Public Utilities No ‘Victoria’ rides after a year as HC orders ban June 8, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Observing that the horse-drawn carriages, famously known as ‘Victoria’ carriages, plying in the city were “illegal and violative of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act”, the Bombay High Court today directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to completely ban them after a year. A division bench of Justices A S Oka and A K Menon […] Read more » Bombay High Court featured justice A S Oka Justices A K Menon Law Legal News news No 'Victoria' rides after a year as HC orders ban Victoria' carriages
Family Law News HC gives bail to retired cop in harassment case June 4, 2015 / June 4, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has granted anticipatory bail to a retired police personnel from Bahrain in a case filed against him by his daughter-in-law for alleged harassment. Justice V L Achliya granted bail on a surety of Rs 15,000 to Bahrain resident and a retired police personnel Ilyas Beg after observing that the allegations in […] Read more » Bombay High Court dowry harassment Family Law News featured HC gives bail to retired Bahrain cop in harassment case HC gives bail to retired cop in harassment case High Court Justice V L Achliya Law News Legal News news
High Profile Cases Top Law News HC suspends and grants bail to Salman in hit-and-run case May 8, 2015 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on HC suspends and grants bail to Salman in hit-and-run case In a major reprieve for Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, the Bombay High Court today suspended the five-year sentence awarded to him in the 2002 hit-and-run case, admitted his appeal against conviction and granted bail to Salman . Justice Abhay Thipsay directed Khan to surrender before the trial court forthwith and execute a fresh bail bond […] Read more » 2002 hit and run case bail to Salman bail to Salman in hit-and-run case Bombay High Court featured Justice Abhay Thipsay
Bar, Bench & Firm News Fill vacancies of professors in medical colleges: HC to govt May 2, 2015 / May 2, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The court observed that the state government has to maintain necessary infrastructural facility and standards of education in medical colleges. Raising concerns over the large number of vacancies of professors and associate professors in medical colleges, the Bombay High Court has asked Maharashtra government to take up the issue on priority basis and fill up […] Read more » Bombay High Court featured Fill vacancies of professors Fill vacancies of professors in medical colleges justice N H Patil Justice V L Achliya medical college medical college vacancy
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News HC allows docs to finish PG course despite ESIC move to shut May 2, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has held that doctors currently undergoing PG medical course in colleges affiliated to Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) in Maharashtra shall be allowed to complete their course despite a decision taken by ESIC to close down these institutions. The degrees obtained by such doctors shall also be recognised under the Indian […] Read more » Bombay High Court ESIC featured Indian Medical Council Act PG medical course in colleges affiliated to Employees State Insurance Corporation
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Centre to file reply on PIL seeking awards for 26/11 heroes April 29, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre on Tuesday sought time from the Bombay High Court to file an additional affidavit in reply to a PIL demanding Ashok Chakra as well as gallantry awards for officers of various agencies who had fought terrorists during the 26/11 attacks in the city. A bench of justices P V Hardas and Shalini Phansalkar- […] Read more » awards for 26/11 heroes bench of justices P V Hardas Bombay High Court Centre to file reply on PIL featured Justice Shalini Phansalkar PIL seeking awards for 26/11
Top Law News HC upholds life term to man for raping daughter for two years April 13, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has upheld the life imprisonment awarded to a 43-year-old man for raping his teenage daughter repeatedly for two years. The accused – Kishan Gehlot – was arrested on April 16, 2003 by the city police after his daughter, who was 17 years old then, lodged a FIR against him for raping her […] Read more » Bombay High Court featured HC upholds life term life term to man for raping daughter raping daughter raping daughter for two years
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News Complaint against judges must come with verifiable material:HC April 11, 2015 / April 11, 2015 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Complaint against judges must come with verifiable material:HC To prevent frivolous complaint against judges, the Bombay High Court has made it mandatory that a complaint on an affidavit must be submitted along with “verifiable material” substantiating the allegation. “A complaint making allegations against members of the district judiciary will not be entertained and no action will be taken thereon unless it is accompanied […] Read more » Bombay High Court Complaint against high court judges Complaint against judges featured high court's registrar general Mangesh Patil verifiable material
Top Law News Why ban only on slaughter of cows and bulls? HC asks Maharashtra govt April 7, 2015 / April 7, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment If it was a ban on cattle slaughter yesterday, tomorrow it could encompass the entire animal kingdom. That’s what the Maharashtra government seems to be thinking of the trajectory its beef ban will take, going by what advocate general Sunil Manohar said in the Bombay high court on Monday. “This is just the beginning,” Manohar said. […] Read more » ban on slaughter ban on slaughter of bulls ban on slaughter of cows Bombay High Court featured Justice AR Joshi Justice VM Kanade slaughter ban
Bar, Bench & Firm News HC seeks blueprint on construction of new court buildings April 4, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has asked Maharashtra government to come up with a comprehensive plan for construction of new court buildings in districts across the state and expeditiously complete under-construction court buildings. A division bench of justices N H Patil and V L Achliya also sought to know from the government that out of the […] Read more » blueprint on construction of new court buildings Bombay High Court comprehensive plan for construction of new court buildings construction of new court buildings court buildings HC seeks blueprint justice N H Patil Justice V L Achliya
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Govt and civic hospitals better for acid attack victim’s surgery: HC April 1, 2015 / April 2, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today observed that government-run JJ Hospital and civic-run KEM Hospital would be better equipped and cost effective to perform plastic surgery on acid attack victim Aarti Thakur. Aarti (25), who was attacked with acid at suburban Goregaon Railway Station in January 2012, had approached the Bombay High Court seeking a direction […] Read more » acid attack acid attack victim's surgery Bombay High Court civic hospitals better for acid attack Justice A.R. Joshi Justice V.M. Kanade
Criminal Law News Top Law News HC acquits youth convicted in robbery case March 30, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has set aside the conviction and four-year imprisonment awarded to a 20-year -old youth for alleged robbery, observing that there were several discrepancies in evidence adduced against him. Rahul Mishra, a resident of suburban Wadala, was convicted in February 2014 by a sessions court under section 397 of IPC for robbery […] Read more » Bombay High Court man acquitted in robbery case. HC acquits youth in robbery case robbery case
