Following the hearing on the recent deaths of patients at a government hospital in Nanded, the Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra government to file an affidavit on the steps taken for filling vacancies in government hospitals in the last six months. The court has also asked the state government to mention the […]
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Bombay HC summons 6 municipal commissioners over poor condition of Mumbai roads
Bombay High Court has summoned six municipal commissioners of Mumbai to remain present in a contempt petition related to potholes on roads. Bombay High Court bench of Chief Justice will listen to the matter on August 11. The court in its order directed the presence of the Commissioner, Municipal Corporation […]
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SC dismisses plea against Bombay HC judgement to ban horse-drawn Victoria carriages
A Supreme Court bench consisting of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice M.M. Sundresh on Monday dismissed an appeal against the ban imposed by the Bombay High Court on horse-drawn Victoria carriages. With this dismissal, the Bombay High Court orders dated June 8, 2015 and April 3, 2017, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals’ (PETA) petition, stand reaffirmed. […]
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Bombay HC directs Mumbai police to take no action against Rakhi Sawant till Feb 1
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed Mumbai police to continue the relief of ‘no coercive action’ against Rakhi Sawant till February 1 in a case filed by a model against the actor. The model in the complaint alleged that Sawant circulated inappropriate videos and photos of her. On Monday, […]
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Bombay HC grants bail to Videocon chairman in ICICI loan fraud case
Videocon Group Chairman Venugopal Dhoot was granted bail by the Bombay High Court on Friday in the alleged loan fraud case related to ICICI Bank. Dhoot was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on December 26, 2022. Venugopal Dhoot’s lawyer Sandeep Ladda had filed this petition in the […]
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SC Collegium recommends Malegaon blast accused’s advocate as Bombay HC judge
The Supreme Court Collegium in a meeting has approved the proposal for elevation of advocate Neela Kedar Gokhale, as a judge in the Bombay High Court. The Bombay High Court at present has a strength of 65 judges against a sanctioned strength of 94. The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud in the meeting […]
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ICICI-Videocon loan scam: Bombay HC allows Chanda Kochhar, husband Deepak’s release
The Bombay High Court on Monday allowed the release of former ICICI Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar accused in an alleged multi-crore money laundering scam. The court observed that the arrest of the Kochhar couple was “not in accordance with the law” and hence […]
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Bombay HC dismisses discharge application filed by Lt Col Prasad Purohit in Malegaon blast case
Bombay High Court on Monday dismissed the discharge application filed by Lt Col Prasad Purohit in the Malegaon 2008 blast case. He had filed this as an appeal against the Special National Investigation Case (NIA) court framing charges against him in the blast case. High Court division bench has observed […]
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Bombay HC acquits ex-DU professor GN Saibaba, 5 others in alleged Naxal links case
The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court on Friday acquitted the alleged Naxal ideologue and former Delhi University’s Professor GN Saibaba and his five accomplices of the charges of having links with banned extremist outfits. In 2017, Saibaba was awarded life imprisonment along with five others for alleged links with […]
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Bombay HC rejects Rabia Khan’s petition seeking SIT probe in Jiah Khan’s death case
Bombay High Court on Wednesday rejected the criminal write petition seeking the formation of SIT into the Jiah Khan death case, filed by Rabia Khan, the mother of Jiah Khan. While rejecting the criminal writ petition of Rabia Khan in connection with the death of Jiah Khan in 2013, the […]
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Bombay HC refuses immediate relief to Nawab Malik to cast vote in RS elections
The Bombay High Court on Friday refused to hear the amended petition filed by Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik seeking permission to cast his vote in the Rajya Sabha elections. Earlier in the day, the bench of Justice Bharati Dangare denied immediate relief to jailed Malik. The court said that this […]
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Aryan Khan’s bail plea hearing to continue today in Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court will resume hearing the bail application of Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan, others on Thursday who were arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in the Mumbai cruise drugs case. During arguments on Tuesday, former Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi argued that Aryan Khan was a […]
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Bombay HC to pronounce verdict in Gulshan Kumar murder case today
The Bombay High Court will pronounce the verdict in the Gulshan Kumar murder case at 10.30 am today. A bench of Justices Jadhav and Borkar will pronounce its verdict in the case. A total of four appeals are listed in the High Court. Three appeals are against the conviction of accused Rauf […]
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Bombay HC asks AICTE to explain after MU objects to make management courses standalone
The Bombay high court on Wednesday sought an explanation from All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) after Mumbai university (MU) said AICTE’s new rule, making it mandatory to conduct post graduate diploma in management (PGDM) as standalone course, was not feasible at least this year. AICTE has on February […]