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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Settlement Commission Order in Customs Duty Evasion Case — Violation of Principles of Natural Justice. Settlement Commission's Rejection of Settlement Application Without Considering Merits and Without Granting Personal Hearing Set Aside....

The petitioners, Dinesh Bhabootmal Salecha and others, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court challenging an order passed by the Settlement Commission (Additional Bench) under the Customs ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Associate Professor's Petition for Deputation Under QIP Despite College's Withdrawal of No-Objection. The court held that the withdrawal based on a revised Government Resolution was arbitrary and violative of legitimate expectation, directing the college to grant consent for PhD under the Quality Improvement Programme....

The petitioner, an Associate Professor in Physics at Sardar Patel College of Engineering, applied for No-Objection to pursue a full-time PhD under the Quality Improvement Programme (QIP) as per Govern...

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High Court of Judicature at Bombay Allows Appeal in Motor Accident Claim — Tribunal Erred in Dismissing Injury Claim for Lack of Evidence. Claimant's testimony and medical evidence sufficient to prove disability and loss of earning capacity under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The appellant, Satling Gangadhar Bagal, an ex-serviceman aged 49 years, filed a claim petition under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 seeking compensation for injuries sustained in a motor vehicle acciden...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Gang Rape Case Due to Unreliable Testimony and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 376(2)(g) IPC set aside as prosecutrix's evidence was inconsistent and medical evidence did not support the prosecution case....

The case involves three criminal appeals arising from a judgment of the Additional Sessions Judge, Kolhapur, convicting Suresh @ Tatya Parshuram Powar (Accused No.1) and Vishwanath Ramesh Shetti (Accu...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Three Appellants for Murder and Robbery Based on Circumstantial Evidence. Circumstantial evidence including last seen theory, recovery of stolen property, and DNA evidence held sufficient to sustain conviction under Sections 302, 392, 452, 342 read with Section 34 IPC....

The appellants, Jamil Rafiq @ Khalil Khan, Pappu Chhotan Khan, and Hanif @ Hamid Hasanali Nau, were convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Greater Bombay, for the murder and robbery of the deceas...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition and Quashes Disqualification of Panchayat Samiti Member for Non-Payment of Property Tax — Tax Demand Must Be Validly Served Under Section 129 of Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis Act, 1961. Disqualification under Section 16(1)(g) of the Act cannot be sustained without proof of valid service of tax bill....

The Petitioner, Anil Buvasaheb Jagtap, was an elected member of Wai Panchayat Samiti from village Kenjal group under Ozarde constituency of Satara Zilla Parishad since 23.02.2017 and also served as De...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Against Caste Scrutiny Committee Order Invalidating Muslim Machchhimar (Daldi) Caste Certificate. Claimant Failed to Prove Caste by Documentary Evidence as Documents Recorded Only 'Muslim' and No Proof of Caste Before 1967 Under Maharashtra Caste Certificate Verification Law....

The litigation arose from a writ petition filed by a woman who was elected as an independent candidate from a reserved OBC (Woman) ward in the Pune Municipal Corporation elections. Her caste certifica...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition of Teacher Terminated Without Inquiry by Minority School. Termination Order Set Aside as Violative of Natural Justice and Section 9 of MEPS Act, 1977....

The petitioner, Shaikh Wasim Shaikh Salim, was appointed as an Assistant Teacher in Hazi Leookman Urdu Primary School, run by respondent No.1 society, which is a linguistic and religious minority inst...

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High Court Dismisses Review Petition in Public Tender Dispute — Petitioner Not a Necessary Party to Earlier Writ. Review of Coordinate Bench Judgment Not Maintainable as Petitioner Was Not Impleaded and No Error Apparent on Record....

The petitioner, M/S SAPL-GCC JV, was a participant in a public tender called by the New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) for construction of breakwater. The fifth respondent, M/S Yojaka India Private Limit...