Archive · 28 Dec 2025
Bombay HC Dismisses PILs on Jindal and Lavasa Cases
The Bombay High Court dismissed two separate cases.
First, a woman's request to reopen a rape case against businessman Sajjan Jindal was denied.
The court said the woman knew the man was married and agreed to the relationship.
Second, a lawyer's request for a CBI probe into the Lavasa project, involving political leaders, was also dismissed.
The court said it cannot order investigations just to find out if a crime happened, especially when earlier cases were already decided.
Both cases are now closed.
Bombay High Court dismissed a plea to reopen a rape case against Sajjan Jindal, accepting the police's closure report.
The court noted the woman consented to the relationship knowing the accused's marital status and found no deceit.
The court also dismissed a PIL seeking a CBI probe into the Lavasa project, involving Sharad Pawar and others.
The HC stated that courts cannot order roving inquiries to find out if a crime was committed.
The Lavasa project, conceived 25 years ago, has failed and is now referred to as a 'ghost city'.
- Who
- 32-year-old woman vs. Sajjan Jindal; Nanasaheb Jadhav vs. Sharad Pawar, Supriya Sule, Ajit Pawar
- What
- Dismissal of pleas to reopen rape case and to order CBI probe on Lavasa project
- When
- HC verdicts on December 24 and 27, 2024; original complaints in 2023 and 2018
- Where
- Bombay High Court
- Why
- Police closure report accepted by magistrate; no grounds for roving inquiry
- Petitioner (Jindal Case)
- 32-year-old woman
- Respondent (Jindal Case)
- Sajjan Jindal, Chairman and MD of JSW Group
- Court
- Bombay High Court
- Original Complaint (Jindal Case)
- 2023 at BKC police station
- Charges (Jindal Case)
- Rape, criminal intimidation, assault
- Police Report (Jindal Case)
- Closure report accepted by magistrate in April 2024
- HC Verdict (Jindal Case)
- Dismissed plea for CBI or SIT probe on December 24, 2024
- Key Observation (Jindal Case)
- Petitioner consented to relationship knowing accused's marital status
- Petitioner (Lavasa Case)
- Nanasaheb Jadhav, Nashik-based advocate
- Respondents (Lavasa Case)
- Sharad Pawar, Supriya Sule, Ajit Pawar
- Project
- Lavasa hill township in Pune district
- Earlier PIL (Lavasa Case)
- Dismissed in February 2022
- HC Verdict (Lavasa Case)
- Dismissed PIL as not maintainable on December 27, 2024
- Key Observation (Lavasa Case)
- No roving or fishing inquiry permissible
