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Bombay High Court Discharges Respondents in Suo Motu Criminal Contempt for Alleged Willful Disobedience of Court Orders. Court holds that mere breach of undertaking does not constitute criminal contempt unless it scandalizes or lowers authority of court....

The High Court of Bombay initiated suo motu criminal contempt proceedings against respondent no.1 (M.N. Navale, President of Sinhgad Technical Education Society) and respondent no.2 (Sadashiv Mokashi,...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Cooperative Society's Maintenance Charge Demand Under Article 227. Alternative Remedy Under Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 Available; Petition Not Maintainable....

The petitioners, members of Link Apartment CHS Ltd., filed a writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India challenging the demand for arrears of maintenance charges by the society. The ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Waiver of Pre-deposit of Penalty and Interest in Property Tax Appeal Under Section 406(2)(e) of Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Act, 1949. The court held that the condition of deposit under Section 406(2)(e) applies only to the property tax, not to penalty or interest, and directed the trial court to decide the appeal on merits....

The petitioners, Reliance Communications Ltd., Reliance Infratel Ltd., and Suchitra Maharana, filed a writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India challenging an order dated 6th Septem...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Selection of State Information Commissioners. Court upholds MAT's refusal to annul appointments despite procedural irregularities, citing near-completion of tenure and lack of prejudice to petitioner....

The petitioner, Mr. John Shabaji Kharat, filed a writ petition challenging the judgment and order dated 16th April 2015 of the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal (MAT) in Original Application No. 823...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Anti-Corruption Activist and Husband in Criminal Writ Petition Under Article 226 and Section 482 CrPC. FIR for Trespass and Criminal Intimidation Found Baseless as Allegations Lacked Specifics and Were Motivated by Petitioners' Anti-Corruption Activism....

The petitioners, Anjali Anish Damania (an anti-corruption activist) and her husband Anish Damania (a finance professional), filed a criminal writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of Indi...

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High Court Dismisses Writ Petitions Challenging Arbitrator's Orders Refusing Additional Documents. Arbitrator's discretion to close evidence and reject additional documents upheld as not exceeding jurisdiction under Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996....

The petitioner, Radiant Infosystems Limited, filed two writ petitions under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India challenging two orders passed by the Sole Arbitrator in A.C. No.128/2017. ...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Petition Challenging University Regulations on Migration from 3-Year LL.B to 5-Year Integrated Law Course. The court held that the Bar Council of India Rules of Legal Education, 2008 do not permit migration from a 3-year LL.B course to a 5-year integrated law course, and the university regulations were valid....

The petitioners, two students who had completed a 3-year LL.B degree course, sought to migrate to the 4th year of a 5-year integrated B.A., LL.B course at the same university. They challenged the regu...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeals by Electricity Board Against MSEFC Awards Due to Limitation — Limitation Period Under Section 34 of Arbitration Act Applies to MSMED Act Awards. Delay of 120 days cannot be condoned as per Section 34(3) proviso, and no sufficient cause was shown for the delay in filing the applications to set aside the awards....

The case involves nine commercial appeals filed by various micro and small enterprises (appellants) against the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited and the Micro and Small Enter...

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Bombay High Court Allows Amendment of Plaint in Civil Suit for Declaration and Injunction — Amendment Sought to Include Plea of Dispossession Before Suit and Subsequent Acquittal in Criminal Case. Court Held That Amendment Does Not Change Nature of Suit and Is Necessary for Effective Adjudication, Rejecting Trial Court's View That It Introduces New Case....

The petitioner, Vikas s/o Prem Somkuwar, filed a civil suit against the respondents, Kailas s/o Panjabrao Dunedar and Bhadant Nagarjun Surai Sasai, on 19 June 2015, seeking reliefs of declaration and ...