Bombay HC Asks Family Court To Decide Mutual Divorce Plea Of Yuzvendra Chahal & Dhanashree Verma Tomorrow, Waives Cooling Off Period

In a relief for Indian cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed the Family Court at Bandra, Mumbai to decide the divorce petition filed by him and his estranged wife Dhanashree Verma, latest by Thursday itself, since he will be busy with the upcoming Indian Premiere League (IPL) from March 22.Single-judge Justice Madhav Jamdar allowed the petition filed by Chahal and Verma, both of whom urged the court to waive the mandatory six months cooling-off period...

Bhima-Koregaon Case: Anand Teltumbde Moves Bombay High Court For Permission To Travel Abroad On Academic Assignments

Dr Anand Teltumbde, one of the accused in the Bhima-Koregaon case, has approached the Bombay High Court seeking permission to travel abroad from Mumbai to Amsterdam as well as the United Kingdom to attend academic assignments. Notably, Teltumbde has been made an accused in an FIR registered by the NIA for offences punishable under the IPC and the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. In November 2022, the High Court had granted bail to the professor on merits imposing certain conditions...

Labour Court Cannot Grant Monetary Relief Without Pre-existing Entitlement: Bombay HC Clarifies Scope Of Recovery Under Section 33C(2), Industrial Disputes Act

Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Justice R.I. Chagla ruled that claims under Section 33C(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act must be supported by clear entitlements arising from statute, contract, or custom. The court clarified that a “cease and desist” direction in an order declaring a transfer illegal does not automatically create monetary entitlements. Furthermore, it...

Bombay High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Bank Employee Who Was Booked For Fraud Of ₹46.58 Lakhs Even After She Returned Amount

The Bombay High Court last week denied anticipatory bail application of a woman employee of cooperative bank, who was booked for siphoning off Rs 46.58 lakhs money off the bank's customers, even after she returned the defrauded amount to the bank.Single-judge Justice Rajesh Patil refused to consider the fact that the applicant before him was a. woman and had already returned the Rs 46.58 lakhs...

"Farmers Cannot Be Made Debt-Ridden": Bombay High Court Quashes State Resolution Providing 'Delayed & Less' Fair Price To Sugarcane Farmers

In a major relief for sugarcane farmers in Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court on Monday (March 17) quashed and set aside a Government Resolution (GR) which provided for a 'delayed and less' Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) to the farmers as it would affect them adversely. A division bench of Justices Girish Kulkarni and Advait Sethna held that the GR issued by the Maharashtra government...

Failure To Follow Retrenchment Procedure, Employee Crossing Retirement Age, Bombay HC Directs Lumpsum Compensation

Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Justice Sandeep V. Marne partially allowed a writ petition challenging a Labour Court order. The court held that an employee who had already crossed retirement age could not be reinstated, but was entitled to lumpsum compensation for the period between illegal termination and retirement. The court observed that while the employer had...

Setting Aside Of Arbitral Award Leaves It Open To Parties To Choose To Arbitrate Again: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court Bench of Justice Somsekhar Sundaresan has observed that once an arbitral award has been set aside by the court in the exercise of its powers under Sections 34 and 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, the parties would be restored to the original position and a fresh arbitration in such circumstances would not amount to the proverbial “second bite at...

Bombay HC Sets Aside ESIC Order For Denying Hearing And Relying On Undisclosed Reports

Bombay High Court: A single judge bench of Justice Sharmila U. Deshmukh set aside the Employees' State Insurance Corporation's (ESIC) rejection of Mondelez India Foods Pvt. Ltd.'s appeal. The court found that ESIC violated principles of natural justice by dismissing the appeal without granting a hearing, despite disputed facts about when the company received the original order. The...

Bombay High Court Dismisses PIL Alleging ₹16.6 Crore 'Fraudulent' Bank Guarantees In Twin Tunnel Project

The Bombay High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking investigation by CBI or SIT into alleged fraudulent bank guarantees accepted by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) from a private company, Megha Engineering Infrastructure Ltd (MEIL), for the construction of a Twin Tube Road Tunnel between Thane and Borivali worth around Rs.16,600.40...

