EXTRAORDINARY
GOVERNMENT OF GOA
Department of Law & Judiciary
Law (Establishment) Division
Notification
The Notification No. Rule/P.1604/31/2025 dated 23rd December, 2025 which has been issued by the
Registrar General, High Court of Judicature at Bombay Appellate side, is hereby published for general
information of the public.
By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa.
Gajanan X. Bhonsle, Under Secretary, Law (Estt.).
Porvorim.
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
APPELLATE SIDE
NOTIFICATION
No. Rule/P.1604/31/2025.— 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:—
1. Short title, application and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called “The Bombay High
Court (Appellate Side) (Third Amendment) Rules, 2025.”
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(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.
(3) These rules shall apply to the proceedings which are pending on the date of commencement of these
rules or filed on or after the said date.
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
Date : 23rd December, 2025
Registrar General.
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Notification
The Notification No. Rule/P.1604/Notification No.37/2025 dated 24th December, 2025 which has been
issued by the Registrar General, High Court of Bombay, is hereby published for general information of the
public.
By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa.
Gajanan X. Bhonsle, Under Secretary, Law (Estt.).
Porvorim.
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HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY
NOTIFICATION
No. Rule/P. 1604/Notification No. 37/2025.— In exercise of powers conferred under sub-rule (2) of
Rule 1 of the “The Bombay High Court (Appellate Side) (Third Amendment) Rules, 2025” the Hon’ble the
Chief Justice appoint 01st January, 2026 to be the date from which “The Bombay High Court (Appellate
Side) (Third Amendment) Rules, 2025”, shall come into force in the State of Goa.
High Court of Bombay
S. C. Khati
Date : 24th December, 2025
Registrar General.
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Date : 22-Jan-2026
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