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HC orders takedown of Priety Zinta deepfakes, says misuse of such content affects fundamental rights

The Bombay High Court ordered the removal of all unauthorized online content featuring Priety Zinta. The court stated that deepfakes violate fundamental rights and personal dignity. Online platforms were reminded of their due diligence obligations under IT Rules. The actor's counsel presented evidence of numerous AI-generated and morphed images. This…

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Joint property given on rent: Can co-owner of property evict tenants without consent of other co-owners? Know what the law says

One co-owner can evict tenants without others' formal consent. The Bombay High Court and Supreme Court have upheld this right. This principle allows a co-owner to act as an agent for others. However, objections from other co-owners can weaken the eviction case. Documenting consent and avoiding ownership changes during litigation…

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'Are all citizens being made slaves of Indian govt': Bombay HC quashes externment order over CAA protests

The Bombay High Court has overturned an externment order against SDPI leader Saeed Ahmad Chaudhary, who organized protests against government policies like the Citizenship Act amendments. Justice Madhav Jamdar questioned the basis for the order, citing the right to protest and express dissent. The court emphasized that opposing government decisions…

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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…

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How Mumbai’s poor waste segregation contributes to methane emission spikes

Earlier this year, Mumbai’s Kanjurmarg landfill—a place that takes in most of the city’s waste—was found to be one of the largest emitters of the greenhouse gas (GHG) methane in the world, and one of only two landfills from India to make it to the top 25 list. As global…

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Builder delayed society formation for 9 years, Homebuyers took matters into their own hands; Bombay HC backs residents

The Bombay High Court has ruled in favor of homebuyers, allowing them to form a single housing society for a multi-tower project. The court rejected a builder's plea to create separate societies, citing a nine-year delay in the builder's own society formation process. This landmark decision empowers residents to unite…

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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."…

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Unauthorised absence by RBI official grave misconduct: Bombay HC; upholds his removal

The Bombay High Court has ruled that an Reserve Bank of India official's unauthorized absence from work is grave misconduct. The court dismissed a plea by Animesh Bakuli, a senior assistant, who was compulsorily retired. Bakuli was absent without permission for an extended period. The court found the RBI's decision…

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Booked flats in 2005, still awaiting possession: Builder ordered to pay 10.05% interest to homebuyers for nearly 20-year delay

The Bombay High Court, in its ruling, said a builder can’t indefinitely retain purchasers’ money while failing to deliver homes. For the delay, the HC ordered the Mumbai-based builder to pay interest at 10.05% per annum from February 1, 2014, to the buyers until the possession is handed over.

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Daughter becomes co-owner of family property via oral arrangement; she files tenant eviction case and wins in Supreme Court

A daughter, a co-owner of family property through an oral arrangement, has won a tenant eviction case in the Supreme Court. The court ruled that co-owners are considered co-landlords under the Bombay Rents Act. This allows them to initiate eviction proceedings for genuine personal need. The ruling clarifies that exclusive…

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CJI Surya Kant intervenes after retired Bombay HC judge receives threats linked to Dawoodi Bohra verdict

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant is addressing threats made against retired Bombay High Court judge Justice Gautam Patel. These threats are linked to a 2024 judgment concerning the Dawoodi Bohra community leadership. Justice Patel's daughter in London received a threatening letter. The Indian High Commissioner to the UK has…

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HC restores pilot's license revoked 15 years ago, says DGCA's suspension order 'illegal'

The Bombay High Court quashed a 2011 DGCA order suspending a pilot's license, deeming it illegal for violating natural justice principles by denying a hearing. The court restored the Airline Transport Pilot License, emphasizing the need for a proper inquiry and reasoned order.

