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Judges should not indulge in conduct or behaviour that would affect judiciary’s image, court said Mumbai: Judges must act with dignity and not indulge in conduct or behaviour that would affect the judiciary’s image, the Bombay High Court said on Tuesday, while refusing to reinstate a civil judge accused of coming to court in an…
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The court said there could be various physical and mental causes for such relative impotency. Mumbai: The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court has annulled the marriage of a young couple that could not consummate it due to the man’s ‘relative impotency’, noting their agony of frustration cannot be ignored. A division bench of…
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Adultery can be a ground for divorce but not for granting child custody, Bombay High Court said Mumbai: Adultery can be a ground for divorce but not for granting custody of a child, the Bombay High Court said while granting custody of a nine-year-old girl to her mother. A single bench of Justice Rajesh Patil…
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Investigative journalism does not enjoy any special protection, court said. Mumbai: The freedom of the press can not be used to violate a person’s “inherent” right to reputation and investigative journalism does not enjoy any special protection, the Bombay High Court has said while asking a journalist to remove online articles and videos targeting a…
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The man had been in jail since June 2021. Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has granted bail to a man arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman at a crowded beach in Mumbai in 2021, noting the survivor and the accused were friends and the charges against him appear implausible. Judge Prithiviraj Chavan, in an…
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The couple had got married in 1994. Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has upheld a trial court order directing a husband to pay a Rs 3-crore compensation and monthly maintenance of Rs 1.5 lakh to his estranged wife, observing a factor that can be considered for deciding the payout quantum is the impact of acts…
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Knocking on the door of a woman at odd hours asking for a lemon is preposterous, the court said. Mumbai: Knocking on the door of a woman at odd hours asking for a lemon is preposterous and unbecoming of a CISF personnel, the Bombay High Court said refusing to quash the penalty imposed on him…
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The petitioners then filed interim applications seeking a stay on notification of the FCU. Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday refused to grant an interim stay on setting up a fact-checking unit (FCU) under the recently amended Information Technology (IT) Rules to identify fake and false content on social media against the government, noting…
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A view of the Bombay High court. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu “Working journalists do not fall in the definition of employees under the Maharashtra Recognition of Trade Unions and Prevention of Unfair Labour Practices Act as they enjoy a special status,” the Bombay High Court has said. Consequently, a complaint filed by a…
A bench of Justice B R Gavai and Justice Sandeep Mehta made the observation New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said that Article 21 is the soul of the Constitution as the liberty of a citizen is of paramount importance and the high court not expeditiously adjudicating matters related to it would deprive a person…
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