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Suneel Darshan, Sunny Deol legal battle reignites

Suneel Darshan, Sunny Deol legal battle reignites

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Filmmaker Suneel Darshan, who has been embroiled in a legal battle with Sunny Deol for over a decade after the actor allegedly walked out of Darshan’s film Good Morning India in 2008, is back to seeking legal recourse. Sunny Deol The filmmaker had originally sued Deol for ₹20 crore, alleging losses after the actor walked out of the project. His petition was dismissed in a 2015 judgement. However, on Thursday, the Bombay High Court allowed Darshan to restore his appeal against the earlier judgement, while imposing a cost of ₹15, 000. The working relationship between Darshan and Deol spanned three films — Inteqaam (1988), Lootere (1993), Ajay (1996) — before eventually turning bitter. Despite the fallout, Darshan had earlier said he continued to respect the Deol family. We reached out to both Darshan and Deol, but neither of them responded till the time of going to press. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view …

Centre clarifies passport is not proof of citizenship, cites 1967 law

Centre clarifies passport is not proof of citizenship, cites 1967 law

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The Centre on Thursday clarified that an Indian passport has never been regarded as conclusive proof of citizenship, stating that no new policy has been introduced and that the legal position has remained unchanged for decades. The clarification came a day after the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated during a media briefing that a passport is primarily a travel document and should not be treated as definitive proof of Indian citizenship. The remarks triggered criticism from Opposition leaders, prompting the government to explain the legal basis for its position. The government said the distinction is rooted in the Passports Act, 1967, and has also been upheld by judicial pronouncements, including a Bombay High Court ruling in 2013. Government cites Passports Act, 1967 In its clarification, the government referred to Section 20 of the Passports Act, 1967, which empowers the Central Government to issue a passport or travel document even to a person who is not an Indian citizen under specific circumstances. “Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing provisions relating to issue of a passport …

Bombay HC asks Salman Khan’s Panvel neighbour to delete defamatory posts

Bombay HC asks Salman Khan’s Panvel neighbour to delete defamatory posts

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During a hearing of a defamation case filed by Salman Khan against his Panvel farmhouse neighbours, the Bombay High Court, on Thursday, observed that access to social media does not permit individuals to publish content that could defame others. Be it private citizens or celebrities, the Court noted. The Bombay HC even asked the neighbour to delete the posts. Salman Khan’s neighbour asked to delete social media posts According to a Bar and Bench report, a single-judge bench of Justice Sharmila Deshmukh, while hearing an appeal filed by Khan, against a civil court order refusing to grant him interim relief in a defamation suit he filed against his neighbour Ketan Kakkad. The actor has sued his neighbour over tweets and YouTube videos concerning a property dispute. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Salman Khan’s Panvel farmhouse neighbour urged by Bombay HC to delete posts against Bollywood star; case explained

Salman Khan’s Panvel farmhouse neighbour urged by Bombay HC to delete posts against Bollywood star; case explained

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Bollywood actor Salman Khan‘s feud with his Panvel farmhouse neighbour, Ketan Kakkad, dates back years. On Thursday, the Bombay High Court observed in a new case that social media does not entitle anybody to make defamatory posts against a celebrity. The neighbour was also urged to delete their posts against Salman. Salman Khan filed a defamation case against his Panvel neighbour years ago. Bombay HC asks Panvel farmhouse neighbour to delete posts on Salman Khan According to news agency PTI, a single-judge bench of Justice Sharmila Deshmukh questioned why anyone should upload content on social media rather than address their grievances with the concerned authorities. The court also remarked that access to social media does not entitle anyone to post defamatory content about anyone, including celebrities. The HC also asked the neighbour to consider deleting their posts against the actor. It was also indicated that if the neighbour’s content was uploaded by third parties, intermediaries must take steps to have it removed. Ketan alleged that Salman violated environmental norms and blocked access to his property, …

HC stays coercive action against Anil Ambani in ₹420-crore black money case

HC stays coercive action against Anil Ambani in ₹420-crore black money case

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MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Monday directed the income tax department not to take any coercive action, including that of prosecution and penalty, against Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani in an alleged tax evasion case. Mumbai, India – May 16, 2024: Anil Ambani attended the funeral of late Anita Goyal wife of Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal at Chandanwadi crematorium in Mumbai, India, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times) A division bench of justices BP Colabawalla and Firdosh Pooniwalla admitted Ambani’s petition challenging the constitutional validity of provisions of the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act. It also directed the Union government to file its affidavit in response to the petition. In August 2022, the income tax department had issued prosecution notices to Ambani under the Black Money Act for allegedly evading ₹420 crore in taxes on undisclosed funds of over ₹814 crore held in two Swiss bank accounts. According to the notices, Ambani was liable to be prosecuted under sections …

Vashu Bhagnani files Rs 400 cr suit against Tips, David Dhawan, seeks change in title of Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai

