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Wednesday, February 25, 2026
TopicBombay High Court

Topic: Bombay High Court

Bombay HC lifts stay shielding Anil Ambani from ‘fraud’ tag—‘risks eroding public confidence in banking’

Order says the interim relief was legally flawed, effectively allowing lenders to resume fraud-classification proceedings against Ambani.

What is an adopted child’s caste? Birth or belonging: Bombay High Court sets the record straight

Holding that the process of adoption servers ties with biological parents, the Bombay High Court said child's caste should be the same as its adoptive parents'.

How Ukraine war brought a $2.2 bn-dollar dispute between Russian company & Italian firm to Bombay HC

EuroChem's Russian unit has staked claim to assets worth Rs 19,598 crore, belonging to Tecnimont, part of Italy’s MAIRE group, in India.

Why Oxford University Press apologised for a Shivaji book 20 years later

The author first apologised in 2003, stating he loved India and had no intention of defaming Shivaji Maharaj, whom he acknowledged as a great figure.

Overruling HC, SC backs insurance claim for ‘requisitioned’ doctor who died during pandemic

Overruling Bombay High Court, Supreme Court said pandemic realities made formal appointment letters impractical, not needed to prove that a doctor was requisitioned during COVID-19.

No PoSH for women lawyers? SC to hear plea against order depriving them of sexual harassment shield

With the Bombay HC ruling that the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act does not cover advocates, women lawyers have turned to the SC, pleading that they and legal workers have been left without protection.

We blame the government for being too litigious. Data tells a very different story

Real gains can be achieved when the government focuses its reforms upstream in better contract design, stronger capacity to monitor performance and maintain documentation.

CJI Gavai lays foundation stone of Bombay High Court building in Bandra. All about the new complex

New complex was planned in the wake of space constraints and outdated infrastructure at the current Bombay HC building in South Mumbai that was opened in the 1860s.

10 years of the Commercial Courts Act—has the law delivered on its promise?

More than 60 per cent of the suits remain pending after two years of having been filed, and this proportion is agnostic to whether the suit is a commercial or ordinary suit.

Uphaar tragedy to pothole deaths, how courts have invoked ‘strict liability’ to protect right to life

Bombay HC, in landmark ruling addressing civic apathy, last week directed that victims of pothole accidents be compensated & amount be recovered from those responsible for negligence.

On Camera

Kerala, Keral, Keralam. I’m a Malayali and the name change is more annoyance than pride

North Indians are so used to dropping the ‘A’ at the end of Kerala. Now they have to train themselves to add another letter.

‘Dark chapter’ over, Chhattisgarh budget sets Naxal hotbed Bastar on path to ‘education cities’ & tourism

The Vishnu Deo Sai government's 2026-27 budget outlined a post-Naxal era vision for Chhattisgarh's tribal-majority belts of Bastar & Surguja. Finance Minister OP Choudhary presented it Tuesday.

Decoding India’s defence budget & how various govts struggled to spend it—from UPA to NDA

Every February, headlines focus on defence budget allocation. But real question is—how much money was actually spent & why did promise-delivery gap widen in some years, narrow in others?

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.