Top Law News Will curb un-verified political ads on social media: Election Commission to Bombay High Court. March 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Election Commission (EC) Monday told the Bombay High Court that it will issue directions prohibiting all social media platforms from displaying political advertisements not pre-verified by it. The EC, through its counsel Pradeep Rajagopal, told the high court that a meeting between the commission and all social media intermediaries was scheduled for Tuesday. Following […] Read more » Bombay High Court Chief Justice Naresh Patil counsel Pradeep Rajagopal Election Commission Justice N.M. Jamdar
Top Law News Embryologist accused of importing human embryos gets Bombay High Court relief March 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court Monday ordered the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence to not take any coercive steps against a 51-year-old embryologist accused of importing human embryos from Malaysia. A division bench of Justices Ranjit More and Bharati Dangre also directed embryologist Dr Goral Gandhi to appear before the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) to record […] Read more » Bombay High Court Embryologist Embryologist accused of importing human embryos Justice Bharati Dangre Justices Ranjit More
Top Law News Bombay High Court to hear plea on condition of foot overbridges in Mumbai March 16, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court Friday said it would take up for hearing on March 22 a petition on the issue of “poor” condition of foot overbridges in the metropolis. One of the petitioners Pradeep Bhalekar’s advocate Nitin Satpute approached the high court Friday seeking urgent hearing of the plea a day after a foot overbridge […] Read more » Bombay High Court condition of foot overbridges in Mumbai foot overbridges in Mumbai
Top Law News Why no order yet to prohibit political ads on social media: The Bombay High Court March 8, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court Thursday asked the Election Commission of India why it was hesitant to issue specific directions to prohibit political advertisements on social media 48 hours before election day. A bench of Chief Justice Naresh Patil and Justice N M Jamdar posed the question after the poll panel submitted that it was deliberating […] Read more » Bombay High Court Chief Justice Naresh Patil HC Justice N.M. Jamdar political ads political ads on social media social media the Bombay High Court Why no order yet to prohibit political ads on social media
Top Law News Clear all hurdles for smooth trial in Malegaon case: Bombay High Court to NIA February 6, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed the National Investigating Agency (NIA) to “clear all hurdles” in the 2008 Malegaon blast case and ensure that the trial proceeds “smoothly”. A bench of Justices A S Oka and A S Gadkari noted that over 20 applications and appeals had been filed in the high court by […] Read more » Bombay High Court Justice A S Gadkari justice A S Oka Malegaon case NIA NIA counsel Sandesh Patil Sameer Kulkarni
Top Law News Maratha quota : HC tells government to give whole report to petitioners. January 28, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court on Monday directed the Maharashtra government to give copies of the entire report of the Backward Class Commission on Maratha reservation to petitioners challenging the quota decision. A division bench of Justices Ranjit More and Bharati Dangre quelled fears of the state government that certain portions of the report would create […] Read more » Bombay High Court Justice Ranjit More Maharashtra's Advocate General Ashutosh Kumbhakoni Maratha quota
Top Law News By delaying new court building plot, state denying litigants’ justice: Bombay HC January 22, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court Tuesday said the state government was “essentially denying justice to litigants” by delaying a decision on allocation of a new building for the high court. This, the court said, was forcing litigants and judicial staff to continue work from the current 138-year-old building which has inadequate space. A bench of justices […] Read more » Bombay High Court essentially denying justice to litigants Justice AS Oka Justice MS Sonak
Top Law News Bombay High Court asks BEST workers’ union to decide on withdrawal of strike January 16, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has directed the BEST workers’ union to take a final decision on the withdrawal of its ongoing strike by Tuesday evening and inform the court on Wednesday. The direction came after the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) told a bench of Chief Justice Naresh Patil and Justice N M Jamdar […] Read more » BEST workers' union BMC Bombay High Court Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Chief Justice Naresh Patil EST's budget merger with t BMC HC Justice N.M. Jamdar withdrawal of strike
Top Law News Inclusion of castes in OBC group: Bombay High Court January 10, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court Wednesday sought to know if the Maharashtra government had conducted any study or survey before issuing a notification in 1967 inducting several castes in the OBC category for reservation. A division bench of Chief Justice N H Patil and Justice N M Jamdar was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed […] Read more » Bombay High Court Chief Justice N H Patil Justice N.M. Jamdar PIL Sarate's counsel V M Thorat
Top Law News Rules for online sale of medicines will be finalised by Jan 31 January 6, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Union government informed the Bombay High Court Friday that it was likely to finalise draft rules for regulation of online sale of medicines by January end. Union government’s lawyer D P Singh told a bench of Chief Justice Naresh Patil and Justice N M Jamdar that in compliance with an order of the Madras […] Read more » Bombay High Court Chief Justice Naresh Patil Justice N.M. Jamdar online sale of medicines
Consumer Law News Top Law News HC seeks Centre’s reply on plea of visually impaired man who lost out on Railway job December 30, 2018 / December 30, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has taken suo motu (on its own) notice of an incident where a sessions court judge was allegedly assaulted by an assistant public prosecutor on the court premises. Vacation judge Justice R K Deshpande of the high court’s Nagpur bench said Wednesday that such incidents are a “threat to independence of […] Read more » Bombay High Court Vacation judge Justice R K Deshpande visually impaired man
Top Law News Father can seek visitation rights to child under Domestic Voilence Act: HC November 8, 2018 / November 8, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A father can seek visitation rights to his child under the Domestic Violence Act if the child is in the mother’s custody, the Bombay High Court has ruled. Justice Prakash Naik dismissed an application last Friday filed by a woman challenging a sessions court order granting visitation rights to her estranged husband. The woman in […] Read more » Bombay High Court Domestic Voilence Act Father can seek visitation rights
