Category: Bombay High Court

Bombay High Court quashes sexual harassment FIR against IRSE officer.

Source – indianexpress.com SIX DAYS after Marine Drive Police filed a chargesheet against a 56-year-old senior Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer for allegedly sexually harassing his subordinate, a 30-year-old woman, the Bombay High Court Tuesday quashed the FIR after the accused and victim settled their dispute. In its October 17 order, the high

Chanda Kochhar takes ICICI Bank to Bombay HC; hearing on December 2.

Source – business-standard.com Chanda Kochhar, ICICI Bank’s former managing director and chief executive officer, has moved the Bombay High Court, challenging the decision of the bank’s board earlier this year to terminate her employment and claw back the bonuses and stock options she received between April 2009 and March 2018. A division Bench of the

Uddhav Thackeray’s oath ceremony tomorrow at Shivaji Park, Bombay HC raises security concern.

Source – hindustantimes.com The Bombay high court on Wednesday raised security concerns about the use of Shivaji Park for swearing-in ceremony of Shiva Sena boss Uddhav Thackeray as Maharashtra chief minister. “Just imagine what will happen at the ground and the by lanes around, if there is a gathering of 4 to 5 lakh people

Bombay HC restrains Bengaluru-based newspaper from using Indian Express Group founder’s name.

Source – indianexpress.com In an interim order, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday restrained publisher Prashant Goenka and others from using name and image of Indian Express Group founder Ramnath Goenka in his newspaper ‘Sajaga Samachar Parivartan Ka’. Justice S C Gupte also directed the defendants (Prashant Goenka and others) to not use Ramnath Goenka’s name and

Former CJIs, judges split over apex court judgement on RTI Act ambit.

Source – thehindu.com The landmark judgement delivered by the Supreme Court on Wednesday bringing the Chief Justice of India’s (CJI) office under the Right to Information (RTI) Act has former CJIs and former judges divided. While some say it brings in more transparency others are ‘sceptical about the repercussions’. Former CJI T.S. Thakur said, “The