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SBI employee gets relief in harassment case as Bombay HC rules shared auto commute falls outside POSH law’s workplace definition

The Bombay High Court has overturned disciplinary action against an SBI employee, ruling that a shared auto-rickshaw is not a 'workplace' under the POSH Act. The employee faced harassment charges after an incident during his commute. The court emphasized that for the Act to apply, transportation must be employer-provided. This…

The Economic Times · Jul 1

Tarun Tejpal case: Bombay High Court to hear concluding arguments by State of Goa on June 24

During the Bombay High Court hearing on Tarun Tejpal's acquittal in a rape case, the State argued the complainant was "virtually put on trial" with invasive questions about her personal life. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta highlighted her consistent testimony, even when asked about consensual sex, calling her a "sterling witness."…

The Economic Times · Jun 20

Husband claimed wife wasn't doing household work; HC orders him to pay Rs 20,000/month as wives not ‘deemed maids’

The husband, a Chartered Accountant (CA) by profession, had in 2004 filed for a divorce on the ground of cruelty, claiming that “wife was not behaving properly; was not doing her household work; she was disobedient towards his parents; her behavior was rude; she was not able to cook; the…

The Economic Times · May 26

President appoints Aurangabad advocate Manjusha Deshpande as new Judge for Bombay HC

MUMBAI: Centre on Thursday issued a notification appointing advocate Manjusha Deshpande as additional Judge of the Bombay high court.

The Times of India · Aug 10, 2023

Advocate Khushbu Jain reacts to allegations against former-NCB Chief Sameer Wankhede in Aryan Khan case: Acts of lawlessness by custodians of law are unacceptable; must be dealt with an iron hand

Former NCB Chief Sameer Wankhede is caught in a controversy as an SET report from the NCB alleged corruption and mismanagement in the drugs-on-cruise case where Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan was an accused. There have been multiple allegations and deliberations in the case filed against Sameer Wankhede. The…

The Times of India · May 21, 2023

Drop endorsement rule for senior gowns; those not in 'old boys club' get left out: Indira Jaising to Bombay HC

MUMBAI: Senior advocate Indira Jaising on Tuesday sent a letter to Bombay high court Chief Justice Dipankar Datta asking to re-consider the system of having two senior counsel "endorse" an application from a lawyer to be designated and deserving of a "senior gown".

The Times of India · Nov 29, 2022

Post on Sharad Pawar: Student gets interim protection from arrest in two cases in Maharashtra

MUMBAI: A Bombay HC bench of Justices Nitin Jamdar and N R Borkar held that the case was made out for grant of interim bail to a 22-year-old student, Nikhil Bhamare, arrested for alleged objectionable post against NCP chief Sharad Pawar.

The Times of India · Jun 21, 2022

6,000-acre Kanjur land row: Fraud on court, says Bombay HC

MUMBAI: In a relief to the state government, the Centre, BMC, railways and a couple of private parties, the Bombay HC on Wednesday held that fraud was committed on the court and set aside a 2020 consent terms decree which had given all rights over 6,000 acres covering 279 plots,…

The Times of India · Jun 15, 2022

Special kids’ school shut down, Bombay HC says ‘only a minister can do this’

MUMBAI: Questioning the logic of his decision, the Bombay HC stayed an order of the state’s social justice and special assistance minister Dhananjay Munde shutting down a Solapur school for students with hearing and speech impairments. “He is the social justice minister. What kind of social justice is this?” asked…

The Times of India · May 31, 2022

Justice Ujjal Bhuyan’s elevation as HC CJ recommended

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The Hindu · May 18, 2022