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Keeping Child Away From Mother Amounts To "Cruelty": Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that not letting a child meet her mother amounts to 'cruelty' under the Indian Penal Code, and refused to quash a First Information Report registered against the in-laws of a Jalna-based woman.
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Pune Eatery Temporarily Restrained From Using 'Burger King' Name, Pending Hearing Of Trademark Infringement Plea
The fast-food company in its suit sought an injunction against the Pune-based eatery from using the name 'Burger King' as it was causing a huge loss and damage to the company and harming its goodwill, business and reputation.
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"Need To Teach Boys To Respect Women": High Court On Sex Assault Cases
The mindset of boys needs to be changed and they need to be taught to respect women, the Bombay High Court advised today while hearing a petition on the case of sexual assault on two four-year-olds inside their school in Maharashtra's Badlapur.
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Respectful Last Rites As Important As Other Fundamental Rights: High Court
The right of a dead person to a decent and respectful last rite is as important as other fundamental rights, the Bombay High Court observed on Monday while hearing a PIL seeking additional burial grounds for Mumbai's eastern suburbs.
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"Never Touching This Case...": Judge Recuses After Man's Repeated Emails
Justice Gautam Patel of the Bombay High Court on Wednesday refused to hear a petition after getting irked with personal emails sent to him by the petitioner seeking urgent hearing of the plea.
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Info From Social Media Can't Be Part Of Petitions, Says Bombay High Court
Information gathered from social media cannot be part of the pleadings in a public interest litigation, the Bombay High Court said on Tuesday while hearing a petition claiming that 1,500 to 2,000 people lose their lives in unsafe water bodies.
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Court Questions Maharashtra On Steps Taken To Fill Hospital Vacancies
Following the hearing on the recent deaths of patients at a government hospital in Nanded, the Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra government to file an affidavit on the steps taken for filling vacancies in government hospitals.
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"Dead Have Rights": Bombay High Court On Request For More Burial Grounds
The dead have a fundamental right under the Constitution to be buried with dignity, the Bombay High Court said, while hearing a plea highlighting the lack of a burial space in the eastern suburbs of the city.
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IT Rules on Fake News: Bombay Court Says Important to Know Boundaries, Limits of Words
The Bombay High Court asked on Friday to hear a bunch of petitions against the recently amended Information Technology (IT) Rules against fake news. A division bench said before it goes into the effect the Rules would have on the fundamental rights of citizens, it needs to know the boundaries and limits of the words - fake, false, and misleading - ...
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Cases Of Cruelty To Animals Must Be Decided With Great Sensitivity: Court
Cases of cruelty to animals in any form should be decided with great sensitivity, as animals cannot speak and demand their rights, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court said while hearing petitions of cattle owners.
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Won’t Notify Fact-Checking Unit Till July 10, Centre Tells HC; Two New Pleas Filed Against IT Rules
The Centre on Wednesday told the Bombay High Court it was extending till July 10 its earlier statement that it won’t notify its fact-checking unit to identify fake news against the government on social media, even as two new petitions were filed challenging the recently amended IT Rules.
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Amendments to IT Rules Do Not Offer Protection to Parody, Satire: Bombay High Court
The amendments to the Information Technology Rules, prima facie, do not seem to offer protection to parody and satire, the Bombay High Court said on Monday while hearing a petition filed by stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra. The HC bench also said Kamra's petition challenging the amendments was maintainable.
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New IT Rules Don't Seem To Protect Parody, Satire: Court On Comedian's Petition
The amendments to the Information Technology Rules, prima facie, do not seem to offer protection to parody and satire, the Bombay High Court said on Monday while hearing a petition filed by stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra.
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Bullet Train Project: Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Firm's Request
The Supreme Court Friday refused to entertain a plea of Godrej and Boyce Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (GBMCL) against a Bombay High Court order refusing to reverse the acquisition of its plot at Vikhroli for the bullet train project between Mumbai and Ahmedabad.
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Court To Hear Appeal Against Allowing Nirav Modi Relative To Travel Abroad
The Supreme Court Thursday remanded back to the Bombay High Court for fresh adjudication in four weeks an appeal filed by the CBI challenging the nod granted to Mainak Mehta, the brother-in-law of Nirav Modi, to travel to Hong Kong.
