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Azerbaijani Firm’s Bid Fails National Security Test: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court has ruled that decisions on granting or refusing security clearance for projects of strategic importance mainly lie with the executive, as these matters are closely linked to national security. The important ruling was delivered by a division bench of Justice M.S. Karnik and Justice Sharmila U. Deshmukh, while explaining the roles […]

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Kolhapur Circuit Bench Doesn’t Oust Mumbai Seat’s Jurisdiction: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court has clarified that the creation of a Circuit Bench at Kolhapur does not automatically take away the authority of the Principal Seat at Mumbai. The Court said that the Principal Seat will still have jurisdiction in cases where the original and appellate authorities whose orders are challenged are located within its

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“Roving Inquiry Not Allowed”: Bombay HC Quashes CBI FIR In GTL Case

A division bench of the Bombay High Court led by Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam A. Ankhad  held that an investigating agency cannot continue a criminal investigation simply in the hope of finding unknown accused persons when a preliminary enquiry has not revealed any prima facie offence. Petition By GTL Infrastructure Limited: The

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Marriage Can’t Be Broken By Screenshots Alone: Bombay High Court

In a recent ruling, the division bench of Justice Bharati Dangre and Justice Manjusha Deshpande of the Bombay High Court observed that a divorce cannot be granted solely on the basis of Whatsapp chat messages produced by one party without giving the other party an opportunity to challenge those messages and present their own evidence.

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Paper Missing After 10 Years — Forgery? SC Says Think Again

The Supreme Court in a judgement delivered recently, observed that a missing document cannot automatically be called fake. A bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Manoj Misra observed that just because a document cannot be found in official records, it does not mean it is forged. The bench remarked:“…merely because a document is not

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