News for 'bombay high court'

RIL plea: SC not to interfere with high court move

RIL plea: SC not to interfere with high court move

Rediff.com1 Oct 2009

However, the apex court allowed NTPC to file a reply to deny the allegations, if any, levelled by RIL in its amended written statement.

2008 Malegaon blast case: How investigation unfolded

2008 Malegaon blast case: How investigation unfolded

Rediff.com31 Jul 2025

A detailed timeline of the 2008 Malegaon blasts case, from the initial explosion to the acquittal of all accused in 2025.

Wankhede promotion row: HC fines Centre for concealing facts

Wankhede promotion row: HC fines Centre for concealing facts

Rediff.com17 Oct 2025

The Delhi High Court imposed a cost of Rs 20,000 on the central government for concealing facts in its plea seeking review of an order relating to the promotion of IRS officer and former NCB Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede.

Tax notice: Aditya Birla group moves high court

Tax notice: Aditya Birla group moves high court

Rediff.com17 Aug 2009

The division bench of Justices F I Rebello and D G Karnik on Monday reserved orders as to whether the Birla group's petition is admissible or not. The order will be passed on Tuesday. In the present case, the issue is whether the Birla group is liable to pay capital gains tax on the share-purchase transaction worth $150 million with AT&T Mauritius (subsidiary of AT&T).

Now, PIL on Sachin's Ferrari in Kerala high court

Now, PIL on Sachin's Ferrari in Kerala high court

Rediff.com22 Aug 2003

The PIL by Non Resident Indian Sanu Joe Mathew against Rs 1.13 crore duty waiver follows similar such petitions in Delhi and Bombay high courts.

No fundamental right to adopt American child, even if related: Bombay HC

No fundamental right to adopt American child, even if related: Bombay HC

Rediff.com17 Jul 2025

The Bombay High Court has ruled that Indian citizens do not have a fundamental right to adopt a child of American nationality, even from among relatives, unless the child is in need of care and protection or in conflict with the law.

Luthra brothers deported, being brought to Goa

Luthra brothers deported, being brought to Goa

Rediff.com16 Dec 2025

Videos circulating online showed Gaurav, 44, and Saurav, 40, being escorted by Thai police at Bangkok airport ahead of their departure for India.

'Why still inquiry?' HC raps police in Disha Salian case

'Why still inquiry?' HC raps police in Disha Salian case

Rediff.com27 Nov 2025

The Bombay High Court has questioned the length of the Mumbai police's inquiry into the death of Disha Salian, former celebrity manager, who died in 2020. The court has asked why the inquiry is still ongoing after five years and has directed the police to produce the post mortem report and provide copies of statements to the petitioner, Disha Salian's father.

Pune land deal: HC asks if cops are protecting Parth Pawar

Pune land deal: HC asks if cops are protecting Parth Pawar

Rediff.com10 Dec 2025

The Bombay High Court has questioned the police investigation into a land deal, asking why Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's son, Parth Pawar, has not been named in the FIR.

Maha denies police clearance to 26/11 acquitted, cites terror watch

Maha denies police clearance to 26/11 acquitted, cites terror watch

Rediff.com19 Sep 2025

The Maharashtra government informed the Bombay High Court that Faheem Ansari, acquitted in the 26/11 terror attack case, was denied a police clearance certificate due to ongoing suspicion of being a member of a banned terror organization. Ansari sought the certificate to operate an autorickshaw.

Society won't forgive us if we don't stand by doctors: SC

Society won't forgive us if we don't stand by doctors: SC

Rediff.com28 Oct 2025

The Supreme Court reserved its judgement on a plea regarding insurance coverage for doctors and health workers who died battling Covid-19 in private clinics and non-recognized hospitals. The court emphasized the importance of supporting doctors and ensuring valid claims are settled.

Convicted Maha minister Manikrao Kokate resigns from Cabinet

Convicted Maha minister Manikrao Kokate resigns from Cabinet

Rediff.com18 Dec 2025

Nationalist Congress Party minister Manikrao Kokate has resigned from the Maharashtra Cabinet after a court upheld his conviction and two-year jail term in a 1995 cheating and forgery case. This marks the second NCP minister to resign this year.

TISS students booked for GN Saibaba death anniversary event

TISS students booked for GN Saibaba death anniversary event

Rediff.com14 Oct 2025

Police in Mumbai have registered a case against students of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences for allegedly holding an unapproved event to mark the death anniversary of former DU professor G N Saibaba and raising slogans in support of Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid.