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Explained: Why Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea shares rallied up to 4% on Tuesday

Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea shares gained up to 4% after Bombay High Court quashed the government's one-time spectrum charge demands, providing a combined relief of Rs 20,000 crore to Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel. The court ruled the government lacked legal authority to issue the demand notices, annulling all…

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For 13 years a builder failed to redevelop a 70-year-old housing society so a new builder was appointed, the old builder objected, but HC favored residents

The Bombay High Court has backed housing society members in a redevelopment dispute. A builder delayed a project for 13 years, prompting the society to appoint a new developer. The court ruled that residents' right to safe housing is more important than a builder's profit. The old builder's objections were…

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Landlord filed case to evict tenant but tenant bought 50% share from co-owner mid-dispute and filed partition of property case: HC gives no relief to landlord on eviction case

A tenant facing eviction for unauthorized construction and rent default became a co-owner mid-dispute. He purchased a 50% share of the property from a co-landlord. The Bombay High Court ruled that eviction proceedings cannot continue once a tenant acquires ownership rights. The court set aside the eviction case, restoring the…

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CJI administers oath of office to five new SC judges, strength rises to 37

Five new judges have taken oath as Supreme Court judges. Chief Justice of India Surya Kant administered the oath. The Supreme Court now has 37 judges, the highest ever. This follows an increase in the sanctioned strength to 38.

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Redevelopment dispute between landlord and tenant: HC asks tenant to pay Rs 5 lakh for using ‘elite form of coercion and extortion’ against landlord

Bombay High Court dismissed a tenant's plea to recognize a new builder in a redevelopment case. The court found no contract between the new builder and the landlord. It deemed the tenants' action an 'elite form of coercion and extortion'. The court imposed Rs 5 lakh costs on the tenants…

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Expedite process of handing over remaining land for Bombay HC building complex: SC to Maharashtra

The Supreme Court has urged the Maharashtra government to expedite the handover of the remaining 10 acres for the new Bombay High Court complex in Bandra. While 20.15 acres are already allocated, the state plans to complete the transfer by December 31, 2026, a timeline the court deemed too slow.

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Proposal for posthumous Padma Vibhushan to Olympian Khashaba Jadhav sent to Centre: Maharashtra govt

The Maharashtra government has informed the Bombay High Court about a proposal for the posthumous Padma Vibhushan award for wrestler Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav. Jadhav was India's first individual Olympic medalist. The government will also submit a fresh proposal for the Padma Awards 2027. The court is hearing a Public Interest…

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India’s richest civic body, world-class neglect: Why are people still dying on Mumbai’s roads?

In July, 2015, 16-year-old Prakash Bilhore went to fill out a college admission form in Bhandup. But he never made it home. The motorcycle he was travelling on hit a pothole, throwing him off. He died in hospital within an hour.

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Trial set to resume for man who ‘taught Mumbai attackers to speak Hindi’

Zabiuddin Ansari stands accused of enabling Pakistani gunman to launch November 2008 attacks in Mumbai

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Complaint ‘without consent’, cops on TISS campus ‘after tweet’: Inside the crackdown over Saibaba event

At least nine students at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Mumbai are facing criminal charges over a small event marking the death anniversary of former Delhi University professor G N Saibaba. But the FIR has raised serious questions about police procedure.

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The fight for Pune’s green heart: A city’s soul vs 6 minutes of saved commute

For more than 40 years, Punekars have rallied to save Vetal Tekdi – the city’s highest hill, a green lung thick with trees, birdsong, and clean air. It’s where thousands walk and birds find rest. Each time the hill has faced the axe of development, citizens have risen in protest,…

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Elephant Madhuri’s relocation: Animal welfare or Vantara love?

Madhuri, a 36-year-old elephant living at a Jain monastery in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, has found herself at the centre of a jumbo-sized controversy. The Bombay High Court recently ordered that she be relocated to Vantara – the plush private animal sanctuary in Gujarat run by Anant Ambani of Reliance Group.

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2006 Mumbai blasts: MCOCA approval was based on ‘oral info’, ‘non-application of mind’

It was a decision based on oral information that may have set off a chain of convictions in a MCOCA court in the 2006 Mumbai blasts case. An order that was overturned nearly a decade later by the Bombay High Court, and now stayed by the Supreme Court.

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