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Mumbai, February 24 – Actor Aditya Pancholi attended the hearing at the Bombay High Court on Tuesday. The court heard the petition for the 28th time filed by the actor to quash the FIR filed against him in the alleged rape case.The case was filed by a female actor in 2019. The actor said that...

Mumbai, February 23 In a setback for industrialist Anil Ambani, the Bombay High Court on Monday overturned a single-judge's interim order that had stayed proceedings initiated against him and Reliance Communications Ltd for classifying their bank accounts as fraudulent.A division bench of...

Mumbai, February 21 Actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha's signature dialogue, "Khamosh," is "exclusively associated" with his persona, the Bombay High Court has said, while prohibiting the use of his name, images, and other personal attributes to create online content without his consent.In an...

New Delhi, February 19 The Supreme Court on Thursday took note of the missing records of proceedings from the case files before it and directed its Secretary General to conduct an inquiry into the matter.While hearing a case related to a proposed tiger reserve in Goa, a bench of Chief Justice...

Mumbai, February 19 A Mumbai court prioritized animal welfare over a man's claim to livelihood by dismissing his plea seeking the return of a horse, used in traditional ceremonies, that was seized by the police on charges of cruelty.Additional Sessions Judge (Mazgaon court) Mujibodeen S...

Mumbai, February 19 The Bombay High Court has criticized the Maharashtra government for its "large and systemic failure" in dealing with land acquisition matters, depriving owners of compensation, and has directed it to adopt a "mission-mode" approach to resolve them.A bench of Justices Vibha...

Mumbai, February 18 A child raised exclusively by her mother cannot be compelled to carry her father's name, surname, and caste simply because a format once demanded it, the Bombay High Court has said while permitting a girl to change her name and caste in school records.Justices Vibha...

Mumbai, February 18 The Bombay High Court on Wednesday criticized the Navy for allegedly failing to prevent the construction of a 23-story building near INS Shikra, the Navy's premier air station in South Mumbai.The rebuke came as a bench of Justices Ravindra Ghuge and Abhay Mantri heard a...

Mumbai, February 18 Fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya informed the Bombay High Court on Wednesday that he is unable to provide a definite timeline for his return to India, citing the revocation of his passport and also being legally barred from leaving the UK.A statement from Mallya was...

Mumbai, February 18 – The Maharashtra government, led by the BJP, has formally revoked the 5% quota for Muslims in jobs and education, introduced in 2014 through an ordinance by the previous Congress-NCP dispensation. This ordinance, which never became law, ends the legal ambiguity.The move...

Mumbai, February 18 The Bombay High Court on Wednesday criticised naval authorities for not taking timely action regarding the construction of a high-rise building near INS Shikra, the Navy's premier air station in south Mumbai, and asked them to be more vigilant.A bench of Justices Ravindra...

Mumbai, February 18 The opposition on Wednesday said the BJP-led Maharashtra government's decision to cancel the 5 per cent reservation for Muslims in education and jobs has exposed its "anti-minority" mindset, and questioned the logic behind withdrawing an ordinance that lapsed years ago.A...

Mumbai, February 18 – UK-based businessman Vijay Mallya informed the Bombay High Court on Wednesday that he is unable to specify when he will return to India. He cited restrictions imposed by courts in England that he said prevented him from leaving the country.The matter was heard by a bench...

Mumbai, February 18 Vijay Mallya, a businessman who has been accused of fraud and money laundering, told the Bombay High Court on Wednesday that he cannot say when he will return to India, as he is legally prohibited from leaving the UK.In a statement submitted through his lawyer, Amit Desai...

Mumbai, February 18 Mumbai Congress president Varsha Gaikwad said on Wednesday that the Maharashtra government, led by the BJP, had made the decision to cancel the five per cent reservation for Muslims, which was "harmful to democracy" and would push the community away from the mainstream.The...

New Delhi, February 18 The Supreme Court granted bail to an accused in the 2024 Pune Porsche accident case on grounds of parity on Wednesday.The case relates to an incident on May 19, 2024, in which a Porsche car, allegedly driven by a 17-year-old boy under the influence of alcohol, fatally...

Mumbai, February 16 Veteran actor and Member of Parliament, Shatrughan Sinha, has filed a petition in the Bombay High Court seeking protection of his personality rights, including his iconic dialogue "Khamosh" (silence).A bench of Justice Sharmila Deshmukh heard the actor's plea on Monday and...

New Delhi, February 16 – The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea filed by Abu Salem, a convict in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, seeking early release under the extradition arrangement between India and Portugal.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta allowed Abu Salem to...

New Delhi, February 16 The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea filed by gangster Abu Salem, who claimed that he was in "illegal custody" for over 10 months, as he had already undergone the 25-year sentence awarded to him in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case.Salem, a convict in the...

New Delhi, February 15 – The Supreme Court has dismissed a special leave petition (SLP) filed by the legal heir of a priest challenging concurrent eviction orders concerning a portion of the historic Babulnath Temple in Mumbai, but granted him four years' time to vacate the premises, taking into...