Tag: Bombay High Court

What Bombay High Court Said On Muslim Man Being Denied Certificate For 3rd Marriage

October 22, 2024 admin

Bombay High Court termed the authority’s refusal as “wholly misconceived” (Representative) Mumbai: A Muslim man can register more than one marriage as their personal laws permit multiple marriages, the Bombay High Court held in a case of a man seeking to register his union with his third wife. A division bench of Justices B P…

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Petition In Bombay High Court Seeks Guidelines Against Ticket Scalping

October 21, 2024 admin

Mumbai: A PIL has been filed in the Bombay High Court seeking guidelines to curb black marketing and ticket scalping at major events, in the backdrop of alleged foul play during the online tickets sale for British band Coldplay’s highly anticipated concert in Navi Mumbai in January 2025. The plea was mentioned on Monday for…

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Unmarried Woman Allowed To Terminate 21-Week Pregnancy By Bombay High Court

October 8, 2024 admin

The woman sought to end her pregnancy due to financial and personal reasons (File) Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has permitted a 23-year-old unmarried woman to terminate her pregnancy beyond the 20-week threshold, noting that restricting similar permission to married women will mean a narrow interpretation of the law. A division bench observed that such…

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Censor Board Says Kangana Ranaut’s ‘Emergency’ Can Release With “Some Cuts”

September 26, 2024 admin

Mumbai: Actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut’s new film, ‘Emergency’, can be released as long as “some cuts” – to be recommended by the Censor Board of Film Certification’s revision committee – are made, the Bombay High Court was told Thursday afternoon. The movie was supposed to release on September 6, but ran into trouble…

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High Court Nixes Centre’s Decision To Give Coastal Regulation Zone Clearance After Construction

September 25, 2024 admin

The order came on a public interest litigation filed by an NGO. Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has quashed the Union government’s decision permitting post-facto clearance for projects constructed in Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) areas in violation of rules. A division bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Amit Borkar set aside an…

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Centre’s Bid To Establish Fact-Checking Unit Struck Down By Bombay High Court

September 20, 2024 admin

Case had gone to a third judge after division bench in January delivered a split verdict Mumbai: The central government’s attempt to set up a fact-checking unit has been struck down by the Bombay High Court after standup comic Kunal Kamra filed a petition against the Centre’s move. Justice AS Chandurkar said the Information Technology…

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If Use Of Loudspeakers Harmful For Ganesh Festival, Same For Eid Too: Bombay High Court

September 18, 2024 admin

The bench added that the petitioners must help courts give effective directions (File) Mumbai: The Bombay High Court said on Wednesday that if the use of loudspeakers and sound systems beyond permissible noise levels was harmful during the Ganesh festival then it also has the same effect during the Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi processions. A division bench of…

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Setback For Kangana Ranaut’s ‘Emergency’ In High Court, No Censor Certificate Yet

September 4, 2024 admin

Mumbai: Kangana Ranaut’s movie ‘Emergency’, at the centre of a massive row after Sikh organisations opposed its release, got no relief from the Bombay High Court today. The court said it cannot ask the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to issue a certificate to the film’s makers as it would contradict a Madhya Pradesh…

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After Protests, Bombay High Court Takes Cognisance Of Thane School Shocker

August 22, 2024 admin

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has taken cognisance of the alleged sexual assault of two four-year-old girls at a school in Badlapur near Mumbai. The case has sparked massive protests across the city with demands of death penalty for the 23-year-old cleaner allegedly involved. The cleaner, who was arrested on August 17, allegedly assaulted the…

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