महाराष्ट्र शासन राजपत्र
असाधाराण भाग चारा-क
वर्ष ११, अंक ४७] मंगळवारा, डिसंबरा २३, २०२५/पौर्ष २, शाके १९४७ [पृष्ठे २, डिकंमत : रुपये ९.००
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(भाग एक, एक-अ व एक-ले येांमध्ये प्राडिसद्ध केलेले वैधाडिनक डिनयेम व आदेशा येांव्येडितरिराक्त इतरा)
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डिजल्हादेंाडिधाकाराी व डिनवणूक आयेोग, डिनवणूक न्येायेाडिधाकराण, डिनवणूक डिनणषये अडिधाकाराी व डिनवणूक आयेोगाखालेीले
इतरा प्राडिधाकाराी येांनी तयेारा केलेले वैधाडिनक डिनयेम व आदेशा येांचा समावेशा हाोतो.
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
APPELLATE SIDE
NOTIFICATION
No. Rule/P.1604/30/2025.— In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to section 2 of the Maharashtra High Court (Hearing of Writ Petitions by Division Bench and Abolition of Letters Patent Appeals) Act, 1986 and proviso to section 2 of the Goa High Court (Hearing of Writ Petitions by Division Bench and Abolition of Letters Patent Appeals), Act, 2013 read with Article 225 of the Constitution of India and all other enabling powers, the High Court of Bombay, with the previous publication of the draft rules, is hereby pleased to make following rules to amend the Bombay High Court Appellate Side Rules, 1960, namely :—
The Bombay High Court (Appellate Side) (Third Amendment) Rules, 2025.
1. Short title, application and commencement. - (1) These rules may be called " The Bombay High Court (Appellate Side) (Third Amendment) Rules, 2025."
(2) These rules shall come into force on such date as the Chief Justice, by notification, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of these rules and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of these rules shall be construed as a reference to the commencement of that provision.
२ महाराष्ट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधाराण भाग चारा-क, डिसंबरा २३, २०२५/पौर्ष २, शाके १९४७ 2. Definitions.- Unless the context requires otherwise,—(a) "Goa Amendments" means the amendments to the principal rules vide notification No. P. 1602/2014, dated 29.09.2014 and published in the Official Gazette dated 09.10.2014 of Goa.
(b) "Official Gazette" means the Gazette of the Government of Maharashtra or the Government of Goa, as the case may be.
(c) "principal rules" means the Bombay High Court (Appellate Side) Rules, 1960 ;
3. Delete sub-clause (ii) of clause (h) of rule 2 (II) of Chapter-I of the principal rules.
4. Delete sub-clause (ii) of clause (h) of rule 2 (II) of Chapter-I of the Goa Amendments.
5. Insert the following as clause (j) after the existing clause (i) of rule 2 (II) of Chapter-I of the principal rules:
"(j) All applications for quashing a First Information Report (FIR), Crime Report
(CR), Charge-sheet or Order directing investigation under sub-section (3) of section
156 of the Criminal Procedure Code or sub-section (3) of section 175 of the Bharatiya
Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, irrespective of whether such applications have been filed
under Article 226 of the Constitution of India simpliciter or read with Article 227 of
the Constitution of India, or under section 482 of the Code/section 528 of the Sanhita
simpliciter or read with Article 226 and/or Article 227 of the Constitution of India, as
the case may be.".
6. Insert the following as clause (j) after the existing clause (i) of Rule 2(II) of Chapter I of the Goa Amendments:
"(j) All applications for quashing a First Information Report (FIR), Crime Report
(CR), Charge-sheet or order directing investigation under sub-section (3) of section
156 of the Criminal Procedure Code or sub-section (3) of section 175 of the Bharatiya
Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, irrespective of whether such applications have been filed
under Article 226 of the Constitution of India simpliciter or read with Article 227 of
the Constitution of India, or under section 482 of the Code/section 528 of the Sanhita
simpliciter or read with Article 226 and/or Article 227 of the Constitution of India, as
the case may be.".
7. In clause (4) of rule 18 of Chapter-XVII of the principal rules, substitute the word "except" with the word "including".
8. In clause (4) of rule 18 of Chapter-XVII of the Goa Amendments, substitute the word "except" with the word "including".
High Court of Judicature at Bombay
Appellate Side, Bombay.
S. C. KHATI,
Dated the 23rd December, 2025. Registrar General.