New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday extended till September 2 the stay on the release on bail of Pune-based stud farm owner Hasan Ali Khan who is accused in money laundering cases. The bail was granted earlier by the Bombay High Court. A bench of justices Altamas Kabir and SS Nijjar extended the stay after Additional Solicitor General Haren Rawal, at the fag end of the day-long hearing on...
09:20 PM, Aug 25, 2011
Mumbai: Anna Hazare, on fast in Delhi demanding a stronger Lokpal Bill, has approached the Bombay High Court seeking quashing of a 2003 defamation case filed against him by a Shiv Sena MLA. Sureshdada Jain, who was with NCP, and a member of Maharashtra Legislative Council then, had filed the complaint against Hazare over the allegations made by the activist at a press conference in Nanded, in May 2003. Hazare,...
08:48 PM, Aug 24, 2011
Mumbai: In a relief to Rheema Khan, the wife of Hasan Ali Khan (who has been arrested in an alleged multi-crore money laundering scam), the Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted her exemption from appearing before a special court which has initiated criminal proceedings against her. The special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court, on June 17, issued proceedings against Rheema on the complaint filed by the Enforcement Directorate...
06:22 PM, Aug 10, 2011
Nagpur: The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court has dismissed a petition filed against Maharashtra Government for using foodgrains in production of liquor by social activist Anna Hazare among others. A division bench, comprising Justices Vasanti Naik and Prasanna Varale, dismissed the plea after the counsel for respondents Kartik Shukul pointed out that a similar petition, filed by a social worker Chetan Kamble, was dismissed by the Principal bench of...
12:00 PM, Aug 07, 2011
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Friday admitted an appeal filed by former naval officer Emile Jerome, challenging the 10-year sentence awarded to him for the murder of media professional Neeraj Grover. Justice RC Chavan admitted Jerome's appeal and kept his bail hearing after two weeks. Meanwhile, the Maharashtra government informed the court that it would be filing an appeal next week seeking enhancement of punishment for both Jerome and...
05:53 PM, Aug 05, 2011
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Maharashtra government directing them to file a reply on whether there are possibilities of law and order problems after the release of Prakash Jha's 'Aarakshan' which has landed in a row for its alleged anti-reservation stand. A division bench of Justices DD Sinha and AR Joshi was hearing a petition filed by two advocates stating that the film is...
06:26 PM, Aug 03, 2011
The Bombay High Court ruling that music companies own the rights has composers and lyricists up in arms. ...
10:01 AM, Aug 03, 2011
The Bombay High Court rules that it's the music company and not composers who own the rights for songs. ...
09:22 PM, Aug 02, 2011
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Friday questioned the source of wealth of Pune-based businessman Hasan Ali Khan, arrested in a money laundering case by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). "From where did he (Hasan) get so much money? Is it his or someone else's? No person can amass so much money through any decent activity. He must have committed some other offence (apart from what he has been arrested for),"...
07:13 PM, Jul 29, 2011
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition filed by the controversial Adarsh Housing Society seeking de-freezing of its bank accounts. The CBI had in January frozen two bank accounts of the Society after registering a case against 14 accused including several members of the society. A division bench of justices Ranjana Desai and RV More was hearing a petition filed by the Society seeking de-freezing of its...
11:50 AM, Jul 27, 2011
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday dismissed a batch of petitions seeking a CBI probe into the murder of veteran crime reporter Jyotirmoy Dey. However, justices Ranjana Desai and RV More did not pronounce the reasons in the operative part of their judgement for dismissing the petitions. A detailed order is likely to be available later. The petitions seeking CBI probe had been filed in public interest by advocate...
12:47 PM, Jul 18, 2011
Mumbai: Calling for a change in mindset, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday observed that if men are allowed to work late hours then why should there be a restriction on the working hours for women. "Why is it that men work till 1:30 in the night but women should work only till 9:30 pm? You (Maharashtra government) cannot have control over someone's work and lifestyle. Must change our mindset,"...
08:03 PM, Jul 05, 2011
Mumbai: Saying that Adarsh Housing Society had brazenly violated the law, the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests on Monday ruled out the possibility of regularising the 31-storey building, at a hearing before the Bombay High Court. The division bench of Justices Ranjana Desai and RG Ketkar was hearing the petition filed by the Society, challenging the January 16 demolition order passed by the Ministry. "Adarsh building is one case...
07:06 PM, Jun 27, 2011
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has held that working women take care of their children very well and the argument that they do not get time to attend to kids cannot be a ground for "disturbing" the custody of the child. These observations were made by justices Vijaya Kapse-Tahilramani and M L Tahaliyani who dismissed a habeas corpus petition filed by a Nagpur resident seeking custody of his five-year-old daughter...
10:19 AM, Jun 22, 2011
Mumbai: Police on Monday claimed "substantial progress" in investigation into the murder of veteran journalist Jyotirmoy Dey as they get ready to file a status report in the Bombay High Court Tuesday. "We have made substantial progress and inched closer to cracking the case," Additional Police Commissioner (Crime) Deven Bharti told reporters. "We have also reviewed the probe done so far and will brief the Advocate General who will apprise...
08:09 PM, Jun 20, 2011
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court will hear on Thursday a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a CBI probe into the murder of senior journalist Jyotirmoy Dey. The PIL was filed by a local lawyer VP Patil and also seeks protection for all journalists. The court has clubbed together PILs filed by lawyer VP Patil and activist Ketan Tirodkar. The advocate representing the journalists has been allowed to intervene in the...
11:52 AM, Jun 16, 2011
Mumbai: In a reprieve to noted Pakistani singer Adnan Sami, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday allowed him to travel abroad whenever he wishes to till the end of the trial against him under the FEMA. The court while hearing an appeal filed by the singer seeking permission to travel to Dubai, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa to perform shows, has directed Sami to submit two sureties of a...
05:28 PM, Jun 07, 2011
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday rapped the Maharashtra government and the Enforcement Directorate for their alleged callous approach towards the health of Pune-based stud farm owner Hasan Ali Khan, accused of tax evasion and money laundering. Hasan was taken to state-run JJ Hospital last week following direction from the high court on a petition filed by him seeking immediate medical attention for ailments like diabetes, liver cirrhosis and...
06:46 PM, Jun 06, 2011
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has granted bail to actor Shiney Ahuja on payment of surety of Rs 50,000 to the sessions court in the rape case of his maid. While grating bail to the actor Justice AR Joshi also directed him not to leave India. "I am grateful to God and to all my friends and family who supported me. I don't want to comment too much because the...
12:42 PM, Apr 27, 2011
Mumbai: The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) on Wednesday granted 'conditional' permission to Lavasa Corporation to complete its under-construction buildings at its housing project site near Pune even as the realty firm backtracked on its plea to withdraw the petition challenging the stop-work notice issued by the Ministry. According to the affidavit filed by the MoEF before the Bombay High Court, its expert committee has "permitted" the Lavasa...
07:33 PM, Mar 30, 2011
