Bombay High Court

The Supreme Court upheld the bail granted to Sudha Bharadwaj from the Bombay High Court, upholding the judgment of default bail given by the Bombay High Court.

The Supreme Court on Monday has restrained the Maharashtra Police from filing chargesheets against former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh. The investigations in the said matter will however continue with the liberty to file counter-affidavits within a week. The Apex Court also extended the interim protection given to Singh earlier.

During the hearing on air pollution in the Supreme Court, the Center informed about the formation of the task force.

Dr. Bheemrao Ambedkar's work is also useful to members of the legal fraternity as well as to general people. Considering the nature of the grievance raised in the news item, we are treating it as a matter for public interest litigation," the bench said.

Supreme Court showed strictness on air pollution matter….Given a 24-hour ultimatum to governments to take initiative…Governments can't shoot from the shoulders of the court….Message given to set up an independent task force

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A division bench of Justices SS Shinde and NJ Jamadar had reserved Bharadwaj's bail plea for judgement on August 4 and the criminal application by 8 others on September 1.

The Bombay High Court recently refused to interfere with the order of the Assistant Labour Commissioner which rejected the application filed by the Lal Zenda Coal Mines Mazdoor Union seeking reference of the industrial dispute to an Industrial Tribunal.

The Bombay High Court has recently observed that simply because offences have been registered against the family members of a licensee, it is not sufficient reason to revoke the license of the petitioner.

The court said that death puts an end to the concept of repentance and it cannot be said that the accused deserved only the death penalty.