Bombay High Court

no surrender of tenancy without agreement
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The Court held that tenancy cannot be said to have been surrendered in absence of a decree of eviction or a valid agreement evidencing surrender, and that temporary handing over of premises for a limited purpose does not extinguish tenancy rights, particularly when rent continued to be paid and accepted.

Justice Prasanna B. Varale
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Justice Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale’s journey from the small town of Nippani to the Supreme Court of India is a story of dedication, perseverance, and legal brilliance.

shared autorickshaw workplace posh act
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Bombay High Court considered the scope of “workplace” under the POSH Act in relation to an incident allegedly occurring during a shared autorickshaw commute to work.

Meena Kumar Rohra
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Meena Kumar Rohra, a close associate of HDIL promoter Rakesh Kumar Wadhawan, was directed to disclose her assets on oath within four weeks, with the injunction restraining her from disposing of assets continuing in force.

Preity Zinta personality rights
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The Bombay High Court granted leave to enable institution of a suit seeking protection against alleged infringement of Preity Zinta’s personality rights, copyright and reputation through AI-generated deepfakes, manipulated images, chatbot personas and other digital content disseminated online.

Compensation for Land Acquired for Service Road
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The Court held that landowners are entitled to compensation for land acquired for a service road in a National Highway widening project and directed payment of the compensation amount, holding the denial of compensation for such land to be arbitrary.

auction of arrested vessel
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“Addressing the apprehension of auction sale of an arrested vessel, the Bombay High Court held that in view of the earlier auction process having failed due to technical reasons and the petitioner having made out a strong prima facie case, no auction of the vessel would be permissible at this stage.”

Anil Ambani Black Money case
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Observing that certain provisions of Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015 were challenged for being ultra vires, the Court granted interim relief by restricting the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) from passing any coercive order against Anil Ambani.

Justice Shree Chandrashekhar
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In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 124(2) of the Constitution, the President appointed Justice Shree Chandrashekhar, Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, to be Judge of Supreme Court of India.

Loan recovery not abetment of suicide
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In the present case, the deceased had borrowed money from the creditors who allegedly pursued repayment, causing him stress and unusual behaviour. He later fell ill under suspicious circumstances and was declared dead, with allegations of suicide due to harassment.

Bombay High Court Permanent Judges Appointment
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The President of India has appointed 6 additional judges of Bombay High Court as Permanent Judges of the Bombay High Court on 6 June 2026.

No GST Notice or Assessment Against Non-Existent Entity
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The Court held that once a company ceases to exist pursuant to amalgamation, proceedings cannot be continued and an assessment order cannot be passed in its name.

substitution of arbitrator abandoned arbitral proceedings Section 32
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Noting that nine years of complete inaction, with only vague references to settlement talks, constituted an implied abandonment terminating the proceedings under Section 32(2)(c), the Bombay High Court dismissed the application for substitution.

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The Bombay High Court noted that since the FIR was registered under Section 376 IPC without prima facie examination of the allegations and given the unexplained delay and contradictions in the victim’s statements, the prosecution case lacked legal foundation and the conviction was liable to be set aside.

Bombay High Court
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To apply Section 3061 of the Penal Code, 1860, it is expected of prosecution to demonstrate that there is live link/active role played by appellant in instigating the suicide.

Bombay High Court
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Eruption of wisdom tooth may at the most suggest that the age of the person is 17 years or above, but non-eruption or absence of wisdom tooth does not conclusively prove that the person is below 18 years of age.

appointment of judges
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The two Supreme Court collegium resolutions were passed on 02-05-2023.

Bombay High Court
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Bombay High Court discussed various provisions of the original Copyright Act, 1957, its 2012 amendment, Parliamentary report and relevant cases dealt by Supreme Court and High Courts relevant to the instant claim.

Bombay High Court
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Bombay High Court perused the said Regulation of DCPR which was the ground for denying permission by MCGM and did not notice any restriction for recreation area in the mall for the purpose proposed.

Bombay High Court
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Society residents obligated to provide drinking water to stray dogs due to onset of summer heat.