'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 Labour Court.Justice Prafulla S. Khubalkar was hearing a writ petition filed by JSW Steel Coated Products...

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 the January 2023 GR in letter and spirit. "Let an affidavit be filed spelling out the compliance with...

'Non-Traceability Of Documents Without Supporting Affidavit Is Not A Ground To Allow Secondary Evidence': Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that mere assertions of non-availability or non-traceability of documents, without filing a supporting affidavit, cannot constitute sufficient grounds for permitting secondary evidence under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023. The Court upheld the decision of the Central Government Industrial Tribunal (CGIT) refusing to allow Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. to lead secondary evidence.Justice Prafulla S. Khubalkar was hearing a writ petition filed by...

Elgar Parishad Case: Bombay High Court Grants 3 Days Interim Bail To Accused Ramesh Gaichor To Visit Ailing Father In Pune

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (August 26) granted interim bail for 3 days to Ramesh Gaichor, one of the accused in the Bhima Koregaon - Elgar Parishad case, enabling him to visit his ailing father in Pune.A division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Rajesh Patil ordered Gaichor's release on a surety of Rs. 25,000. He would be escorted by a police team, to be arranged by the Commissioner of Police, Navi Mumbai as he is presently lodged in Taloja jail. Notably, Gaichor had challenged the...

Bombay High Court Restrains 'Sprouts News' From Publishing Allegedly Defamatory Articles Against Godrej Properties'

The Bombay High Court has held that ex parte ad-interim relief can be granted in defamation suits where the impugned articles are prima facie false, reckless and malicious, and where issuing notice would defeat the very purpose of the relief sought. The Court found that continued publication of such material would cause serious and irreparable damage to the commercial reputation of...

'Show Bonafide': Bombay High Court Orders Kannada Actor Dhruva Sarja To Deposit ₹3 Crores In His Plea To Quash Cheating FIR

The Bombay High Court on Monday ordered Kannada actor Dhruva Sarja alias Dhruva Kumar to show his bonafides and deposit Rs. 3 crore, an amount which he received from filmmaker Raghavendra Hegde, who has accused the actor of duping him of over Rs 9 crore.Sarja faces a First Information Report (FIR) at the behest of Hegde, who has alleged that the Kannada actor had approached him requesting for...

Bombay High Court Monthly Digest - July 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 246 To 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 315Ravindra s/o Laxman Narete vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 246Rupali P Shah vs Adani Wilmar Ltd., 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 247Microfibers Pvt. Ltd. vs Yes Bank Ltd., 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 248Dnyaneshwar S/o Vishnu Surywanshi vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 249M/s. Vivienda Luxury Homes LLP vs M/s. Gregory &...

'Court Staff Is Backbone Of Judiciary': Bombay High Court Orders Goa Govt To Extend AC Facilites For Staff Across District Courts

The Bombay High Court bench at Goa recently while directing the State government to extend the air conditioning facilities in the district courts for the supporting staff, held that the supporting staff like the stenographers, court clerks, court managers, bailiff, peon, nazir etc are the backbone of the judiciary. A division bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and Nivedita Mehta noted that in a...

Bombay HC Declines To Interfere In Allotment Of Plots By MIDC Over Inadequate Publicity, Says It Need Not Step In If Allotment Was Bona Fide

The Bombay High Court has held that courts need not interfere in allotments of land made by the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) merely because no public advertisement was issued or because the publicity was inadequate, so long as the action of the State is bona fide and in furtherance of a public purpose.A Division Bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Sandeep...

Three-Month Deadline For Passing Arbitral Award Under NSE Byelaws Is Directory And Not Mandatory: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court Bench of Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan while deciding a petition under Section 34, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“ACA”) had an occasion to interpret Rule 13, National Stock Exchange (“NSE”) Byelaws. The Court held that Rule 13(b) which provided that arbitral award under the Rules must be rendered within three months from the date of entering...

Former MP Moves Bombay HC Against Trial Court Order Denying His Plea To Bring On Record Evidence Against Thackeray & Raut In Defamation Case

Former Member of Parliament (MP) Rahul Shewale of the Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction) has moved the Bombay High Court challenging the decision of a special court which refused to issue summons to a witness in an ongoing trial in the criminal defamation case he has filed against Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray and Rajya Sabha parliamentarian Sanjay Raut. Notably, Shewale has filed the...

'Caste Scrutiny Committee Cannot Direct Reinquiry Without Reasons After Vigilance Cell Cleared Validity Of Pre-Independence Documents': Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court set aside the order of the Scheduled Tribe Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Amravati, which had invalidated the caste claims of the petitioners belonging to the 'Mana' Scheduled Tribe. The Court held that once the vigilance cell had admitted the validity of the pre-independence documents, the committee could not have mechanically directed a re-enquiry without...