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Bombay High Court Dismisses Workman's Petition Challenging Interlocutory Order in Domestic Enquiry — Holds That Item 1 of Schedule IV of MRTU & PULP Act Cannot Be Invoked Against Every Interlocutory Order Passed by Enquiry Officer

The petitioner, Vinod Pattar, a workman employed by M/s. EIH Ltd. (the Oberoi Hotel), challenged an interlocutory order dated 21/12/2021 passed by the...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Appointment of Nominated Councillor as Leader of House in Pune Municipal Corporation. Section 19-1A of Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Act, 1949 Does Not Require Leader to Be Elected Councillor; Term 'Councillor' Includes Nominated Members.

The Bombay High Court dismissed a writ petition challenging the appointment of a nominated Councillor as Leader of the House in the Pune Municipal Cor...

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Bombay High Court Grants Bail to Accused in Bhima Koregaon UAPA Case on Medical Grounds — Age and Health Conditions of 83-Year-Old Petitioner Considered. Court held that prolonged incarceration violates Article 21 right to life and health, granting bail under Section 439 CrPC and Section 43D(5) UAPA.

The petitioner, Dr. P. Varavara Rao, an 83-year-old poet and activist, was arrested in connection with the Bhima Koregaon case and charged under the U...

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Bombay High Court Holds That Power Under Section 60 of Maharashtra Police Act, 1951 Is Quasi-Judicial and Requires Speaking Orders. The appellate authority must assign reasons while disposing of appeals under Section 60 of the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951.

The case arose from a reference made by a Division Bench of the Bombay High Court (Coram: Nitin Jamdar & Sarang V. Kotwal, JJ.) which did not agree wi...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Father's Petition Challenging Temporary Custody of 5-Year-Old Daughter to Mother. Mother is preferred custodian for female child of tender years under Section 6 of Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956, as welfare of child is paramount.

The case involves a custody dispute between a husband and wife over their 5-year-old daughter. The parties married on 07.09.2014 and had a female chil...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in POCSO Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Failure to Prove Age of Victim. Conviction under Section 376 IPC and Section 4 of POCSO Act Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Establish Victim's Age Below 18 Years and Relied on Contradictory Testimony.

The appellant, Asif s/o Jakir Pathan, was convicted by the Special Judge/Additional Sessions Judge, Aurangabad in Special Case (POCSO) No.173 of 2016 ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Convict's Furlough Petition Based on Past Good Conduct and Absence of Specific Adverse Material. The court set aside the rejection order as it contained only stereotyped reasons and failed to consider the petitioner's impeccable record of surrendering on time on six prior furloughs.

The petitioner, Mohd. Sagir Bashir Chauhan, a convict serving life imprisonment at Central Prison, Amravati, filed a Criminal Writ Petition challengin...