Bombay High Court

High Court Nod To Metro Line 4 In Mumbai's Mangrove Buffer Zone

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 5, 2020

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted the Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA) permission to carry out construction for Metro Line 4 in a mangrove buffer zone, holding that it was in larger public interest.

Bombay High Court Asks For Health Report Of Jailed Activist Varavara Rao

India News | Written by Purva Chitnis | Tuesday July 28, 2020

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed the Nanavati Super Specialty hospital in Mumbai to submit a health report of veteran poet and jailed social activist Varavara Rao who is currently undergoing treatment for coronavirus within three days.

Barring Senior Citizens From Film Sets Not Discriminatory: Maharashtra Government

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday July 26, 2020

The decision to restrain persons above 65 years of age from attending shootings on film and television sets was not to discriminate against them, and was taken in the general interest of such people, the Maharashtra government has told the Bombay High Court.

Bombay High Court Pulls Up Maharashtra Government Over Age Limit On Film Sets

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 24, 2020

The Bombay High Court on Friday pulled up the Maharashtra government for barring those above the age of 65 years from shooting and participating in any shooting-related work in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.

State Government Has No Power To Cancel Exams: UGC To Bombay High Court

Education | Edited by Shihabudeen Kunju S | Saturday July 25, 2020

The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Friday told the Bombay High Court that the Maharashtra government does not have the power to cancel final year degree examinations amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

No Set Formula For A Woman's Reaction To Act Of Outrage: Bombay High Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 24, 2020

There cannot be a straight-jacket formula as to how a woman would react to an act of outrage by a man, but incarcerating a young person indefinitely would be an antithesis to the concept of liberty, the Bombay High Court has noted.

Vital Parameters Of Activist Accused In Elgar Parishad Case Normal: Prison Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 24, 2020

The Byculla prison authorities have told the Bombay High Court that while lawyer and activist Sudha Bharadwaj, an accused in the Elgar Parishad case is a diabetic and suffers from a heart condition, her vital parameters are normal.

"Liquor Not An Essential": Top Court Dismisses Plea Over Its Counter Sale In Mumbai

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 23, 2020

The Supreme Court has said that liquor is not an essential thing while dismissing an appeal by Maharashtra Wine Merchants Association (MWMA) against the Bombay High Court order refusing to direct the state to allow over-the-counter sale of liquor in Mumbai.

High Court Asks NIA, Government If Varavara Rao Can See Family

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 21, 2020

The Bombay High Court on Monday asked the NIA and the Maharashtra government to inform it about the health condition of poet Varavara Rao, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoists links case, and if his family could be allowed to see him "from a reasonable distance".

Bombay High Court Judges To Get Rs 50,000 Annually To Buy Spectacles

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday July 20, 2020

The Maharashtra government has approved payment of Rs 50,000 per year to every judge of the Bombay High Court for buying spectacles, as per a government resolution (GR).

Court Asks Maharashtra About Compensation For Families Of Frontline Staff Who Died Of COVID

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 17, 2020

The Bombay High Court on Friday asked the Maharashtra government to state its position on a petition seeking compensation for families of frontline workers who died after contracting COVID-19 infection on duty.

Lockdown-Hit Casual Workers Of Air India Move High Court Seeking Work

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 17, 2020

At least 250 casual workers of Air India have approached the Bombay High Court seeking direction to the government-run airline to provide them work as the coronavirus-induced lockdown has rendered them jobless and deprived them of wages.

"Satisfactory": Ashok Chavan On Top Court Decision On Maratha Quota Issue

India News | ANI | Wednesday July 15, 2020

Ashok Chavan, head of the sub-committee on Maratha reservation issue, expressed satisfaction with the Supreme Court refusing to pass an interim stay on the Bombay High Court's order which had upheld the constitutional validity of the Maharashtra law granting reservation to the community in education and jobs.

Maharashtra Says Prohibitory Order On Fake Social Media Posts Has Ended

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 10, 2020

The Maharashtra government has informed the Bombay High Court that the prohibitory order against spreading of incorrect or false information on social media amid the coronavirus pandemic has ended and no extension has been given to it.

Why Reveal Names Of COVID-19 Patients? It Involves Privacy: High Court Seeks Government's Reply

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 10, 2020

The Bombay High Court today sought to know why the names of persons who have tested positive for COVID-19 should be disclosed and said the issue involves privacy rights of such patients.