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SC notice to Centre, Maharashtra govt on plea to rename Bombay High Court

It said that same name of the high court as well as the state will lessen the confusion that arises in multiplicity of names and will be in the interest of public

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The plea said that nomenclature of a public institution is 'part of right to autonomy of a Maratha/ Maharashtrian'

BS Web TeamPTI New Delhi
The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the Centre, Maharashtra government and others to respond to a plea which has sought directions to rename the Bombay High Court as the High Court of Maharashtra.

A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde, hearing the matter through video-conferencing, issued notices to the Centre, governments of Maharashtra and Goa and Registrar General of the Bombay High Court seeking their responses on the petition filed by a former labour court judge.

The plea, filed by Thane-based V P Patil who had served as a judge for 26 years, has also sought a direction to

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