Did You Instigate Protestors Or Not? Bombay High Court Asks Manoj Jarange To Respond To Allegations Of Damage To Public Property In Mumbai

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed Manoj Jarange and organizers of the protest for Maratha Reservation in Mumbai to file an affidavit responding to allegations of large-scale damage caused to public properties in the city during the protest. The court said this while noting that the issue for which Jarange and his supporters protested in Mumbai had been resolved now. The development came in a PIL regarding the inconvenience caused to people due to the protests.Jarange has been on a...

Bombay High Court Gets 14 New Judges

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday got 14 new judges.With these appointments, the strength of the HC has increased to 82 as against the sanctioned strength of 94.Acting Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar administered the oath of office to the following advocates, who are appointed as additional judges. Siddheshwar Thombre,Mehroz Pathan,Ranjitsinha Bhonsale,Nandesh Deshpande,Amit...

'You Could Have Vacated People Forcefully': Bombay High Court To State Over Maratha Quota Protestors Continuing To Sit At Azaad Maidan

While hearing a PIL on inconvenience caused to people due to the Maratha Reservation protests, the Bombay High Court in the post-lunch session on Tuesday remarked that the State government could have "forcefully" vacated the protest site. Earlier today a division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sree Chandrashekhar and Justice Aarti Sathe had asked the state government to inform at 3pm, the...

'We Can't Be Under Seige': High Court Pulls Up Maharashtra Govt, Manoj Jarange As Judge Forced To Walk To Court Amid Maratha Agitation

The Bombay High Court today slammed the State as well as activist Manoj Jarange for failing to control crowd during protests for Maratha Reservation, thereby forcing a sitting HC judge to walk to the Court on Monday.For context, protesters took over Mumbai streets— playing, dancing and sleeping there, forcing Justice Ravindra Ghuge to walk besides the crowd on the foot-path from the City...

Maratha Quota Stir: Bombay High Court Says Manoj Jarange 'Illegally' Continuing Protest At Azad Maidan, Asks Him To Vacate Site By 3PM

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (September 2) slamed Maratha Leader Manoj Jarange for continuing to sit on "fast unto death" at Mumbai's Azad Maidan seeking reservation for the Maratha Community, questioning him over steps taken to control crowd after finding that 1 Lakh people had reached the city. A division bench bench of Acting Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Aarti Sathe...

Bombay High Court Directs Protestors Seeking Maratha Reservation To Vacate Mumbai Roads By Tomorrow

The Bombay High Court today (September 01) directed activist Manoj Jarange and his supporters, who are protesting for Maratha reservations to vacate all streets and restore normalcy in Mumbai by tomorrow. Jarange has been on a hunger strike at Azad Maidan since Friday (August 29), demanding 10 percent reservation for the Maratha community in government jobs and education under the Other...

Income Tax | Interest On Fixed Deposits, TDS Refund Linked To Business Qualifies For S. 80IA Deduction: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court held that interest on fixed deposits, TDS refund linked to business qualifies for deduction under Section 80IA of the Income Tax Act. Section 80IA of the Income Tax Act, 1961 provides tax incentives for businesses operating in certain sectors such as infrastructure, power, and telecommunications. Justices B.P. Colabawalla and Firdosh P. Pooniwalla...

Bombay High Court Laments Repeated Delays In Execution Of Slum Rehabilitation Projects, Directs Expeditious Implementation Of Scheme

The Bombay High Court has expressed concern over repeated delays in the implementation of slum rehabilitation schemes and directed the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) to ensure that projects are implemented expeditiously in accordance with the object of the Slum Rehabilitation Scheme. The Court observed that any interference or obstruction in the statutory process defeats the very purpose...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of 14 Advocates As Additional Judges Of Bombay High Court

The Central Government has notified the appointment of 14 advocates as additional judges of the Bombay High Court, following a resolution passed by the Supreme Court Collegium last week.They are :Siddheshwar Sundarrao ThombreMehroz Ashraf Khan PathanRanjitsinha Raja BhonsaleNandesh Shankarrao DeshpandeAmit Satyavan JamsandekarAshish Sahadev ChavanSmt. Vaishali Nimbajirao...

'Removal From Service For Non-Disclosure Of Involvement In Trivial Offence Is A Harsh Punishment': Bombay High Court Sets Aside Termination

The Bombay High Court has held that non-disclosure of a past conviction for a trivial offence cannot, by itself, justify termination of a Class-IV employee appointed on compassionate grounds. The Court observed that authorities are required to consider the nature of the offence, the duties of the post, and the family circumstances of the employee before inflicting the extreme penalty of...

'Delay In Filing Review Application Cannot Be Condoned Without Looking Into Its Maintainability': Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that unless the main proceedings are maintainable in law, there is no question of condoning delay in filing them. The Court ruled that the Labour Court erred in condoning a delay of 333 days in filing a review application without first examining whether such a review was maintainable, as the Industrial Disputes Act does not confer any power of review upon the...

Bombay High Court Calls For State's Affidavit On Steps Taken To Implement 2023 Resolution Prohibiting Plying Of Bike Taxis

The Bombay High Court today ordered the Maharashtra Government to file an affidavit spelling out the steps undertaken to implement the January 19, 2023, Government Resolution (GR) by which bike taxis were prohibited from plying across the State.A division bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Sandeep Marne asked the State to file an affidavit listing down the steps taken to implement...