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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR and Charge Sheet in Illegal Adoption Case Under Juvenile Justice Act — No Offence Made Out as Child Was Not 'Sold' or 'Bought'. Transfer of Child Between Biological Mother and Adoptive Parents Without Consideration Does Not Attract Sections 80 and 81 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015....

The applicants, comprising the biological mother (applicant no.3) and the adoptive parents (applicants no.1 and 2), sought quashing of FIR No.0270/2022 registered at Rana Pratap Nagar Police Station, ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Reservation Notification for Sarpanch Posts Exceeding 50% Limit in Nagpur District. Reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes in Gram Panchayat Sarpanch Elections Must Not Exceed 50% of Total Posts as per Section 30(4)(a) of Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1959....

The petitioner, Gunwanta Pundlik Kale, was the Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat Jalalkheda in Nagpur District, elected in September 2018 for a five-year term. On 5 March 2020, the Rural Development Departme...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Reservation Notification for Sarpanch Posts Exceeding 50% Limit in Nagpur District. Reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes in Gram Panchayat Sarpanch Elections Cannot Exceed 50% of Total Posts as per Section 30(4)(a) of Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1959....

The petitioner, Gunwanta s/o Pundlik Kale, was elected Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat Jalalkheda in September 2018 for a five-year term. On 5 March 2020, the Rural Development Department issued a notifica...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition by Employer Challenging Gratuity Order — Transfer with Lien Does Not Break Continuous Service Under Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. Employer Liable to Pay Gratuity Based on Higher Pay Scale of Parent Organization....

The petitioner, The Maharashtra State Co-Operative Adivashi Vikas Mahamandal Maryadit, challenged the judgment and order dated 25/11/2019 passed by the Controlling Authority under the Payment of Gratu...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Employer's Petition Challenging Gratuity Order — Employer Held Liable for Full Gratuity Despite Employee's Transfer to Another Corporation. Lien Maintained with Original Employer During Transfer, Making It the 'Employer' Under Section 2(f) of Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972....

The Petitioner, Maharashtra State Co-Operative Adivashi Vikas Mahamandal Maryadit, challenged the judgment and order dated 25/11/2019 passed by the Controlling Authority under the Payment of Gratuity ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Demolition Notice for Non-Development of Land Reserved for Garden in Development Plan. Held that reservation for garden does not automatically lapse upon non-development within 10 years; however, failure to acquire land within reasonable time renders reservation invalid and owner entitled to compensation or release....

The petitioners, Runwal Township Pvt. Ltd. and its director Kishorkumar Jain, owned land in Mumbai that was reserved for a garden in the Development Plan. The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Demolition Notice for Non-Development of Land Reserved for Garden in Development Plan. Reservation of land for public purpose does not automatically lapse upon non-development within plan period; landowner must be given opportunity to develop or be compensated under Section 127 of MRTP Act, 1966....

The petitioners, Runwal Township Pvt. Ltd. and its director Kishorkumar Jain, owned land in Mumbai that was reserved for a garden in the Development Plan. The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Tenants' Challenge to MHADA Acquisition of Cessed Buildings for Redevelopment. Tenants Lack Locus Standi to Challenge Acquisition and Tender Process Under Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Act, 1976....

The petitioners, tenants of Dattatraya Buildings in Mumbai, filed writ petitions challenging the acquisition of the buildings by the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) under th...