HIGH COURT, APPELLATE SIDE, BOMBAY

Sitting List w.e.f. 9

th
June 2014
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1 The Honble the
CHIEF JUSTICE
AND
The Honble Shri Justice
M.S. SONAK
(Court Room No. 52 )

MONDAY TO FRIDAY EXCEPT THURSDAY
For admission, hearing and order matters therein :-
(A) Appellate Side Civil Writ Petitions relating to :-
(i) Challenging Constitutional validity of Development
Control Regulations/Regulations regarding Slum
Rehabilitation Projects,
(ii) Rights of persons with disabilities,
(B) Writ Petitions challenging vires of any provision of
Direct Tax Laws;
(C) Writ Petitions pertaining to the following provisions
of Income Tax Act, 1961 :-
(i) Chapter X-sections 92 to 94A and Section 144C
(ii) Chapter XIX-A Sections 245A to 245L,
(D) Writ Petitions challenging vires of any tax provisions
of the Municipal Corporation Laws.
AND
ORIGINAL SIDE MATTERS
EVERY THURSDAY
Appellate Side PILs which are part-heard.
EVERY FRIDAY AFTERNOON SESSION
Honble the CHIEF JUSTICE and Honble Shri Justice
M.S.SONAK will sit single and will take up Original
Side/Appellate Side matters, to be notified separately.
2 The Honble Shri Justice
S.J.VAZIFDAR
AND
The Honble Shri Justice
A. K. MENON
(Court Room No.6 )
For admission, final hearing and order matters therein :-
Writ Petitions against orders of Debt Recovery
Appellate Tribunal.
AND
ORIGINAL SIDE MATTERS
3 The Hon'ble Shri Justice
P.V.HARDAS
AND
The Honble Smt. Justice
ANUJA PRABHUDESSAI
(Court Room No.43 )
For admission, final hearing and order matters therein :-
(I) (A) All Criminal Appeals, including applications for
leave to appeal, except those assigned to other
Courts,
(B) Habeas Corpus matters and Criminal References,
(C) All Criminal applications,
(D) Contempt Appeals (Civil)
(E) All other Criminal work except that assigned to
other Courts,
AND
(II) Contempt Petitions (Criminal) of Original Side.
4 The Honble Smt. Justice
V. K. TAHILRAMANI
AND
The Honble Shri Justice
A.S. GADKARI
(Court Room No.27 )
For admission, final hearing and order matters therein :-
(A) Criminal Confirmation cases and connected appeals,
in respect of offences against women,
(B) Conviction Appeals through Jail up to the year 2012,
(C) Conviction Appeals where one of the convict/s is a
woman who is in jail, irrespective of the fact that
the other co-convict / co-accused are in jail or on bail,
(D) All Appeals against acquittal, irrespective of the year,
where the accused was/were charged for the offence/s
punishable under Section 376 read with or without
Sections 302 and/or Sections 363, 366 of the IPC or
any other Section inserted / amended by Criminal
Laws Amendment Act, 2013.
(E) Family Court Appeals of the years 2011 onwards.
5 The Hon'ble Shri Justice
V.M. KANADE
AND
The Hon'ble Shri Justice
P. D. KODE

(Court Room No.53)
For admission, final hearing and order matters therein :-
(A) Criminal Confirmation cases and connected appeals,
not assigned to Court No.4,
(B) All Criminal Writ Petitions with connected revisions
and applications,
(C) Contempt Petitions (Criminal),
(D) Contempt Petitions arising from Orders of Division
Bench (disposed of matters),
(E) Criminal Applications under Sec. 482 of the Cr.P.C. for
quashing FIR, C.R., Charge sheet and orders directing
investigation, passed under Sec. 156(3) of the Cr.P.C.,
(F) All Criminal Public Interest Litigations.
AND
ORIGINAL SIDE MATTERS
5A The Hon'ble Shri Justice
V.M. KANADE

