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HDFC Bank CEO Jagdishan moves Bombay HC to quash FIR by Lilavati Trust

The FIR by Lilavati Trust accuses Sashidhar Jagdishan of accepting ₹2.05 crore from members of the Chetan Mehta Group in exchange for helping them retain control over the Trust

BCCI loses ₹538 cr case as Bombay HC upholds Kochi Tuskers arbitration

The Bombay High Court upheld ₹538 crore in arbitral awards to Kochi Tuskers, ruling BCCI's termination of the IPL franchise was a repudiatory breach of contract

SC refuses to quash FIR against ex-judge accused of raping minor daughter

The bench, as a result, dismissed his appeal against a Bombay High Court passed on April 15, 2025, upholding the framing of charges by the trial court

Pay ₹1,169 crore to Reliance Infrastructure arm: Bombay HC to MMRDA

MMOPL has been operating Mumbai's first metro line between the Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar Corridor -- which recently completed 11 years of operations

SC allows manufacturing unit's closure, orders ₹15 cr ex-gratia for workers

The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the closure of a unit manufacturing biscuits for Britannia Industries Limited (BIL) for over three decades by overruling a Bombay High Court verdict. Justices Sanjay Karol and Prashant Kumar Mishra passed the verdict on an appeal of Harinagar Sugar Mills Ltd (HSML) against the high court's February 17, 2023 order. While HSML initially offered Rs 10 crore as a goodwill gesture to its employees, the court enhanced this amount to Rs 15 crore and ordered its payment within eight weeks. Considering that some of the employees may be, with the closure of this concern, losing the only job they have known and still others would be, for no fault of their own, rendered unemployed, we appreciate the gesture made by HSML. Such a statement is taken on record," the court said. Senior advocate Mukul Rohtagi, appearing for HSML, had left it to the court to decide on the enhancement. We deem it just and proper to further enhance the appellants' offer by a sum

Bombay HC slams Maharashtra govt for student's arrest over Op Sindoor post

The High Court criticised the Maharashtra government and college for rustication and arrest of a female student, calling the action arbitrary and harmful to her education

Celebi contract: Bombay HC stops MIAL from final call on bids till June

The HC said no final decision shall be taken on tenders to replace Celebi until its pleas against revoked security clearance and contract termination are heard in June

Thane road, tunnel tender row: HC denies relief to L&T, okays bid opening

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday denied relief to construction giant Larsen & Toubro (L&T) in connection with the dispute over the Thane-Ghodbunder to Bhayandar tunnel and elevated road projects, giving a go-ahead for the opening of tender bids. A vacation bench of Justices Kamal Khata and Arif Doctor said it was not continuing its interim stay passed last week restraining the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) from opening the financial bid, which is the last stage of the tendering process. The financial bid was scheduled to be opened on May 13. L&T had filed two petitions in the high court earlier this month, challenging the non-intimation of the status of its bid by the MMRDA for the projects. The bench on Tuesday rejected the petitions but directed the MMRDA to keep the company's price bids in a sealed cover for one week after the tender is opened. "We are not continuing the earlier interim order of stay," the court said. The construction company,

Bombay HC sets up special bench to hear pleas against Maratha reservation

The Bombay High Court on Friday constituted a three-judge special bench to hear the pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the law providing Maratha reservation following a Supreme Court directive. The 2024 law, which provided 10 per cent reservation in education and government jobs to the Maratha community that constitutes nearly one-third of Maharashtra's population, had been at the forefront of political discourse last year during the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections. In a notice issued on Friday, HC said a full bench comprising Justices Ravindra Ghuge, N J Jamadar and Sandeep Marne is constituted to hear and decide the public interest litigations and petitions related to the Maharashtra State Reservation for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Act, 2024. The notice, however, does not mention or specify a date on which the bench would hear the pleas. Last year, a full bench headed by former HC Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya had commenced hearing into a bunch of ..

HC orders 2 YouTubers to delete 'defamatory' videos against BJP minister

The Bombay High Court has ordered deletion of six videos uploaded by two YouTubers against Maharashtra Water Resources Minister and senior BJP leader Girish Mahajan, noting that they were "prima facie defamatory". A bench of Justice Arif Doctor in its order passed on May 8 said after having watched the videos, a case for grant of interim relief has been made out. "The statements made by defendants in the videos as discerned from the transcripts are in my prima facie view per se defamatory," the HC said. The court directed the defendants to immediately take down/delete the six videos uploaded by them on YouTube. It also restrained them from uploading any more such videos or posts that would be defamatory against Mahajan. The bench posted the matter for further hearing on June 20. Mahajan had filed a defamation suit against one Anil Thatte and one more person claiming that they had made false, reckless and unsubstantiated allegations against him. In an interim application, Mahajan

Clear judge appointments quickly amid growing case backlog: SC to Centre

The Supreme Court today highlighted the alarming situation of over 7 lakh criminal appeals that are currently pending across various High Courts

Bombay HC grants interim relief in GST dispute over development rights

Bombay High Court restrains GST authorities from acting on 18 per cent tax demand for development rights, saying TDR may qualify as sale of land exempt from GST

HC rules in favour of Karan Johar, bars release of film using his name

The Bombay High Court upheld a stay on the film 'Shaadi Ke Director Karan Aur Johar', ruling that it misuses Karan Johar's name and violates his personality rights

HC frowns on copy-paste witness statements, calls it risky for prosecution

Taking notice of the "dangerous culture" of investigating officers copy-pasting witness statements even while filing charge sheets in serious offences, the Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra government to issue necessary guidelines. Hearing a petition in a criminal matter, the bench noted that the statements of witnesses reproduced in the charge sheet were so similar that even "the paragraphs start with the same words and end with the same words". If the police were cutting corners in this way even in serious cases, it was not a good sign for the criminal justice system, said Justices Vibha Kankanwadi and Sanjay Deshmukh of the Aurangabad bench in a recent order. "It is high time to take cognizance of the issue suo motu (on its own) and to consider, as to what are those shortcomings or difficulties for the investigating officer/ officers when they record such copy-paste statements," the court said. The bench asked the state government to come out with specific guidelines .

Bombay HC shields Kunal Kamra from arrest in Shinde 'traitor' remark case

The Bombay High Court has granted stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra protection from arrest while allowing the investigation into his 'traitor' jibe at Eknath Shinde to continue

Navi Mumbai woman says judges part of 'dog mafia', HC sends her to jail

A bench of Justices GS Kulkarni and Advait M Sethna held the woman in criminal contempt of the Court for circulating a letter alleging the justices were on the side of a so-called 'dog feeders' mafia'

Aurangabad bench of Bombay HC receives bomb threat mail, probe underway

Police officials, sniffer dogs, bomb detection and disposal squad, cyber crime and special branch personnel reached the spot for inspection

A stickler for court discipline: Meet next CJI Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai

Well versed in constitutional and administrative law, Gavai is set to become the first Scheduled Caste CJI after KG Balakrishnan

3 Shemaroo Entertainment staffers get Bombay HC relief in GST case

The dispute originated from an input tax credit (ITC) issue involving Rs 70 crore, which tax authorities alleged Shemaroo had falsely claimed

Let's befriend every language: SC rejects plea to remove Urdu sign board

The plea had challenged the Bombay High Court's decision, which also ruled that the use of Urdu is not prohibited under any law in India