Bombay HC Disposes PIL Seeking Implementation Of Mechanism For Enforcing Living Wills Upon Noting State's Compliance With SC Directives

The Bombay High Court has disposed of a PIL that sought directions to ensure compliance with a Supreme Court order regarding a mechanism for enforcing 'living wills', taking into account the State government's submission that it has taken steps to comply with the Apex Court's directions. The PIL sought the proper implementation of the Supreme Court's directives on passive euthanasia in...

BREAKING | Bombay HC Grants Interim Protection From Arrest To Kunal Kamra Till Decision On Plea To Quash FIR

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday (April 16) granted interim protection from arrest to comedian Kunal Kamra in his plea for quashing an FIR lodged against him following his satirical video and "gaddar" comment purportedly made against Maharashtra's Deputy CM Eknath Shinde.Granting protection from arrest to Kamra and reserving order on the plea, a division bench of Justice Sarang Kotwal...

Nagpur Civic Body Tenders "Unconditional Apology" For Defying Supreme Court Directive & Demolishing Houses Of Riots Accused

The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) on Tuesday offered an "unconditional apology" to the Bombay High Court for defying the orders of the Supreme Court in Re: Directions in the matter of Demolition of Structures, and demolishing the alleged illegal portions of the houses of the accused in the recent communal violence case.The NMC filed its affidavit before a division bench led by Justice...

Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 07 – April 13, 2025

2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 135 to 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 145Nominal Index:Anna Maruti Shinde vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 135Bharat Ramji Thakkar vs Union Of India, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 136Arun Hastimal Firodia v. The State of Maharashtra and Another, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 137PV vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 138Contract for Emergency Medical Services vs. State of Maharashtra and...

Bombay High Court Quarterly Digest: January To March 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 1 to 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 122Nominal Index:Smita Pansare vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 (LiveLaw) Bom 1Prameya Welfare Foundation vs. State Of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 2Shweta Tiwari vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 3Amit Chavan vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 4Jindal Cocoa LLP & ors. vs. Reserve Bank of India & ors., 2025...

Acted As Client's Agent: Bombay HC Asks State Bar Council To Enquire Into Lawyer's Conduct Who Sought Adjournment To Delay Order Pronouncement

The Bombay High Court has directed the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa to hold an enquiry regarding the conduct of an advocate, who sought adjournment despite the case being listed for passing order.Remarking that the counsel acted as a “mouthpiece” of his client, Justice Madhav J. Jamdar observed that advocates' first duty is towards the court and that advocates are not the agents...

No Bar On Arbitrator To Allow Withdrawal Of Claims Provided Legitimate Interests Of Other Party Are Not Prejudiced: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Dr. Neela Gokhale has held that the arbitrator can allow the parties to withdraw their claims to initiate fresh arbitration proceedings by issuing a new notice of arbitration, provided that the legitimate interests of the other party are not prejudiced. Brief Facts: An agreement was executed between the Petitioner, in...

Human Teeth Not 'Dangerous Weapon', Injury Caused By It Falls U/S 323 IPC And Not 324 IPC: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has observed that causing injury by biting with human teeth constitutes 'voluntarily causing hurt' under Section 323 IPC rather than Section 324 IPC as human teeth cannot be considered as a 'weapon'.A division bench of Justice Vibha Kankanwadi and Justice Sanjay A. Deshmukh were considering applicants' plea for quashing of proceedings against them. The applicants were...

High Court Issues Notice To State On Plea Seeking 'Carrying Capacity Survey' In Mumbai For Sustainable Urban Development

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Bombay High Court seeking 'Carrying Capacity Survey' for the city of Mumbai to address the address conflict between urban development and environmental sustainability.'Carrying Capacity' of an area is the population carrying capacity of the area. The petition refers to a IIT Guwahati Working Paper, which defines carrying capacity as...

Presumption U/S 16 HAMA Conditional Upon Signing Of Adoption Deed By Persons Giving And Taking Child In Adoption: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court has observed that mere registration of an adopted deed cannot give rise to a presumption under Section 16 of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956. It noted that the presumption under Section 16 is conditional upon the signing of the deed by the person giving and the person taking the child in adoption.“Only because the adoption deed is a registered document...

Bombay High Court Passes John Doe Order Against Sale Of Counterfeit & Contraband 'Closeup', 'Pepsodent' Goods

The Bombay High Court has granted ex-parte ad-interim in favour of Hindustan Unilever, against infringement of its trademark and copyrights in its 'Closeup' and 'Pepsodent' toothpastes, by unknown persons selling counterfeit products.Hindustan Unilever, which manufactures various home and personal care products, alleged that unknown defendants were selling counterfeit and contraband...

Bombay High Court Slaps ₹2 Lakh Cost On BMC For Razing Structure Used As Temporary Shelter For Cancer Patients

The Bombay High Court recently imposed Rs 2 lakh costs on the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) for high-handedly demolishing a structure which was used to provide temporary shelter and food for the cancer patients taking treatment in the city's Tata Memorial Hospital.Single-judge Justice Gauri Godse while imposing costs of Rs 2 lakh, observed that the officers acted...