Tag: Bombay High Court

Jahanvi Agarwal On August 22, 2023, the Bombay High Court’s Goa bench ruled that the Archbishops of Goa, Daman, and Diu are not “public authorities” as defined by the Right to Information Act (RTI Act) and are also not required Read more

Jahanvi Agarwal In the Durbar Hall of the Governor’s official residence at Raj Bhavan in Mumbai, Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay took his oath to serve as Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court. In the presence of Chief Minister Eknath Read more

Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Bombay High Court has advised WhatsApp users to be responsible while communicating on the platform. This comes as the Nagpur Bench denied quashing a case against a man for allegedly posting a message that promotes hatred Read more

Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Bombay High Court criticised the way the Central Government handled the petition of a Russian woman challenging her exit permit, which was issued after she got divorced from her Indian husband. The 38-year-old petitioner alleged that Read more

Jahanvi Agarwal Justice Bharati Dangre expressed her concerns over the criminalization of romantic relationships between minors. Further, she stated that an innovative approach would provide them access to sexual and reproductive health services instead. As consented sexual actions can occur outside of marriage, the Read more

Jahanvi Agarwal The judges of the Bombay High Court will receive post-retirement benefits and allowances, according to a decision made by the Maharashtra government. The State will be responsible for paying the retiring Chief Justices and judges of the Bombay Read more

Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Bombay High Court held that the pension provisions should be interpreted liberally as a social welfare measure and hence should not be denied on technical grounds and that it is a valuable right of government servants. Read more

Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court condemns two Advocates and their clients for misleading the Court in a bail case. The court remarked that the case shows the degradation of the legal profession and how Read more

Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Aurangabad Bench of Bombay High Court has rejected the plea of a 15-year-old rape victim’s mother to abort her 28-week pregnancy because the doctors stated that the baby would be born alive if termination of pregnancy Read more