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Bombay High Court Allows Petitions Challenging Rejection of Layout Plans Under MRTP Act — Director of Town Planning Exceeded Jurisdiction by Reopening Sanctioned Layouts. Deemed Sanction Under Section 47 of Maharashtra Regional & Town Planning Act, 1966 Applies When Authority Fails to Decide Appeal Within Four Months....

The petitioners, owners of agricultural lands in Manmad, Nashik, sought to develop their lands by submitting layout plans to the Manmad Municipal Council (Respondent No.1). The Council forwarded the p...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State's Petition Challenging Tribunal's Order for Consideration of Compassionate Appointment. Substitution of Name in Waiting List for Compassionate Appointment Permissible Under Maharashtra Police Manual....

The State of Maharashtra filed a writ petition challenging the judgment and order dated 9th May 2019 passed by the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal, Mumbai, partly allowing Original Application No....

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Bombay High Court Acquits Husband in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence and Unreliable Dying Declaration. Conviction under Sections 498A, 302, 201 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove cruelty and murder beyond reasonable doubt....

The appellant, Pankaj Ramesh Patil, was convicted by the trial court for the murder of his wife Manisha and for cruelty and causing disappearance of evidence. The prosecution case was that Manisha was...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Acquittal in Rape Case Due to Inconsistent Testimony and Lack of Corroboration. Prosecutrix's sole testimony found unreliable as her version was contradictory and medical evidence did not support rape allegations under Section 376(2)(n) IPC....

The appellant, original informant, filed an appeal under Section 378 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, challenging the judgment and order of acquittal dated 28.11.2019 passed by the learned Add...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition for Appointment on Compassionate Grounds for Son of Deceased Safai Karmachari. Policy of State Government for appointment of dependents of deceased safai karmacharis under the Maharashtra Employment of Manual Scavengers and Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993 and related Government Resolutions must be implemented....

The petitioner, Anupkumar Madhukar Turkele, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court at Aurangabad seeking quashing of a communication letter dated 05/11/2020 and a direction to respondent n...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Invalidation of Caste Certificate for Vanjari NT(D) Category Student. Court sets aside Scrutiny Committee order due to lack of proper opportunity of hearing and failure to consider documentary evidence....

The petitioner, a 20-year-old student, claimed to belong to the 'Vanjari (30)' – NT(D) category and was issued a caste certificate by the Sub Divisional Officer, Dhule on 08.06.2018. His family memb...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Bank Officials in Cheating and Criminal Breach of Trust Case — Lack of Prima Facie Case and Malicious Prosecution Established. Court held that mere failure to repay loan does not constitute criminal offence under Sections 420, 409, 120B IPC without dishonest intention from inception....

The petitioners, Ramchandra Krishna Nayari and Gururaj Deshpande, were bank officials working as Senior Manager and Retired Chief Manager respectively at Pragati Krishna Grameen Bank and Karnataka Gra...

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High Court of Karnataka Upholds Conviction Under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 for Dishonour of Cheque Issued for Repayment of Loan. Accused's Defence of Loan Repayment and Blank Cheque Fails as Presumption Under Sections 118 and 139 of N.I. Act Stands Rebutted....

The petitioner, B.N. Ashwath Narayan, was convicted by the XII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru in C.C.No.28739/2001 for the offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable I...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Appeal in Declaration and Injunction Suit — Plaintiff's Title to Property Upheld Based on Unregistered Will and Adverse Possession. Court holds that an unregistered Will can be proved under Section 63 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 and Section 68 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, and that a plaintiff in possession can seek declaration of title without seeking possession....

The appellant, Smt. V. Lalitha, was the plaintiff in a suit for declaration of title and permanent injunction in respect of a property bearing Sy. No.29/1 of Kacharakanahalli Village, Bengaluru. She c...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Railway Accident Compensation Case — Parents of Deceased Passenger Entitled to Compensation. Death of a bona fide passenger due to accidental fall from train constitutes an 'untoward incident' under Section 124A of the Railways Act, 1989, and the Railway is liable to pay compensation....

The present appeal was filed by the original claimants, Vijay Namdev Barde and Sunana Vijay Barde, parents of deceased Akash Vijay Barde, challenging the judgment and award dated 7.2.2020 passed by th...

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