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Saturday, April 11, 2026
TopicBombay High Court

Topic: Bombay High Court

Acts of God cases are Acts of State now. The courts are not convinced

The 'superior force' striking your contract is less likely to be a storm or a war. It is most possibly the stroke of a regulator's pen.

7 yrs in jail, charges framed against Surendra Gadling in Surajgarh arson case. What Bombay HC told SC

The arson case has been linked to the Bhima-Koregaon case. 12-page common order effectively rejects discharge pleas of accused, sets stage for trial to commence.

Special laws like POSH prevail over general laws—HC junks IIT-B prof’s plea against compulsory retirement

Considering that a internal complaints committee rendered its decision after 'a full-fledged inquiry' in which the professor 'fully participated', an HC bench found no violation of natural justice principles.

9 in 10 abortion petitions succeed in Bombay HC. A rare bright spot in Indian judiciary

When it comes to medical termination of pregnancy, the Bombay High Court almost always provides timely relief to the litigant.

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.

On Camera

Congress was committed to alcohol ban law without being practical: MA Venkata Rao

Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.