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Bombay High Court Quashes Hoarding Allotment Due to Procedural Irregularities and Non-Compliance with Government Resolutions. The court held that the allotment of a hoarding site on government land without following the prescribed procedure of inviting tenders and without considering the petitioner's prior rights was illegal and arbitrary....

The Petitioner, Sanjiv Manmohan Gupta, carrying on business as M/s. Global Advertisers, challenged the order dated 20th August 2021 allotting a hoarding site at CTS No.679 (Part) at Bandra, Mumbai, in...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellant in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Testimony of Interested Witness. Conviction under Sections 302 and 201 IPC set aside as sole eye-witness was a close relative with material contradictions and no independent corroboration....

The appellant, Babasaheb Deoram Arane, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Kopargaon, for offences punishable under Sections 302 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, for the murder of R...

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Bombay High Court at Goa Directs Authorities to Act Against Unregistered Clinical Establishment Under Goa Clinical Establishments Act, 2019. Petitioner's complaint regarding operation of Nagzarkar Hospital & Clinic without registration under Section 8 of the Act leads to directions for inspection and action....

The petitioner, Mr Anthony Joseph Savio Furtado, filed a writ petition before the High Court of Bombay at Goa alleging that respondent no.4, Dr Suyog Samuel Arawattigi, was operating a full-fledged cl...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Dismisses Petition Challenging Panchayat Order for Demolition of Toilet Constructed on Common Well. Construction of Toilet and Septic Tank on a Common Well Without Permission Violates Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 and Public Health Norms....

The petitioner, Milagrina D'Mello, and the first respondent, John Gonsalves, are neighbours sharing a common well on the boundary of their properties. Between May and August 2016, the petitioner compl...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Industrial Court's Order Setting Aside Penalty of Reduction in Pay with Cumulative Effect in MSRTC Driver's Disciplinary Case. Acquittal in Criminal Case Under Bombay Prohibition Act Does Not Automatically Exonerate Employee in Departmental Proceedings, But Penalty Must Be Proportionate to Misconduct....

The petitioner, Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC), challenged the judgment and order dated 13.7.2017 passed by the Industrial Court No.1, Kolhapur in Complaint (ULP) No.88 of 2016. ...

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Bombay High Court Partly Allows MSRTC's Petition in Driver's Disciplinary Case, Upholds Setting Aside of Penalty but Reduces Back Wages. Acquittal in Criminal Case Under Bombay Prohibition Act Does Not Automatically Exonerate Employee, But Penalty Must Be Proportionate to Misconduct....

The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) challenged the order of the Industrial Court, Kolhapur, which partly allowed the complaint filed by the Respondent, Bhupal Madhukar Pol, a driv...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Absorption Order in Favor of Municipal Corporation in Contract Labour Dispute — Industrial Court's Direction to Absorb Contract Workers Without Proper Adjudication of Employer-Employee Relationship Set Aside....

The Kalyan Dombivali Municipal Corporation filed a writ petition challenging an Award dated 12 January 2017 passed by the Industrial Court, Thane. The Industrial Court had directed the absorption of c...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petitions Challenging Property Tax Reassessment Under Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Act, 1949 — Reassessment Based on Capital Value Method Upheld as Valid Exercise of Statutory Power....

The petitioner, Satguru Corporate Services Pvt. Ltd., filed two writ petitions challenging the reassessment of property tax by the Additional Collector and Competent Authority, Greater Mumbai, under t...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition Against Unauthorized Construction in Residential Building, Directs MCGM to Take Action. Court holds that municipal authorities cannot abdicate their statutory duty to enforce building regulations and must act against illegal constructions that threaten safety and welfare of residents....

The petitioner, Chandralok People Welfare Association, a residents' welfare association of Chandralok Building in Goregaon (West), Mumbai, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution o...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellants in Murder and Robbery Case Due to Insufficient Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Sections 302, 394, 450 IPC set aside as chain of circumstances incomplete and not pointing to guilt beyond reasonable doubt....

The case pertains to the murder of Shakuntala Dhavale, a 72-year-old woman, who was found dead in her flat with her hands and legs tied, a cloth thrust in her mouth, and her gold ornaments missing. Th...