(Court Room No.53 )
FRIDAY
Special Court Matters
6 The Honble Shri Justice
NARESH H. PATIL
AND
The Honble Shri Justice
RAVINDRA V. GHUGE
(Court Room No. 54)
For admission, final hearing and order matters therein :-
(A) Civil Writ Petitions relating to :-
i) Labour and Service, (including those pertaining to
APMC, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils,
Nagar Panchayats, etc.) including caste claims,
ii) Orders of Central Administrative Tribunal and
Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal,
iii) Co-operative Societies Act (including Election
matters),
iv) The Maharashthra Ownership Apartments Act, 1970
and The Maharashtra Ownership Flats (Regulation of
the promotion of construction, sale, management
and transfer) Act, 1963,
v) Motor Vehicle Tax (including motor vehicle Taxation
matters),
(B) All Letters Patent Appeals,
(C) All First Appeals and Civil References.
7 The Honble Shri Justice
A.S.OKA
AND
The Honble Shri Justice
A. S. CHANDURKAR
(Court Room No.13)
For admission, final hearing and order matters therein :-
(A) Civil Writ Petitions relating to :-
i) All Caste Scrutiny Committee cases,
ii) Agricultural Produce Markets Act (including Election
matters),
iii) Municipal Corporation Acts (including Election
matters),
iv) Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats Act
(including Election matters),
v) Municipal Corporation Laws, including Octroi and
Municipal Property Taxes, except Writ Petitions
challenging vires of any tax provision assigned to
Court No.1,
vi) Mah. Regional & Town Planning Act,
vii) Judicial Officers and candidates for the posts of
Judicial Officers.
(B) Civil Writ Petitions not assigned to other Courts,
(C) Family Court Appeals up to the year 2010,
(D) Preventive Detention matters.
8 The Honble Shri Justice
ANOOP V. MOHTA
AND
The Honble Shri Justice
A. A. SAYED
(Court Room No. 40 )
For admission, final hearing and order matters therein :-
(A) Civil Writ Petitions relating to :-
i) Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and all other matters
relating to acquisition and requisition of properties,
ii) Resettlement of project affected persons,
(B) Public Interest Litigations relating to unauthorized
construction and specially assigned Public
Interest Litigations.
(C) Civil Writ Petitions by or against Students,
Teachers and Educational Institutions, including
Caste scrutiny matters.
AND
ORIGINAL SIDE MATTERS
9 The Honble Shri Justice
S.C.DHARMADHIKARI
AND
The Honble Shri Justice
B. P. COLABAWALLA
(Court Room No.31)
For admission, hearing and order matters therein :-
(A) Writ Petitions, Appeals, References and applications
in Maharashtra VAT, Sales Tax, Foreign Trade
(Regulation and Development) Act,1992 including
FERA, FEMA,
(B) All Appeals, References and Applications in direct
tax and indirect tax under Central Acts,
(C) All Writ Petitions in indirect tax matters under
Central Acts (excise duty, customs duty and service tax),
AND
ORIGINAL SIDE MATTERS
10 The Hon'ble Smt.Justice
R.S. DALVI
(Court Room No. 19 )
Specially Assigned Matters
and
Original Side Matters
11 The Hon'ble Shri Justice
R.M. SAVANT
(Court Room No.3)
For admission, final hearing and order matters therein :-
Civil Writ Petitions not assigned to other Courts.
12 The Hon'ble Smt. Justice
R.P. SONDURBALDOTA
(Court Room No. 28)
For admission, final hearing and order matters therein :-
Civil Writ Petitions and Civil Revision Applications against
orders of Civil Courts and Revisions against the orders of
judicial and quasi judicial authorities constituted under
different statutes (except Rent Act).
AND
ORIGINAL SIDE MATTERS
13 The Hon'ble Shri Justice
K. K. TATED
(Court Room No. 34 )
For admission, final hearing and order matters therein :-

(A) All Writ Petitions and Civil Revision Applications under
the Rent Act, and those arising out of orders passed in
suits under the Rent Act and Presidency / Provincial
Small Causes Courts Act, including the orders passed
by these Courts under C. P. C.,
(B) Appeals from Orders.
14 The Hon'ble Shri Justice
S. J. KATHAWALLA
(Court Room No. 20 )
Specially Assigned Matters
and
Original Side Matters
15 The Hon'ble Shri Justice
P. D. KODE
(Court Room No.26 )
EVERY FRIDAY
Specially assigned Criminal Matters
16 The Hon'ble Smt. Justice
MRIDULA BHATKAR
Court Room No.17 Annex
For admission, final hearing and order matters therein:-
(A) All Anticipatory Bail Applications under Section 438 of
Cr. P. C.,
(B) Criminal Appeals including appeals against acquittal
and applications for Leave to Appeal for admission,
order matters therein,
(C) Cri. Appeals where convict/s is/are in jail for 2011
onwards for final hearing,
(D) Criminal Applications for transfer under Section
407 of Cr. P. C.
(E) All other Criminal Work except that assigned to other
Courts.
17 The Hon'ble Shri Justice
R.G. KETKAR
(Court Room No. 9 )
For admission, final hearing and order matters therein:-
(A) All First Appeals.
(B) All Contempt Petitions (Civil) (except petitions
arising from orders of Division Bench)
18 The Hon'ble Shri Justice
R.K.DESHPANDE
(Court Room No.10 )
For admission, final hearing and order matters therein :-
(A) All Second Appeals,
(B) Miscellaneous Civil Applications arising out of the
orders of Civil Courts
19 The Hon'ble Shri Justice
A.M. THIPSAY

Court Room No.22 Annex
For admission, final hearing and order matters therein :-
(A) All Bail Applications u/s. 439 of Cr. P.C. including
Applications for cancellation, relaxation or modification
of bail and all other applications concerning bail matters
(except those assigned to other Courts),
(B) Criminal Appeals arising from Prevention of Corruption
Act, 1988,
AND
SPECIAL COURT MATTERS
20 The Hon'ble Shri Justice
M.S. SANKLECHA
AND
The Hon'ble Shri Justice
G.S. KULKARNI

