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Osmanabad, Aurangabad renamed due to history, Maha govt tells HC
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Monday told Bombay High Court that Aurangabad and Osmanabad were renamed Sambhaji Nagar and Dharashiv, respectively, due to history and not for political reasons. The government filed…
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Assault on journo case: Salman Khan’s plea to be heard on Mar 30
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court will on March 30 give its ruling on Bollywood actor Salman Khan’s plea challenging the process (summons) issued to him by a lower court in a case…
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National anthem `disrespect’ case: Mamata Banerjee moves Bombay HC
Mumbai: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday moved the Bombay High Court against a special court’s order directing a magistrate to decide afresh a plea seeking the registration of a…
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HC asks Maha govt to consider reservation for transgenders
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday asked the Maharashtra government to consider granting reservation to transgenders in state-run educational institutions and government jobs. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice S…
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Moving hand over minor’s back without sexual intent is not outraging modesty: HC
Mumbai: Merely moving a hand over the back and head of a minor girl without any sexual intent does not amount to outraging her modesty, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High…
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Bombay HC grants interim relief to Anil Ambani in IT case under Black Money Act
The Bombay High Court ordered the Income Tax Department on Friday not to take any action regarding the penalty notices issued against Anil Ambani, the chairman of Reliance (ADA) Group till March…
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Samajwadi Party MLA challenges Maha govt order tracking inter-community marriages
Mumbai: A Samajwadi Party MLA has filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court challenging the Maharashtra government’s order setting up a Family Coordination Committee (FCC) to monitor inter-faith and inter-caste…
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HC quashes special court’s ‘cryptic’ order rejecting Navlakha’s bail plea
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday quashed a “cryptic” order of a special court rejecting bail to activist Gautam Navlakha, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, and directed the…
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HC rejects ‘love jihad’ claim, says interfaith relations can’t have religious angle by default
Mumbai: A relationship cannot be dubbed as a form of ‘love jihad’ just because the boy and the girl belong to different religions, the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court has…
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No allegation of Navlakha committing any act of violence, says lawyer
Mumbai: There is no allegation against Gautam Navlakha of committing any “act of violence” in the voluminous chargesheet filed in the Elgar Parisha-Maoist links case, the activist’s lawyer told the Bombay High…
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NIA accuses Navlakha of links with ISI agent in US, opposes bail plea
Mumbai: Activist Gautam Navlakha, arrested in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, had connections with a Pakistani ISI agent arrested in the US, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has told the Bombay High…
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Subramaniam Swamy challenges Pandharpur Temples Act at Bombay HC
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramaniam Swamy, filed a lawsuit against the Pandharpur Temples Act (PTA) of 1973 with the Bombay High Court, claiming that the Maharashtra government took over the management…
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Advocate Shahid Azmi killing case: Bombay HC lifts stay on trial
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has vacated the stay on trial in the 2010 killing of criminal lawyer Shahid Azmi and rejected a plea filed by an accused seeking a change of the…
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Narendra Dabholkar murder: CBI tells Bombay HC its probe is complete
Mumbai: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday informed the Bombay High Court that it has completed its probe into the 2013 killing of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar, and submitted the report…
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Tunisha suicide case: Sheezan Khan moves HC for bail and quashing of FIR
Mumbai: Actor Sheezan Khan, arrested for allegedly abetting the suicide of his co-star Tunisha Sharma, has moved the Bombay High Court seeking bail and quashing of the case. Khan in his petitions…