Bombay High Court Orders Man To Do Cleaning & Mopping At Mumbai's JJ Hospital For Filing Bogus FIR Against Zee TV Show

The Bombay High Court recently ordered a man to do cleaning and mopping work at the government-run JJ hospital after noting that he had filed a bogus complaint against Zee TV for its new show titled 'Tum Se Tum Tak' which revolves around the love story of a nearly 46-year-old man and a 19-year-old girl.A division bench of Justices Ravindra Ghuge and Gautam Ankhad was hearing a petition filed...

'Creating Additional Tehsildar Office Does Not Tantamount To New Revenue Area Under Maharashtra Land Revenue Code': Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that the creation of an office of an Additional Tehsildar for administrative convenience does not amount to the creation or constitution of a new revenue area under Section 4 of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966. The Court clarified that such appointments are permissible under Sections 7 and 13 of the Code and do not require compliance with...

AO Can Determine Annual Value Of Property Higher Than Municipal Rateable Value U/S 22 Income Tax Act: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court stated that the assessing officer (AO) can determine the annual value of the property higher than the municipal rateable value under Section 22 of the Income Tax Act. Section 22 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 deals with the "taxability of 'Income from House Property”. It says the annual value of property consisting of any buildings or lands appurtenant thereto...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justice Shree Chandrashekhar As Chief Justice Of Bombay High Court

The Central Government on Thursday (September 4) notified the appointed of Justice Shree Chandrashekhar as Chief Justice of Bombay High Court.Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal took to X to notify the appointment. The post reads:"In exercise of the powers conferred by the Constitution of India, in consultation with the Chief Justice of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri...

Citizens' Right To Clean Water Prevails: Bombay High Court Declines Plea To Immerse 'Eco-Friendly' Ganesh Idol In Natural Lake

The Bombay High Court on Thursday (September 4) refused permission to citizens of Mumbai's plush Malabar Hill area to immerse their "eco-friendly" Ganesha idols at city's Banganga Talao (lake). A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Aarti Sathe refused to grant any relief to the petitioner Sanjay Shirke. According to Shirke, he and...

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...

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...