Simranjeet, Author at SCC Times

Bombay HC dismisses PIL alleging illegality in the tender process for providing ambulances for Emergency Response Service

The State Government is required to follow the guidelines laid down by National Health Mission Conditionalities Framework 2022-2024 and increase the number of ambulances as per the population norms.

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Accused person died while in police custody, requires thorough investigation’; Bombay HC directs to constitute a SIT in Badlapur Encounter Case

Crimes affect entire society and thus the legitimate interest of the society in the investigation cannot be easily brushed aside. It is important to strengthen the faith and confidence of the people in law enforcing agency and this institution, lest the faith of the people in administration of justice stands shaken.

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Cannot be rendered stateless, residing in India for past 60 years’; Bombay HC directs authority to consider woman’s citizenship plea

Respondent 3-Deputy Collector (General), Mumbai, disposed of the petitioner’s application holding that she is a stateless national and has given incorrect details regarding the validity of her visa.

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Black Magic Act 2013 enacted to curb harmful practices posing serious risk to individuals/society; excludes legitimate religious practices: Bombay HC

The petitioner was invited to join a forty-five-day course, during which he was given a Mantra to chant and after his daily recitations, he alleged that he ended up experiencing significant mental and physical distress that even a medical professional could not alleviate.

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‘Power of inspection a necessary concomitant to maintain the standards of education’; Bombay HC upholds BCI’s power to inspect law colleges

“If BCI’s rule making power under Section 49(d) of Advocates Act, 1961 is given a restrictive meaning, the same will be contrary to object and purpose of Section 7(1)(h),(i),(l), and (m), which is enacted with the objective to empower BCI to promote legal education and to lay down standards of education.”

Case Briefs High Courts

No embargo for convenience stores to remain open 24×7 and/or post 10 or11 p.m.: Bombay High Court

“In contemporary times, the concept of 24×7 shops of such nature is popular worldwide as it brings convenience, ease, and flexibility to the consumers to make purchases, particularly for the people with non-standard working hours.”

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Citizens do not have the right to cremate or bury at a specific location: Bombay HC allows plea against illegal crematorium

It is the duty of the Planning Authority to meet the needs of the people and in the present case, CIDCO has already provided a fully functional cremation ground.

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‘His speech did not give specific direction to damage public property’; Bombay HC quashes 2008 Beed stone pelting case against Raj Shrikant Thackeray

The applicant is made an accused as it is alleged that he made a speech and because of the said speech, co-accused persons, i.e., his party workers/followers got excited and pelted stones at a bus.

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Wife’s threat to commit suicide and then attempting it, is cruelty against husband and his family members; qualifies as ground for divorce: Bombay HC

When the cross-examination was done in respect of attempted suicide by wife, she appeared before the Court by applying Mehandi on her hand to suppress the evidence of attempted suicide.

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‘Detenue conversant only with Urdu language, not served with Urdu translation of Marathi in-camera statements’; Bombay HC sets aside detention order

It is not every delay which by itself vitiates the detention order, but unexplained and unreasonable delay certainly can be looked into for considering the sustainability of the detention order.

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Principles of natural justice to be read into S.8 of Goa Tourist Places (Protection and Maintenance) Act, 2001 prior to directing recovery of expenses/costs incurred to remove nuisance: Bombay HC

Once it is found that the original order is passed by the Competent Authority without giving any opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, the same is liable to be set aside as having been passed in violation of the principles of natural justice.

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‘Obscene message sent to female colleague on WhatsApp was unintentional’; Bombay HC quashes FIR against retired professor after he claimed to be suffering from mental illness

Respondent 1 filed “Affidavit of Consent” for quashing the proceedings and stated in her Affidavit that at the time of filing of the FIR, she did not know that the petitioner was suffering from mental disease and ailment (FTLD).

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Commenting on colleague’s hair that she must be using JCB to manage them, not sexual harassment; Bombay HC sets aside Industrial Court’s order

The Internal Complaints Committee of HDFC Sales (P) Ltd. did not consider the important issue that whether the allegations levelled against the petitioner in really constituted sexual harassment to the complainant.

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Bombay HC directs Municipal Corpn., Thane to demolish remaining structure of illegal mosque at the end of Ramadan month

It is necessary for the law enforcers to imbibe in the minds of the citizens that the violation of law and/or opposition to implement the law by the State will not be countenanced and/or tolerated.

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Karnataka HC dismisses plea challenging constitutional validity of Karnataka Micro Loan and Small Loan (Prevention of Coercive Actions) Ordinance, 2025

The Ordinance has taken birth from the womb of social justice, and it nowhere depicts arbitrariness.

Case Briefs High Courts

Bombay HC dismisses PIL against imposing double toll fees for non-FASTag vehicles

To incentivize adoption of FASTag from user fee payment, Respondent 1 provided cashback ranging from 10% to 2.5% on toll transactions via FASTag from 2016 till March 2020 i.e., for five years.

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‘Not an industry carried on by/under Central Government’s authority’; Bombay HC hold State Government as appropriate Government for ARAI

Automotive Research Association of India performed various functions other than certification of vehicles and all its functions are not carried out under the authority of the Central Government.

Cases Reported Never Reported Judgments

NRJ Series | Leave of court can be granted to determine the liability of a person who claimed to be firm’s partner in execution of decree against firm [(1954) 2 SCC 917]

This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment on execution of decree against firm dating back to the year 1954.

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Will facilitate receipt of legal tender’; Bombay HC directs RBI to accept demonetized bank notes worth Rs 20 lakhs seized before deposit deadline

The Income Tax Department stated that it did not intend to seize the bank notes pursuant to which the police authorities returned the same to the petitioners on 14-1-2017.

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Bombay HC grants bail to woman accused of inflicting burn injuries on her niece for spending Rs 10 on chocolates

The applicant, on earlier occasions also, had harassed, ill-treated, and beaten up the victim.