Justice Milind N. Jadhav Archives

Man grooving his neck towards a woman while riding two-wheeler and listening to music not ‘stalking’ under S.354-D of IPC: Bombay HC

Applicant materially contributed to the complainant’s accident and there is a degree of want of care and caution which has contributed to the negligence of applicant in his act of riding his two-wheeler too close in proximity to the complainant’s two-wheeler along with his headphones on while listening to music.

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‘No remorse or sympathy towards wife’s hardships’; Bombay HC imposes Rs 1 lakh cost on husband for opposing wife’s plea to transfer divorce case

If applicant-wife has to travel with her 15-months’ old son, it will be more difficult for her, since boarding and alighting from the local train at any given time during the day is extremely difficult proposition considering that trains are always overcrowded.

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Sperm/oocyte donor in surrogacy cannot claim rights/duties of a biological parent in relation to the child: Bombay High Court

Though petitioner’s parents have supported her sister’s decision to stay with Respondent 1 and his daughters due to her state of depression after losing her husband and daughter in the accident, this cannot be a consideration for this Court to consider that petitioner’s sister is the biological mother of petitioner’s daughters merely because she is the egg donor.