Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of 4 New Judges To Bombay High Court [Read Statement]

Supreme Court Collegium elevation of Judicial Officers

Legal Insiders Sep 30, 2021 Lawstreet News Network ( ) 1 Shares

The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 29th September, 2021 has approved the proposal for elevation of the following Judicial Officers
as Judges in the Bombay High Court:

1. Shri A.L. Pansare,
2. Shri S.C. More,
3. Smt. U.S. Joshi-Phalke, and
4. Shri B.P. Deshpande.

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"Persons attacked with corrosive substance eligible for compensation under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016": Bombay High Court

Judiciary Oct 11, 2021 Dolly Chhabda ( Editor: Ekta Joshi ) 21 Shares

In the case of Kavita Nityanand Shetty v. State of Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court held that a person disfigured due to violent assaults by throwing of any corrosive substance will be considered as an 'acid attack victim' under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and would therefore be eligible for compensation. A Bench of Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and Madhav Jamdar said the Act is a benevolent legislation and its benefit is not extended...

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'Custody of a minor cannot be granted basis which parent has more time to spend with their children': Bombay High Court

Judiciary Oct 06, 2021 Sadiya Shaikh ( Editor: Ekta Joshi ) 12 Shares

The Bombay High Court ruled that custody of a minor cannot be given on the basis of which parent has more time to spend with their children. Under the section-5 of the Indian Constitution under Article-226 of the habeas corpus, a case had come to light in which a husband demanded custody of his child. In a statement about wife he said that his wife is a very busy actress, she doesn’t have much time to spend for their child’s sound upbringing. The couple was married in 2013 and...

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