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Bombay High Court Quashes Minorities Commission Order Directing Promotion with Deemed Date — Commission Lacks Adjudicatory Powers Under Maharashtra State Minorities Commission Act, 2004. The Commission's functions under Section 10 are recommendatory and advisory; it cannot pass executable orders or adjudicate on service matters of a Municipal Corporation....

The petitioner, the Municipal Commissioner of Pune Municipal Corporation, challenged an order dated 8th August 2016 passed by the Chairman of the Maharashtra State Minorities Commission (respondent no...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Validity of Maharashtra Revenue Services (Recruitment) Rules, 2020 and Directs Finalization of Seniority Lists for Deputy Collectors — Seniority to be Determined by Date of Continuous Officiation, Not by Date of Regular Promotion....

The judgment pertains to a batch of writ petitions filed by Deputy Collectors and the State of Maharashtra concerning the determination of seniority of Deputy Collectors in the Maharashtra Revenue Ser...

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High Court Quashes Penalty Imposed on Teacher and Directs Grant of Retiral Benefits. The imposition of penalty was found to be illegal due to non-compliance with statutory procedures under the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Rules, 1981....

The dispute arose from a disciplinary action against a teacher employed by a private management school. The petitioner challenged an order dated 18.04.2016, which imposed a penalty of reducing his pay...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Sarpanch's Challenge to No-Confidence Motion — Non-Service of Requisition Copy Not Fatal Under Section 35 of Maharashtra Village Panchayat Act, 1958. Service of Notice Under Section 35 Read with Rule 2 of No-Confidence Rules Held Sufficient Compliance....

The petitioner, Smt. Amrapali Sakharam Kamble, was elected as Sarpanch of Mhasrang Gram Panchayat on 26th February 2021. She remained absent from meetings since October 2022, citing her son's illness ...

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Bombay High Court at Goa Quashes Captain of Ports' Order Changing Zone of Operation for Parasailing Boats — Violation of Natural Justice and Water Sports Policy. Court holds that change of zone without hearing and without valid reasons is arbitrary and contrary to the Water Sports Policy 2020....

The petitioners, owners of parasailing boats, challenged communications dated 19.01.2024 issued by the Captain of Ports (COP) directing them to shift their zone of operation from Majorda beach to Utor...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petitions of Contractual Employees Against Municipal Corporation for Regularization and Equal Pay. Court Holds That Long-Term Contractual Workers Are Entitled to Consideration for Regularization Under Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution....

The judgment involves multiple writ petitions filed by contractual employees of Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation seeking regularization of their services and equal pay for equal work. The petiti...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Assignee's Challenge to Auction Sale for Non-Compliance with Regulation 37(1) of DRT Regulations, 2015 — Failure to Raise Objection at Appropriate Stage and Lack of Prejudice Renders Challenge Belated and Unsubstantiated....

The petitioner, Invest Assets Securitisations & Reconstruction Private Limited, an assignee holding a pari passu charge with the first respondent Bank of Baroda, filed a writ petition under Articles 2...

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High Court of Bombay Dismisses Revision Applications on Standard Rent Fixation for Post-1987 Tenancies. Court Rules that Standard Rent Cannot be Fixed for Premises Let After 1 October 1987 Under Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999....

The dispute arose between Britannia Industries Ltd. and Maya Sunil Alagh regarding the fixation of standard rent for a flat located in Mumbai. Britannia challenged the Small Causes Court's decision to...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Appeals by Medical Practitioners Against Compulsory Rural Service for PG Degree Holders. The Court upheld the Karnataka Compulsory Service Training by Candidates Completed Post Graduate Courses in the State Act, 2012 as a reasonable restriction under Article 19(6) of the Constitution....

The case involves three writ appeals filed by medical practitioners (Dr. Venugopal, Dr. H J Jaiskrishna, and Dr. Kranti Kiran) against a common order dated 05.04.2024 passed by a Single Judge of the H...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Amendment Order in Partition Suit for Lack of Due Diligence — Amendment Sought After Trial Concluded and Final Arguments Commenced, Allowing Addition of 12 Properties and 19 Defendants, Held to Be an Abuse of Process Under Order VI Rule 17 CPC....

The petitioner, Dashrath Shiva Korlekar, legal heir of original Defendant No. 1 (Defendant No. 1C), challenged the order dated 22.02.2024 passed by the Learned Trial Court in Application below Exhibit...