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Bombay High Court Allows Filling of Vacant Principal Post in Aided College Despite Government Freeze on New Appointments. Government Resolution dated 15.03.2012 and subsequent circulars do not prohibit filling of existing sanctioned posts that fall vacant due to superannuation....

The petitioners, Women's Education Society and Lady Amrita Daga College for Women, filed a writ petition seeking permission to fill the post of Principal which was falling vacant due to the superannua...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Land Restoration Case Under Maharashtra Restoration of Lands to Scheduled Tribes Act, 1974 — Possession of Non-Tribal Purchaser Protected Due to Laches and Limitation. The court held that an application under Section 6 of the Act filed after 20 years from the date of transfer is barred by limitation and cannot be entertained....

The case pertains to a Letters Patent Appeal filed by the appellants, who were non-tribal purchasers of land, against the order of a learned single Judge of the Bombay High Court. The learned single J...

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Bombay High Court Enhances Compensation in Motor Accident Claim Due to Incorrect Multiplier and Conventional Heads. Deceased aged 52, multiplier of 13 applied instead of 11, and amounts under loss of consortium, loss of estate, and funeral expenses increased as per Sarla Verma and Pranay Sethi....

The appellants, widow and children of deceased Jugalkishore Bajaj, filed a claim petition under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, seeking compensation for his death in a road accident on 28...

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Bombay High Court Allows Rectification Application by Applying Principles of Section 14 of Limitation Act to Section 35C(2) of Central Excise Act. Principles of Section 14 of Limitation Act, 1963 are applicable to rectification applications under Section 35C(2) of Central Excise Act, 1944, even though no express power to condone delay exists....

The petitioners, IVP Limited and another, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging an order dated 6 March 2009 passed by the Customs, Excise and Service Tax App...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR in Abetment of Suicide Case — No Proximate Link Between Applicant's Conduct and Suicide. Allegations of harassment for repayment of loan do not constitute abetment under Section 306 IPC as there was no direct instigation or active participation....

The applicant, Rahul s/o Bapu More, filed a criminal application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking quashing of FIR No.35 of 2016 registered at Shindkheda Police ...

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High Court Quashes Cancellation of Approval for Physical Education Teacher in Aided School — Violation of Natural Justice. Education Officer's Order Cancelling Alleged Approval Without Notice Set Aside; Matter Remanded for Fresh Consideration After Hearing....

The petitioner, Ashok Satram Honmane, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Bench at Aurangabad, challenging the order dat...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Scrutiny Committee Order Rejecting Scheduled Tribe Claim of Student Due to Paternal Relatives' Valid Certificates. Court Holds That Paternal Certificates of Validity Must Be Respected Absent Fraud, and Area Restriction Cannot Override Them....

In this writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench, the petitioner, an 18-year-old student, challenged the order dated 31/05/2013 of the Scheduled Tribe Caste Certificate Scrutiny Commit...

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Bombay High Court Allows Discharge of Director in Corporate Dispute — Criminal Proceedings Quashed Due to Civil Nature of Transaction. Failure to Repay Loan or Breach of Contract Does Not Attract Offences Under Sections 406, 409, 420, 467, 468, 471, 472 IPC When No Criminal Intent is Established....

The petitioner, Capt. Percy Meher Master, filed a criminal writ petition challenging the rejection of his discharge application in Regular Criminal Case No. 1847 of 2008. The case arose from a complai...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Property Tax Exemption for Building Partly Let Out on Rent. Building used for medical purposes but partly rented out disentitled to exemption under Rule 10(2) of Maharashtra Municipalities (Consolidated Property Tax) Rules, 1969 read with Explanation 1....

The petitioners, Prakash Tarachand Gandhi, Ramesh Tarachand Gandhi, and Shivlal Thakurdas Kawana, filed a Criminal Writ Petition before the Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench, challenging the denial of p...