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Recording Court Proceedings Without Permission: Bombay HC Confiscates Govt Employee's Phone
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Recording Court Proceedings Without Permission: Bombay HC Confiscates Govt Employee's Phone

The Bombay High Court confiscated a government employee's phone for recording court proceedings without permission and ordered him to deposit ₹10,000.

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Threatening Judge In Open Court Is Criminal Contempt: Bombay HC [Read Judgment] Judiciary
Threatening Judge In Open Court Is Criminal Contempt: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court held two advocates guilty of criminal contempt for threatening a Judicial Magistrate and imposed fines, costs and Bar Council proceedings.

Following Bulli Bai App Alone Isn't An Offence: Mumbai Court Discharges Accused [Read Order] Judiciary
Following Bulli Bai App Alone Isn't An Offence: Mumbai Court Discharges Accused [Read Order]

A Mumbai Magistrate discharged an accused in the Bulli Bai App case, holding that merely following the app and contacting a co-accused did not constitute an offence.

Section 482 Court Cannot Conduct Mini-Trial To Quash FIR: Bombay HC [Read Judgment] Judiciary
Section 482 Court Cannot Conduct Mini-Trial To Quash FIR: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

Bombay High Court refuses to quash FIR against three accused over alleged threats and shutting off ICU oxygen supply, holding that their defences must be tested at trial.

Bombay HC Bans Firecrackers On Public Streets, Orders Strict Noise Pollution Enforcement [Read Order] Judiciary
Bombay HC Bans Firecrackers On Public Streets, Orders Strict Noise Pollution Enforcement [Read Order]

Bombay High Court bans bursting of firecrackers on public streets during festivities and directs strict enforcement of noise limits, including seizure of offending sound equipment.

Film Copyright Licensing Not ‘IT Software’, Quashes ₹79.72-Crore GST Demand Against Dharma Productions: Bombay HC [Read Order]

Bombay High Court quashes a ₹79.72-crore GST demand against Dharma Productions, holding that licensing copyright in cinematographic films was taxable at 12%, not as Information Technology Software a...

Gratuity Authority Cannot Fasten Liability On Principal Employer For Contract Workers: SC [Read Order]

The Supreme Court sets aside the Bombay High Court order fastening gratuity liability on ONGC for contract workers, holding that the Controlling Authority could not adjudicate employer liability.

Delayed Food Safety Notice Denying Re-Test Rights Vitiates Prosecution: Bombay HC [Read Order]

Bombay High Court quashes food safety proceedings against Britannia Dairy over fungus-infested cheese, holding that delayed notice after expiry of shelf life denied the company its statutory right to ...

Pre-Suit Assignee Cannot Be Impleaded As Co-Plaintiff Under Order I Rule 10 CPC: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court held that an assignee under a deed executed before a specific performance suit cannot be added as a co-plaintiff under Order I Rule 10 CPC, as the assignment was not pendente lit...

Senior Citizens Act Cannot Be Used To Defeat Woman’s Residence Rights Under DV Act: Bombay HC

Bombay High Court holds that the Senior Citizens Act cannot be used to defeat a daughter-in-law’s residence rights under the Domestic Violence Act.

Bombay HC Directs CBI to Investigate Disha Salian’s Death, Orders FIR Registration

Bombay High Court directs the CBI to register an FIR and investigate Disha Salian’s death, following a petition by her father seeking a fresh probe. The court says no person should be treated as an ...

Government Cannot Delay Municipal Polls, Article 243U Mandates Timely Elections : Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

Bombay High Court holds that the government cannot delay municipal elections indefinitely and directs timely polls under the binding constitutional mandate of Article 243U.

No Fundamental Right to Religious Procession on Particular Route: Bombay HC

Bombay High Court holds that there is no fundamental right to take a religious procession on a particular route and upholds an alternate route suggested by police.

Bombay HC Releases Skoda Auto Volkswagen Tax Plea Over Delayed Reserved Judgment

Bombay High Court releases Skoda Auto Volkswagen's tax writ petition after reserved judgment remained pending for over a year, citing Supreme Court timelines.

No Proximate Instigation, Abetment to Suicide Charge Cannot Survive : SC

Supreme Court discharges forest official of abetment to suicide, holding a proximate act of instigation with clear mens rea is essential and absent in this case; sets aside HC and Trial Court orders.


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