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Wednesday, July 30, 2025
TopicBombay High Court

Topic: Bombay High Court

Mumbai train blast verdict shows an urgent need to reform India’s criminal justice system

The Malimath Committee had recommended that all prosecutors work in close coordination with the police. But the current trend is quite the opposite.

‘Misleading sense of resolution’: Behind Bombay HC’s acquittal of 12 convicts in 2006 Mumbai blasts case

The HC Monday overturned a 2015 special MCOCA court ruling that had sentenced five to death, and given life terms to seven.

As HC acquits all 12 convicts in 2006 Mumbai blasts case, pressure mounts on Maharashtra govt to move SC

Bombay HC ruled Monday that prosecution had ‘utterly failed’ to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt, finding statements of witnesses unreliable.

Bombay HC approves relocation of ailing elephant Mahadevi to Vantara-supported trust

Radhe Krishna Elephant Welfare Trust, located in Jamnagar, will take in Mahadevi. The panel quoted from 'The Elephant Whisperer' to advocate for better treatment for elephants.

Affirmative action beyond jobs: Why HC upheld 1994 quota for SC/ST bidders in PSU transport contracts

Some BPCL contractors challenged guidelines issued by Centre on 18 August 1994. Policy mandates reservation to SC/ST bidders in transport contracts by oil marketing companies.

Sonu Nigam vs Sonu Nigam: How singer invoked personality rights to win impersonation case

Singer says posts by ‘Sonu Nigam’ Singh—who writes just 'Sonu Nigam' on X—harmed his reputation & caused backlash. HC asks man, who claims to be lawyer in Bihar, to use his full name.

Why Bombay HC ruled in favour of PVR, BookMyShow on convenience fees for online movie tickets

The petitioners challenged two Maharashtra govt orders that prohibited the collection of service charges or convenience fees for online cinema ticket bookings.

With no PoSH, is Advocates Act an adequate substitute for legal fraternity? What lawyers have to say

Bombay High Court has ruled that women lawyers cannot invoke Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act against male colleagues.

‘Woman can’t be denied financial support from estranged husband even if she earns,’ says Bombay HC

Dismissing a man's plea challenging court order to pay maintenance to his wife, the high court ruled that woman’s earnings don’t cancel her right to support from estranged husband.

Why Bombay HC quashed BCCI plea against Rs 538 cr award to now-defunct Kochi IPL franchise

Bombay HC upheld two awards passed by arbitral tribunal in 2015 in favour of Kochi Cricket Pvt Ltd and Rendezvous Sports World, owners of Kochi Tuskers Kerala.

On Camera

Meghnad Desai was a man of many passions. Marxian economics, politics to Bollywood

Meghnad’s interest went much beyond economics and politics. This is reflected in his writing, particularly after his retirement as a full-time LSE professor in 2003.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.