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India Today
4 days ago
- Politics
- India Today
Court orders Maharashtra regulatory body to resume hybrid hearing in 4 weeks
The Bombay High Court on Thursday directed the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) to reinstate the hybrid model of hearings, i.e. allowing parties to opt for either physical or virtual appearances within four weeks. The court held that "procedural fairness includes the right of parties to choose their mode of hearing, especially when both physical and virtual modalities are feasible."advertisementThe direction came after a petition was filed by a city resident seeking timely execution of a 2020 order in his favour and requesting the court to streamline the execution proceedings before MahaRERA. The petitioner highlighted systemic delays, the absence of a mechanism for urgent hearings, lack of physical hearing options post-pandemic, and one-way communication from the bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Neela Gokhale observed that while virtual hearings were introduced due to COVID-19, MahaRERA's continued insistence on a virtual-only model, despite having the infrastructure for physical hearings, was unwarranted and detrimental to access to justice.'Access to justice is a constitutional guarantee and cannot be reduced to a mere formality,' the court said, emphasising that procedural fairness includes the right of parties to choose their mode of judges noted that tribunals, created to provide speedy and decentralised justice, must be accessible in both form and bench noted that even the Apex court has said that "access to virtual hearings alone is insufficient. Denial of physical hearing, even when facilities exist, amounts to an unreasonable fetter on litigants' rights."Accordingly, the court directed MahaRERA to restore hybrid hearings, maintain a register of urgent mentions, timestamp its orders, assign fixed hearing dates and publicly display functional contact details and court made it clear that these directions are aimed at realigning MahaRERA's functioning with the principles of inclusivity, transparency, and timely adjudication. A compliance report has been sought by September 4.- EndsMust Watch
Time of India
5 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Restore hybrid hearings within 4 weeks, Bombay high court directs Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority
Mumbai: Bombay high court on Thursday directed Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRera) to within four weeks restore hybrid hearings permitting parties to opt for physical or virtual appearance. "Access to justice is not merely about providing virtual access, but ensuring that parties also have the right to appear physically," said Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Neela Gokhale. A petition by Mayur Desai urged the high court to direct MahaRera to expeditiously pass a final order in execution/non-compliance proceedings pending since March 2024, as well as to restore hybrid hearings as was practised prior to the Covid-19 pandemic. MahaRera's advocate said if parties desire to appear physically, they may apply to the respective bench which may consider their request. The judges said the authority's continued insistence on virtual-only mode though all courts have adopted hybrid model is "concerning". They also directed that Rera shall consider revisiting a April 2025 circular and standard operating procedures particularly regarding mechanism for urgent listing of matters, execution of non-compliance of orders, mentioning of cases and pronouncement and publication of reserved orders. You Can Also Check: Mumbai AQI | Weather in Mumbai | Bank Holidays in Mumbai | Public Holidays in Mumbai
Time of India
18-07-2025
- Time of India
‘Denial of physical relationship with hubby is cruelty'
Mumbai: Denial of physical relationship to husband and suspecting him of an extra-marital affair amounts to cruelty and is hence a ground for divorce, the Bombay high court held while refusing relief to a woman challenging a family court's divorce order. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Neela Gokhale on Thursday said the woman's conduct can be construed as "cruelty" against her husband. The court dismissed the woman's petition challenging a family court order allowing the man's plea for divorce. The woman had also sought direction to her husband to pay her a monthly maintenance of Rs 1 lakh. The couple got married in 2013, but started living separately in Dec 2014. In 2015, the man approached the family court in Pune seeking divorce on the grounds of cruelty, which was granted. You Can Also Check: Mumbai AQI | Weather in Mumbai | Bank Holidays in Mumbai | Public Holidays in Mumbai The woman, in her plea, stated that her in-laws had harassed her, but she still had love for her husband and hence, does not wish for the marriage to end. The man, however, claimed cruelty on several grounds, including denial of physical intimacy, suspecting him of having extra-marital affairs and causing mental agony by embarrassing him in front of his family, friends and employees. He further claimed that his wife deserted him when she left his house and went to her parents' home. "The appellant's (woman) behaviour with the man's employees is sure to cause agony to him. Similarly, humiliating the man in front of his friends is also cruelty to him," the high court held. It noted that the woman's apathetic and indifferent behaviour with the man's specially abled sister is also sure to cause pain to him and his family members, the court said. pti
NDTV
18-07-2025
- NDTV
Denying Physical Relationship, Affair Suspicion Ground For Divorce: Court
Mumbai: Denial of physical relationship to husband and suspecting him of an extra-marital affair amounts to cruelty and is hence a ground for divorce, the Bombay High Court held while refusing relief to a woman challenging a family court's divorce order. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Neela Gokhale on Thursday said the woman's conduct can be construed as "cruelty" against her husband. The court dismissed the woman's petition challenging a family court order allowing the man's plea for divorce. The woman had also sought direction to her husband to pay her a monthly maintenance of Rs 1 lakh. The couple got married in 2013, but started living separately in December 2014. In 2015, the man approached the family court in Pune seeking divorce on the grounds of cruelty, which was granted. The woman, in her plea, stated that her in-laws had harassed her, but she still had love for her husband and hence, does not wish for the marriage to end. The man, however, claimed cruelty on several grounds, including denial of physical intimacy, suspecting him of having extra-marital affairs and causing mental agony by embarrassing him in front of his family, friends and employees. He further claimed that his wife deserted him when she left his house and went to her parents' home. "The appellant's (woman) behaviour with the man's employees is sure to cause agony to him. Similarly, humiliating the man in front of his friends is also cruelty to him," the high court held. It noted that the woman's apathetic and indifferent behaviour with the man's specially abled sister is also sure to cause pain to him and his family members, the court said. The court, while dismissing the woman's plea, said the marriage between the couple is broken without any possibility of being mended.
The Print
18-07-2025
- The Print
Denying physical relationship to husband, suspecting him of affair is ground for divorce: HC
The court dismissed the woman's petition challenging a family court order allowing the man's plea for divorce. The woman had also sought direction to her husband to pay her a monthly maintenance of Rs 1 lakh. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Neela Gokhale on Thursday said the woman's conduct can be construed as 'cruelty' against her husband. Mumbai, Jul 18 (PTI) Denial of physical relationship to husband and suspecting him of an extra-marital affair amounts to cruelty and is hence a ground for divorce, the Bombay High Court held while refusing relief to a woman challenging a family court's divorce order. The couple got married in 2013, but started living separately in December 2014. In 2015, the man approached the family court in Pune seeking divorce on the grounds of cruelty, which was granted. The woman, in her plea, stated that her in-laws had harassed her, but she still had love for her husband and hence, does not wish for the marriage to end. The man, however, claimed cruelty on several grounds, including denial of physical intimacy, suspecting him of having extra-marital affairs and causing mental agony by embarrassing him in front of his family, friends and employees. He further claimed that his wife deserted him when she left his house and went to her parents' home. 'The appellant's (woman) behaviour with the man's employees is sure to cause agony to him. Similarly, humiliating the man in front of his friends is also cruelty to him,' the high court held. It noted that the woman's apathetic and indifferent behaviour with the man's specially abled sister is also sure to cause pain to him and his family members, the court said. The court, while dismissing the woman's plea, said the marriage between the couple is broken without any possibility of being mended. PTI SP ARU This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
