Don't Want To Create A Class Among Litigants: Bombay High Court Stops Practice Of Placing Matters 'High On Board'

In a bid to avoid misconceptions against the judiciary, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday (June 11) said that it has done away with the practice of placing certain matters "High on Board" in the daily list of cases to be heard.A division bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Sandeep Marne said this is being done to avoid any classification of litigants and to ensure that no...

Maratha Reservation Challenge : Bombay High Court Allows 10% Quota This Year Subject To Outcome; Will Hold Saturday Hearings

A newly constituted Bombay High Court's three-judge bench on Wednesday observed that the interim order passed last year allowing the Maratha community to avail 10% reservation in education and employment will continue this year as well, subject to the final outcome of the petitions challenging the 2024 Maratha quota law.The full judge bench led by Justice Ravindra Ghuge also indicated that...

Bombay High Court Orders BMC To Pay ₹50 Lakh Each To Families Of Victims Killed In 2015 Hotel City Kinara Fire

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (June 10) while holding the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) responsible for the death of eight youngster, who died in a tragic fire that broke out in a eatery in Mumbai and therefore ordered the civic body to pay Rs 50 lakh to the families of each of the victims.A division bench of Justices Burgess Colabawalla and Firdosh Pooniwala said that the...

PoP Idols Shall Not Be Immersed In Any Natural Water Body: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court on Monday (June 9) said that it will not permit immersion of any Plaster of Paris (PoP) idol in natural water bodies at any cost. A division bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Sandeep Marne said it will not permit any PoP idol to be immersed in natural water bodies. While dictating the order the court said, "We therefore, deem it appropriate to direct the...

Denying Full Reimbursement For Retd Govt Employee's Heart Surgery Violates His Human Rights: Bombay High Court

Refusing full reimbursement of the medical expenses to a public servant, who underwent a critical 'heart transplant' surgery not only violates his fundamental rights but strikes at the very essence of the human rights, said the Bombay High Court while directing Centre to reimburse Rs. 22 Lakhs to a retired Excise and Customs Officer. A division bench of Justices Girish Kulkarni and Advait...

"Working From Early Morning Till 2 AM Daily": Bombay High Court Judge Says Workload Delayed Uploading Of Judgment

A Bombay High Court judge recently cited his 'workload' which delayed the uploading of a judgment that he dictated in open court in December last year. Justice Madhav Jamdar had dictated an 85-page judgment in open court on December 19, 2024 in a case arising out of the Transfer of Property Act, wherein he held that a purchaser is bound by the decree of specific performance during the pendency...

Bombay High Court Monthly Digest - May 2025

2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 170 to 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 201Nominal Index:Harshad Bhoite vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 170Maheshwari Shanmugam Pillay vs Union of India, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 171Sumitra Khane vs Deputy Collector, Special Land Acquisition, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 172Kapil Satish Phalke & Anr. V/s. The Sub Divisional Officer, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 173Kedar Bhusari vs State...

Bombay High Court Asks State Govt To Decide Plea To Allow Namaaz At Mumbai's August Kranti Maidan

The Bombay High Court on Friday (June 6) ordered the Secretary, Cultural Affairs Ministry of the Maharashtra Government to decide, preferably today itself, the representation to perform Namaaz on city's August Kranti Maidan. A vacation court division bench of Justices Dr Neela Gokhale and Manjusha Deshpande noted that the petitioner - Umer Abdul Jabbar Gopalani in his petition, only...

Transfer Of Property Act | Purchasers During Pendency Of Suit Bound By Decree Of Specific Performance: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court stated that the purchasers during pendency of suit bound by the decree of specific performance.The Bench of Justice Madhav J. Jamdar observed that “the doctrine of lis pendens show that the need for it arises from the very nature of the jurisdiction of the Courts and their control over the subject matter of litigation so that parties litigating before it may not remove...

Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 25 to June 01

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 198 to 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 201]SSK vs ASK, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 198Celebi Nas Airport Services India Pvt. Ltd. vs Mumbai International Airport, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 199KSS vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 200SGT vs NST, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 201Judgments:Mother Hiring Maid To Look After Child Not Ground To Deny Custody: Bombay High CourtCase...

Bombay High Court Orders Forthwith Release Of Anchor Group Director Arrested 'Illegally'

Observing that his arrest was 'completely illegal' the Bombay High Court last week ordered the 'forthwith' release of Anchor Group director Hemang Shah, who was arrested by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Mumbai Police last month, for allegedly duping his elder brother of nearly Rs 9 crore. A vacation court division bench of Justices Gauri Godse and Somasehkhar Sundaresan noted that...

Bombay High Court Permits Animal Sacrifice For Bakri-Eid At Dargah In Kolhapur's Vishalgad Fort

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (June 3) permitted the sacrifice of animals and birds at a Dargah located within the "protected monument" Vishalgad Fort in Kolhapur district for the forthcoming Bakri-Eid festival on June 7 and the Urs celebrations commencing from June 8. A vacation court division bench of Justices Dr Neela Gokhale and Firdosh Pooniwalla noted that a detailed order on June...