News Bombay High Court: “Writ Not Maintainable for Private Contractual Employment — NSE’s Termination Order Cannot Be Challenged Under Article 226” — Court Upholds Employer’s Right to Terminate Employee Under Contract RawlawOctober 30, 20257 min read
News Bombay High Court: “Once Triable Issue Exists, Conditional Leave to Defend Cannot Be Imposed” — Court Quashes Order Directing 50% Deposit in Summary Suit Between Homebuyers and HDFC RawlawOctober 30, 20258 min read
News Bombay High Court: “Consent Is the Cornerstone of Arbitration — Non-Signatories Cannot Be Dragged Into Arbitration Without Express Agreement” — Court Quashes Arbitrator’s Order Impleading Bona Fide Purchaser in Real Estate Dispute RawlawOctober 30, 20257 min read
News Bombay High Court: “Where the Reputation Is Hurt, Jurisdiction Lies” — Section 19 CPC, Not Clause 12 Letters Patent, Governs Defamation Suits on Original Side RawlawOctober 28, 20257 min read
News Bombay High Court: “Delay Beyond 120 Days Cannot Be Condoned Under the Payment of Gratuity Act” — Court Quashes Appellate Authority’s Order Extending Limitation Period RawlawOctober 28, 20256 min read
News Bombay High Court: “Unilateral Change in Date of Birth at Fag End of Service Violates Natural Justice” — Pension Rights Cannot Be Denied Without Due Process RawlawOctober 28, 20256 min read
News Bombay High Court: “Allegations of Harassment Do Not Automatically Constitute Abetment to Suicide” — Conviction Set Aside for Lack of Mens Rea, “Mere harassment, absent any clear intention to drive the victim to suicide, cannot amount to abetment under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code.” RawlawOctober 28, 20256 min read
News Bombay High Court: “Person Having Interest Must Be a Trustee or Beneficiary” Upholds Rejection of Impleadment Under Trust Act, reinforces the limited scope of Section 73A — only trustees, beneficiaries, or active members can intervene in trust proceedings. RawlawOctober 28, 20256 min read
News Bombay High Court: “Suppression or concealment of material facts is not advocacy — it is jugglery, manipulation, and misrepresentation, which has no place in equitable jurisdiction.” Imposes ₹5 Lakh Cost for Suppression of Facts in Slum Rehab Case — “Litigants Cannot Play Hide and Seek with the Court” RawlawOctober 28, 20256 min read
News Bombay High Court: “Conviction Cannot Rest on Unreliable Eyewitness Testimony — Every Discrepancy Strikes at the Root of the Prosecution Case” RawlawOctober 28, 20256 min read
