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Mumbai court issues release memo for Gautam Navlakha's house arrest

Gautam Navlakha, an accused in Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, is likely to walk out of the Taloja prison in Navi Mumbai on Saturday, as a special court here issued a release memo to facilitate his month-long house arrest. The special court hearing cases related to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) issued the release memo around 2.15 pm on Saturday. On Friday afternoon, the Supreme Court had rejected the NIA's application and ordered that Navlakha be placed under house arrest "without fail" within 24 hours. The investigating agency on Saturday submitted to the special court here the compliance report about completing the release formalities of the activist, after which the court issued the release memo, which will then be mailed to the jail authorities and the Navi Mumbai police commissioner. After his release from the jail, Navlakha will be taken to premises selected for his house arrest in Navi Mumbai. The 70-year-old activist who claims to be suffering from multiple ...

Bombay HC refuses bail to activist Jyoti Jagtap in Elgar Parishad case

The Bombay High Court on Monday refused to grant bail to activist Jyoti Jagtap, arrested in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, saying the National Investigation Agency's case against her was "prima facie true". The NIA had alleged that Jagtap was spreading activities of the banned outfit CPI (Maoist) in urban areas and that she made efforts to mobilise Dalits at the Elgar Parishad conclave held in Pune on December 31, 2017, to protest against the government and to create hatred against it. A division bench of Justices A S Gadkari and M N Jadhav dismissed the appeal filed by 34-year-old Jagtap, challenging a February 2022 order of a special court refusing to grant her bail. "We are of the opinion that the NIA case is prima facie true. Hence the appeal stands dismissed," the court said. Jagtap, accused of singing and raising provocative slogans at the Elgar Parishad conclave along with other members of the Kabir Kala Manch, was arrested in the case in September 2020 and has been .

Marry victim if she is traced within 1 yr: Bombay HC tells rape accused

The Bombay High Court has granted bail to a 26-year-old man arrested in a rape case, but set a condition that he would have to marry the victim, who is currently untraceable, if she is found within a year. The man, however, would not be bound by this condition beyond one year, a single bench of Justice Bharati Dangre said in the order passed on October 12. The court said the accused and the 22-year-old woman were in a consensual relationship, but a rape and cheating case was registered when the man started avoiding her after learning that she was pregnant. The woman lodged a complaint with the Mumbai Police against the man in February 2020 after which he was arrested. In her complaint, the woman claimed they were in a relationship since 2018 and that their families were aware of the same and had not objected to it. In 2019, the woman realised she was pregnant and informed the accused, but he started avoiding her. The woman left her house as she did not want to reveal about the ...

SC to hear on Saturday Maharashtra's plea against Saibaba's acquittal

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the Bombay High Court order acquitting Delhi University Professor G N Saibaba in a case relating to his alleged Maoist links. Hours after the Bombay High Court order, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) moved the Supreme Court for stay which was declined. The apex court, however, allowed the NIA to move an application before the registry requesting for urgent listing. A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Hima Kohli told Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who mentioned the matter for urgent listing and stay of the verdict, that the court cannot stay the acquittal order as the parties are not before it. The bench said it has also not gone through the case file or the verdict of the High Court. "You move an application before the registry for taking administrative decision on urgent listing of the matter from the Chief Justice of India, the bench said. Earlier in the day, more than eight years after his arrest, the Bombay High Court ...

HC grants anticipatory bail to Kirit Somaiya, his son in cheating case

Bombay HC granted anticipatory bail to BJP's Kirit Somaiya and his son in a case of alleged misappropriation of public money collected for restoration of decommissioned naval aircraft carrier Vikrant

HC upholds disqualification of Tata Motors from e-buses tender process

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday upheld the decision of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking to disqualify Tata Motors from a tender bid for operating electric buses in the city

Sheena Bora case: Bombay HC grants bail to Indrani's ex-husband Sanjeev

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Sanjeev Khanna, ex-husband of Indrani Mukerjea, arrested in the Sheena Bora murder case

SC stays HC order asking insurance firm to compensate farmers for crop los

The Supreme Court has stayed a Bombay High Court order which had asked Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Ltd. to compensate over 3.5 lakh farmers under PMFBY

Kirit Somaiya's wife files Rs 100 cr defamation suit against Sanjay Raut

BJP leader Kirit Somaiya's wife Medha Somaiya on Monday filed a civil defamation suit against Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut and sought damages of Rs 100 crore

Bombay HC allows Indiabulls Housing Finance appeal to quash FI

'We believe that the lodgment of the complaint against the petitioners and continuity of the proceedings, is an abuse of process of law', the high court said in its judgement

Bombay HC admits Goa govt's plea against Tejpal's acquittal in rape case

The Goa bench of the Bombay High Court on Saturday admitted the state government's application challenging the acquittal of journalist Tarun Tejpal in a 2013 rape case. The sessions court had last year acquitted Tejpal of all charges, following which the state government filed a petition before the High Court challenging the order. Tejpal had challenged the maintainability of the application. In an order on Saturday, the division bench of Justices R N Laddha and M S Sonak allowed the application filed by the state government. "The court is not expected to go into the minute details of the prosecution's evidence. At this stage, if the material on record discloses the necessity of deeper scrutiny and reappreciation, review, or reconsideration of evidence, the appellate court must grant leave as sought for and decide the appeal on merits," the bench observed. The court said that it not only rejects the preliminary objections raised on behalf of the respondent regarding the ...

Bombay HC puts on hold CCI probe of top debt trustees

CCI puts on hold an antitrust investigation into trustee units of State Bank of India, Axis Bank and IDBI Bank for suspected collusion on fees; HC asks SEBI to complete inquiry in 60 days

Bombay HC allows Future Enterprises to sell stake in insurance JV

A local court in Mumbai, following objections raised by some bold holders of Future companies, had last month put on hold the plan of the cash-starved Future Enterprises to sell 25% of its stake

Cruise drugs case: HC exempts Aryan from weekly appearance at NCB office

The court also modified another condition laid down in the bail order that required him to furnish his itinerary to the NCB every time he travels out of Mumbai

Zee-Invesco dispute: Bombay HC to pronounce order on Tuesday

As Invesco has proposed to appoint six directors on the board of Zee, it would tantamount to taking control of the company, says Zee's counsel

Money laundering case: HC grants Eknath Khadse interim protection

The Bombay High Court on Thursday granted interim protection from arrest for one week to the NCP leader

Won't arrest Param Bir Singh in atrocities act case till Oct 21: Maha govt

Singh was shunted out from the post of Mumbai police commissioner following the case of an SUV with explosives found near industrialist Mukesh Ambani's house

HC stays some provisions of Code of Ethics of IT Rules for digital media

Bombay High Court granted an interim stay to the operation of clauses 9 (1) and 9 (3) of the new Information Technology Rules, 2021, for digital media pertaining to adherence to a Code of Ethics.

Bombay HC notice to AG on plea against faceless appeal in tax cases

The court noted that the matter, raised by the Chamber of Tax Consultants in a writ petition, involves serious questions in law

Elgar case: HC reserves verdict on Sudha Bharadwaj's default bail plea

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on a default bail plea filed by lawyer-activist Sudha Bharadwaj, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case.