Top Law News Bombay HC seeks Govt’s reply to US couple’s plea September 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has asked the Union Commerce Ministry and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to take a stand on a plea of an American couple to take back their embryos, kept in a hospital lab here, after the Indian Government recently banned commercial surrogacy. An embryo is an unborn offspring in the […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News US couple's plea
Top Law News Bombay HC declines to hear PIL against Maratha reservation September 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today refused to hear a petition against the decision of the Maharashtra government to provide 16 per cent reservation to the Maratha community in jobs and educational institutions. “Not before me,” said Justice V M Kanade sitting in a division bench with Justice Swapna Joshi when the PIL, filed by the […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Maratha reservation PIL
Top Law News Mallya flew away just like ”Kingfisher” bird: Bombay HC September 20, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today observed that businessman Vijay Mallya aptly named his company ‘Kingfisher’, as like the bird of the same name he too flew away without bothering about boundaries. The remark was made by a division bench of justices S C Dharmadhikari and B P Colabawala while hearing an appeal filed by the […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Kingfisher Law Legal News Vijay Mallya
Top Law News Bombay HC asks Maha to serve summons by post to reduce pending cases September 18, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In a move to bring down the huge pendency of cases of cheque bounce, the Bombay High Court has asked Maharashtra Government to amend laws to provide for serving warrants and summons to accused and witnesses through registered post, in addition to the procedure followed by the police machinery. “We are of the view that […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra summons by post to reduce pending cases
Top Law News Bombay HC declines stay on BMC resolution on yoga September 16, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today declined to grant an interim stay on implementation of a resolution making yoga and ‘Surya Namaskar’ (sun salutation) mandatory in civic schools in the metropolis, saying it is just a form of exercise which is good for the body. Masood Ansari, a social worker, had filed a public interest litigation […] Read more » BMC Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News yoga
Top Law News PIL says only 1 lab in Mumbai for swine flu test; HC tells Maha to set up more September 16, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Hearing a PIL that claimed there is only one laboratory for testing swine flu in the city, the Bombay High Court has asked Maharashtra government to inform how many such labs exist in the state and take steps to increase such facilities all over. The Public Interest Litigation claimed that there was only one laboratory […] Read more » 1 lab in Mumbai for swine flu test Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra government PIL
Top Law News Bombay HC frowns at overcrowding in Maha jails September 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Voicing concern over overcrowding in Maharashtra jails and other matters concerning prisoners, the Bombay High Court has directed Joint Secretary (Home) and other senior government officials to remain present in court on September 21 to address the issue. “We direct Joint Secretary (Home), Government of Maharashtra, and other senior officers concerned with the issue to […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra jails
Top Law News Bombay HC allows slaughter of goats on a building terrace on Bakrid September 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has held that city residents are entitled to sacrifice goats on the occasion of Bakrid, subject to terms and conditions laid down in the licences obtained by them from local authorities. A bench of Justices S J Kathawala and S C Gupte observed this yesterday while rejecting the plea of two […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured HC allows slaughter of goats on a building terrace on Bakrid Law Legal News
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News HC irked with Lokayukta’s functioning August 28, 2016 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on HC irked with Lokayukta’s functioning The Bombay High Court has expressed shock over the arbitrary manner in which Maharashtra Lokayukta was functioning and warned its chief with a contempt notice if it fails to comply with the court’s orders. A division bench of justices V M Kanade and Shalini Phansalkar-Joshi was irked when it was informed that Lokayukta M L […] Read more » Advocate Vishwajit Sawant Bombay High Court featured Justice Shalini Phansalkar Justice V.M. Kanade Lokayukta
Top Law News Bombay HC allows women’s entry in Haji Ali dargah August 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In a significant judgement, the Bombay High Court today lifted the ban imposed on women from entering the sanctum sanctorum of Haji Ali dargah here, saying it contravenes the fundamental rights of a person. The court has, however, stayed its order for six weeks following a plea by Haji Ali Dargah Trust, which wants to […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Haji Ali Dargah HC allows women's entry in Haji Ali dargah Law Legal News
Top Law News Depute senior officer to trace missing witnesses: Bombay HC August 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra Director General of Police to depute a senior officer not below the rank of Deputy Director General of Police to trace the 11 missing former inmates of Thane Central prison, who were witness to custodial death of a fellow inmate in 1996. The direction was given by […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News witnesses
Top Law News What steps should state take for senior citizens’ welfare? – Bombay HC August 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Observing that it may not be sufficient to declare welfare schemes or facilities for senior citizens online, the Bombay High Court has asked an NGO to suggest what other measures should Maharashtra government adopt in this regard. A division bench of Justices Shantanu Kemkar and Makrand Karnik was hearing yesterday a public interest litigation filed […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News senior citizens welfare
