High Courts

In an important ruling, the Bombay High Court significantly increased the maintenance payable to a divorced wife—from ₹50,000 to ₹3.5 lakh per month. The Division Bench of Justice Burgess Colabawalla and Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan said that courts must look at a person’s real financial situation, not just their declared income. They noted that in many […]

In a notable decision highlighting the importance of trademark integrity, the Bombay High Court, through Justice R. I. Chagla, barred Express Publications (Madurai) Pvt. Ltd. from using the title “The New Indian Express” in regions outside the southern states where it was expressly permitted to do so. The Court emphasized that the trademark “Indian Express”

The Delhi High Court has ruled that an undertrial’s desire to visit and console his ailing parents is not a valid reason to grant emergent custody parole under the Delhi Prison Rules, 2018. Justice Ravinder Dudeja, sitting as a single-judge bench, made this observation while rejecting a plea filed by Mohamed Ali Jinnah, an accused

The Bombay High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that sought mandatory audio and video recording of proceedings before the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC), ruling that such recordings cannot be used as "evidence" in any court of law. A division bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad affirmed that

In a notable move, the Bombay High Court stayed a lower court’s order that had directed the registration of an FIR against Flipkart in connection with a copyright infringement complaint filed by Shemaroo Entertainment. The Bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad issued notices to the concerned parties and scheduled the case

The Bombay High Court, in a significant ruling, upheld the conviction of Sajjad Ahmed Abdul Aziz Mugal, also known as Pathan, for the murder of Pallavi Purkayastha, a female corporate lawyer, in Mumbai's Wadala area in August 2012. The division bench of Justice Ajay Gadkari and Justice Dr. Neela Gokhale affirmed the life sentence awarded

In a tense courtroom hearing before Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, the Delhi High Court witnessed a high-stakes clash as IRS officer Sameer Wankhede took on Netflix and Red Chillies Entertainment over his alleged depiction in the web series ‘Ba*ds of Bollywood’, produced by Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan’s company. Wankhede, represented by his counsel

The Bombay High Court has ruled that statements made by a woman’s parents—claiming their daughter was “unhappy” and often “wept” due to alleged harassment by her in-laws—are not sufficient to establish guilt under Section 498-A (cruelty) of the Indian Penal Code. Justice Milind Sathaye, sitting as a single-judge bench, set aside a 1998 Sessions Court

In a significant ruling, the Delhi High Court has stressed that it is the mandatory duty of advocates and law firms to verify whether the case laws they cite are final. The Court expressed concern over the lack of professional responsibility in some cases, noting that citing judgments still pending appeal or review—without disclosing that

In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court has held that the 2018 circular issued by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) prohibiting the cooking of food on footpaths using gas, stoves, or grills does not extend to food stalls employing electric induction vessels. The Court made this observation while hearing an ongoing legal dispute, emphasizing