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HC grants bail to woman in Bhima river murder case

India, Aug. 12 -- The Bombay high court on Thursday granted bail to a woman accused in the alleged murder of seven members of a family whose bodies were found floating in the Bhima river in January 20... Read More


SC: Alimony from first marriage irrelevant in dispute with second spouse

India, Aug. 11 -- The Supreme Court has ruled recently that alimony received from a previous marriage cannot be considered while deciding matrimonial disputes in a subsequent marriage. The case conce... Read More


HC slaps fine of rRs.r25,000 for 'false' petition; cites suppression of facts

India, Aug. 11 -- The Bombay high court, on August 1, slapped a Rs.25,000 fine on a man for filing a false petition where he claimed he was illegally arrested and was not produced before a magistrate ... Read More


Mumbai loudspeaker ban may spark unrest, says PIL

MUMBAI, Aug. 10 -- The public interest litigation (PIL) seeking permission for 24 mosques in Mumbai to use loudspeakers during azaan - the state government told the Bombay high court that it was not m... Read More


HC: Taunts on cooking or clothing 'annoying', but not 'grave cruelty'

MUMBAI, Aug. 9 -- Nearly two weeks after the Bombay high court ruled that taunts over skin colour or cooking skills do not amount to "cruelty" under the Indian Penal Code (IPC), its Aurangabad bench h... Read More


Loudspeaker ban may spark unrest, says PIL

MUMBAI, Aug. 9 -- The public interest litigation (PIL) seeking permission for 24 mosques in the city to use loudspeakers during azaan - the state government told the Bombay high court on Thursday that... Read More


Remarks on wife's clothing or cooking not cruelty: Bombay high court

India, Aug. 9 -- Nearly two weeks after the Bombay high court ruled that taunts over skin colour or cooking skills do not amount to "cruelty" under the Indian Penal Code (IPC), its Aurangabad bench ha... Read More


Loudspeaker ban may lead to law and order problems: Petition in HC

India, Aug. 8 -- The public interest litigation (PIL) seeking permission for 24 mosques in the city to use loudspeakers during azaan - the state government told the Bombay high court on Thursday that ... Read More


HC directs CBFC to provide grounds for rejection of certification to 'Ajey'

India, Aug. 8 -- The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) on Thursday told the Bombay high court that it had denied certification to 'Ajey: The Untold Story of a Yogi', Uttar Pradesh chief minis... Read More


'Did not order closure of kabutarkhanas but refused to stay BMC's decision on closing them': Bombay HC

India, Aug. 8 -- The Bombay high court on Thursday said that it had not directed the closure of kabutarkhanas but, rather, had not stayed the BMC's decision to close them. It had earlier refused to in... Read More