Suspicion of adultery no ground for child's DNA test: HC

Suspicion of adultery no ground for child's DNA test: HC

Rediff.com9 Jul 2025

Merely because a man suspects his wife of adultery does not become a ground to make their minor child undergo a DNA test to determine paternity, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay high court has said.

SC settles 50-year-old land dispute in Dadra & Nagar Haveli

SC settles 50-year-old land dispute in Dadra & Nagar Haveli

Rediff.com25 Sep 2025

The Supreme Court of India resolved a decades-old land dispute in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, involving land originally vested in the Portuguese government.

HC orders preservation of deceased man's semen on his mother's plea

HC orders preservation of deceased man's semen on his mother's plea

Rediff.com27 Jun 2025

The Bombay high court, in an interim order, has directed a Mumbai-based fertility centre to preserve the frozen semen of a deceased unmarried man pending hearing of a petition by his mother who wants to use the fluid to continue the family line.

If you try to evict us from Mumbai...: Jarange warns govt

If you try to evict us from Mumbai...: Jarange warns govt

Rediff.com2 Sep 2025

Activist Manoj Jarange, on a hunger strike for Maratha quota, is open to talks with the government but refuses to leave Mumbai until demands are met. He urges protesters to maintain peace and claims they haven't violated any laws.

SC to hear review plea in ISKCON Bengaluru temple case

SC to hear review plea in ISKCON Bengaluru temple case

Rediff.com3 Dec 2025

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a review petition filed by ISKCON India regarding the ownership of the Hare Krishna temple in Bengaluru, reopening a long-standing legal dispute with the Bengaluru faction of ISKCON.

No one has exclusive rights to Chhatrapati Shivaji's name: HC

No one has exclusive rights to Chhatrapati Shivaji's name: HC

Rediff.com30 Oct 2025

The Bombay High Court has ruled that the name of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in any form cannot be the subject matter of exclusivity, clearing the path for Mahesh Manjrekar's new Marathi movie, 'Punha Shivaji Raje Bhosale', for release on Friday as scheduled.

Setback for Anil Ambani, RCom as HC supports SBI order

Setback for Anil Ambani, RCom as HC supports SBI order

Rediff.com7 Oct 2025

The Bombay high court has upheld a decision by the State Bank of India (SBI) to classify accounts of industrialist Anil Ambani and his company, Reliance Communications (RCom), as "fraudulent" noting that there was no legal flaw in it.

Man liable to pay, even if estranged wife earns: HC

Man liable to pay, even if estranged wife earns: HC

Rediff.com26 Jun 2025

Merely because a woman is earning, it does not deprive her of financial support from her estranged husband as she has to maintain her standard of living, the Bombay high court has ruled.

High Court to assess report on Jet-Sahara deal

High Court to assess report on Jet-Sahara deal

Rediff.com1 Sep 2010

The Bombay High Court would examine the Ernst & Young report on the erstwhile Sahara Airlines buyout by Jet Airways to decide the onus on payment of tax liability amounting to Rs 107 crore (Rs 1.07 billion).

HC issues notice to SRK, Netflix on Sameer Wankhede's plea

HC issues notice to SRK, Netflix on Sameer Wankhede's plea

Rediff.com9 Oct 2025

The Delhi high court on Wednesday issued summons to actor Shah Rukh Khan-owned Red Chillies Entertainment and OTT platform Netflix on a defamation suit filed by Indian Revenue Services (IRS) officer Sameer Wankhede for allegedly maligning his reputation in their series The Ba***ds of Bollywood.

'Why did high court hear Salman's appeal out of turn?'

'Why did high court hear Salman's appeal out of turn?'

Rediff.com16 Jul 2015

Shashikala Bhagwan Gangurde has filed the petition in the Bombay high court on behalf of her husband as he languishes in prison awaiting bail for years

Didn't initiate or request Mahadevi's relocation: Vantara

Didn't initiate or request Mahadevi's relocation: Vantara

Rediff.com4 Aug 2025

Vantara did not initiate or request the relocation of the elephant named Mahadevi from a monastery in Kolhapur to its facility in Jamnagar but served only as the 'court-appointed recipient facility', the NGO said in a statement.

Shilpa Shetty withdraws plea in HC for travel nod, says plans failed

Shilpa Shetty withdraws plea in HC for travel nod, says plans failed

Rediff.com16 Oct 2025

Shilpa Shetty, involved in a Rs 60-crore cheating case with Raj Kundra, withdrew her application to travel abroad as plans did not materialize. The court accepted the withdrawal and scheduled a hearing for their plea seeking suspension of the Look Out Circular on November 17.

