Bombay High Court: News
24 Jan 2025
Pune PoliceElgar Parishad case: Jailed activists Rona Wilson, Sudhir Dhawale released
Activists Rona Wilson and Sudhir Dhawale, arrested in the Elgar Parishad case, were released from jail on Friday.
24 Jan 2025
Mumbai PoliceUse of loudspeakers not 'essential religious practice': Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court has ruled that the use of loudspeakers for religious purposes aren't an essential part of any religion.
16 Jan 2025
MumbaiTorres Jewellery scam: Investigators estimate losses in hundreds of crores
The Mumbai-based chain, Torres Jewellery, is at the center of a large-scale financial scandal that could potentially cost investors hundreds of crores.
Over 60 pleas filed challenging Maharashtra poll results
Over 60 election petitions have been filed by the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc candidates in Maharashtra, contesting the outcome of the recent Assembly elections.
08 Jan 2025
India'Does below-average intelligence woman have no...': HC questions abortion request
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday asked if a woman with an intellectual disability has no right to have a child.
08 Jan 2025
IndiaRona Wilson, Sudhir Dhawale get bail in Bhima Koregaon case
The Bombay High Court has granted bail to Rona Wilson and Sudhir Dhawale, two accused in the 2018 Bhima Koregaon violence case.
19 Dec 2024
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation'No respect for orders': Bombay HC bashes politicians over hoardings
The Bombay High Court has expressed its displeasure at political parties and organizations for flouting court orders in the matter of illegal hoardings.
18 Dec 2024
Aryan Khan'Bete ko haath lagane...': Wankhede found SRK's 'Jawan' dialogue 'cheap'
Former zonal director of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Sameer Wankhede has slammed a dialogue from Shah Rukh Khan's 2023 blockbuster Jawan.
05 Dec 2024
Bollywood₹2,000cr drug case that kept Mamta Kulkarni away from India
Popular Bollywood actor Mamta Kulkarni, who featured in films like Karan Arjun and Sabse Bada Khiladi, returned to India after 25 years recently.
04 Dec 2024
InstagramRupali Ganguly files defamation suit against stepdaughter Esha Verma: Report
Anupamaa star Rupali Ganguly has filed a defamation suit in the Bombay High Court against her stepdaughter, Esha Verma.
02 Dec 2024
PuneBombay HC bars Pune eatery from using 'Burger King' name
The Bombay High Court has passed an interim order, restraining a Pune-based restaurant from using the name "Burger King."
26 Nov 2024
Ajmal KasabHow 12-year-old 26/11 survivor's testimony helped in Kasab's conviction
Devika Rotawan, who was just nine years old when the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks took place, was instrumental in convicting Ajmal Kasab—the only terrorist caught alive.
25 Nov 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'Monster who disrespects women': Kangana Ranaut attacks Uddhav Thackeray
Actor-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut has launched a scathing attack on Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray after the Maha Vikas Aghadi's (MVA) massive defeat in the Maharashtra Assembly elections.
15 Nov 2024
Indian Penal Code'Married or not, non-consensual intercourse with minor wife rape': HC
The Bombay High Court has ruled that non-consensual sexual intercourse with a wife below 18 years of age amounts to rape.
15 Nov 2024
Maharashtra AssemblyCourt declines plea to stop release of 'Match Fixing' film
The Bombay High Court has rejected a petition to stop the release of the upcoming film Match Fixing - The Nation at Stake.
06 Nov 2024
Maharashtra PoliceHC orders Maharashtra cop to pay ₹2L for illegal arrest
The Bombay High Court has ordered a Maharashtra Police officer to pay ₹2 lakh as compensation for an illegal arrest.
25 Oct 2024
London'Can state decide...obscenity?': HC raps Customs for seizing 'obscene' artworks
The Bombay High Court has directed the Customs Department to return within two weeks artworks by Francis Newton Souza and Akbar Padamsee, which were seized on their arrival in Mumbai.
25 Oct 2024
Narcotics Control BureauSSR case: SC cancels CBI lookout notice against Rhea Chakraborty
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal by the Maharashtra government challenging a Bombay High Court order.
23 Oct 2024
Maharashtra GovernmentHC seeks update on action against cops in Badlapur case
The Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra government to update it on action taken against police officials in the Badlapur sexual assault case.
23 Oct 2024
MaharashtraGangster Chhota Rajan's life imprisonment sentence suspended, granted bail
The Bombay High Court has granted bail to notorious gangster Chhota Rajan (real name Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje) in the 2001 murder case of hotelier Jaya Shetty.
21 Oct 2024
BookMyShowColdplay concert chaos: PIL filed against ticket scalping, black marketing
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Bombay High Court, seeking guidelines to curb black marketing and ticket scalping at big events.
11 Oct 2024
Enforcement Directorate (ED)Raj Kundra reacts after interim relief in ED eviction notice
Businessman Raj Kundra, actor Shilpa Shetty Kundra's husband, shared a cryptic message on X/Twitter recently after the Bombay High Court temporarily stayed the Enforcement Directorate (ED)'s eviction notices.
