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Bombay High Court Dismisses Management's Petition Challenging State's Prescription of Selection Committee for Ayurved College Recruitment. The Court Held that the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences Act, 1998 Empowers State to Determine Composition of Selection Committee in Aided Colleges, and Petition Failed for Non‑Challenge to Statutory Instruments....

The writ petition was filed by six Ayurved colleges and their managements challenging a letter dated 6 June 2017 and an order dated 18 August 2017 issued by the State of Maharashtra, which allegedly i...

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Karnataka High Court Dismisses Criminal Revision Petition in Passport Forgery Case. Conviction under IPC and Passports Act Upheld as Investigation and Seizure Found Legal....

The petitioner was convicted by the trial court under sections 419, 420, 468 and 471 of the Indian Penal Code and section 12(1)(b) of the Passports Act, 1967 for obtaining a passport by furnishing fal...

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Karnataka High Court Quashes Proceedings Under Senior Citizens Act Against Non-Citizen Applicant. British Citizen Cannot Invoke Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 as Definition of 'Senior Citizen' Requires Indian Citizenship....

The petitioners, Mrs. Dephny Gladys Lobo and Mr. Frederick Lobo, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India before the Karnataka High Court seeking quashing of proce...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Applicant in Construction Death Case Due to Lack of Criminal Negligence. Court holds that mere failure to obtain permission from Electricity Board does not constitute culpable homicide under Section 304 IPC without proof of gross negligence or knowledge of likelihood of death....

The applicant, Priya Javrani, filed a criminal application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quashing of FIR No. 448/2019 registered at Police Station Gadge Nagar, Amr...

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Bombay High Court Hears Suit by Trustees of Public Charitable Trust for Declaration of Ownership of Suit Properties Under Maharashtra Public Trusts Act, 1950. Defendant's Probate-Based Claim to Trust Properties and Alleged Trespass Prompted Suit for Declaration and Permanent Injunction....

The dispute arose between the trustees of the Banaji Limji Agiary Trust, a public charitable trust registered under the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act, 1950, and an occupant/claimant over ownership of ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Refusal to Injunction Bank Guarantee Encashment in Commercial Contract Dispute. Court holds that invocation of unconditional bank guarantees must be honoured unless there is clear fraud or irretrievable injustice, and disputes over contract termination do not constitute fraud....

The Appellant, Reliance Infrastructure Limited, entered into a contract with Respondent No.1, NLC India Limited, for the supply of coal under a Letter of Award dated 21st November 2016. As part of the...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Rickshaw Driver for Murder of Police Constable by Setting Him on Fire. Appellant's act of pouring petrol and setting deceased on fire after being issued a traffic challan constitutes murder under Section 302 IPC....

The appellant, Mahendra Kumar @ Lala Duvari Kewat, was a rickshaw driver. On 27.10.2010 at about 7.00 p.m., the deceased Police Hawaldar Anil Aitewadekar, who was on traffic duty, issued a challan to ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition for Caste Certificate Based on Mother's Caste in Case of Child Reared by Single Mother. The court held that a child can claim the social status of the mother when the child has been reared by the mother and has no connection with the father's family, relying on Rameshbhai Dabhai Naika v. State of Gujarat....

The petitioner, Kasturi Sushma Khandekar, filed a writ petition challenging the order of the Caste Scrutiny Committee that invalidated her caste certificate claiming Mahar Scheduled Caste. The petitio...