Top Law News Bride burning serious offence: HC April 2, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Bride burning serious offence: HC The Bombay high court has dismissed a petition filed by a life convict challenging a Maharashtra government order placing him in a category that prescribes 26 years of imprisonment after observing that bride burning is a serious social offence. “In spite of stringent provisions of law and deterrent steps taken, we find that incidents of violence against women could not be curbed,” a […] Read more » 26 years of imprisonment Bombay High Court bride burning case Bride burning serious category 1(c) Government Resolution
Intellectual Property News HC raps Maha for delaying land acquisition April 2, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Maharashtra Government has been rapped by the Bombay High court for failing to come up with an action plan to identify and acquire land across the state for dumping and processing solid waste. A division bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and A P Bhangale was hearing a bunch of petitions seeking implementation of the Municipal […] Read more » A P Bhangale Bombay High Court corporations of Nagpur corporations of Nashik corporations of Navi Mumbai corporations of Pune corporations of Vasai Virar Justices A M Khanwilkar Maharashtra government Maharashtra Pollution Control Board
Top Law News HC relies on dog’s evidence’, upholds conviction April 1, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has held a man guilty in a robbery and murder case and upheld the life sentence given to him by a lower court on the evidence of police dog. Another person was held guilty on the basis of witness identification parade, while three others were acquitted. Division bench of Justices P D Kode […] Read more » Ashok Chavan Bombay High Court Chandya Pawar Ejabool Jan Mohammed Shaikh Justice P.D. Kode Justice V. K. Tahilramani Kathalya alias Ramesh Raja Chavan life imprisonment Mamta Cooperative Housing Society Manojkumar Gupta Mumbai Sewri Sessions Court upholds conviction
Top Law News HC seeks Advocate General’s help in privilege motion April 1, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Advocate General Darius Khambata as amicus curie (friend of court) has been appointed by the Bombay High Court to help it in a petition filed by former vice-chairman of Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny (STCS) Committee Shriniwas Karve, challenging three breach of privilege notices issued to him. The former Vice Chairman of STCS had moved the High Court […] Read more » Advocate General Advocate General Darius Khambata Bombay High Court Maharashtra Legislative Council Pandurang Phundkar (BJP) MLAs Yashomati Thakur privilege motion Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny (STCS) Committee Shriniwas Karve Suresh Dhas Vice Chairman of STCS
Tax Law News HC refuses relief on petition challenging tax on ‘unfit’ car March 29, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has refused to grant relief on a petition challenging the decision of a Regional Transport Office (RTO) to levy environment tax on a 33-year-old Premier Padmini car, which was mechanically unfit and rendered permanently unusable. However, Justice B P Dharmadhikari allowed the petitioner to obtain a certificate from the Transport Commissioner […] Read more » 33-year-old Premier Padmini car Bombay High Court Bombay Motor Vehicles Tax Act Environment Tax mechanically unfit Regional Transport Office tax on unfit car Transport Commissioner
Top Law News HC gives benefit of doubt to 4; clears them of dacoity, murder March 26, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Granting benefit of doubt, the Bombay High Court has quashed the life sentence given to four watchmen of a plastic production unit for committing dacoity at the facility and murdering its owner eight years ago. In a recent judgement, a bench of justices P V Hardas and A R Joshi, while acquitting the four, observed […] Read more » benefit of doubt Bombay High Court dacoity Dharam Singh Life sentence Meenbahadur Singh murder plastic production unit Tejasingh Bahadur Tulai Kalu Singh
Top Law News Condoning delay, HC allows officer to contest case before MAT March 19, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The order of the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal has been quashed by the Bombay High Court which rejected the plea of a government employee seeking to condone the delay in claiming promotion which was denied to him by the authorities. “In the facts and circumstances brought to our notice, we are satisfied that delay occurred to file application for condonation […] Read more » Administrative Tribunal Basawant Devidas Nandgavali Bombay High Court claiming promotion Deputy Engineer Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal Water Resources Department in Maharashtra
Criminal Law News 7/11 blast accused withdraws bail plea after IG varsity report March 16, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The bail plea has withdrawn by Eheshyam Siddiqui before the Bombay High Court after the Indira Gandhi Open University filed a report stating that an under trial accused is not required to do field work to submit a project report. The report was submitted to the court. Etheshyam Siddiqui is an accused of the 2006 serial […] Read more » 2006 blast 7/11 train blasts Adv Sharif Sheikh Bachelors of Tourism Bombay High Court Etheshyam Siddiqui Human Rights diploma Indira Gandhi Open University July 11 NGO Jamiat-Ulama-e-Maharashtra
Intellectual Property News PIL alleges encroachments by minister March 16, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Maharashtra Government has been asked by the Bombay High Court to file reply to a PIL alleging encroachments made by Minister Ganesh Naik and a private trust run by his nephews on the state-owned land valued at over Rs 200 crore in the satellite city of Navi Mumbai. Hearing the petition today, Justices Ashok Bhangale and […] Read more » AM Khanwilkar avkhaleshwar Mandir Trust Bombay High Court Justices Ashok Bhangale Maharashtra government Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Minister Ganesh Naik Navi Mumbai Non-Conventional Energy Ganesh Naik
Top Law News Clean chit to Kripashankar Singh in magisterial probe March 15, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A magisterial inquiry ordered by the Bombay High court into allegations against former Mumbai city Congress chief Kripashankar Singh that he had grabbed properties of local Congress leader Tulsidas Nair, a resident of Kalina, and that Singh had intimidated him, has given Singh a clean chit. The inquiry report was submitted to the High Court […] Read more » Bombay High Court High Court Kripashankar Singh magisterial inquiry order magisterial probe Mumbai city Congress chief Kripashankar Singh Rahul Gandhi National Brigade Wing Tulsidas Nair
Top Law News HC raps Maha govt for not recovering dues from IPL March 15, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay high court came down heavily on the Maharashtra government for its failure to recover dues of Rs 10 crore for police security cover provided during Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket matches played at the D Y Patil Stadium in 2010. “It has been two years and the state government has not bothered to […] Read more » BCCI BCCI counsel Raju Subramanium Bombay High Court D Y Patil Stadium Indian Premier League Maharashtra government PIL filed by Santosh Pachlag
Top Law News HC raises award from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 41 lakh in accident case March 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Considering that serious injuries in a bus accident had rendered a businessman of nearby Thane permanently disabled and paraplegic 7 years ago, the Bombay High Court has enhanced compensation awarded to him by Motor Accident Claims Tribunal from Rs 10.61 lakh to Rs 41.31 lakh. “The right to life in Article 21 of the Constitution […] Read more » accident case Article 21 of the Constitution Bombay High Court Justice Abhay Oak Motor Accident Claims Tribunal nationalised bank Shaikh Farooq Mohammad Thane Municipal Transport tribunal