India - High Court of Bombay

Does Marriage Discord Disqualify Pension Rights Under Bombay High Court Law For Widowed Families?

Does Marriage Discord Disqualify Pension Rights Under Bombay High Court Law For Widowed Families?In a significant ruling, the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Bench at Aurangabad, has reaffirmed that a surviving spouse’s right to family pension cannot be unilaterally nullified by unproven ...

26 Sep 2025

India - High Court of Bombay

Failure to Maintain Pre-Trade Records Doesn't Absolve Client Liability: Bombay High Court

Failure to Maintain Pre-Trade Records Doesn't Absolve Client Liability: Bombay High Court In a significant ruling for the stockbroking industry, the Bombay High Court has clarified that a stockbroker's f...

24 Dec 2025

India - High Court of Bombay

Assignment Agreements Granting Rights 'By Any and Every Means' Confer Perpetual Ownership: Bombay High Court

The Echo of Vintage Beats: High Court Settles Decades-Old Copyright Dispute In a significant verdict that clarifies the scope of legacy music rights, the Bombay High Court has dismissed a copyright infringement suit filed by the heir of filmmaker O.P. Ralhan. The court’s decisi...

11 Jun 2025

India - High Court of Bombay

Broad Language in Copyright Assignment Agreements Validates Perpetual Exploitation Across Media: Bombay High Court

Bombay High Court Rules: Broad Copyright Assignments Extend to Future Media In a significant verdict for intellectual property practitioners, theBombay High Courthas reaffirmed that contractual assignments for copyright, if drafted with sufficiently broad language, hold validity across evolvi...

11 Jun 2025

India - High Court of Bombay

DGCA Cannot Suspend Pilot’s License Without Due Process or Show-Cause Notice: Bombay High Court

Sky-High Standards: Bombay HC Slaps Down Arbitrary Pilot License SuspensionsIn a landmark decision that reinforces the sanctity ofdue processin administrative actions, theBombayHigh Courthas ruled that theDirector General of Civil Aviation(DGCA) cannot bypass procedural fairness when suspendi...

17 Jun 2026

India - High Court of Bombay

Establishment of Circuit Bench Does Not Oust Principal Seat Jurisdiction over Appellate Orders: Bombay High Court

The Kolhapur Circuit Question: When Does the Principal Seat Lose Jurisdiction? In a significant ruling regarding the administrative and judicial boundaries of the Bombay High Court, the Division Bench comprising Justice Manish Pitale and Justice Shreeram V. Shirs...

06 Mar 2026

India - High Court of Bombay

Decade-Long Delay in Raising Drug Overcharging Claims Violates Principles of Natural Justice: Bombay High Court

Decade-Long Silence: Bombay HC Stays "Sleeping" Regulatory Demands In a significant ruling concerning the limits of regulatory oversight, theBombay High Courthas quashed a series of demands issued by theUnion of Indiaagainst pharmaceutical manufacturerTridoss Laboratories Pvt. Ltd.. The court...

15 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Bombay

Retrospective Levy of One-Time Spectrum Charge Without Contractual/Statutory Authority Quashed: Bombay High Court

Breaking the Contract: Bombay High Court Strikes Down Retrospective Spectrum Charges In a significant verdict for the telecommunications sector, the Bombay High Court has quashed the Union of India’s demand for one-time spectrum charges (OTSC) levied r...

08 Jun 2026

India - High Court of Bombay

Institutional Negligence In Government Hospitals Renders State Liable for Custodial Deaths: Bombay High Court

The Weight ofNegligence: Bombay HC Orders ₹22 Lakh for YerwadaCustodial DeathIn a landmark decision that underscores the state’s absolute duty to safeguard the lives of those in its custody, a division bench of theBombay High Courthas directed theMaharashtra governmentto pay ₹22 lakh as compe...

08 Jun 2026

India - High Court of Bombay

Government Cannot Unilaterally Alter Financial Terms of Telecom Licenses Retrospectively: Bombay High Court

The End of Retroactive Burden: Bombay High Court Strikes Down Telecom Spectrum LevyIn a major legal victory for India’s telecom sector, the Bombay High Court has quashed the Union Government’s decision to impose...

08 Jun 2026