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Filmmaker Aditya Dhar's defamation suit against Santosh Kumar has concluded with an apology from Kumar. Kumar had accused Dhar's film 'Dhurandhar: The Revenge' of script plagiarism. The Bombay High Court accepted Kumar's apology, disposing of the case. Kumar retains the right to pursue his script claims legally.

The legal tussle surrounding Dhurandhar: The Revenge has taken a new turn, with filmmaker Santosh Kumar RS informing the Bombay High Court that he will refrain from making any further defamatory statements against director Aditya Dhar. Appearing for Dhar, senior advocate Birendra Saraf pushed for a public apology from Kumar over his previous remarks. However, Kumar’s counsel opposed the plea, stating that his client believes he can substantiate his allegations and therefore would not be issuing an apology at this stage.

Filmmaker Aditya Dhar has received interim relief from the Bombay High Court in a defamation case concerning script theft allegations. The court has restrained Santosh Kumar from repeating claims that Dhar copied his script for 'Dhurandhar: The Revenge'. Dhar had argued Kumar's statements were defamatory, and the court found a prima facie case for relief.

The appeal had been dismissed as no lawyer of the bank was present in court last December on the date it was listed. The Bank, represented by advocate on record, Jayesh Patel, blamed the young junior lawyer for not keeping tabs and informing him of the date.

The directive came after the HC heard a PIL filed by a Thane-based activist last week who pointed out how rampant concretisation till the tree (trunk) bases was weakening the roots thereby leading to the tree to fall. The corporation told the court that they have undertaken a survey to identify such trees.

Information gathered from social media cannot be part of the pleadings in a public interest litigation, the Bombay HC said on Tuesday. A division bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and justice arif doctor refused to hear a PIL filed by advocate Ajitsingh Ghorpade seeking a direction to the Maharashtra government to take measures to safeguard waterfalls and water bodies in the state. The bench noted that such petitions could not be entertained as it was a "sheer wastage" of time.

Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) on Wednesday submitted before the Bombay high court that it was likely to finish the work of displaying Marathi signboards with equal font and prominence along with Hindi and English by March.

The interim application is filed in a pending PIL by NGO Vanashakti to direct BMC to prevent immersion within three lakes within Aarey Colony which is part of the eco-sensitive zone of Sanjay Gandhi National Park.

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar's plea to protect his personality rights from online misuse was heard by the Bombay High Court. The court acknowledged large-scale use of his name, image, and voice, including AI-generated content and doctored videos. Urgent interim orders will be passed to safeguard his rights.

“For a municipal body as also the state government, there cannot be any engagement more urgent than finding appropriate space for burial of the dead,” said Bombay high court on Tuesday, pulling up the state and civic authorities for their lackadaisical attitude.

The state on Wednesday submitted before the Bombay high court that an investigation was underway in the April 16 incident in Kharghar where 14 persons died due to heat-stroke at the Maharashtra Bhushan award ceremony to honour social activist Dattatreya Dharmadhikari.

The Bombay high court on Tuesday directed the BMC chief to depute a responsible officer to verify the current position of kabrastans in the city and inform the court about their status on September 25.

The Bombay High Court has allowed the release of the web series 'The Railway Men—the Untold Story of Bhopal 1984' on OTT platforms. Two former employees of Union Carbide India Ltd had sought a stay on the release, claiming that the series portrayed events leading up to the Bhopal Gas Tragedy inaccurately. However, the court ruled that the series was a work of fiction inspired by true events and that the plaintiffs had other legal remedies available if they felt defamed. The court also noted that the Bhopal Gas Tragedy has been extensively discussed and examined over the years.

Concerned that vacancies in the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal (MAT) were not being filled, the Bombay high court on Wednesday sought action from the Centre to look into the issue on a priority basis.