Category: Bombay High Court

Sufficient prima facie material against Sudha Bharadwaj, Bombay HC told

Source: thehindu.com The Pune Police on Thursday submitted before the Bombay High Court that there is sufficient prima facie material to charge lawyer and trade unionist Sudha Bharadwaj under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) for her alleged role in the Bhima Koregaon violence. Arguing before a single Bench of Justice S.V. Kotwal, additional public

Free electricity for business is not fundamental right: Bombay High Court

Source: freepressjournal.in Mumbai: In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court held there is no fundamental right to “free” electricity for business or commercial purposes. HC also said that any government-provided service cannot be used for a private self-serving benefit. The bench of Justices Satyaranjan Dharmadhikari and Gautam Patel delivered the significant judgment while dismissing

Bombay High Court to MSRDC: Don’t fell mangroves in area excess of 200 sq m

Source: indianexpress.com THE BOMBAY High Court on Friday directed the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) to confine itself to felling mangroves in an area of only 200 sq m to build 10 pillars for the Bandra-Versova Sea Link. “Only fell the trees required to make pillars, nothing more than that,” Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog

Bombay High Court dissatisfied with probe report on Pansare murder case

Source: newindianexpress.com MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Monday expressed displeasure over the probe report submitted by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the murder case of CPI leader Govind Pansare. The report “lacks independent steps” and the things “need t be moving”, noted the bench of justices SC Dharmadhikari and GS Patel, as they heard

Bombay HC upholds arbitral award in favour of Government of Israel, directs city-based firm to return security deposit

Source: barandbench.com The Bombay High Court recently upheld an arbitral award passed in favour of the Government of Israel, and directed a company in South Mumbai to refund a security deposit worth Rs. 1.17 crore paid for office space given on rent basis for the Israeli Consulate between 2009 and 2012. Justice RD Dhanuka passed an order to