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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition of School Teacher Challenging Cancellation of Appointment Based on Implied Overruling. Doctrine of Precedent Does Not Permit Reopening of Final Judgments Between Parties....

The petitioner, Jaydeo s/o Dayaram Bokade, was employed as an assistant teacher by Respondent No.1 (Adarsha Bahu Uddeshiya Mandal) and Respondent No.2 (Headmaster) since 11 July 1994, claiming to be a...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Exemption from Unearned Income Payment for Agricultural Land Transfers Under Maharashtra Tenancy Act. Transfer of land by tenants who became owners under the Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands (Vidarbha Region) Act, 1958 is governed by Section 57 of that Act, not by Government Resolution dated 08.09.1983....

The petitioner, Dilip Ghorpade, filed a writ petition challenging the order of the Minister dated 03.07.2004, which held that respondent Nos. 1 & 2 were not required to pay 75% unearned income on tran...

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Bombay High Court Allows School to Dispense with Probationary Teacher's Services Without Prior Approval Under Rule 83 of Goa School Education Rules, 1986. Director of Education's Refusal to Grant Permission for Dispensation of Services of Probationary Teacher Quashed as Rule 83 Does Not Apply to Probationary Employees....

The petitioner, an educational institution, challenged an order dated 21 September 2017 passed by the Director of Education under Rule 83 of the Goa, Daman and Diu School Education Rules, 1986, refusi...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Dismisses Wife's Appeal for Annulment of Marriage — Consent Not Vitiated by Fraud or Force. Registration of marriage under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 does not require a subsequent religious ceremony; failure to perform such ceremony does not invalidate consent....

The appellant, Yogita Kamlakant Chari, filed a Matrimonial Petition seeking annulment of her marriage with the respondent, Shekar P. Chari, on the ground that her consent was not freely given due to f...

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Bombay High Court Quashes No Confidence Motion Against Sarpanch for Non-Compliance with Section 35(1) of Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1959. Notice Issued by Tahsildar Without Proper Verification of Signatures and Without Giving Opportunity to Sarpanch to Explain Grounds....

The petitioner, Shri Raviraj Sambhajirao Nimbalkar, was elected as Sarpanch of Grampanchayat Kalnakwadi, Kolhapur. On 21st November 2017, some members issued a notice to the Tahsildar under Section 35...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Detention Order Under MPDA Act Due to Non-Application of Mind — Detaining Authority Failed to Consider Grant of Bail in Similar Cases. Preventive Detention Order Set Aside as Subjective Satisfaction Was Not Based on Relevant Material Under Section 3 of Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1981....

The petitioner, Rohit Kesrinath Patil @ Dappu, challenged a detention order dated 6th January 2018 issued under Section 3 of the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Slumlords, Bootlegger...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition by Employer Challenging Industrial Court's Order of Reinstatement of Workman. The court upheld the Industrial Court's finding that the domestic enquiry was perverse and the punishment of dismissal was disproportionate to the misconduct of threatening behavior and inciting workmen....

The petitioner, Godrej and Boyce Manufacturing Company Limited, challenged the final order dated 24th March 2017 passed by the Industrial Court Mumbai in Complaint (ULP) 183 of 2010 and Revision Appli...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR in SC/ST Act Case Due to Lack of Public View Element. Alleged Caste-Based Insults Occurred Inside Police Station, Not in Public View, Failing to Attract Section 3(1)(x) of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989....

The petitioners, ten individuals, filed a criminal writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking quashing of FIR No. 0154 of 2017 registered at Udgir Police Station, District La...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Seeking CBI Probe into Alleged Custodial Death. Medical Evidence Shows Natural Death Due to Pneumonia, Contradicting Claims of Police Custodial Violence Under Section 177 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973....

The petitioner, wife of the deceased Ashok Londhe, filed a criminal writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution before the Bombay High Court seeking a direction for a CBI inquiry into the alle...

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Bombay High Court Allows Discharge of Revenue Officers in Abetment to Suicide Case — No Prima Facie Case of Mens Rea Established. Court holds that mere performance of official duty without criminal intent does not attract Section 306 IPC....

The case involves a criminal revision application filed by two revenue officers (applicants) challenging an order of the Additional Sessions Judge, Khamgaon, which rejected their application for disch...