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Bombay High Court Allows Furlough to TADA Convicts Despite Past Overstay, Emphasizes Reformative Purpose of Prison Leave. Furlough is a right of a convict and cannot be denied solely on ground of previous late surrender without considering overall conduct and period of incarceration....

The judgment concerns two criminal writ petitions filed by life convicts under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) challenging the denial of furlough leave by prison author...

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High Court Acquits Accused in Corruption Case Due to Unreliable Trap Witness and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 set aside as demand and acceptance of bribe not proved beyond reasonable doubt....

The appellant, Uttam Ramaji Shere, was a public servant working with the Mahatma Fule Backward Development Corporation, Akola. He was convicted by the Special Court, Akola, under Sections 7 and 13(1)(...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Review Order in Zilla Parishad Service Dispute — Review Petition Under Rule 24 Not Maintainable Against Dismissal of Appeal. Rule 24 of Maharashtra Zilla Parishad District Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1964 permits review only against orders imposing penalties, not against dismissal of appeal challenging promotion....

The petitioner, Ku. Chhaya Purshottam Shedmake, a Junior College Teacher employed with Zilla Parishad, Yavatmal, was promoted to the post of Junior College Teacher by order dated 3-5-2012. Respondent ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Demolition of Unauthorized Structures in Mohili Village. Petitioners failed to establish legal right to occupy public land and structures were found to be illegal encroachments under the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966....

The petitioners, 14 individuals occupying shops and structures in Mohili Village, Sakinaka, Mumbai, filed a writ petition challenging the proposed demolition of their premises by the Municipal Corpora...

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Bombay High Court Allows Cross-Examination in Customs Show Cause Proceedings - Right to Cross-Examine Witnesses Whose Statements Are Relied Upon Is a Fundamental Principle of Natural Justice...

The petitioner, Kalpena Industries Limited, a company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956, engaged in manufacturing polyethylene/polypropylene compound and PVC compound, filed a writ petition s...

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Bombay High Court Adjudicates PIL and Writ Petitions on Hoarding Permissions on Airport Land. Petitioners Allege Non-Compliance with MMC Act, 1888 Sections 328 and 328A and CRZ Regulations....

A public interest litigation and two writ petitions were filed before the Bombay High Court challenging the erection of hoardings by an advertising company on land owned by the Airports Authority of I...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Husband's Appeal in Divorce Case Based on Unproven Allegations of Cruelty. Allegations of mental cruelty by wife not established; husband failed to prove that wife's conduct caused reasonable apprehension of harm....

The appellant-husband, Shashi Satyanand Eppaturi, filed a petition for dissolution of marriage under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, on the ground of cruelty. The parties were marri...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Port Trust's Challenge to Arbitrator's Jurisdiction Ruling in Concession Agreement Dispute. Arbitration Clause Not Binding on Consortium Members as They Were Not Signatories to the Concession Agreement....

The petitioner, the Board of Trustees of the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, a major port constituted under the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963, issued a global invitation for the development of the 4th Cont...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Trial Court's Order Allowing Defendant to File Written Statement After Delay in Civil Suit — Imposition of Costs Justified. No Interference Under Article 227 as Trial Court's Discretion Was Not Perverse or Jurisdictional Error....

The petitioner, Dr. Milind Arvind Killedar, filed a writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India challenging an order dated 14.11.2016 passed by the Joint Civil Judge Senior Division, ...