the name bombay was officially changed to mumbai on april 1950.
the name bombay was officially changed to mumbai on april 1950.
when was the name bombay officially changed to mumbai?
april 1950
although the name of the city was changed from bombay to mumbai in 1995, the court as an institution did not follow suit and retained the name bombay high court. although, a bill to rename it as "mumbai high court" was approved by the cabinet on july 5, 2016 along with the change of name of the calcutta high court and madras high court as kolkata high court and chennai high court respectively, the same is pending approval before the parliament of india but may not be enacted for some time.









































section::::sesquicentennial celebrations.
bombay high court
hms bombay









































a number of ships of the royal navy have borne the name bombay, after the indian city of bombay, now mumbai. among them were:









































bullet::::- was a storeship in service in 1790.









































bullet::::- was a 38-gun fifth rate launched in 1793 for the east india company. she served as "bombay" until the royal navy purchased her in 1805. she served with the royal navy as hms "bombay" and later hms "ceylon" until she was sold in 1857.
hms bombay