09 Oct 2024
Raj KundraShilpa Shetty-Raj Kundra challenge ED eviction notice in Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court has asked the Enforcement Directorate (ED) why it issued an eviction notice to actor Shilpa Shetty Kundra and her husband, businessman Raj Kundra.
04 Oct 2024
Central Board of Film Certification'Emergency' release soon: After Kangana, Zee agrees to CBFC's cuts
The producers of Kangana Ranaut's controversial film Emergency have agreed to implement the cuts suggested by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).
01 Oct 2024
MaharashtraBombay HC denies pre-arrest bail to Badlapur school trustees
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday denied pre-arrest bail to the chairman and secretary of a school in Badlapur, Maharashtra, where two minor girls were allegedly sexually assaulted.
01 Oct 2024
High Court'Emergency': Kangana Ranaut reluctantly agreed to CBFC's cuts
Kangana Ranaut's much-anticipated film, Emergency, a biopic on late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, has faced significant hurdles with the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). However, it seems that the movie is finally on its way to release.
30 Sep 2024
Anupam KherKangana Ranaut agrees to CBFC's cuts in 'Emergency'
Actor-politician Kangana Ranaut has reportedly given a thumbs-up to the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC)'s suggested edits in her directorial venture, Emergency.
27 Sep 2024
Devendra Fadnavis'Our police won't clap if attacked...': Fadnavis on Badlapur case
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said the shooting of the accused in the Badlapur sexual assault case was done in self-defense.
26 Sep 2024
Aaditya Thackeray'Competition between Shinde, Fadnavis for Badlapur encounter credit': Sanjay Raut
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday accused Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his deputy Devendra Fadnavis of competing for credit over the controversial encounter of Akshay Shinde.
26 Sep 2024
Kangana RanautKangana's 'Emergency' can be released but only with cuts: CBFC
The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has informed the Bombay High Court that Kangana Ranaut's film Emergency will only be cleared for release if specific cuts are made.
26 Sep 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Plea seeks FIR against Eknath Shinde, Rane over anti-Muslim remarks
A Mumbai resident, Mohammad Wasi Sayed, has filed a petition in the Bombay High Court seeking the registration of an FIR against Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Nitesh Rane.
25 Sep 2024
Ajit Pawar'Badla-Pura' posters with gun-wielding Fadnavis emerge after Badlapur accused's death
Two days after the accused in the Badlapur school sexual assault case was shot dead by police, posters featuring Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis have surfaced across Mumbai.
25 Sep 2024
Assembly'This isn't an encounter': HC on Badlapur accused's custodial death
The Bombay High Court has raised serious questions over the custodial death of Akshay Shinde, a man accused of sexually abusing two girls at a Badlapur school.
24 Sep 2024
Maharashtra GovernmentWho is Sanjay Shinde—cop who shot Badlapur rape accused
Akshay Shinde, the 23-year-old man accused of raping two nursery school girls in Badlapur, Maharashtra, was shot dead by police on Monday.
21 Sep 2024
Kunal KamraFCU struck down: Why third judge's opinion was needed?
The Bombay High Court on Friday struck down as unconstitutional a key provision of the amended Information Technology (IT) Rules, 2021.
20 Sep 2024
Kunal KamraBombay HC strikes down Centre's bid to establish fact-checking unit
The Bombay High Court has rejected the central government's proposal to establish a fact-checking unit (FCU).
19 Sep 2024
Central Board of Film CertificationBombay HC demands verdict on Kangana's 'Emergency' by September 25
The Bombay High Court has directed the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to make a decision regarding the certification of the Kangana Ranaut-starrer controversial film Emergency by September 25.
18 Sep 2024
Ganesh'If loudspeaker use harmful during Ganeshotsav, same for Eid': HC
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday stated that if the use of loudspeakers and sound systems beyond permissible noise levels was harmful during the Ganesh festival, it also has the same effect during the Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi processions.
12 Sep 2024
Guru RandhawaWhy Jasleen Royal is suing T-Series, Guru Randhawa
Singer Jasleen Royal has filed a lawsuit against music label T-Series, lyricist Raj Ranjodh, and singer Guru Randhawa for unauthorized use of her music in the song All Right from the album G Thing.
27 Aug 2024
Burger KingBombay HC bars Pune eatery from using 'Burger King' name
The Bombay High Court has issued an interim order, preventing a Pune-based burger joint from using the name "Burger King."
24 Aug 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Badlapur sexual abuse case: Pawar, Thackeray participate in 'silent protest'
Leaders and members of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), a coalition comprising the Nationalist Congress Party ( Sharad Pawar faction), Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray Faction), and Congress, staged protests across Maharashtra on Saturday.
23 Aug 2024
ChildrenBombay High Court restrains MVA from carrying out state-wide bandh
The Bombay High Court has issued an order, preventing the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) from proceeding with a planned state-wide bandh on Saturday.
23 Aug 2024
InstagramBadlapur assault case: FIR against school for violating POCSO Act
An FIR has been lodged against the school authorities in the ongoing investigation into the sexual assault of two minors in Badlapur town of Maharashtra's Thane district.
