India - High Court of Bombay

Natural Justice Mandates Mandatory Hearing Before Stripping Schools of Grant-in-Aid: Bombay High Court

Due Process Denied: Bombay High Court Stalls State Moves to Defund Private Schools In a significant verdict protecting the administrative rights of educational institutions, the Bombay High Court at Kolhapur has ruled that the State of Maharas...

29 Mar 2026

India - High Court of Bombay

Baseless Allegations of Bribery Do Not Warrant Recusal to Prevent Forum Shopping: Bombay High Court

When Litigants Attack: Bombay High Court Trashes 'Forum Shopping' Recusal Bid In a stern rebuke to litigants attempting to manipulate the judicial process, the Bombay High Court has dismissed an interim application seeking the recusa...

13 Aug 2025

India - High Court of Bombay

Systemic Interference With Judicial Process: Bombay HC Initiates Criminal Contempt Against Advocate Vijay Kurle

Systemic Interference With Judicial Process: Bombay HC Initiates Criminal Contempt Against Advocate Vijay Kurle In a stinging rebuke to professional misconduct, the High Court of Judicature at Bombay has initiated criminal contempt proceedings against advocate Vijay Kurle. Pres...

15 Apr 2025

India - High Court of Bombay

Bombay High Court Grants Bail in POCSO Case, Emphasizing Adolescent Consent as Mitigating Circumstance

Adolescent Consent and the Principle of Personal Liberty: Bombay HC Grants Bail in Long-Pending POCSO Matter In a significant order reflecting a nuanced approach to adolescent relationships, the Bombay High Court has granted bail to an accused, Vijay Chand Dubey, who has been i...

17 Feb 2025

India - High Court of Bombay

Waiver of Cooling-Off Period Under Section 13-B(2) of HMA Permitted Where Reconciliation Is Impossible: Bombay High Court

Ending the Agony: Bombay High Court Mandates Waiver of Cooling-Off Period in Mutual Consent Divorce In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court has emphasized that the judiciary must adopt a pragmatic approach toward matrimonial litigation. Justice Madhav J. J...

19 Mar 2025

India - High Court of Bombay

Bombay High Court Rules Maharashtra Police Academy is an 'Industry' Under Industrial Disputes Act, Mandates Reinstatement of Employee

Beyond Sovereign Duty: Bombay High Court Rules Police Training Academy Qualifies as an “Industry” In a significant judgment addressing the rights of daily-wage employees in government-linked institutions, the Bombay High Court has affirmed that the Maharasht...

15 Oct 2025

India - High Court of Bombay

Financial Constraints Cannot Justify Eternal 'Ad-Hocism' for Essential Municipal Workers: Bombay High Court

Breaking the Cycle of 'Ad-Hocism': Bombay High Court Slams Arbitrary Termination of Municipal Staff In a significant verdict that reverberates through the landscape of public service employment, the Bombay High Court has declared that "financial constraints" cann...

30 Sep 2025

India - Supreme Court

Devvrat Elected President of Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association

Devvrat Elected President of Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record AssociationIn a significant leadership transition for one of India's most prestigious legal bodies, the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) concluded its annua...

22 May 2026

India - High Court of Bombay

Bombay HC Weighs Judicial Guidelines for Advocate Protection Against Pending National Legislation

Bombay HC Weighs Judicial Guidelines for Advocate Protection Against Pending National LegislationIn a significant development for the legal fraternity, theBombay High Courtat theKolhapur Circuit Benchis deliberating the necessity ofinterim judicial guidelinesto ensure the safety and independe...

08 May 2026

India - High Court of Allahabad

Allahabad High Court Grants Bail to Remaining Six Accused

Allahabad High CourtGrants Bail to Six Remaining Accused in Ganga Iftar CaseTheAllahabad High Courthas granted bail to the final six individuals accused in the contentious Ganga boat iftar incident, bringing closure to thepre-trial detentionphase for all fourteen Muslim youths charged in the ...

19 May 2026