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Bombay High Court Allows Revision, Discharges Former Collector in Corruption Case for Lack of Sanction Under Section 197 CrPC. Allegations of inflated literacy drive figures fail as court finds acts were in discharge of official duty requiring prior sanction....

The applicant, Prakash Murlidhar Bhishikar, a retired IAS officer, served as Collector of Buldhana between 1993 and 1996. He was assigned the work of Adult Literacy Drive. The prosecution alleged that...

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Bombay High Court Partially Allows Appeal in Specific Performance Suit — Restrains Creation of Third Party Rights but Refuses Possession Relief. Interim Injunction Under Order 39 Rules 1 and 2 CPC Granted Only to Protect Property from Alienation, Not to Disturb Existing Possession....

The appellant, Bapurao Khante, filed a suit for specific performance of an agreement of sale dated 15/05/2000 executed by the respondent, Bhagwan Khante, agreeing to sell suit property for Rs. 75,000/...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petitioner's Writ Petition Due to Technical Glitch in UPSC Online Application. Court Directs UPSC to Accept Incomplete Application as Complete Where Website Hanging Prevented Timely Upload of Photograph and Signature....

The petitioner, Sandip Ambadas Kale, a government servant, applied for the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) pursuant to an advertisement...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Cancellation of Non-Creamy Layer Certificate in Service Appointment Case Due to Lack of Material Prejudice. Suppression of Income Facts Did Not Affect Eligibility as Actual Income Was Below Threshold, and Petitioner Had Served for Over a Decade....

The petitioner, Razvi Shabana Mazhar Ali, was appointed to a service post based on a non-creamy layer certificate issued to her father on 12.08.2006, which was required for availing 30% reservation fo...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petitions Challenging Scrutiny Committee Orders Denying Scheduled Tribe Certificates. Tokre Koli Scheduled Tribe Claim Upheld Based on Pre-1950 Documents and Affidavits....

The petitioners, Tushar Pandurang Baviskar and Rohan Ganesh Sonawane, residents of Jalgaon, filed writ petitions challenging orders of the Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Nandurbar Reg...

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Bombay High Court Allows Withdrawal of Revenue Appeal in Service Tax Exemption Case Based on Policy Decision to Reduce Litigation. Department permitted to withdraw appeal against assessee's claim for exemption under Notification No. 13/2003-ST for sugarcane harvesting and transport services....

The Commissioner of Customs, Central Excise & Service Tax, Nashik II Commissionerate filed an appeal under Section 35G of the Central Excise Act, 1944 read with CENVAT Credit Rules against M/s Suvarna...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition Against Suo Motu Appointment of Next Friend Under Order XXXII Rule 15(3) CPC — Trial Court Must Hold Enquiry Before Finding Litigant of Unsound Mind. The court held that a litigant cannot be compelled to appoint a next friend without a proper enquiry into mental capacity....

The petitioner, Sushma Kanpathak, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court challenging an order dated 13/06/2016 passed by the Trial Court in HMP No.183/2014. The Trial Court had suo motu di...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition of Family Members Challenging Additional Collector's Order Setting Aside Mutation Entry in Partition of Hindu Undivided Family Land. Third Party Without Locus Standi Cannot Oppose Mutation Entry Among Family Members....

The petitioners, Manikchand Hiralal Nahar and his two sons, filed a writ petition challenging the order of the Additional Collector, Beed, which set aside mutation entry No.735. The mutation entry per...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Tenant's Revision Against Eviction Decree in Rent Control Case — Non-User and Bonafide Requirement Established. Tenant failed to occupy suit premises for over six months and landlord proved reasonable bonafide requirement for residence of his son under Sections 16(1)(n) and 16(1)(g) of the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999....

The present Civil Revision Application was filed by the tenant (applicant) under Section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, challenging the concurrent judgments of the Small Causes Court, Bomba...