Tag: Bombay HC

Bombay HC reserves order on pleas of Chanda, Deepak Kochhar challenging their arrest till Monday

Kochhar's advocate Amit Desai argued that Chanda had voluntarily sent an email to CBI saying that she is willing to come and explain everything but didn't get any response for one week.

January 6, 2023

Bombay HC hears petition on postponement of JEE Main

The bench also set the next hearing in the case against the National Testing Agency (NTA) on January 10.

January 4, 2023

Bombay HC: Bhima-Koregaon case accused Anand Teltumbde gets bail

Granting Teltumbde bail of Rs 100,000 plus two sureties, division bench noted UAPA sections for offences of unlawful activities.

November 18, 2022

Bombay HC acquits ex-DU professor, 5 others in Maoist links case

In their verdict, a division bench of Justices Rohit Deo and Anil Pansare acquitted Mahesh K. Tirki, Hem Keshawdatt Mishra, Prashant Rahi, Vijay Nan Tirki and Pandur Pora Narote who died in August this year.

October 14, 2022

Konkani should also be used in Bombay HC: Goa CM

The Chief Minister also said that Goa is a multilingual state, where different languages are used for different tasks.

April 15, 2022

‘Vikrant’ funds case: Bombay HC grants anticipatory bail to BJP’s Kirit Somaiya

A case has been registered against the father-son duo for allegedly collecting Rs 57 crore for Vikrant through crowd-funding in 2013-2014.

April 13, 2022

Bombay HC rejects Nitesh Rane’s anticipatory bail plea

Nitesh Rane's lawyer, Nitin Pradhan contended before the court that his client had been cooperating with the investigators and had been questioned for four hours last month.

January 17, 2022

2nd time in 4 days, NCB’s Sameer Wankhede seeks court ‘protection’

"I am personally attacked by the state... My apprehension is they will arrest me. I want interim protection in the form of no coercive action," Wankhede appealed to the division bench.

October 28, 2021

Aryan Khan bail plea: Bombay HC to continue hearing on Wednesday

Contending that Aryan Khan was "wrongly arrested", Rohatgi said the only thing against him was he arrived with Merchant, and apparently had knowledge of the drugs found on the latter, and hence, had "conscious possession".

October 26, 2021

SC reserves verdict on appeals against Bombay HC’s skin-to-skin contact ruling

The high court said since the man groped the child without removing her clothes, the offence cannot be termed as sexual assault, and rather constitutes the offence of outraging a woman's modesty.

September 30, 2021

SC notice on pleas against HC order upholding TRAI tariff order

The top court has listed the matter for further hearing on September 7, to consider interim order

August 18, 2021

Gulshan Kumar murder: Life-term for killer, acquittal of Taurani

A division bench of Bombay HC comprising Justice Sadhana Jadhav and Justice N.R. Borkar has found the Merchant siblings guilty of murder, conspiracy, common intentions, and under the Arms Act.

July 1, 2021

Won’t allow ‘experiments’ with glitched ventilators: Bombay HC

The matter pertains to 150 ventilators provided to the GMCH in April under the PM Care Fund which were supplied by Rajkot-based Jyoti CNC, of which around 133 were found to be defective or malfunctional. (IANS - May18).

June 3, 2021

Bombay HC allows airlines to fill in middle seats adhering to DGCA’s guidelines on COVID-19

A division bench of Justices SJ Kathawalla and SP Tavade refused to accept the contentions raised in a petition filed by Air India pilot Deven Kanani, who said the middle seats of all international and domestic flights should be kept vacant to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

June 15, 2020

‘Inmates have right to safety,’ says Bombay HC, asks Maharashtra govt to tackle spread of COVID-19 at Arthur Road Jail

Early this week, at least 77 inmates and 26 personnel of Arthur Road Jail tested positive for coronavirus.

May 9, 2020

Peter Mukerjea, accused in Sheena Bora murder case, walks out of jail after 4 years

The release came after the six-week stay on the Bombay High Court order granting the former media baron bail in the murder case ended on Thursday with the CBI not moving an appeal before the Supreme Court.

March 21, 2020

PMC scam: HDIL directors to remain in jail, SC stays Bombay HC’s release order

The Bombay High Court had recently, in an order, allowed the plea of HDIL directors -- Rakesh Wadhawan and Sarang Wadhawan -- to shift them from Arthur Road jail to their residence to enable them to sale their assets.

January 16, 2020