Category: Bombay High Court

Source: freepressjournal.in Mumbai: A person seeking a caste certificate would have to apply for it to the competent authority of his or her own area/ territory, ruled the full bench of the Bombay High Court. The bench at Aurangabad has clarified that a certificate would be void if it is issued by a competent authority of

Source: freepressjournal.in Mumbai: The Supreme Court on Friday (July 12) will hear the petition challenging the verdict of the Bombay High Court upholding the constitutional validity of the socially and educationally backward class (SEBC) law, which guarantees reservation to Marathas in public service and education. The petition by advocate Sanjeet Shukla was mentioned before a

Source: theprint.in Mumbai: “Are you ostriches,” an angry Bombay High Court bench Friday asked the censor board for refusing to issue a universal (U) certificate to a children’s film and asserted the board will “not decide what one wants to watch and see”. In strongly-worded observations, a division bench of justices S C Dharmadhikari and Gautam

Source: barandbench.com The Bombay High Court on Monday reserved judgment in a batch of Public Interest Litigations (PILs) challenging the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC’s) Coastal Road Project worth Rs 14,000 crore. The Coastal Road project will connect South Mumbai’s Marine Drive area to Kandivali in North Mumbai. The project was challenged by environmental activists, residents

Source: barandbench.com After a special court rejected their bail application last month, the three women doctors arrested for allegedly abetting the suicide of Dr. Payal Tadvi have moved the Bombay High Court seeking bail. Hema Ahuja, Bhakti Mehare and Ankita Khandelwal, who were the seniors of Payal Tadvi, have challenged the special court order rejecting

Source: indiatoday.in A division bench in the Bombay High Court has upheld the Maratha Reservation Bill saying that the state is within its right. We hold and declare that the state government possesses legislative competence to create a separate category of the Socially and Educationally Backward Class and grant reservation, the court said. However, the

Source: barandbench.com The Bombay High Court yesterday issued notice to 22 acquitted persons, including junior-level police officers from Gujarat and Rajasthan, in the alleged fake encounter of Sohrabuddin Sheikh that took place in 2005. A Division Bench of Justices Indrajit Mahanty and AM Badar on Monday admitted the appeal filed by Rubabuddin and Nayabuddin Sheikh,

Source: indianexpress.com The Bombay High Court on Monday upheld an arbitral award, directing city-based businessmen brothers Yogesh Mehra and Ajay Mehra to pay about Rs 700 crore ‘siphoned off’ by them from a joint venture (JV) company between them and German wind turbine major Enercon GmbH. Advertising The order, passed by a single judge of

Source: freepressjournal.in Mumbai: Opposing the petitions filed by two death row prisoners, the Maharashtra government on Thursday told the Bombay High Court to strike a balance between the rights of the convicts, the family of the victim and also the collective conscience of the society. The duo have urged the HC to commute their death

Source: republicworld.com In a major update in the fight to get justice for acid attack victim Preeti Rathi, souces have reported on Thursday that the family of the victim is reportedly going to approach the Supreme Court against the order of Bombay High Court which reversed the judgement of a trial court, commuting the death