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Justice Rajesh S. Patil disposed of a seven-year-old writ petition, permitting a tenant to produce residential property documents before the Small Causes Court appellate bench while excluding landlord-owned commercial premises from bona fide requirement consideration.
A Division Bench dismissed a contempt petition alleging illegal arrest, holding that no court had previously recorded any finding of wrongdoing by the police.
A Division Bench found the petitioner had concealed the dismissal of a prior writ petition and an SLP, and separately identified an appellate remedy under RBI Staff Regulations.
Justice Jitendra Jain holds that the IT Act's set-off mechanism has no place under the MV Act, raising compensation to Rs 34,29,375 in a doctor's death claim.
Justice N. J. Jamadar quashed three successive administrative orders that had denied an RTE quota seat to a child solely because her deceased father's caste certificate was not produced.
The Bombay High Court dismissed a writ petition challenging the Maharashtra Government's classification of a murder conviction as exceptional violence, retaining a 26-year imprisonment period under the 2010 Government Resolution.
A Division Bench of the Bombay High Court dismissed an interim maintenance application filed by a wife residing in the United States, holding that her gross monthly salary of USD 8,700 made her ineligible under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act.
The Bombay High Court's Aurangabad Bench has ordered the Union of India to produce the answer sheets of two student petitioners challenging examination results, listing the matters on urgent footing.
Justice N.J. Jamadar dismissed the election petition challenging Mufti Mohammad Ismail's 162-vote victory, holding that prayers for electoral success and campaign speeches did not constitute corrupt practices under the RP Act.
Justice Sandeep V. Marne held that a Deputy Registrar acting under Section 79(2) of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act cannot decide title disputes or direct cancellation of membership and share certificates.
Bombay High Court quashes a SEBI Special Court's cognizance order, holding that the first proviso to Section 223(1) of the BNSS, 2023 applies to SEBI Act prosecutions and is mandatory.
Bombay High Court ordered Panvel Municipal Corporation to demolish unauthorised terrace enclosures and an 800 sq ft illegal room, and directed Maharashtra to create a clear regulatory framework for flat alterations.
A City Civil Court order returning a restaurateur's plaint to the Small Causes Court is set aside; the dominant nature of a Section 6 possessory suit governs jurisdiction, not the underlying licence relationship.
The Bombay High Court has ordered the Director General of Police to conduct a state-wide fact-finding exercise on CCTV camera functionality and data retention at all police stations, after footage for March 2025 proved unavailable.
The Bombay High Court's Nagpur Bench found police had entered a woman's bedroom and seized her mobile phone without following mandatory safeguards under Sections 185 and 105 of the BNSS, violating Article 21.
A Division Bench at Bombay HC's Nagpur Bench directed the Registry to replace the petitioner's name with "ABC" across all digital court records, invoking the right to be forgotten under Article 21.
Justice Sandeep Marne holds that Section 94(3)(c) of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act gives Co-operative Courts wider power to add parties beyond those enumerated in Section 91(1)(a) to (e).
The Bombay High Court dismissed writ petitions challenging condonation of a 34-year delay, holding that a Sub-Divisional Officer's Section 36A order passed against a deceased tribal was void and jurisdictionally infirm.
The Bombay High Court set aside two heads of compensation totalling over Rs 10 lakh awarded to a government doctor, finding no evidence of private practice or actual income loss during leave.
Confirming guilt on all IPC charges but rejecting the "rarest of rare" classification, the Bombay High Court replaced death sentences on Chetan Pagare and Aman Jat with 30-year life imprisonment carrying no remission.
A Division Bench of the Bombay High Court upheld a 21-year-old woman's right to reside independently, directing Telangana Police to close the missing person report filed by her parents.
The Bombay High Court has restrained multiple defendants from exploiting Preity Zinta's name, image, voice, and persona through AI-generated deepfakes, chatbots, and merchandise without her consent.
The Bombay High Court Circuit Bench at Kolhapur held that Satara Municipal Council must acquire a 3,388 sq. metre DP Road reservation and pay compensation, rejecting the council's arguments that the landowner benefited from the adjoining layout and was guilty of delay.
A Division Bench of the Bombay High Court found a notarised 99-year lease agreement to be a sham transaction and upheld the revenue authority's order restoring possession to an Adivasi landowner.
