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Bombay High Court Dismisses Revision Against Eviction Decree in Rent Control Case — Tenant's Challenge to Attornment and Arrears of Rent Fails. Concurrent findings of fact regarding arrears of rent and forfeiture of tenancy under Sections 15 and 16(1)(g) of Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999, upheld as no jurisdictional error or perversity shown....

The case arises from a Civil Revision Application filed by the applicants (original defendants/tenants) challenging the judgment and order dated 06-12-2016 passed by the District Judge-12, Nagpur, dis...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Second Appeal in Forest Seizure Compensation Case — Teakwood Decay Not Attributable to Departmental Negligence. Plaintiff failed to prove that forest officials were negligent in storing seized teakwood, and the suit for compensation was barred by limitation under Section 80 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927....

The appellant, Chintaman Kore, filed a suit for compensation against the State of Maharashtra and forest officials for the decay of teakwood seized from his house. In 1979, he purchased teakwood from ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes GCZMA Demolition Order for Lack of Quorum and Violation of Natural Justice. Petitioner's 18 rooms saved as sub-committee meeting with only 4 members violated requirement of 5 members for cases directed by High Court....

The petitioner, Shri Sylvestre D'Souza, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India challenging an order dated 15/02/2012 passed by the Goa Coastal Zone Management Au...

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Bombay High Court at Goa Dismisses Petition Challenging Industrial Tribunal Order in Service Termination Dispute. Petitioner failed to prove illegal termination; Tribunal's finding of voluntary resignation upheld under Section 25(F) of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947....

The petitioner, Ms. Ganga S. Mane Raibagkar, filed a writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India challenging the order dated 12/11/2013 passed by the learned Industrial Tribunal at Go...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Upholds Conviction for Murder in Wife Stabbing Case — Circumstantial Evidence Sufficient to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt. The court held that the chain of circumstances, including last seen together, motive, and false explanation, established the appellant's guilt under Section 302 IPC....

The appellant, Jayesh Gurudas Naik, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of his wife, Vaishali @ Jiya Naik, on 12 September 2014. The prosecution's case was based on...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Revision Against Rejection of Election Petition Rejection Application — Material Particulars Sufficiently Disclosed. Order 7 Rule 11 CPC Rejection Not Warranted When Election Petition Contains Necessary Allegations of Non-Disclosure in Nomination Form....

The case involves a Civil Revision Application filed by Ashok Rajaram Raul (the applicant) against an order dated 5 December 2017 passed by the 6th Joint Civil Judge, Senior Division, Thane, rejecting...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Affidavit-in-Evidence in DV Act Proceedings — Section 28(2) of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 Allows Court to Lay Down Its Own Procedure. Husband's Objection to Wife's Affidavit-in-Evidence Rejected as Magistrate's Order Permitting Affidavit-in-Evidence Was Justified to Expedite Proceedings....

The petitioner-husband filed a writ petition challenging the order of the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Cantonment, Pune, which permitted the respondent-wife to file an affidavit-in-evidenc...

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Bombay High Court examines maintainability and delay condonation in appeals filed by State under Bombay Sales Tax Act, 1959. The dispute pertained to taxation of kerosene used as feedstock and returned stream after extraction of N-Paraffin under an agreement between Reliance Industries Limited and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited....

The matter involved a batch of petitions challenging orders of the Maharashtra Sales Tax Tribunal under the Bombay Sales Tax Act, 1959. Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), a petrochemical manufacturer,...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Industrial Court Stay on MSRTC Circular Regarding Deputation — Industrial Court Cannot Grant Interim Relief Without Prima Facie Finding of Unfair Labour Practice Under MRTU & PULP Act, 1971....

The Bombay High Court at Aurangabad, in a writ petition filed by the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC), challenged an interim order dated 14.12.2017 passed by the Industrial Court, ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Approval of Staff Appointments in Deaf and Dumb School. Petitioner Trust Failed to Obtain Prior Approval from Government Authorities Before Making Appointments, Violating Government Resolution and Staffing Pattern Requirements....

The petitioner, Maharana Pratap Shikshan Sanstha, a trust running a deaf and dumb school in Sevapur, Latur, filed a writ petition under Articles 226, 227, 14 and 21-A of the Constitution of India seek...