President appoints Chief Justices of 3 High Courts
The Supreme Court Collegium on 18-12-2025 had recommended the appointment of Chief Justices for Meghalaya, Patna and Jharkhand High Courts.
Justice Revati Mohite Dere
Stopping Stray Dog feeding at Society access points & School Bus Stops a child-safety measure, not wrongful restraint: Bombay High Court
Presence of aggressive stray dogs on streets are causing grave risk to the lives of children, elderly people and vulnerable sections of society and also unabling them to access streets and parks because of the fear of being attacked and bitten by the rabies infected stray dogs.
‘Trial Court cannot grant divorce merely for wife’s absence’; Bombay HC sets aside ex parte divorce granted on Husband’s unchallenged testimony
“The only reason why the Trial Court found that the wife has treated the husband with cruelty is, that the testimony of the husband had gone unchallenged.”
Bombay HC allows sale of two drugs for food-producing animal rearing, if manufactured before Notification prohibiting them
“The Notification prohibited the import, manufacture, sale, and distribution of Chloramphenicol and Nitrofurans from 12-03-2025.”
‘Right to safe roads is a fundamental right under Art. 21’: Bombay HC orders compensation for pothole deaths, imposing liability on erring officials and contractors
“It is high time that compensation be awarded to victims or their families who have suffered deaths or injuries on account of potholes, only then will it serve as a wake-up call for the agencies. Refusing to award compensation, and merely to remind the civic authorities of their duties, would amount to rendering mere lip service to the citizens’ fundamental right to safe roads.”
Bombay HC upholds order passed by SBI, declaring accounts of Anil Ambani and Reliance Communication Ltd (RCOM) as ‘Fraud’
“Personal hearing cannot be demanded as a matter of right, unless specifically mandated by statute or rules. The principles of natural justice cannot be applied in a straitjacket formula; their application depends on the facts and circumstances of each case”
Bombay High Court dismisses plea against CCI’s order for probe against Asian Paints over abuse of dominance in decorative paints market
The allegations made against Asian Paints were for offering arbitrary discounts and incentives to dealers in exchange of exclusivity by threatening the dealers against stocking the products manufactured Birla Paints and for coercing transport agents to avoid dealing in their products.
Mumbai Metro Line-5 update: Bombay HC issues directions for future projects involving mangrove clearance, orders geo-tagged mangrove patches and more
“It must be ensured that mangrove afforestation was not just undertaken but was done in a manner that meaningfully restored the ecological balance in the very regions that suffered degradation, rather than in distant areas where the environmental impact was negligible”
Mangrove clearance; launch of dedicated mangrove website: Read key updates by Bombay High Court on construction of Mumbai Metro line 5
The petitioner sought Court’s permission for the construction of a depot at Kasheli for Mumbai Metro Line 5 along with Extra High Voltage towers and transmission lines for power supply which involved cutting mangroves and mangrove buffer zones.
‘Access to justice cannot be reduced to mere formality’; Bombay High Court directs Maharasthra RERA to restore hybrid hearings
Procedural fairness includes the right of parties to choose their mode of hearing, especially when both physical and virtual modalities are feasible. Tribunals must not only be accessible in form, but also in substance.
Refusing physical relations, accusing husband of affairs and humiliating him in front of his friends/employees is cruelty: Bombay HC
“The wife was not seriously interested in reconciliation and there was no evidence indicating withdrawal of the husband from her society without reasonable cause and her claims of the husband demanding divorce during their cohabitation were not substantiated by cogent evidence.”
Elephant’s survival and right to quality life is above men’s right to use it for religious rites: Bombay HC
The Court stated that the petitioner fails to clarify how Mahadevi elephant was injured, but the likely cause is the placement of a heavy howdrah, which is used to carry people and loudspeakers during processions. This continued treatment is callous and brutal, and elephants do not deserve to be used to ferry weight humans and equipment.
‘A bonafide delay beyond party’s control can be excluded while calculating limitation for registration of documents’: Bombay High Court
“A legal right accrued to a party to get a document registered as per the provisions of the Registration Act cannot stand defeated when reasons which exists are beyond the control of the party presenting the document for registration.”
Bombay HC allows unmarried woman to abort 25-week pregnancy citing reproductive freedom and mental distress
“The right to abortion is a concomitant right of dignity, autonomy and reproductive choice which is guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution and the decision to terminate pregnancy is deeply personal for any person”.
Bombay HC upholds rejection of issuance of a Scheduled Caste certificate by Raigad District Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee
“There was nothing on record to indicate that the petitioner’s mother suffered any humiliation, which was manifested onto him. He did not suffer any handicap and did have an advantageous start in life”.
[S.306 IPC] ‘Act of instigation must be such, where deceased has no choice, but to commit suicide’; Bombay HC quashes FIR
Instigation or incitement on the part of the accused person was the gravamen of the offence of abetment to suicide but a mere allegation or accusation of harassment made by the deceased prior to his death, cannot be held as the fulcrum of an offence under Section 306 IPC.
‘Recording of evidence crucial part of trial’; Bombay HC denies relief to police officer who laughed at a Judge while deposing on video conference
A request by the Trial Judge to the petitioner-police officer’s superior Officer to frame Standard Operating Procedure (SOPs) for investigating agencies in giving evidence through video conference does not imply any personal vendetta of the Trial Judge against the police officer.
‘Injury to witness is an inbuilt guarantee of his presence at crime scene’; Bombay HC upholds conviction of two members of Chhota Rajan gang
“The conviction can be based on the testimony of a single eyewitness and there is no rule of law or evidence which says to the contrary, provided that the said witness passes the test of reliability.
‘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.
‘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.