Bombay HC Expands Concept of Women’s Modesty U/S 509 IPC, Refuses to Quash FIR
On August 21, 2024 the Bombay High Court’s Division Bench, composed of Justice A.S. Gadkari and Justice Dr. Neela Gokhale, refused to quash an FIR registered by the Cyber Cell under Sections 354, 509, and 506(2) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), along with Section 67 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (IT Act). […]
A Historic Shift : Bombay HC To Get A Rs. 3,750-Cr Makeover And A New Address In Bandra East
The Maharashtra State Cabinet has sanctioned a whopping ₹3,750 crore for constructing a new Bombay High Court complex in Bandra East. This ambitious project, approved by the cabinet, plans to develop the sprawling complex on approximately 30.16 acres. The upgraded facility will feature 75 state-of-the-art courtrooms, chambers for judges, administrative offices, staff amenities, an arbitration […]
Malegaon Blast Victims Contest Acquittals Of Pragya & Purohit : HC To Hear Appeal On September 15
Victims of the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast, Shaikh Liyaqat Mohiuddin and Usman Khan and others have approached the Bombay High Court to challenge the special court's acquittal of all accused, including former prominent BJP leader Pragya Thakur and Lt. Col. Prasad Purohit. The appeal, filed by Nisar Ahmed Sayyed Bilal, will likely be heard by […]
No More Split Hearings : SC Transfers All Online Gaming Ban Challenges from HC’s To Itself
On Monday, 8 September 2025, a Supreme Court Bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice KV Viswanathan permitted the Central government's petition to transfer all ongoing challenges against the constitutional validity of the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025, from multiple High Courts to the Supreme Court. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the […]
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.
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 […]
Centre Clears Elevation of J.Aradhe and J.Pancholi to Supreme Court
The Centre has cleared the resolution passed by the Supreme Court Collegium on 25 August 2025, recommending the elevation of two Chief Justices to the Supreme Court. The presidential notification was issued within 48 hours of the collegium’s decision. Justice Alok Aradhe, Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court (Parent High Court: Madhya Pradesh), has […]
Collegium Proposes Appointment of Chief Justice of Bombay High Court
The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 25th August, 2025 has recommended appointment of: Mr. Justice Shree Chandrashekhar, Judge, High Court of Bombay (PHC: High Court of Jharkhand), as Chief Justice of High Court of Bombay. Official Notification
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, […]
SC Collegium Clears Names of 14 Advocates for Appointment as Bombay High Court Judges
In a significant development, the Supreme Court Collegium, in its meeting held on 19th August 2025, approved the proposal for the elevation of 14 Advocates as Judges of the High Court of Bombay. The following names have been approved by the Collegium for appointment: Shri Siddheshwar Sundarrao Thombre Shri Mehroz Ashraf Khan Pathan Shri Ranjitsinha […]