deshpande, was the Sub-Divisional Officer at Dapoli and was arrested on 13/03/2023 in connection with ECIR No. ECIR/MBZO-I/57/2022 registered by the Enforcement Directora...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court Grants Bail to Sub-Divisional Officer in PMLA Case for Allegedly Granting NA Permission in CRZ Area. The court held that the twin conditions under Section 45 PMLA were satisfied as there was no prima facie evidence of money laundering beyond the scheduled offence....

The applicant, Jayram Vinayak Deshpande, was a Sub-Divisional Officer at Dapoli who granted NA permission for land in Gat No. 446 at Murud, which fell within CRZ-III area. The Ministry of Environment,...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Answer Key in Junior Engineer Recruitment Exam — No Ambiguity Found in Antonym Question. Court holds that 'Heighten' is the correct antonym of 'Alleviate' and that the examination body's decision to accept only one answer is not arbitrary....

The petitioner, Atul Baban Rupnavar, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging an order of the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal dated 6 February 2023 (though ...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court Quashes Preventive Detention Order Under MPDA Act Due to Unexplained Delay, Non-Consideration of Bail Order, and Violation of Article 22(5). Detaining Authority Failed to Communicate Representation Decision and Consider Bail Order; Violated Petitioner's Constitutional Right....

The case pertained to a writ of habeas corpus filed by the detenu challenging a preventive detention order under the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Slumlords Bootleggers, Drug-Offen...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court Quashes Preventive Detention Order Under MPDA Act for Lack of Public Order Impact — Single Criminal Case and In-Camera Statements Insufficient to Establish Detriment to Public Order....

The petitioner, Nilesh Sunil Pendulkar, challenged an order dated 06.10.2023 passed by the District Magistrate, Ahmednagar, under Section 3(1) of the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities of ...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court Allows Doctor's Petition for Relaxation of Bail Conditions — Implied Power Under Section 439(1)(b) CrPC Recognized. Trial Court erred in holding it had no power to modify bail conditions; the power to grant bail includes the power to modify conditions....

The petitioner, Dr. Rajaram Dhondiba Shendge, a doctor by profession, was granted bail in R.C.C. No.22 of 2022 pending before the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Omerga, subject to certain conditions...