Justice Arif S. Doctor Archives

[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections] ‘Courts can interfere only to facilitate election’s progress’; Bombay HC disposes of petition filed by candidate against rejected nomination

The writ court must be careful to ensure that outside narrow scope, no intervention is made that interferes with the progress of the election.

Case Briefs High Courts

Bombay HC directs deletion of offending post on YouTube against Malabar Gold Ltd. for being per se defamatory and reckless

Several defamatory statements were made against Malabar Gold Ltd. by Respondent 1 on his YouTube channel titled “Marunadan Malayali”.

Case Briefs High Courts

‘One business partner’s conduct detrimental to another’; Bombay HC grants interim relief u/s 9 to aggrieved partner, in absence of efficacious remedy u/s 17 of Arbitration Act, 1996

Due to the respondent 1’s brazen disregard for the status quo order, the Court in absence of a Section 17 remedy, had to grant an interim relief under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.

Case Briefs High Courts

A Will must be the product of free volition; Conscience of the Court must be satisfied when genuineness of Will is questioned, says Bombay High Court

“When the genuineness of a Will is called into question, the conscience of the Court has to be satisfied that the Will is not only executed and attested in the manner required, but also that the same was the product of free volition of the executant.”