High Courts

In a notable ruling, the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has held that posting an objectionable post on Facebook can amount to offences under Sections 354 and 354-D of the IPC. The court noted that the complainant is a married woman living with her husband. Even if she had a relationship with the […]

In a notable ruling, Justice Sharmila U Deshmukh of the Bombay High Court Issued an interim injunction against singer-composer Alok Kumar, preventing him from releasing, performing, or profiting from ten songs Court issued an interim injunction against singer-composer Alok Kumar, that Rao & Sapru Films Pvt. Ltd. claims were created under contractual agreements with the company.

The Delhi High Court has overturned a divorce order issued by a Patiala House family court after finding that the judge relied on non-existent/fictitious legal provisions and passed the judgment without recording any evidence. A Bench of Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar noted that Judge Harish Kumar had repeatedly made serious procedural

The Bombay High Court has dismissed two writ petitions that tried to challenge WeWork India’s initial public offering (IPO). The petitions were filed by two individual investors who argued that the company had not made enough disclosures in its IPO documents. A division bench of Justice R.I. Chagla and Justice Farhan A. Dubash rejected both

The Bombay High Court recently delivered a strikingly divided verdict on the contentious question of the Central Government's authority to substitute a nominated member of a Cantonment Board, specifically concerning the Deolali Cantonment Board in Nashik. Justice Revati Mohite Dere and Justice Dr. Neela Gokhale presented contrasting opinions on whether the Central Government can remove

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday issued detailed directions to protect patient welfare and ensure proper enforcement of the Kerala Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2018. The Court said that every hospital must make key information easily available to the public — including bed categories, ICU and operation theatre availability, diagnostic and lab facilities,

The Bombay High Court has delivered a stern rebuke to investigating agencies for summoning advocates, underscoring that the advocate–client privilege is sacrosanct in law and is non-negotiable. A Division Bench of Justice Revati Mohite Dere and Justice Sandesh D. Patil quashed the illegal summons issued to the advocate and imposed costs on Assistant Police Inspector

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday saw a key development in the case of Fahim Arshad Mohammad Yusuf Ansari, who was acquitted in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack trial. A bench of Justice A.S. Gadkari and Justice Ranjitsinha Raja Bhonsale was informed by the Maharashtra government that Ansari is free to seek employment, as long