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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Land Acquisition Reference Dispute — Apportionment of Compensation Set Aside for Lack of Notice to Interested Party. Failure to Issue Notice Under Section 20 of Land Acquisition Act, 1894 to the Original Respondent No. 2 Renders the Reference Proceedings Void Ab Initio....

The present appeal arises from a judgment and order passed by the learned Ad hoc District Judge-1, Dhule, in Civil M.A. No. 16/2015, which was a reference under Section 30 of the Land Acquisition Act,...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Externment Order Against Social Activist for Lack of Material and Non-Compliance with Section 59 of Bombay Police Act. The court held that a single FIR and vague allegations are insufficient to justify externment under Section 59 of the Bombay Police Act, 1951....

The petitioner, Prashant Mahadeorao Bodakhe, a 28-year-old student and social activist working for tribal rights, challenged an externment order passed by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Kalamnuri, on ...

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Bombay High Court Directs Reconsideration of Remission Deduction Period for Prisoner in Criminal Writ Petition. The Court observed that the period of deduction of remission is counted from the date of approval by the Sessions Court, but directed the authority to consider counting from an earlier date if possible....

The petitioner, Dyanoba @ Dnyanoba Gangadhar Munde, a convict in Central Prison, Aurangabad, filed a Criminal Writ Petition seeking a direction to the respondents (State of Maharashtra and prison auth...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR in Assault Case Due to Settlement and Simple Injuries — Section 307 IPC Not Attracted as No Intention to Cause Death Established. FIR under Sections 307, 323, 504, 506 IPC quashed where injuries were simple and parties had settled the dispute....

The applicants filed a criminal application under Section 482 CrPC seeking quashing of FIR No. 183/2019 registered at Bhingar Camp Police Station, Ahmednagar for offences under Sections 307, 323, 504,...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Overlooking of Seniority in Regularisation of Daily Wagers. Seniority cannot be ignored merely because some employees approached the court....

The petitioners, three daily wager employees of Shirdi Nagar Panchayat, filed a writ petition challenging the action of the respondents in overlooking their seniority while granting regularisation to ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Municipal Council's Petition Challenging Industrial Court Order Granting Pay Commission Benefits to Doctor. Medical Officer Employed by Municipal Council Held to be 'Workman' Under Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 and Entitled to Fourth Pay Commission Grade II Benefits....

The petitioner, Municipal Council, Shirpur Warwade, challenged the judgment and order dated 5th August, 1998 of the Industrial Court, Nashik, which allowed Complaint (ULP) No. 323 of 1993 filed by the...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Summons Under Section 319 Cr.P.C. Against Accused Nos. 4 and 5 in Assault Case — No Prima Facie Evidence of Involvement. Court held that summoning additional accused requires strong and cogent evidence, not mere suspicion, and that the trial court's order was based on insufficient material....

The petitioners, accused Nos. 4 and 5 in C.C. No. 34/2012, filed a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.) seeking to quash the order dated 24.06.2017 passed by th...

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Bombay High Court Quashes State Information Commission Order Revoking Earlier Direction to Supply Information Under RTI Act — Commission Cannot Review Its Own Orders in Complaint Proceedings Under Section 18(1)(e) of the Right to Information Act, 2005....

The petitioner, Dominic Gabriel Philip, sought information from St. John's High School, Nagpur (respondent no.2) under the Right to Information Act, 2005, by an application dated 04.05.2013. The schoo...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Dismisses Commercial Appeal in Territorial Jurisdiction Dispute — Suit for Recovery of Excess Payment Filed in Wrong Court. District Court's Return of Plaint for Want of Jurisdiction Upheld as Plaintiff Failed to Establish Cause of Action Accrual in Goa Under Section 20 CPC....

The appellant, Ocean Marine Environment Coatings Private Limited, filed a commercial appeal challenging the judgment and order of the District and Sessions Court, South Goa at Margao, which returned t...