Registration, Fixed Wages, Pakka Houses: State Accepts Before Bombay HC Suggestions To Improve Working Condition Of Migrant Sugarcane Workers

In relation to a suo motu PIL on the conditions of sugarcane workers, the State government told the Bombay High Court that it has accepted all the suggestions made by the amicus curiae to improve the conditions of the workers and safeguard their rights.A division bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice MS Karnik took note of the State counsel's statement that the State government...

"Don't Deprive Children Of Education": Bombay HC Asks Defence Authorities To Let Students Pass Through Gates Of Naval Colony To Reach School

The Bombay High Court last week asked the Ministry of Defence not to deprive any student of their right to education by shutting the gates of the Naval Civilian Housing Colony (NCHC) in Mumbai's Kanjurmarg area, because of which children are compelled to walk around 3 kilometres to reach their school which is situated within its premises. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and...

Very Important Issue Raised & You Are Not Filing Reply: Bombay High Court To State In PIL Against Treatment Of Denotified Tribes As Criminals

While hearing a 2011 Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the constitutional validity of the Bombay Habitual Offenders Act 1959, the Bombay High Court noted that the State government has not filed an affidavit in response to the PIL for a long period of time.“A very important issue is raised in this and you are not filing a reply. Two orders have been passed where we gave you...

Bombay High Court Grants Relief To Gautam Adani In 2012 Cheating Case Worth ₹388 Crore

In a reprieve for industrialist Gautam Adani, the chairman of Adani Enterprises and its Managing Director Rajesh Adani, the Bombay High Court today quashed a sessions court order which refused to discharge them in a Rs 388 crore alleged market regulations violation case.Single-judge Justice Rajesh Ladhha quashed the November 2019 order passed by a sessions court in Mumbai, which held that...

Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 10 – March 16, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 89 to 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 96Nominal Index:Ramesh Potdar vs Union of India, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 89Rahim Khan Sandu Khan vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 90Kailash Mehar Singh Kher vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 91Ramadas KS vs. TISS & Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 92Pushpa W/O Virendra Ganediwala vs. High Court Of Judicature Of Bombay...

Bombay High Court Dismisses PIL Challenging Imposition Of Double Toll Fees On Non-FASTag Vehicles

The Bombay High Court recently dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging circulars issued by the National Highways Authority of India, which mandates vehicles without 'FASTag' to pay double the toll fees.Noting that the introduction of FASTag was a policy decision aimed for providing efficient road travel, a division bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Bharati...

Despite HC Order Allowing Muslim Vendors At Kanfinath Yatra, Discrimination Is Apprehended: Hawkers' Union Writes To Bombay HC Chief Justice

Days after the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court temporarily stayed the operation of a resolution passed by the Gram Sabha of Madhi village in Ahilyanagar district, which banned Muslims from installing any shops during the annual Kanfinath Yatra in the Pathardia Tehsil, a group of more than 30 hawkers unions have now urged Chief Justice Alok Aradhe to intervene in the issue as the...

'Prima Facie Commercial Exploitation': Bombay HC Issues Notices On Plea Against Alleged Unauthorised Use Of Woman's Photos In Ads

The Bombay High Court has sought response from the US-based company Shutterstock, various State government, political parties and private agencies in relation to a plea by a woman alleging unauthorised use of her photographs by political parties and state governments in advertising their different schemes.Taking note of the serious concerns raised by the woman concerning her right to privacy,...

If The Mindset To Stifle Right To Protest Gets Traction, It Would Be A Sad Day For Democracy: Bombay High Court

In a significant order, the Goa bench of the Bombay High Court has said that the mindset to 'dilute' or 'stifle' the the fundamental right to protest of citizens, if gains traction, it would one of the saddest days of democracy.A division bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Mahesh Sonak said the State must not launch prosecution only to stifle agitations, which are a part of the...

Arbitration Clause In Invoices Can Be Binding On Parties When They Acted Upon The Invoices And No Objections Were Raised: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court bench of Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan has observed that where the correspondence between the parties included invoices which contained an arbitration clause and the parties acted upon those invoices without protesting, then it could be deemed that the party had accepted the arbitration clause. Background Facts and Issue The Respondent had availed of...

Judge Who Resigned Also Entitled To Pension Benefits As Judge Who Retired : Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has observed that the 'resignation' of a High Court Judge constitutes 'retirement' under the High Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Services) Act 1954 and thus a judge who resigned from services would also be entitled to the same pensionary benefits as a judge who retired by superannuation.A division bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Bharati...