Consumer Law News Top Law News LBT and octroi can be levied on Sodexo meal vouchers: Bombay HC March 22, 2015 / March 22, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Observing that Sodexo meal vouchers are utility goods, which are capable of being sold, delivered and possessed, the Bombay High Court has held that octroi and Local Body Tax (LBT) can be levied on them. A division bench of justices A S Oka and Ajey Gadkari on March 20 refused to grant relief to Sodexo […] Read more » Bombay High Court justice A S Oka Justice Ajey Gadkari LBT and octroi can be levied LBT and octroi can be levied on Sodexo meal vouchers Senior counsel V V Tulzapurkar Sodexo meal vouchers
Bar, Bench & Firm News Bring new law in 6 months for protection of witnesses: HC March 10, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today directed the Maharashtra government to frame a new law within six months for protection of witnesses and also consider bringing whistleblowers and RTI activists under its purview. The government had last week informed the High Court that instead of a policy, it would come out with a law to provide […] Read more » A K Menon Bombay High Court Justices A S Oka law for protection of witnesses
Bar, Bench & Firm News Bombay HC wants to know which law justifies rituals on riverbank February 26, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Expressing concern over pollution of Chandrabhaga river which flows through the temple town of Pandharpur, the Bombay High Court today asked representatives of the Warkari sect which law allows rituals on the riverbank. Lakhs of Waar-karis, devotees of Lord Vitthal, make annual pilgrimage on foot to the deity’s temple at Pandharpur in Solapur district of […] Read more » Bombay High Court Campaign Against Manual Scavenging Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines Justice Abhay Oka pollution of Chandrabhaga which law justifies rituals on riverbank
Criminal Law News Bombay High Court gives lifer to man who killed wife and child February 21, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Setting aside the death penalty, the Bombay High Court awarded life imprisonment to a 35-year-old resident of suburban Nalasopara who had stoned his wife and minor daughter to death and later chopped off their heads in July 2011. A bench of justices V M Kanade and Anuja Prabhudessai sentenced Ayare to life on Friday, saying […] Read more » Bombay High Court Justice Anuja Prabhu Dessai Justice V.M. Kanade lifer to man who killed wife and child
Court, Judiciary & Legal System PIL says Congress symbol looks like Police logo: HC seeks response February 14, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has asked the Home Department of Maharashtra Government to respond within a month to a petition challenging allotment of ‘hand’ symbol to Indian National Congress on the ground that it was very similar to the logo of State police. The direction was given by a bench headed by Chief Justice Mohit […] Read more » Bombay High Court Chief Justice Mohit Shah Congress symbol looks like Police logo petitioner's lawyer R N Kachave
Court, Judiciary & Legal System HC urges state govt to consider hospital’s proposal February 10, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court asked Maharashtra government today to decide on a proposal sent by Bai Jerbai Wadia Children’s Hospital here, seeking its permission to set up a paediatric organ transplant centre, before March 16. Hearing a petition, a division bench of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice B P Colabawala said “if the government […] Read more » Bai Jerbai Wadia Children's Hospital Bombay High Court Chief Justice Mohit Shah hospital's proposal Justice B P Colabawala Paediatric Intensive Care Unit
Court, Judiciary & Legal System PIL seeks mandatory sealing of cosmetic and hygiene products January 15, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today asked the Centre to file a reply, within four weeks, to a public interest litigation demanding that cosmetic goods, personal hygiene products, skin and hair care creams and lotions should be sold only in sealed packets or containers. Advocate Gitanjali Dutta, the petitioner, contends that currently such products are often […] Read more » Advocate Gitanjali Dutta Bombay High Court Justice Ajay Gadkari Justice Naresh Patil mandatory sealing of cosmetic mandatory sealing of hygiene products
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Family Law News Wife’s Pub Visits No Ground For Seeking Divorce: Bombay High Court January 11, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has refused to grant divorce on the ground of cruelty to a man who alleged his wife often went to pubs leaving their child in the care of domestic help and also often insulted him and his parents. A Division Bench of Justices Vijaya Tahilramani and Anil Menon recently upheld an […] Read more » Bombay High Court Justice Vijaya Tahilramani Justice Anil Menon Wife's Pub Visits No Ground For Seeking Divorce
High Profile Cases HC exempts Rahul Gandhi from appearing in defamation case January 7, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has granted exemption from personal appearance to Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case filed against him in a court at Bhiwandi town in neighbouring Thane district over his alleged remarks against RSS. The exemption was granted till February 17 by Justice M L Tahilyani who was yesterday hearing […] Read more » Advocate PK Dhakephalkar Bombay High Court defamation case Justice M L Tahilyani Lawyer RS Cheema Magistrate SV Swamy Rahul Gandhi rahul gandhi doing alleged remarks against RSS Rahul GAndhi in defamation case RSS activist Rajesh Kunte
Environment Law News HC quashes govt action against 47 restaurants on fire safety January 2, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has set aside orders by Maharashtra authorities suspending the licences of 47 restaurants for allegedly violating fire safety norms, saying proper procedure was not followed. Contending that they had complied with the provisions of fire saftey, the petitioners had alleged that action was taken only against those restaurants in which waitresses […] Read more » 47 restaurants on fire safety Bombay High Court fire safety Justice Ranjit
Bar, Bench & Firm News Three new judges sworn in at the Bombay High Court. January 2, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Three new judges were sworn in at the Bombay High Court on Thursday. Chief Justice Mohit Shah administered the oath of office to Kalidas Laxmanrao Wadane, Indira K. Jain and Shalini Phansalkar Joshi.With this, the strength of judges at the court has gone up to 67. Official sources told The Hindu that Mr. Wadane had […] Read more » Bombay High Court Indira K. Jain Kalidas Laxmanrao Wadane Shalini Phansalkar Joshi
Criminal Law News Youth gets life term for killing prostitute January 2, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has upheld the life sentence awarded to a 21-year-old youth for stabbing to death a prostitute who refused to marry him. A division Bench of justices Anil Menon and Vijaya Tahilramani recently dismissed an appeal filed by the convict, Anant, alias Rakesh Ratan Let, against a sessions court order convicting him […] Read more » Bombay High Court Justice Anil Menon Justice Vijaya Tahilramani Nashik Central Prison youth for stabbing to death a prostitute
