Tag: Bombay High Court

Press Freedom Must Be Balanced Against Person’s Right To Reputation: Bombay High Court

April 17, 2024 admin

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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Man Arrested For Sexually Assaulting Friend At Crowded Mumbai Beach Gets Bail

March 28, 2024 admin

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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High Court Upholds Rs 3-Crore Compensation To Woman In Domestic Violence Case

March 26, 2024 admin

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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Midnight Knock On Woman’s Door For Lemon Unbecoming Of A CISF Officer: High Court

March 13, 2024 admin

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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No Interim Stay On Fact-Checking Unit Under IT Rules: Bombay High Court

March 11, 2024 admin

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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Journalists not employees under Unfair Labour Practices Act as they enjoy special status: Bombay High Court

March 6, 2024 admin

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…

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Article 21 Soul Of Constitution, Citizen’s Liberty Paramount: Supreme Court

March 2, 2024 admin

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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Setback For CBI As Court Paves Way For Indrani Mukerjea Docu-Series Release

February 29, 2024 admin

This paves the way for the release of the series on OTT platform Netflix. Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday said it has not found anything against the prosecution or the trial in the Netflix docu-series on Indrani Mukerjea, accused of killing her daughter Sheena Bora. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere…

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Bombay High Court On Maratha Quota Agitation

February 26, 2024 admin

Bombay High Court said the Maharashtra government had powers to maintain law and order Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday said the Maharashtra government cannot remain a mute spectator amid the Maratha quota protests and had powers to maintain law and order. A division bench of Justices A S Gadkari and Shyam Chandak said…

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Arrest of Chanda Kochhar, Deepak Kochhar by CBI illegal: Bombay High Court

February 6, 2024 admin

Chanda Kochhar, Managing Director and CEO, ICICI Bank. File | Photo Credit: SHASHI ASHIWAL The Bombay High Court on Tuesday ruled the arrest of ICICI Bank’s former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Chanda Kochhar, and her husband Deepak Kochhar by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the Videocon loan case as illegal. Justice…

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