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Friday, April 26, 2024
TopicBombay High Court

Topic: Bombay High Court

10 months after collegium’s reiteration, advocate Sundaresan appointed as Bombay HC judge

Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal announced the appointment of advocate Somasekhar Sundaresan on X and extended his best wishes.

Bombay HC seeks Maharashtra govt’s response on pleas against 1994 order increasing OBC quota

Issue of OBC reservation in focus in the midst of ongoing Maratha quota stir. While Marathas have asked to be included among OBCs, the demand has been opposed by OBC community.

Father can’t be booked for offence of kidnapping child in absence of legal prohibition, says Bombay HC

Bench added that effect of biological father taking away child from custody of mother only amounts to one natural guardian taking custody of the child from another.

Bombay HC says epilepsy not ‘cruelty’ by spouse, cannot be grounds for divorce

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay HC dismissed a plea by a 33-year-old man seeking divorce from his wife who has epilepsy.

‘Can’t work against self-respect’: Bombay HC Justice Rohit Deo announces resignation in open court

Deo was appointed as a judge of the Bombay High Court in June 2017 and was due to retire in December 2025.

A preacher recommended sex on even dates to have sons. Now, Bombay HC wants him to stand trial

Maharashtra preacher Nivrutti Kashinath Deshmukh ‘Indorikar’ has been accused of ‘advertising’ sex selection techniques, which is illegal under the law.

Justice T Raja retires, central govt clears elevation of two as chief justices of Bombay, Madras HC

Justice Ramesh Dhanuka and Justice Sanjay Gangapurwala to head the two premier HCs for a short tenure. New Chief Justice of Bombay HC to have four-day tenure.

Senior advocate’s views have no bearing on junior’s elevation as judge, says SC collegium

In a meeting held Tuesday, three-member SC collegium approves three names for the Bombay High Court — Shailesh Pramod Brahme, Firdosh Phiroze Pooniwalla and Jitendra Shantilal Jain.

SC sets aside Bombay HC order acquitting GN Saibaba in Maoist links case, new bench to hear appeals

The bench of top court Justices M R Shah and CT Ravikumar said that question of law, including sanction under UAPA, is to remain open for adjudication by HC.

Bombay High Court orders release of ex-ICICI boss Chanda Kochhar, husband Deepak in loan case

After hearing the Kochar’s version, the court observed that their arrest was not in accordance with the law in the Rs 3,000-cr loan case.

On Camera

Why the future of cars does not look electrified

Making a jump from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles is the kind of romantic prospect that would appeal to India, which jumped from a shortage of landline phones to an abundance of smartphones.

Notices, fines, court case & now a limited ban — RBI-Kotak relationship has been fraught for years

RBI Wednesday banned Kotak Mahindra Bank from taking on new customers through digital channels & from issuing new credit cards. Violations had to do with strength of bank’s IT infra.

Rafale to Exercise Garuda, a look at Indo-French defence ties as Chief of Defence Staff visits France

Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.