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High Court of Bombay Acquits Accused in NDPS Act Case Due to Non-Compliance with Section 42. Failure to Record Information and Forward Report to Superior Officer Renders Search Illegal....

The appellant, Jagannath Jadhav, was convicted under Section 20(a)(i) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, by the Additional Sessions Court, Ambajogai, and sentenced to three y...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition Challenging Scrutiny Committee Order Invalidating Thakur Scheduled Tribe Certificate — Cites Failure to Consider Relevant Documents. Caste Claim of Petitioner Upheld as Committee Overlooked School Records and Affidavits of Relatives Under Maharashtra Act No. 23 of 2001....

The petitioner, Poonam Omprakash Rathod, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging an order dated 14.05.2012 passed by the Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny C...

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Karnataka High Court Allows Daughters' Partition Appeal in Hindu Succession Act Case — Daughters Entitled to Equal Share Despite Earlier Partition Deed. Daughters' right to partition upheld as the earlier partition deed was not binding on them under Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956....

The appeal arises from a judgment and decree dated 13.12.2016 passed by the II Additional Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Tumakuru, in O.S.No.10/2014, dismissing the suit for partition and separate posse...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Rejection of Voluntary Retirement - Deemed Acceptance Under VRS Rules Upheld. Employer's subsequent orders treating absence as dies non and withholding increments set aside as afterthoughts....

The petitioner, Pravin Bhaskarrao Ragit, an employee of Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran, applied for voluntary retirement on 04.01.2016 under the Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS). The employer rejecte...

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Bombay High Court Allows Amendment of Decree Without Amending Judgment in Execution Proceedings — Order-XX Rule 6 CPC. The Court held that a decree can be amended to correct property description without amending the judgment, as per Order-XX Rule 6 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908....

The case involves a second appeal arising from execution proceedings. The respondents (original plaintiffs) had filed a suit for possession of land and a house, which was decreed on 16 March 1992. The...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition Challenging Invalidated Scheduled Tribe Certificate for 'Arakh' Community — Committee Failed to Consider Documentary Evidence. Scrutiny Committee's Order Set Aside for Non-Consideration of Documents and Incorrect Application of Socio-Cultural Affinity Test....

The petitioner, Sudhakar s/o Rajaram Tumram, filed a writ petition challenging the order dated 31.05.2004 passed by the Committee for Scrutiny and Verification of Tribe Claims, Amravati, which invalid...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Invalidation of Caste Certificate for 'Dhoba' Scheduled Tribe Claim. Petitioner failed to produce documentary evidence to prove his tribe claim, leading to confirmation of Scrutiny Committee's decision....

The petitioner, Madan Sitaram Chandanbatwe, was working as a Talathi under the Sub-Divisional Officer, Akola. He claimed to belong to the 'Dhoba' community, which is notified as a Scheduled Tribe at S...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Husband's Appeal in Divorce Case Under Hindu Marriage Act — Allegations of Cruelty Not Proved. Wife's Refusal to Cook and Suspicion of Infidelity Do Not Amount to Cruelty Under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955....

The appellant-husband filed a petition under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 for dissolution of marriage on the ground of cruelty. The marriage was solemnized on 06.07.1997 at Nagpur...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Revision Application in Suit for Declaration and Injunction — Order Rejecting Application Under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC Upheld. Plaint Discloses Cause of Action and Is Not Barred by Law Under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC....

The case involves a civil revision application filed by the original defendants (M/s New Shelter Enterprises and its proprietors) challenging an order dated 29th April 2017 passed by the Civil Judge, ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Additional Development Charges Demand by Nagpur Improvement Trust on Transferee of Regularized Plot. NIT Lacks Competency to Impose Additional Charges After Regularization Under Maharashtra Gunthewari Act, 2001....

The petitioner, Pramod Ganpatrao Pinge, challenged a demand notice issued by the Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) calling upon him to pay additional regularization charges at the rate of Rs.16/- per sq....