SC to hear plea against Bombay HC upholding hijab ban in colleges

SC to hear plea against Bombay HC upholding hijab ban in colleges

Rediff.com8 Aug 2024

The Supreme Court will hear on Friday a plea challenging a Bombay high court verdict upholding a Mumbai college's decision to ban hijabs, burqas and naqabs inside the campus.

SC judge recuses from Elgar accused Gadling's bail plea

SC judge recuses from Elgar accused Gadling's bail plea

Rediff.com26 Aug 2025

Supreme Court Justice M M Sundresh recused himself from hearing the bail plea of advocate Surendra Gadling, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case. The case has been adjourned multiple times.

New jetty at Mumbai's Gateway of India gets SC nod

New jetty at Mumbai's Gateway of India gets SC nod

Rediff.com1 Sep 2025

The Supreme Court of India has dismissed a plea against the construction of a new passenger jetty and terminal at the Gateway of India in Mumbai, upholding a Bombay High Court verdict that allowed the project to proceed. The project aims to improve passenger travel between South Mumbai and other locations.

Deposit Rs 60 cr and then...: HC to Shilpa Shetty, Raj Kundra

Deposit Rs 60 cr and then...: HC to Shilpa Shetty, Raj Kundra

Rediff.com8 Oct 2025

The couple last month filed a petition in HC seeking suspension of the Look Out Circular (LOC) issued against them by police in the case, so that they can travel for their professional commitments and leisure trips abroad.

High court rules in favour of Vodafone in tax case

High court rules in favour of Vodafone in tax case

Rediff.com8 Oct 2015

Vodafone pleaded in High Court that IT department had no jurisdiction in the transfer pricing case because the said transaction was not international and did not attract tax.

Arun Gawli walks free on SC bail after 17 years in 2007 murder case

Arun Gawli walks free on SC bail after 17 years in 2007 murder case

Rediff.com3 Sep 2025

Gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli was released from Nagpur Central Jail after the Supreme Court granted him bail in a 2007 murder case. He had been serving a life sentence for the murder of a Mumbai corporator.

Meet Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, the next CJI

Meet Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, the next CJI

Rediff.com30 Apr 2025

From demonetisation to sub-categorisation of Scheduled Castes to bulldozers, Justice Gavai has been part of several judgments.

5 Mumbai dargahs move HC against police action on loudspeakers

5 Mumbai dargahs move HC against police action on loudspeakers

Rediff.com1 Jul 2025

The police have launched a crackdown against the use of directional loudspeakers (devices that focus sound in a specific direction) at religious structures in Mumbai pursuant to a court order.

Denying physical relationship to husband ground for divorce: HC

Denying physical relationship to husband ground for divorce: HC

Rediff.com18 Jul 2025

The Bombay High Court ruled that denial of physical intimacy and suspecting a spouse of infidelity constitutes cruelty and is grounds for divorce, upholding a family court's divorce order.

Baba Siddique's son criticises 'casual probe' into father's killing

Baba Siddique's son criticises 'casual probe' into father's killing

Rediff.com9 Sep 2025

NCP leader Zeeshan Siddique alleges a 'casual' approach by Mumbai police in the investigation into his father, Baba Siddique's, murder. He cites procedural delays and reluctance to take decisive action.

Bombay HC judge quits, says 'can't work against self-respect'

Bombay HC judge quits, says 'can't work against self-respect'

Rediff.com4 Aug 2023

Bombay High Court Justice Rohit Deo on Friday said he has resigned.

'Democracy Is On Sale In Maharashtra'

'Democracy Is On Sale In Maharashtra'

Rediff.com7 Jan 2026

'This daylight robbery of elections is happening in the commercial capital of India, Mumbai city, so you can imagine what they will do to win elections in the interiors of India.'

Collegium elevates Bombay HC chief justice to SC

Collegium elevates Bombay HC chief justice to SC

Rediff.com27 Sep 2022

The Supreme Court collegium has recommended the elevation of the Chief Justice of Bombay high court, Justice Dipankar Datta, as a judge of the apex court.

Op Sindoor post: Pune Student released from jail

Op Sindoor post: Pune Student released from jail

Rediff.com28 May 2025

A 19-year-old Pune student, arrested for a social media post concerning Indo-Pak hostilities, has been released from jail after the Bombay high court granted her bail while rebuking the Maharashtra government for "ruining her life" and turning her into a "hardcore criminal".