The Supreme Court Collegium has suggested the appointment of five advocates as judges of the Calcutta High Court. With 29 vacancies, this decision aims to strengthen the court’s functioning.
The Central Government Today (March 4) confirmed the permanent appointment of Justice Shailesh Pramod Brahme, Justice Firdosh Phiroze Pooniwalla, and Justice Jitendra Shantilal Jain in the Bombay High Court. Justice Manjusha Ajay Deshpande’s term as an additional judge has also been extended for one year.
MUMBAI: Today, 28th Feb,The Bombay High Court expressed serious concerns over how banks declare loan accounts as ‘fraud’ or ‘defaulter’ without properly applying their minds. The court highlighted that banks often pass such orders in a “cut, copy, paste manner” without following due procedures. The court suggested that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) must step in and take action to ensure such lapses do not continue.
MUMBAI: Today, 27th Feb, The Bombay High Court has strongly criticized the Sessions Court’s decision to put on hold a magistrate’s findings that questioned the genuineness of the alleged ‘encounter’ of Akshay Shinde, an accused in the Badlapur sexual assault case. The High Court expressed shock over the Sessions Court’s order and raised serious concerns about judicial propriety.
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court has asked the Customs department to submit an affidavit explaining how its tax demand of $1.4 billion (over Rs 12,000 crore) from Skoda Auto Volkswagen India is not barred by limitation. The notice, issued in September 2024, has been challenged by the automobile company, which calls the demand “exorbitant” and “arbitrary and illegal.”
