Dr Birendra Saraf Steps Down As Maharashtra’s Advocate General
Maharashtra Advocate General Dr. Birendra Saraf has tendered his resignation, citing personal reasons. Mr. Saraf began his legal career in the chambers of former Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud. After Justice Chandrachud’s elevation as a judge of the Bombay High Court in 2000, he went on to join the chambers of former Advocate General […]
SC’s Strong Caution: ECI Must Follow Law Or Risk Nullifying Bihar’s SIR
The Supreme Court has issued stern warning to Election Commission of India’s (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) ahead of the Bihar elections and cautioned that any discovery of illegality in the methodology used by the ECI could lead to the entire revision process being nullified. The bench clarified that it would not issue a piecemeal […]
Bombay HC Rules Rahul Landge’s Arrest Illegal and Unconstitutional
The Bombay High Court circuit bench of Kolhapur has ruled Rahul Landge’s (Petitioner) arrest as illegal and unconstitutional. The bench of Justice M.S. Karnik and Justice Sharmila Deshmukh further directed his immediate release from custody. The present Writ Petition was filed against the First Information Report (F.I.R.) lodged by Minakshi Gund (Petitioner’s mother-in-law) for the […]
Judicial Propriety Breached: SC Stays HC’s Bail Modification Orders
The Supreme Court bench of Justice J.K. Maheshwari and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi addressed an important question concerning judicial propriety and the scope of High Court jurisdiction when its orders are under challenge before the Supreme Court. Background : The present Special Leave Petition was filed on 24/03/2025 challenging the order of the High Court […]
Broken CCTV, Custodial Deaths: Supreme Court Seeks Accountability
The Supreme Court bench of Justice Vikram Nath & Justice Sandeep Mehta has taken suo moto cognizance of the absence of functional CCTV cameras in the police stations across the nation. Such suo moto cognizance stems from a Dainik Bhaskar Report which highlighted 11 custodial deaths that had occurred in the past 7-8 months.
SC Restores Conviction In POCSO Case : Calls HC’s Acquittal ‘Unsustainable’
The Supreme Court has set aside the acquittal and restored the conviction of two accused charged with S.376(2) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 , and Sections 4 & 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 in a notable ruling. The bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice Satish Chandra […]
HC Rebukes State on Maratha Agitation: GR to Be Issued on Demands
The Bombay High Court has strongly criticized the Maharashtra government for failing to clear protestors from Azad Maidan despite its earlier orders. Hearing a PIL on inconvenience caused by the Maratha reservation agitation, a bench of Acting Chief Justice Sree Chandrashekhar and Justice Aarti Sathe said the State could have “forcefully” vacated the protest site […]
SC Collegium Elevates Two Chief Justices to Apex Court
The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 25th August, 2025 has recommended elevation of the following Chief Justices of the High Courts as Judges in the Supreme Court: (i) Mr. Justice Alok Aradhe, Chief Justice, High Court of Bombay (PHC: High Court of Madhya Pradesh) (ii) Mr. Justice Vipul Manubhai Pancholi, Chief Justice, […]
Same-Sex Rights Under Tax Law Face Constitutional Test in Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court bench of Justice B.P. Colabawalla and Justice Firdosh Pooniwalla has found itself seized of a constitutional issue relating to the validity surrounding the interpretation of the term “spouse” in the Income Tax Act (IT Act), 1961. The Case: Such a question arises from a writ petition filed by Payio Ashiho and […]
Additional Judge Appointments for the Bombay High Court
The President of India, in exercising power under Article 224(1) of the Constitution of India, has officially appointed Shri Ajit Bhagwanrao Kadethankar, Shri Sushil Manohar Ghodeswar, & Ms. Aarti Arun Sathe as Additional judges of the Bombay High Court for a period of two years with effect from the date they assume charge of their […]