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Topic: Bombay High Court

Bombay HC orders rape convict’s release after 19 years in jail as he was a minor at time of crime

Pintu Ramdaras Chauhan was sentenced to life imprisonment for crime committed in January 2005. He was 16 then.

Amended IT rules ‘won’t muzzle political views’: HC ruling on fact check unit relies on Centre’s stance

Bombay HC refused to stay setting up of fact check unit under amended IT rules after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said only online content on central government business to be checked.

Amended IT Rules: Bombay HC refuses to stay formation of FCUs till third judge decides petitions

Amendment was done just to muzzle criticism & questioning of central govt & to stifle dissent from what it puts out in regard to affairs of state, petitioners had contended.

‘Well reasoned’, says SC on Bombay HC order acquitting GN Saibaba in ‘Maoist links’ case

However, SC grants permission for Maharashtra govt to appeal against acquittal because of its own earlier judgment that reversed the first Bombay HC order setting Saibaba free.

‘Can’t apply standards of weak minds’ — SC quashes FIR against professor who criticised 370 abrogation

Professor had moved SC against Bombay HC order holding him liable for putting up WhatsApp status critical of abrogation of Article 370 & wishing Pakistan 'happy independence day'.

Mumbai’s Air India Colony isn’t ready to let go. 350 families fighting eviction, bulldozers

Most of the 3,000 flats in Mumbai’s Air India Colony have been emptied since the airline was privatised, but some residents are clinging to their homes, stopping bulldozers.

‘Censorship’ or ‘no impact on criticism of govt’ — Bombay HC’s split judgment on IT Rules amendment

Comedian Kunal Kamra, Editors Guild of India & others challenged 2023 amendment allowing Centre to set up fact-check unit to identify false online content 'related to business of govt'.

Bombay HC grants bail to activist Gautam Navlakha Elgar Parishad case, stays order for 3 weeks

High court granted Navlakha bail on a surety of Rs 1 lakh. Navlakha, who was arrested in Aug 2018, was in Nov last year permitted by Supreme Court to be placed under house arrest.

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.

On Camera

Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

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?