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Bombay High Court Disposes of Suo Moto PIL on Police Deficiencies, Notes State’s Efforts to Strengthen Force. Court Holds That State Government Has Taken Maximum Steps to Recruit Police Personnel and Modernize Force, Disposes of Petition with Liberty to Apply....

The Division Bench of the Bombay High Court at Aurangabad disposed of a suo moto public interest litigation initiated in 2008 on the basis of a newspaper article published in Daily Lokmat highlighting...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Trial Court's Order on Court Fee Valuation in Partition Suit — Suit Properly Valued Under Section 35(2) of Karnataka Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1958....

The petitioners, defendant Nos. 3 and 4 in a partition suit (O.S. No. 53/2010) pending before the Principal Senior Civil Judge, Udupi, filed a writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of In...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Maintenance to Wife Under Section 125 CrPC. Husband Cannot Deny Maintenance to Second Wife Who Was Unaware of His First Marriage....

The petitioner, Bandu @ Narayan Ramchandra Gote, challenged two orders granting maintenance to his wife, Tulsabai, under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The Judicial Magistrate, F...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition in Property Dispute Between Near Relations — Upholds Concurrent Findings of Courts Below. Adverse Possession Claim Fails as Petitioner Failed to Prove Hostile Possession and Ouster of True Owner....

The dispute pertained to a property tussle between near relations. The petitioner, M/s Jwel Buildcon Pvt. Ltd., claimed title by adverse possession over the suit property. The respondents, legal heirs...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Delegation of Powers by Municipal Corporation to Standing Committee and Commissioner — Ultra Vires the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, 1949. General Body Cannot Delegate Its Statutory Powers to Subordinate Bodies Without Express Authority....

The petitioner, Yogesh Mangalsen Bahal, challenged a resolution passed by the General Body of the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation on 20 June 2017, which purported to delegate certain powers of ...

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Bombay High Court entertains PIL seeking directions to reserve water in Sukhana Dam for drinking purposes and restrain release for irrigation. State government and irrigation authorities assert that adequate water has been reserved for drinking, and releases for agricultural use are as per recommendations of Canal Advisory Committee....

The Public Interest Litigation was filed by the Sarpanch of village Garkheda, seeking a writ of mandamus to restrain the respondent authorities from releasing water from the Sukhana Dam for agricultur...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Rejection of PhD Candidature Due to Non-Processing of Application. University's Failure to Consider Application Despite Payment of Fees and Calling for Interview Violates Article 14 and Principles of Natural Justice....

The petitioner, Rahul s/o Upasrao Rohankar, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, challenging a communication dated 19.12.2015 issued by the Maharashtra Animal and Fish...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Education Officer's Order Denying Approval of Peon's Appointment Due to Non-Compliance with Reservation Policy. The Court Held That the Education Officer Cannot Refuse Approval on Grounds Not Specified in the Recruitment Rules and That the Appointment Was Valid as Per the Approved Merit List....

The petitioners, including the Secretary of Mahatma Phule Gramin Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, the Head Master of Mahatma Phule Vidyalaya, and Venkati Gitte (the appointee), filed a writ petition before t...