The Latest Breaking News from the Bombay High Court

Custody orders cannot be made rigid and are capable of being altered keeping in mind the needs and welfare of the child at various stages of life, the Bombay High Court said.

The Bombay High Court on May 3 dismissed a PIL seeking relaxation of the eligibility criterion of 75% score in higher secondary examination while seeking admission to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).

In a hearing on comedian Kunal Kamra’s affidavit against the amended IT Rules, the central government on Thursday informed the Bombay High Court that it will not notify the formation of its fact-check unit until July 5, Bar and Bench reported.

A public interest litigation has been filed in the Bombay High Court seeking that criminal action should be initiated against CM Eknath Shinde, Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis and social worker Dattatreya Dharmadhikari holding them responsible for the death of 14 people in Kharghar on April 16 due to heatstroke.

The Bombay High Court recently said, scaring or threatening animals by using sticks amounts to an act of cruelty and aggravates the behaviour of animals.

The Bombay High Court on Monday said the Information Technology (IT) Amendment Rules, 2023 does not seem to offer protection to fair criticism of the government through parody or satire.

Kunal Kamra’s writ petition in the Bombay High Court challenging the new amendment to the IT Rules, 2021 is “mala fide in nature as it dwells upon imaginary consequences”, the central government has alleged in an affidavit.

The Bombay High Court has sought the centre’s response over an affidavit filed by comedian Kunal Kamra against the amended IT Rules that empower the government to identify “fake news” about itself on social media.