Family Law News HC stays order asking Adnan Sami to give flat and money to ex-wife January 1, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In an interim relief to Pakistani singer Adnan Sami, the has stayed a family court order which had asked him to pay Rs 6.24 crore compensation to his former wife Sabah Galadari and also give her duplex flat in Andheri occupied by him and his present wife Roya Farabi. Hearing an appeal filed by the […] Read more » Adnan Sami former wife Sabah Galadari Bombay High Court Justice Anil Menon Justice V. K. Tahilramani Sabah Galadari Sami to pay Rs 6.5 crore to ex wife
Family Law News Bombay High Court asks Thackeray brothers to settle will dispute amicably December 13, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court on Friday asked Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray and his estranged brother Jaidev to amicably settle the dispute over the will left by their father, Shiv Sena patriarch Bal Thackeray. Bal Thackeray, who passed away in November 2012, bequeathed a major share in the family estate to Uddhav while cutting out […] Read more » Advocate F D’souza Bombay High Court Jaidev's lawyer Seema Sarnaik Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray Thackeray brothers to settle will dispute
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Only Uddhav among heirs was present when Thackeray made will December 11, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A witness on Wednesday told the Bombay High Court that barring Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray, no other legal heir or relative of Bal Thackeray was present when the Sena patriarch signed his will. Bal Thackeray, the founder of Sena, passed away in November 2012. His will bequeaths a major share of property to Uddhav, […] Read more » Advocate F D’souza Bal Thackeray will Bombay High Court Jaidev Thackeray Jaidev Thackeray lawyer Seema Sarnaik Justice Gautam Patel Uddhav Thackeray
Bar, Bench & Firm News Frame policy on witness protection in 3 months :HC December 2, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court on Monday gave three months to Maharashtra government to frame a fresh policy on providing protection to witnesses in the light of the observations made by the Law Commission of India. The state government today asked for more time and the division bench headed by Justice Abhay Oka granted the plea […] Read more » Bombay High Court Frame policy on witness protection in 3 months Justice Abhay Oka protection to witnesses witness identity protection witness protection programmes
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Remove hoardings or face dissolution: HC November 25, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Pulling up municipal corporations in Maharashtra for not complying with earlier court orders on removing illegal hoardings, posters and banners exhibited by political parties, the Bombay High Court today warned that it would ask the state to dissolve the civic bodies. “It appears that only municipal corporations of Pune, Mumbai and Akola have substantially complied […] Read more » Bombay High Court check on illegal hoardings face dissolution Justice Abhay Oka Remove hoardings
Bar, Bench & Firm News Why No Action Against Violators of Noise Pollution Asks HC November 8, 2014 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Why No Action Against Violators of Noise Pollution Asks HC The Bombay High Court has pulled up the Maharashtra Government for not prosecuting organisers of religious festivals who violated noise pollution rules. A bench of justices Abhay Oka and A S Gadkari further questioned the Government as to why it had issued fresh licences to the organisers of religious festivals when they had allegedly breached […] Read more » Bombay High Court Dr Mahesh Bedekar Environment Protection Act Justice A S Gadkari justices Abhay Oka No Action Against Violators of Noise Pollution Violators of Noise Pollution
Bar, Bench & Firm News HC warns contempt action against lawyers who go on strike November 3, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has warned lawyers against going on strike or indulging in any misconduct which disturbs the administration of justice, saying it would take suitable action against them under Contempt of Court Act. The Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa, with whom the advocates are registered, are also free to take action against […] Read more » advocate Manoj Laxman Shirsatthe Bombay High Court Chief Justice Mohit Shah Contempt of Court Act District Bar Associations HC warns contempt action against lawyers who go on strike
Criminal Law News Property row: HC upholds life term for man who beheaded father October 7, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has upheld the life sentence for a 36-year-old man from Nashik district, convicted for the murder of his father over a share in the ancestral property. A division bench of Justices V K Tahilramani and A R Joshi last week dismissed the appeal filed by convict Bhausaheb Sahadu Jakhere, who is […] Read more » Bombay High Court Justice A.R. Joshi Justices V K Tahilramani life term for man who beheaded father Property row
Criminal Law News Wife’s murder: HC reduces life sentence of man to 10 years October 7, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has reduced to ten years the life imprisonment sentence awarded to a man for killing his wife by striking a blow on her neck at their home in Nashik nine years ago. A bench of Justices V K Tahilramani and A R Joshi said the convict Narayan Mahaskar was guilty under […] Read more » Bombay High Court HC reduces life sentence of man to 10 years Justice A.R. Joshi Justices V K Tahilramani life imprisonment wife's murder
Top Law News PIL seeks ban on govt ads, HC asks State to explain August 25, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra Government to file a reply to a PIL, which seeks to ban government advertisements in print and electronic media ahead of the forthcoming state Assembly polls. Hearing the PIL, a bench of justices Abhay Oka and G S Kulkarni on Wednesday asked the state to file a […] Read more » Bombay High Court Justice Abhay Oka justice G S Kulkarni news PIL seeks ban on govt ads todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News HC asks CBI to segregate PILs on Adarsh scam August 23, 2014 / August 23, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today asked CBI to segregate the public interest litigations on Adarsh Housing Society scam on the basis of issues. The division bench led by Justice PV Hardas gave CBI and the petitioners two weeks to carry out this exercise. The High Court is hearing several PILs on Adarsh scam, about various […] Read more » Adarsh housing society scam Adarsh scam Bombay High Court Former journalist Ketan Tirodkar justice PV Hardas news segregate PILs on Adarsh scam todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News PIL seeks CBI probe into 4-yr-old “suicide” case August 11, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra Government to file within two weeks its reply to a PIL seeking a CBI probe into the alleged suicide of a 27-year-old man whose body was found on railway tracks in suburban Mulund on March 21, 2010. Kapil Patil, the deceased, worked with a multinational company. According […] Read more » 4-yr-old suicide case Bombay High Court news petitioner Ketan Tirodkar todays news todays top news Top news
