Bombay High Court

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Mithan Lam, the first woman to practice law at the Bombay High Court, also played a role in shaping gender-sensitive laws for marriage, divorce and inheritance, besides helping resettle thousands of Partition refugees in Mumbai.

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Without his fearless battles with the governments of his day, many of our Fundamental Rights would perhaps be long gone.

In case of destruction, offenders will be prosecuted, and the mangroves will have to be restored.

This is the second colonial-era law that the Supreme Court has struck down this month. The first being parts of Section 377, which criminalised ‘unnatural sex’ – widely seen as an anti-homosexual law.

If you tend to frequently overlook messages sent through WhatsApp, Bombay HC's judgement in a case against an SBI account holder will make you think again!

Having enrolled in the Maharashtra and Goa Bar in 1985, Justice Kathawalla was sworn in as an Additional Judge at the High Court in 2009 and was confirmed as a permanent Judge on July 15, 2011.

In what is being viewed as another progressive judgement, allowing the plea of a 22-year-old unwed mother from Mumbai, the Bombay High Court directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to issue a fresh birth certificate, with space for the name of the biological father left blank.

"A lot of delays can be eliminated through the reform of procedures."