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MUMBAI: CJI BR Gavai laid the foundation stone for the new high court complex in Bandra (East) on Wednesday and asked authorities to ensure there is no extravagance in its construction. “A court building is a temple of justice and not a seven star-hotel,” CJI Gavai said.Addressing a gathering, he emphasised the new building would…
The Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court on Friday (September 19, 2025) dismissed a batch of petitions filed by several individuals from across Maharashtra challenging the final notifications of ward formation for upcoming Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections. The Court ruled that interference at this stage would derail the election process, which the…
The Bombay High Court has initiated a second suo motu criminal contempt proceeding against advocate Nilesh Ojha. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Bombay High Court on Wednesday (September 18, 2025) has initiated a second suo motu criminal contempt proceeding against advocate Nilesh Ojha for allegedly making “disparaging, scandalous and defamatory” statements against Justice…
The Bombay High Court has initiated a second suo motu criminal contempt proceeding against advocate Nilesh Ojha. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Bombay High Court on Wednesday (September 18, 2025) has initiated a second suo motu criminal contempt proceeding against advocate Nilesh Ojha for allegedly making “disparaging, scandalous and defamatory” statements against Justice…
MUMBAI: In the 1,036-page judgment in the Malegaon blast case, the judge found merit in allegations that the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) had tortured witnesses and planted evidence. While the court dismissed torture claims from now- acquitted accused Pragya Thakur and Lt Col Prasad Purohit, it did find accused Sameer Kulkarni’s claims of illegal detention to…
An outer view of Bombay High Court in Mumbai on February 08, 2021. | Photo Credit: Vivek Bendre The Bombay High Court will get a new bench at Kolhapur district in western Maharashtra, which will be the fourth HC Bench in the State, and its sittings will commence from August 18. A notification in this…
July 2007 Mumbai local blasts MUMBAI: A day after the Bombay high court judgment acquitted him from the charge of conspiracy in the 11/7 train blasts, Mohammed Ali Shaikh’s Govandi residence was filled with relatives and neighbours who greeted him with sweets, while phones buzzed with congratulatory calls.“The happiness of reuniting with my family cannot…
Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai during celebrations of 161 years of Advocates’ Association of Western India (AAWI), in Mumbai, Saturday, July 5, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Chief Justice of India Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai on Saturday (July 5, 2025) said the interpretation of law or the Constitution has to be “pragmatic” and in a…
The Single-Bench Judge, Justice Sandeep V. Marne, found the petition lacking in a “concise statement of material facts” and “full particulars of corrupt practice,” as mandated by the Representation of People Act, 1951. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Bombay High Court has dismissed an election petition seeking to annul the 2024 State Assembly election…
An outer view of Bombay High Court in Mumbai. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu In a glaring instance of bureaucratic apathy, a young man from Sindhudurg district has moved the Bombay High Court after being left jobless for over eight months despite holding a valid appointment letter issued by a government-appointed agency. Sumedh Shivaji…
