Bombay HC gets 4th Bench at Kolhapur; sittings from August 18; Maharashtra CM hails move

Bombay HC gets 4th Bench at Kolhapur; sittings from August 18; Maharashtra CM hails move

An outer view of Bombay High Court in Mumbai on February 08, 2021. | Photo Credit: Vivek Bendre The Bombay High Court will get a new bench at Kolhapur district in western Maharashtra, which will be the fourth HC Bench in the State, and its sittings will commence from August 18. A notification in this … Read more

ICICI Bank challenges MIAL’s Rs 3,240 crore rights issue over contractual violations

ICICI Bank challenges MIAL’s Rs 3,240 crore rights issue over contractual violations

Mumbai: ICICI Bank has challenged the proposed rights issue of Mumbai International Airport (MIAL) on the grounds that it violates prior contractual agreements and risks diluting lenders’ interests, said people with knowledge of the matter. The bank’s contention is that the rights issue will dilute the value of shares pledged against loans worth $1.25 billion … Read more

Interpretation of Constitution has to be pragmatic: CJI

Interpretation of Constitution has to be pragmatic: CJI

Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai during celebrations of 161 years of Advocates’ Association of Western India (AAWI), in Mumbai, Saturday, July 5, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Chief Justice of India Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai on Saturday (July 5, 2025) said the interpretation of law or the Constitution has to be “pragmatic” and in a … Read more

Bombay High Court dismisses Dhule Lok Sabha constituency BJP candidate’s plea

Bombay High Court dismisses Dhule Lok Sabha constituency BJP candidate’s plea

The Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court has dismissed an election petition filed by former member of Parliament Subhash Ramrao Bhamre of the Bharatiya Janata Party, who challenged the election of Shobha Dinesh Bacchav from the Dhule Lok Sabha Constituency last year. The order was made available on Monday.   Mr. Bhamre had secured the … Read more

SEBI, BSE officials get temporary relief as Bombay HC stays FIR registration

SEBI, BSE officials get temporary relief as Bombay HC stays FIR registration

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday directed the Anti-Curruption Bureau (ACB) of the state police, not to take any action until further order in an order passed by the lower court to register a first information report (FIR) against the former regulatory chief Madhabi Puri Buch, three current whole-time members at the watchdog, and … Read more

ITR filing deadline: Bombay HC asks CBDT to extend timing to file ITRs for taxpayers claiming 87A rebate

ITR filing deadline: Bombay HC asks CBDT to extend timing to file ITRs for taxpayers claiming 87A rebate

The Bombay High Court has instructed the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to issue a notification extending the deadline for revised and belated Income Tax Return (ITR) filings until January 15, 2025. This extension applies only to taxpayers eligible for claiming the section 87A tax rebate.  This is in response to a Public Interest … Read more

Bail to 19-year-old who bludgeoned two men to death in Pune

Bail to 19-year-old who bludgeoned two men to death in Pune

The Bombay High Court on Thursday granted bail to a 19-year-old accused, who, along with his friends, bludgeoned two men to death in Pune in 2021. A bench of Justice Madhav Jamdar noted that Shinde had been in custody for over three years while the trial against the accused had not even started. The charges … Read more

Bombay High Court waives cooling off period for estranged couple, says realistic approach needed

Bombay High Court waives cooling off period for estranged couple, says realistic approach needed

The court granted a decree of dissolution of the marriage of the Pune-based couple who had sought divorce on grounds of mutual consent and also for the six-month waiting period to be waived. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Change in social conditions and a rapidly evolving society require a realistic approach to be adopted, the … Read more

Bombay High Court raises serious concerns over student suicide rates in Maharashtra

Bombay High Court raises serious concerns over student suicide rates in Maharashtra

After the PIL hearing, the High Court called for immediate measures by the State authorities and stated that the mental and physical well-being of students is an integral part of their growth | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Bombay High Court on July 30 raised serious concerns over rising suicide cases among students in Maharashtra. A … Read more

Bollywood film’s release halted for using Karan Johar’s name in its title

Bollywood film’s release halted for using Karan Johar’s name in its title

The Bombay High Court on Thursday restrained the makers of the film “Shaadi Ke Director Karan Aur Johar” from using Bollywood director and producer Karan Johar’s name and personal attributes in the title of the film. The court noted that this unauthorised use violated Johar’s fundamental rights. The film was scheduled for release on Friday. … Read more