High Courts

The Bombay High Court has recently revived enforcement proceedings filed by IMAX Corporation to enforce foreign arbitral awards against E-City Entertainment (I) Pvt Ltd for breach of contractual obligations. The Court held that the principle of res judicata applies even at different stages of the same enforcement petition. It ruled that once a limitation objection […]

In a landmark ruling, Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan of the Bombay High Court, examined whether the court, while exercising its extraordinary powers under Article 226 of the Constitution, can order a refund of stamp duty paid on an agreement for sale that was never executed. The ruling makes it clear that, in suitable cases, fairness can

What began as a landmark transparency initiative at the Bombay High Court has quietly receded. Months after live-streaming of proceedings was rolled out with high expectations, public access has been switched off in several key courtrooms. Among the courts that have disabled public access are the Chief Justice’s bench and a few other benches, even

In a strong rebuke, the Bombay High Court pulled up the Maharashtra police and state authorities for failing to comply with the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), which came into force in July 2024. The court questioned why key procedures under the new criminal law were being ignored months after its implementation. A bench of

The Bombay High Court slammed the door on bail pleas from businessman Vishal Agarwal and seven co-accused in the tragic Pune Porsche crash case, where two young software engineers lost their lives to a speeding luxury car driven by Agarwal's underage son. Justice Shyam C Chandak lambasted the group's alleged plot to manipulate blood samples,

In a significant order safeguarding a child’s fundamental rights, the Bombay High Court has directed the passport authorities to recognise a seven-year old girl as an Indian citizen and to issue her an Indian passport in accordance with the citizenship Act, 1955. A Division Bench of Justice Sarang Kotwal and Justice Ashish Chavan, passed the

The Bombay High Court strongly criticised Punjab National Bank (PNB) for publishing the names and photographs of the directors of a borrowing company in a leading financial newspaper, despite being aware that the directors had urgently approached the court seeking protection. Facts: In the present case, jewellery maker Damara Gold and its directors had approached

The Bombay High Court has issued an important ruling on the limits of judicial power over online content. The Court made it clear that Rule 10 of the Information Technology Rules, 2009 does not give Magistrates the authority to order the blocking of content on the internet. Justice N.J. Jamadar made these observations while hearing

 Justice Dr. Neela Gokhale of the Bombay High Court has passed a strong and  important order cancelling the bail of a stepfather accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting his minor stepdaughter. The Court stressed that in such serious offences, courts must “consider the nature of accusations, the manner of commission, the gravity of the offence, and

In an important decision, Justice Neela Gokhale of the Bombay High Court has cancelled the prosecution and quashed a 2009 summons issued by a Pune court against former ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar and four senior bank officials. The case involved allegations that octroi was wrongly avoided on imported gold coins. The High Court found