Bombay High Court
OCI Cardholder Parent Entitled To Remedies Under Senior Citizens Act; Citizenship Not Mandatory: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholder is entitled to invoke the remedies available under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, if the other statutory conditions are satisfied. The Court observed that the beneficial object of the Act would be better served by adopting an interpretation that advances the protection...
Permanent Debarment Of Auditor From Future Empanelment Not Permissible Under Maharashtra Co-Operative Societies Act: High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that neither the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 nor the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Rules, 1961 contemplate permanently debarring an auditor from future empanelment merely because his name was removed from an earlier panel. The Court further held that a clause in the Commissioner's Circular imposing such a permanent disqualification...
Doctors Assault: Bombay High Court Inclined To Grant Bail To Shiv Sena Corporator; Says Will Impose Strictest Conditions, Fast-Track Trial
The Bombay High Court on Thursday (August 06) indicated that it is inclined to grant bail to Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) corporator Ramesh Mhatre, who is accused of assaulting three on duty doctors at a civic-run hospital in Dombivli, observing that the investigation is almost complete and he cannot be kept behind bars indefinitely.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Ravindra Ghuge and...
Bombay High Court Sentences Journalist Tarun Tejpal To 10 Years Imprisonment In 2013 Rape Case
The Bombay High Court Goa Bench on Thursday (August 6) sentenced journalist Tarun Tejpal to 10 years rigorous imprisonment in a rape case lodged against him by a junior colleague in November 2013.The sentence is imposed under sections 376(2)(f) (aggravated rape committed by a person in a fiduciary or authority relationship) and 376(2)(k) (aggravated rape committed by a person who is in a...
Breaking | Bombay High Court Convicts Journalist Tarun Tejpal In 2013 Rape Case, Sets Aside Acquittal
The Bombay High Court Goa Bench on Thursday (August 6) set aside the judgment of a Sessions Court in Mapusa which had acquitted Tehelka Magazine's former editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal in a rape case lodged against him by a junior colleague in November 2013.A division bench of Justice Dr Neela Gokhale and Justice Amit Jamsandekar, allowing the appeal filed by the Goa Government, convicted...
'Nobody Is Prohibiting Practice Of Religion': Bombay High Court Says PoP Idol Immersion Case Is Limited To Environmental Issue
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday (August 5) clarified that the litigation concerning immersion of Plaster of Paris (PoP) Ganesh idols are confined to the environmental impact of immersing such idols in natural water bodies and do not seek to interfere with the religious practices of the Hindu community. Emphasising that "nobody is prohibiting the practise of religion," division bench of...
Writ Petition Not Maintainable Against CMD Of Government Company As It Is Not A 'Public Office': Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that a writ of quo warranto is not maintainable against the Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) of a Government company merely because the appointment is made by the President of India or the company is government-controlled. The Court further observed that for a writ of quo warranto to lie, the office in question must be a "public office" created by law and...
'No Sexual Intent': Bombay High Court Drops POCSO Charge Against Youth Booked For Slapping, Abusing Minor In Filthy Language
The Bombay High Court recently dropped the sexual harassment charge under stringent Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act against a 25-year-old boy, who was booked for allegedly slapping and abusing a minor girl in filthy language.Single-judge Justice Shivkumar Dige noted that the incident took place in 2020, when the applicant - Prasad Bade was 19 year old and the victim...
E20 Petrol Policy: Bombay High Court Orders Takedown Of 'Defamatory' AI Videos Against Union Minister Nitin Gadkari
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday (August 5) ordered takedown of deepfake, AI videos linking Union Minister Nitin Gadkari with the controversial Ethanol-blended fuel policy.Single-judge Justice Arif Doctor has ordered pulling down of all the content as highlighted by Gadkari in his suit, after finding the material to be "per se defamatory."Further, order is issued to remove any other content...