Source: dnaindia.com The Bombay High Court on Wednesday temporarily stayed the demotion of 63 income tax officials belonging to the scheduled caste and scheduled tribe communities whose promotion in 2012-2013 had been reversed by an order of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) in 2017. The order of the CAT had come about as general candidates
Source: freepressjournal.in Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday pulled up the Maharashtra Police for failing to file a First Information Report (FIR) in the alleged multi-crore scam pertaining to the Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank despite orders. The HC questioned the ‘powers’ of the Maharashtra Police for closing the case without filing an FIR. A
Source: freepressjournal.in Mumbai: The Bombay High Court recently granted protection from being arrested to a police officer of the Maharashtra Police Force, who is accused of raping a woman colleague. The HC while granting him relief noted that the accused as also the alleged victim were in a ‘consensual’ relationship. A bench of Justices Indrajit Mahanty
Source: indianexpress.com THE BOMBAY High Court on Friday reserved its orders on a petition filed by activist Gautam Navlakha, seeking to quash the FIR lodged against him by the Pune Police last year in connection with a public meeting held in Pune on the eve of the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Bhima Koregaon. Navlakha
Source: livemint.com MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Thursday restrained the CBI from taking any coercive action against NGO Lawyers Collective and its founding members, senior lawyers Anand Grover and Indira Jaising. A bench of justices Ranjit More and Bharati Dangre granted the interim protection till August 19, the next date of hearing. The CBI had registered
Source: firstpost.com Mumbai:The Bombay High Court on Monday asked the railway authorities to “think out of the box” and come up with ways to make suburban train coaches and stations more disabled-friendly. The Railways, in an affidavit submitted before the high court said it would not be possible to increase the halt time of trains
Source:barandbench.com The Bombay High Court recently ruled in favour of the autonomy of adult victims rescued from immoral trafficking, observing that such persons cannot be forced to live in a correction home against their wishes. A Single Judge Bench of Justice SS Shinde made the observation while ordering the release of a 22-year-old woman. The woman
Source: freepressjournal.in Mumbai: Observing that it is not an extended branch of any municipal corporation, the Bombay High Court reiterated that it would not pass any orders to maintain the ‘status quo’ in cases of dilapidated buildings in the city. The HC said the congested city has buildings, especially on roads and near stations, and
Source:indianexpress.com The Bombay High Court in the Shakti Mills case upheld the constitutionality of Section 376E of the IPC that provides for life imprisonment till the end of natural life or death sentence for the repeat offence of rape. A legacy of the criminal amendments after the 2012 Delhi gang rape, the provision brings into
Source: mid-day.com Mumbai resident who got married in Karachi, may finally be able to get his Pakistani bride home after two years. A division bench of Justice Nijamoodin Jamadar and Justice Ravindra Borde has directed the Union government to consider the application for a ‘visitor’s visa’ filed by Aamir Vadgama’s wife Rabiya Husaain. Aamir Vadgama is
