Urvi Mahajani
Assistant Editor at Free Press Journal (India)
Assistant Editor at @fpjindia. Covering Bombay High Court. RTs/Views personal.
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3 days ago |
freepressjournal.in | Urvi Mahajani
Reaffirming the right to a speedy trial and flagging delay in trials, the Bombay High Court has granted bail to a man, who has been in custody for more than six and a half years without any progress in his trial. Vikas Patil was arrested on October 15, 2018, for the alleged murder of his younger brother. The case was registered at Malwani Police Station by his mother.
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4 days ago |
freepressjournal.in | Urvi Mahajani
Mumbai: In a landmark judgment, the Bombay High Court has ruled that the Maharashtra Government Resolution (GR) dated January 22, 2015 — allowing dependent parents of a deceased ‘single’ or ‘unmarried’ government employee to receive family pension — should be applied retrospectively. The court clarified that parents who were alive on the date of issuance of the GR are entitled to the benefit, even if their child passed away before that date.
Bombay HC Grants Bail To Bangladeshi Woman Over Illegal Entry, Cites Violation Of Fundamental Rights
4 days ago |
freepressjournal.in | Urvi Mahajani
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court granted bail to a Bangladeshi woman accused of illegally entering India, citing violation of her fundamental rights due to her delayed production before a magistrate. The court noted that she was not produced within the mandatory 24-hour period after her arrest, which amounts to a breach of her constitutional rights under Articles 21 and 22.
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4 days ago |
freepressjournal.in | Urvi Mahajani
Mumbai, May 10: The Lokhandwala Joggers Park Association has strongly opposed an attempt by the Sanja Chulha Guru Ka Langar Trust to seek protection for an unauthorised gurudwara by approaching the Maharashtra State Minorities Commission—just days after the Bombay High Court directed its demolition. The association, which had filed a public interest litigation (PIL) against the structure, said the trust’s move violates the High Court’s order and amounts to contempt.
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4 days ago |
freepressjournal.in | Urvi Mahajani
The Bombay High Court on Friday restrained the makers of the Raj Kumar Rao starrer movie Bhool Chuk Maaf from releasing the film on any platform, including OTT, until eight weeks after its theatrical release at PVR Inox theatres. v PVR approached the court seeking urgent relief, arguing that it had entered into an agreement on May 6, 2025, for the film’s theatrical release across its cinemas in India on May 9.
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