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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Municipal Corporation's Action to Remove Unauthorized Vertical Extension in Notified Slum. Unauthorized Construction Cannot Be Protected Merely Because It Is Situated in a Slum Area....

The appellant, Mujibur Rehman Chaudhary, filed a civil suit in the City Civil Court at Bombay challenging a notice dated 31 December 2019 issued by the Municipal Corporation for Greater Mumbai (MCGM) ...

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High Court of Bombay Quashes Reassessment Notice Issued to Non-Existing Entity in Income Tax Reopening Case — Notice Under Section 148 of Income Tax Act, 1961 Invalid as Issued Against Merged Company....

The petitioner, Siemens Limited, challenged a notice dated 30 March 2015 issued under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 for the Assessment Year 2008-09. The notice was originally issued to M/s M...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Education Officer's Seniority Determination — Appointment of Headmaster Set Aside for Violation of Seniority Rules. The court held that the Education Officer has jurisdiction to decide inter se seniority under Rule 3.1 of MEPS Rules, 1981, and that appointment of a junior teacher as Headmaster is illegal....

The petitioner, Namdeo Vishnu Sase, and respondent no. 5, Ramesh Mohaniraj Ghule, were teachers in a school run by respondent no. 4 management. The management appointed the petitioner as Headmaster wi...

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Bombay High Court Grants Default Bail to Accused Under MCOCA for Non-Compliance with Section 167(2) CrPC — Extension of Investigation Period Without Notice to Accused Invalid. The court held that the right to be heard before extension of investigation period is a fundamental facet of natural justice, and its violation entitles the accused to default bail....

The petitioners, accused in a crime registered under Sections 307, 109 read with Section 34 IPC and Sections 3 and 25 of the Arms Act, along with provisions of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Cri...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Termination of LIC Agent for Violation of Natural Justice and Non-Supply of Inquiry Report. Disciplinary proceedings set aside as inquiry report not furnished to agent before imposing penalty, violating principles of natural justice under Article 311(2) of Constitution of India....

The petitioner, Sri Sutram Suresh, was enrolled as an agent of the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) in March 1999. He received several awards and recognition during his tenure. However, the d...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Writ Petition in Land Use Conversion Case — Failure to Consider Application Under Section 14 of Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1961. Government Opinion and Notifications Quashed as Arbitrary Exercise of Administrative Powers....

The petitioner, Sapthagiri Educational and Charitable Trust, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India seeking to quash a government opinion dated 1.7.1991 (Annexur...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Rejection of Delay Condonation in Mutation Entry Challenge. Court holds that delay in challenging mutation entry cannot be attributed to petitioner when authorities failed to comply with statutory duty under Maharashtra Land Revenue Code....

The petitioners, Shankarrao Premaji Banarase and others, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court at Nagpur challenging the order dated 30/07/2019 passed by the Sub-Divisional Officer, Nagpu...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Sets Aside Motor Accident Claims Tribunal Dismissal for Failure to Decide All Issues and Apply Preponderance of Probabilities Standard. Claimants in Motor Accident Claim Succeed in Establishing Need for Tribunal to Consider Quantification and Relaxed Standard of Proof Under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The matter arose from a motor accident claim wherein the widow and three minor children of late Tippanna Yellappa Suldal sought compensation for his death in an accident on 18 March 2017 involving a t...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petitions Challenging Termination of Apprenticeship Training by Pune Municipal Corporation. Apprenticeship Act, 1961 does not require prior notice or hearing before termination of apprenticeship contract....

The judgment concerns two writ petitions filed by apprentices challenging their termination from apprenticeship training by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC). The petitioners were engaged as appren...