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Keeping Child Away From Mother Amounts To "Cruelty": Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that not letting a child meet her mother amounts to 'cruelty' under the Indian Penal Code, and refused to quash a First Information Report registered against the in-laws of a Jalna-based woman.
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Pune Eatery Temporarily Restrained From Using 'Burger King' Name, Pending Hearing Of Trademark Infringement Plea
The fast-food company in its suit sought an injunction against the Pune-based eatery from using the name 'Burger King' as it was causing a huge loss and damage to the company and harming its goodwill, business and reputation.
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"Need To Teach Boys To Respect Women": High Court On Sex Assault Cases
The mindset of boys needs to be changed and they need to be taught to respect women, the Bombay High Court advised today while hearing a petition on the case of sexual assault on two four-year-olds inside their school in Maharashtra's Badlapur.
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Respectful Last Rites As Important As Other Fundamental Rights: High Court
The right of a dead person to a decent and respectful last rite is as important as other fundamental rights, the Bombay High Court observed on Monday while hearing a PIL seeking additional burial grounds for Mumbai's eastern suburbs.
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"Never Touching This Case...": Judge Recuses After Man's Repeated Emails
Justice Gautam Patel of the Bombay High Court on Wednesday refused to hear a petition after getting irked with personal emails sent to him by the petitioner seeking urgent hearing of the plea.
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Info From Social Media Can't Be Part Of Petitions, Says Bombay High Court
Information gathered from social media cannot be part of the pleadings in a public interest litigation, the Bombay High Court said on Tuesday while hearing a petition claiming that 1,500 to 2,000 people lose their lives in unsafe water bodies.
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Court Questions Maharashtra On Steps Taken To Fill Hospital Vacancies
Following the hearing on the recent deaths of patients at a government hospital in Nanded, the Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra government to file an affidavit on the steps taken for filling vacancies in government hospitals.
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"Dead Have Rights": Bombay High Court On Request For More Burial Grounds
The dead have a fundamental right under the Constitution to be buried with dignity, the Bombay High Court said, while hearing a plea highlighting the lack of a burial space in the eastern suburbs of the city.
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IT Rules on Fake News: Bombay Court Says Important to Know Boundaries, Limits of Words
The Bombay High Court asked on Friday to hear a bunch of petitions against the recently amended Information Technology (IT) Rules against fake news. A division bench said before it goes into the effect the Rules would have on the fundamental rights of citizens, it needs to know the boundaries and limits of the words - fake, false, and misleading - ...
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Cases Of Cruelty To Animals Must Be Decided With Great Sensitivity: Court
Cases of cruelty to animals in any form should be decided with great sensitivity, as animals cannot speak and demand their rights, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court said while hearing petitions of cattle owners.
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Won’t Notify Fact-Checking Unit Till July 10, Centre Tells HC; Two New Pleas Filed Against IT Rules
The Centre on Wednesday told the Bombay High Court it was extending till July 10 its earlier statement that it won’t notify its fact-checking unit to identify fake news against the government on social media, even as two new petitions were filed challenging the recently amended IT Rules.
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Amendments to IT Rules Do Not Offer Protection to Parody, Satire: Bombay High Court
The amendments to the Information Technology Rules, prima facie, do not seem to offer protection to parody and satire, the Bombay High Court said on Monday while hearing a petition filed by stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra. The HC bench also said Kamra's petition challenging the amendments was maintainable.
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New IT Rules Don't Seem To Protect Parody, Satire: Court On Comedian's Petition
The amendments to the Information Technology Rules, prima facie, do not seem to offer protection to parody and satire, the Bombay High Court said on Monday while hearing a petition filed by stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra.
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Bullet Train Project: Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Firm's Request
The Supreme Court Friday refused to entertain a plea of Godrej and Boyce Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (GBMCL) against a Bombay High Court order refusing to reverse the acquisition of its plot at Vikhroli for the bullet train project between Mumbai and Ahmedabad.
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Court To Hear Appeal Against Allowing Nirav Modi Relative To Travel Abroad
The Supreme Court Thursday remanded back to the Bombay High Court for fresh adjudication in four weeks an appeal filed by the CBI challenging the nod granted to Mainak Mehta, the brother-in-law of Nirav Modi, to travel to Hong Kong.
