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Bombay High Court Allows Furlough Petition, Directs Appellate Authorities to Pass Speaking Orders in Parole and Furlough Matters. The court held that appellate orders rejecting furlough or parole must be reasoned to enable judicial review, and set aside a cryptic order rejecting the petitioner's furlough appeal....

The petitioner, Mohammed Majid Mohammed Shafi, a convict under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, lodged in Amravati Central Prison, filed a Criminal Writ Petition challenging t...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Husband in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Demand for Dowry Soon Before Death. Conviction under Section 304B IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Establish Proximate Link Between Demand and Death....

The appellant, Santosh Bhaskar Derle, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Niphad, for offences under Sections 304B, 498A, and 323 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in connection with the deat...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Contempt Petition for Alleged Willful Disobedience of Injunction in Copyright Infringement Suit. Court finds no substantial similarity between the designs and no willful violation of the order....

The petitioners, Darshan Jain and Indrakumar Jain, filed a contempt petition against Piyush Surana alleging willful disobedience of an injunction order dated 19th December 2018 passed in Commercial IP...

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Bombay High Court Allows Impleadment of Beneficiaries in Trust Petition — Order 1 Rule 10 CPC Applies. Court holds that persons claiming beneficial interest under a trust are necessary and proper parties to a trust petition under Section 41A of the Presidency Small Cause Courts Act, 1882....

The case involves a Chamber Summons filed by the petitioner, Harishchandra Amarnath Puri, in a Trust Petition (No. 1 of 2017) pending before the Bombay High Court. The petitioner sought to implead two...

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Bombay High Court Allows Compassionate Appointment to Son of Second Wife in Railway Service — Railway Circular Does Not Exclude Children of Second Wife from Compassionate Employment. Court Directs Consideration of Application on Merits Under Master Circular No.16....

The petitioners, Smt. Girija Suresh Borade (second wife) and her son Sagar Suresh Borade, filed a writ petition against the Union of India and railway authorities. The deceased employee, Suresh Shanka...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petitions and Quashes Land Acquisition Award Dated 31.10.2001. Award Set Aside as Proceedings Were Similar to Decided Writ Petition No. 10413 of 2017; Compensation to Be Redetermined Under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013....

The petitioners, landowners whose lands were acquired, filed multiple writ petitions before the Bombay High Court challenging the land acquisition award declared on 31.10.2001 under the Land Acquisiti...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition Against Dismissal of Appeal Due to One-Day Delay in Disqualification Case. Appellate Authority Under Section 16 of Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act Has Power to Condon Delay, as Held in Sangitabai Rajput....

The petitioner, Gita Lahanu Pawar, challenged an order dated 19.06.2018 passed by the Additional Commissioner, Nasik Division, dismissing her appeal against a disqualification order solely on the grou...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Teachers' Challenge to Transfer Policy in Gadchiroli District — Transfer Policy Upheld as Non-Discriminatory and Based on Objective Criteria. The court held that the transfer policy, based on seniority and administrative need, does not violate Articles 14, 16, and 21 of the Constitution of India....

The petitioners, 32 teachers employed in various Panchayat Samitis in Gadchiroli district, challenged the transfer policy implemented by the respondents, including the State of Maharashtra and the Zil...

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Bombay High Court Allows Teachers' Writ Petition Challenging Transfer Orders — Violation of Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis Act and Transfer Policy. Transfer Orders Quashed for Non-Compliance with Statutory Provisions and Government Resolution dated 15.06.2017....

The petitioners, 32 teachers employed by the Zilla Parishad, Gadchiroli, filed a writ petition challenging their transfer orders issued by the Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Gadchiroli. The ...