(Court Room No. 24)
MONDAY TO WEDNESDAY
For admission, final hearing and order matters therein :-
Writ Petitions pertaining to Direct Tax Laws, except
those assigned to Court No.1.
AND
ORIGINAL SIDE MATTERS
20A
The Hon'ble Shri Justice
M.S. SANKLECHA
(Court Room No.24)
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
Specially Assigned Matters
and
Original Side Writ Petitions
21 The Hon'ble Shri Justice
R. D. DHANUKA
(Court Room No.21)
All Arbitration matters, for admission, final hearing and
order matters therein.
AND
ORIGINAL SIDE MATTERS
22 The Honble Shri Justice
N. M. JAMDAR
(Court Room No. 2 )
For admission, final hearing and order matters therein :-
All Single Judge's Civil Writ Petitions arising from Industrial /
Labour Laws.
AND
ORIGINAL SIDE MATTERS
23 The Honble Smt. Justice
S.S. JADHAV
Court Room No 21 Annex
For admission, final hearing and order matters therein:-
(A) Criminal Writ Petitions, Criminal Revision Applications
and Criminal Applications under Section 482 of Cr.P.C.
in respect of the offences against women, (along with or
without offence punishable under Sec. 302) of I. P. C.
and punishable under PCPNDT Act, Domestic Violence
Act and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act,
(B) All Bail Applications u/s. 439 of Cr. P.C. including
applications for cancellation relaxation or modification
of bail and all other applications concerning these bail
matters, in respect of above offences,
(C) All Cri. Appeals in respect of above offences (including
applications for Leave to Appeal) and bail applications
therein,
(D) Civil/Criminal Writ Petitions / Revisions against orders of
Family Courts including matters arising from orders
under Chapter-IX of the Cr.P.C. and against orders of all
Criminal Courts arising from the said Chapter of Cr.P.C.,
(E) Criminal Writ Petitions of the year 2013,
(F) Criminal Appeals where convict/s is/are in jail up to the
year 2009.
24 The Hon'ble Shri Justice
S. C. GUPTE
(Court Room No.16B)
Specially Assigned Matters
and
Original Side Matters
25 The Hon'ble Shri Justice
K. R. SHRIRAM
(Court Room No.16A)
Specially Assigned Matters
and
Original Side Matters
26 The Hon'ble Shri Justice
G. S. PATEL
(Court Room No.37)
Specially Assigned Matters
and
Original Side Matters
27 The Hon'ble Smt. Justice
REVATI MOHITE DERE
Court Room No.16 Annex
For admission, final hearing and order matters therein:-
(A) i) Criminal Writ Petitions up to the year 2012 and of the
year 2014,
ii) Criminal Applications under Section 482 of Cr.P.C.,
iii) Criminal Revision Applications,
(B) Criminal Appeals of the year 2010 where convict/s is/are
in jail,
(C) Criminal Appeals up to the year 1993, and of the
years 2000 and 2001, where convict/s is/are on bail.
28 The Hon'ble Shri Justice
M. S. SONAK
EVERY FRIDAY
Specially Assigned Matters
and
Original Side Matters
29 The Honble Shri Justice
G. S. KULKARNI
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
Writ Petitions arising from School and College Tribunal
matters.
and
Original Side Matters
High Court, Appellate Side By Order,
Bombay
Sd/-
(Shrikant D. Kulkarni)
Date : 8 May 2014 Registrar (Judl-I)
N O T E
(1) All Courts will take up only Final Hearing of old cases on at least one day in a
week, or in the afternoon session for three days in a week, to be specified later
on.
(2) The priority will be given to the Supreme Court expedited matters and Senior Citizen
matters.
(3) Applications / Petitions for review, clarification of the orders or Speaking to the
Minutes to the Orders passed by Division Bench of which the Senior Judge is not
available, to be placed before the Division Bench consisting of Hon'ble Shri Justice
V.M.Kanade and the Junior Judge of the former Division Bench.
(4) Contempt Petition (Civil) will be taken up by the concerned Division Bench or
Single Judge, as the case may be, before which the main matter is pending or before
which the main matter would lie if it were pending.
(5) Larger Benches and Special Benches will be constituted only on FRIDAY.
(6) However, a few matters in Chambers during lunch may be taken up subject to
convenience of the Honble Judges, and if they so desire.
(7) Part heard matters cease to be part heard with change of assignment unless where a
proposal for continuation of the matter is sent by the concerned Bench at the request
of the parties and the same is approved by the Honble the Chief Justice.
Note: The Public Interest Litigations (Civil), arising out of different Statutes and
Acts (except those assigned to other Courts of the Appellate Side), shall be
placed for admission, final hearing and order matters therein, before the
respective benches, as per the assignment in addition to the extant judicial
assignment.