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Saturday, August 16, 2025
TopicBombay High Court

Topic: Bombay High Court

‘Probe into death of Badlapur POCSO accused should be fair, impartial,’ says Bombay HC

HC said shoot-out could have been avoided if the police had tried to overpower Akshay Shinde first, adding it was very hard to believe that he managed to seize a pistol from a cop.

Why HC called changes to IT rules, which allowed setting up of fact-check units, ‘arbitrary restriction’

Justice Atul Chandurkar said the restrictions aim to prevent dissemination of information as envisaged under IT Act, added it’s not on the Centre to determine if some info is fake or true.

Bombay HC’s ‘tie-breaker judge’ strikes down amendments that paved way for ‘fact-check units’

After a split verdict by two-judge bench in January, Justice Atul Chandurkar said Friday the 2023 amendments to IT rules was violative of Articles 14, 19 and 21.

‘Creative freedom can’t be curtailed,’ Bombay HC tells censor board on Kangana’s ‘Emergency’

Unhappy over delay in release of film, court asks Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to take a decision by 25 September.

Bahirats vs Maharashtra govt: How a Pune family fought 60 yrs for land illegally taken over by state

In rap to Maharashtra govt for dragging its feet in legal battle, SC has said it must increase compensation for 24-acre plot or its 'Ladli Behna, Ladli Bahu schemes' would be stopped.

Why HC ordered teen’s release in Pune Porsche case. ‘Must receive same treatment regardless of crime’

Quashing remand orders passed by Juvenile Justice Board as 'illegal', Bombay HC bench said rule of law must prevail even though law enforcement agencies 'succumbed to public pressure'.

‘Ulterior motive’ — tribunal order quashing ED attachment of NCP MP Praful Patel’s Rs 180 cr properties

Properties in Mumbai were attached by ED in 2022 as part of probe into a money laundering case arising out of a 1994 FIR against now-slain Dawood aide Iqbal Memon, alias Iqbal Mirchi.

Oka to Nagarathna to Venkatesh—these judges taking up the cudgel when faith in courts eroding

When lynching, hate speech and bulldozer politics do not speedily invite the wrath of courts, then something is wrong with the third pillar of governance.

Ex-cop Pradeep Sharma gets life term in fake encounter case, Bombay HC calls his acquittal ‘perverse’

HC also upheld conviction & life sentence imposed by trial court on 13 persons, including cops, and quashed the conviction and life sentence of 6 other accused and acquitted them.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?