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) 198

Celebi Nas Airport Services India Pvt. Ltd. vs Mumbai International Airport, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 199

KSS vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 200

SGT vs NST, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 201

Judgments:

Mother Hiring Maid To Look After Child Not Ground To Deny Custody: Bombay High Court

Case Title: SSK vs ASK

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 198

A mother appointing a maid servant to take care of the child is not a ground to deny her the custody of the said child, the Bombay High Court held recently. Single-judge Justice RM Joshi pointed out that appointing maid servants to take care of children is not an 'uncommon' practice.

High Court Restrains Mumbai International Airport From Taking Final Decision On Replacement Of Turkish Firm Celebi's Subsidiary

Case Title: Celebi Nas Airport Services India Pvt. Ltd. vs Mumbai International Airport

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 199

The Bombay High Court on Monday restrained the Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) from taking a final decision in the bids invited on May 17 to replace Turkey-based Celebi for ground and bridge handling services at city's International airport, till the its (Celebi) challenge to cancellation of security clearance is heard by a regular bench after the summer vacations.

'Absolutely Shocking': Bombay High Court Orders Release Of 19-Yr-Old Female Student Arrested For Resharing Post On Operation Sindoor

Case Title: KSS vs State of Maharashtra

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 200

The Bombay High Court on May 27 orally expressed its "shock" at the Maharashtra Police for arresting a 19-year-old engineering student who reshared a critical social media post on Indian Army's Operation Sindoor.A division bench of Justices Gauri Godse and Somasekhar Sundaresan had in the morning session criticised the State and the college authorities for treating her like a "criminal", instead of making an endaevour to reform her.

Bombay High Court Slams Family Court Judge Who Denied Urgent Hearing For Medical Custody Of Child To Undergo Open Heart Surgery

Case Title: SGT vs NST

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 201

"It is unbecoming of a Judge," remarked the Bombay High Court on May 27 while noting that a Family Court Judge did not grant any urgent hearing to a plea filed by a man seeking interim medical custody of his minor son, who is supposed to undergo an 'open heart' surgery. Single-judge Justice Rohit Joshi also expressed shock over the conduct of the man's wife (child's mother), who opposed the plea for interim custody and also the request for urgent hearing. 

Other Developments: 

"She Is No Criminal": Bombay High Court Slams State, Engineering Institute Over Arrest Of Student For Post On 'Operation Sindoor'

While hearing a petition filed by a 19-year-old engineering student, who was arrested for making an allegedly objectionable post on 'Operation Sindoor' on social media, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday (May 27) remarked that the student has to be released adding that she had already faced the consequences after being rusticated by college.