Judge who made prisoner dignity key to jail reforms
Retired Bombay high court judge S Radhakrishnan committed himself to prison reforms, to mitigate the plight of undertrials in ...
HC strikes down section of Goa Town and Country Planning Act, calls it private interest-driven
The Goa Bench of Bombay High Court struck down section 17(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1974, which allowed the ...
Right to protest cannot be stifled on vague charges: HC
Panaji: Prosecutions must not be launched to stifle agitations that are part of the democratic process, as long as people do ...
State to HC: Badlapur case probe from all ‘dimensions’
Mumbai: Even as Bombay High Court reserved its order on whether a first information report (FIR) must be registered based on ...
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Misuse of woman’s photo in govt and political campaigns?
The Bombay High Court has noted that in the digital age, such violations of privacy can have significant implications for the ...
Bombay HC Upholds Mandatory FASTag At Toll Plazas; Dismisses PIL Challenging Double Toll Fees
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has upheld the mandatory use of FASTag at toll plazas on national highways noting that ...
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Bombay HC Quashes Complaint Against Singer Kailash Kher For 'Hurting Religious Sentiments' With ‘Babam Bam’ Song
The Bombay High Court last week dismissed a criminal case against singer Kailash Kher, which was filed in Ludhiana, Punjab, ...
Viral court clips spark judicial concern over misinformation
Judges say it can potentially undermine the judiciary, calling for regulatory frameworks and control over content to protect ...
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Bombay HC voids reassessment notice for lack of proof of undisclosed material
Bombay High Court has quashed a notice of reassessment issued to Hindustan Lever Ltd. under Section 148 of the Income-tax Act, 1961, for the assessment year 1997-98. The court determined that the ...
HC junks rules allowing changes to Goa green zones
The Bombay High Court invalidated rules allowing plot changes in Goa's development plan, citing unconstitutionality and ...
Bombay HC Questions State On Investigating Badlapur Encounter Case Without FIR
In the alleged police encounter of Badlapur sexual assault accused Akshay Shinde, the Bombay High Court questioned how the state can conduct a probe without lodging an FIR against the five policemen ...
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Underscoring the derogable provisions of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996
Indian courts have a reputation for plummeting in the wrong direction while deciding between interference and non-interference in arbitration proceedings. Altho ...