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Bombay High Court Quashes Recruitment Advertisement of District Courts for Violating Disability Reservation Law. High Court on Administrative Side Held to be 'Government Establishment' under Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016; Directed to Identify Posts and Provide 4% Reservation....

The Bombay High Court heard two petitions together: a writ petition by the National Federation of the Blind Maharashtra and a public interest litigation transferred from the Aurangabad bench. The peti...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Conviction Under Sections 363, 366, 376 IPC. Minor's Age Proved by School Leaving Certificate and Oral Evidence, Consent Irrelevant for Rape Under Indian Penal Code....

The case arose from a criminal appeal filed by the appellant-accused challenging his conviction and sentence for offences under Sections 363, 366, and 376 of the Indian Penal Code. The prosecutrix, a ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal of Accused in Rape Case Under Sections 342 and 376 IPC. Prosecution Failed to Establish Identity of Accused and Corroborate Testimony of Minor Victim....

The State of Maharashtra challenged the acquittal of Ravindra Kashinath Ghodke by the First Adhoc Additional Sessions Judge, Jalgaon, in Sessions Case No. 142/2001, wherein the accused was charged und...

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Court Quashes Minister's Order on Ashram School Management Transfer — Jurisdictional Overreach Found. The Secretary's decision was invalid due to lack of proper authorization from the Minister, leading to the quashing of the Minister's subsequent order....

The petitioner approached the court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, challenging an order dated 03.05.2018 by the Hon’ble Minister, which set aside a prior order from the Secretary of...

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Bombay High Court Sets Aside Orders Refusing Temporary Injunction Against Termination of Life Membership of Public Trust. Executive Committee's Resolution Removing Life Members Held Prima Facie Without Authority Under Clause 23(ix) of Memorandum of Association, Which Only Confers Power to Approve Members....

The dispute arose from the termination of life membership of four members (the petitioners) by the Executive Committee of Vidarbha Youth Welfare Society, a public trust, through Resolution No. 7 passe...

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High Court of Judicature at Bombay Nagpur Bench Sets Aside Conviction Under Section 376(2)(f) IPC, Acquits Accused Due to Non-Examination of Victim and Deficiencies in Evidence. Non-Examination of Minor Victim Coupled with Mother's Testimony Rife with Omissions and Uncorroborated Medical Certificate Renders Conviction Unsustainable....

The appeal challenged a conviction under Section 376(2)(f) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, by the Additional Sessions Judge, Khamgaon in Sessions Case 20/1996. The appellant, aged 25 years, was senten...

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High Court Partly Allows Appeal in IPC Sections 376 and 417 Conviction Case — Acquits on Rape Charge. The court found that the sexual intercourse was consensual, thus quashing the conviction under Section 376 of the IPC while maintaining the conviction for cheating under Section 417....

The case involved an appeal against the conviction of the appellant for offences under Sections 376 and 417 of the Indian Penal Code. The appellant was convicted by the Sessions Court for raping a 16-...

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Bombay High Court Sets Aside Prison Punishment for Parole Overstay in Criminal Writ Petition Citing Sessions Court's Non-Ratification. Remission Cut for Delay of 3 Days in Surrendering After Parole Quashed, Holding That Non-Ratification by Sessions Court Warrants Setting Aside Punishment....

The petitioner, a convict, had been granted parole for 30 days by the High Court on the ground of illness of his sister. He was released on 25.4.2016, and the parole was later extended. However, the C...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Writ Petition for Issuance of Fresh Compensation Cheque in Land Acquisition Case — Petitioner's Cheque Was Lost and Not Encashed, Entitled to Replacement Without Fresh Adjudication....

The petitioner, a poor land loser, was awarded compensation by the Special Land Acquisition Officer (SLAO) for his acquired land. The compensation amount was deposited in the Civil Court, and a cheque...