Vashu Bhagnani files Rs 400 cr suit against Tips, David Dhawan, seeks change in title of Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai

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The legal battle between producer Vashu Bhagnani’s Pooja Entertainment and Ramesh Taurani-led Tips Industries has intensified dramatically. Pooja Entertainment has filed a Rs 400 crore lawsuit before the Bombay High Court against Tips Industries Limited, Ramesh Taurani, Kumar S Taurani and filmmaker David Dhawan over the alleged unauthorised use of songs from the 1999 blockbuster Biwi No 1 in Varun Dhawan’s upcoming film Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai. The suit seeks urgent relief restraining the release, distribution, exhibition, streaming and further commercial exploitation of the film and its promotional material featuring the disputed songs, “Chunnari Chunnari” and “Ishq Sona Hai”. According to Pooja Entertainment, the makers of Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai do not possess the necessary rights to use the two songs from Biwi No 1. The production house has demanded that the tracks be removed from both the film and its promotional campaigns. The dispute carries added significance because the film’s title is derived from the song “Ishq Sona Hai”. Pooja Entertainment has therefore also sought a change in the title …

HC orders Yes Bank to restore API services to WazirX

HC orders Yes Bank to restore API services to WazirX

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MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted interim relief to cryptocurrency exchange WazirX, ordering Yes Bank to restore its application programming interface (API) facility and banking services within three days. FILE PHOTO: A security guard stands outside a Yes Bank branch at its headquarters in Mumbai, India January 17, 2018. Picture taken January 17, 2018. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/File Photo (REUTERS) A vacation bench of justices Gautam Ankhad and Sandesh D Patil observed that denying the crypto platform access to banking facilities severely affects its functioning. Zanmai Labs Pvt Ltd, which operates WazirX, had approached the high court, challenging Yes Bank’s abrupt discontinuation of its API services on April 21. Senior advocate Mustafa Doctor, representing WazirX, informed the bench that the crypto platform processes large volumes of financial transactions through the bank’s API services in the ordinary course of its business. API services enable seamless fund transfers and settlements between the platform and its customers, it said. According to the petition, Yes Bank sent WazirX an email on March 24 stating that its API facility would …

7 months on, cops to register FIR in Worli assault after HC rap

7 months on, cops to register FIR in Worli assault after HC rap

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Mumbai: Seven months after three men were allegedly assaulted during a clash between two groups outside a bar in Worli, the Mumbai police informed the Bombay High Court last week that an FIR would be registered based on the complaint of the injured men. 7 months on, cops to register FIR in Worli assault after HC rap Deputy commissioner of police (zone III) Krishnakant Upadhyay appeared before the court on May 8 and made a statement before the division bench of justices R V Ghuge and Hiten Venegavkar that an FIR would be registered. After reviewing photographs and videos of the incident, the bench had last week asked the DCP to appear in court on May 8 to explain why an FIR was not registered on the complaint of the three injured men. Three other officers from the N M Joshi Marg police station, including senior police inspector Vilas Rathod, were also present before the court, the judges said in their order. “What is tried to be conveyed to us is that one man assaulted …

Bombay High Court quashes FIR against HDFC Bank head in bribery case

Bombay High Court quashes FIR against HDFC Bank head in bribery case

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Sashidhar Jagdishan, MD and CEO of HDFC Bank. File The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (May 5, 2026) set aside a criminal complaint that accused Sashidhar Jagdishan, the managing director of HDFC Bank, of accepting a bribe of ₹2.05 crore from a trustee of the Lilavati Hospital trust. A Division Bench of Justice Makarand Karnik and Justice Nitin Borkar delivered the judgment. The court quashed the First Information Report registered by the Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta Medical Trust. The trust runs the Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai. Published – May 06, 2026 05:37 am IST Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Shekhar Suman reacts to 16 year old court case with Bharti Singh: Justice prevails

Shekhar Suman reacts to 16 year old court case with Bharti Singh: Justice prevails

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Sixteen years after a complaint over a joke on the show Comedy Circus Ka Jadoo led to a case against actor and TV host Shekhar Suman and comedian Bharti Singh, the Bombay High Court has quashed the FIR, bringing relief to the two artistes. Shekhar Suman The case dated back to 2010, when an FIR was filed over allegedly offensive remarks made on the Sony TV show. Apart from Suman and Singh, the channel and a scriptwriter were also named as accused. The complaint, filed by a representative of Raza Academy, alleged that Singh had cracked a joke about a Quranic verse on the show, and that Suman, who was associated with the episode, had repeated the verse. The court has now clarified that the role attributed to Shekhar and Bharti was “too remote” to bring them within the alleged offences, and that no material had been found to show deliberate or malicious intent on their part. Reacting to the verdict, Suman tells us, “I did not even know about it. It was Bharti who …