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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition for Revocation of Probate in Testamentary Matter — No Caveat Filed, No Caveatable Interest Shown. Court holds that a person who has not filed a caveat and has no caveatable interest cannot seek revocation of probate under Section 263 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925....

The case pertains to a petition for revocation of probate filed by Radhika Bhargava and others (petitioners) against Arjun Sahgal and others (respondents) in the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Te...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Father's Appeal in Custody Dispute Over Adopted Daughter, Upholds Mother's Custody Based on Child's Welfare. The court held that financial capacity is not the sole criterion for custody; the welfare of the child, especially of tender age, requires mother's love and care under Section 25 of the Guardian and Wards Act, 1890....

The appellant father, Shrirang Purushottam Deshmukh, and the respondent mother, Radhika Shrirang Deshmukh, were married on 19 July 1992 and adopted a six-month-old girl child on 27 August 2008. Due to...

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CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.3931 OF 2016...

The petitioner, a former PWD Minister of Maharashtra, filed a habeas corpus petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution challenging his arrest and subsequent detention under the Prevention...

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Bombay High Court Directs State to Implement Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995 — Failure to Constitute Committees and Submit Annual Reports Violates Statutory Obligations. State Coordination Committee and Executive Committee must be properly constituted and meet regularly to ensure effective implementation of the Act....

The judgment concerns a public interest litigation filed by Prerna Apang Seva Sanghatana, a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, with the objective of rehabilitating persons ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Quashing of Prosecution Against Manufacturer in Insecticides Act Case Due to Non-Compliance with Section 24. Mandatory Thirty-Day Period for Analyst Report Not Followed, Rendering Prosecution Invalid....

The applicant, M/s Kilpest India Limited, a company based in Bhopal, filed a criminal application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Ben...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Reversion Orders of APMC Employees for Violation of Natural Justice and CCA Rules. Orders passed without show cause notice and without affording opportunity of hearing set aside as illegal and arbitrary....

The case involves multiple writ petitions filed by employees of the Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) challenging orders of reversion passed by the State of Karnataka. The petitioners, i...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Disciplinary Order Against Railway Employee Due to Inordinate Delay and Lack of Independent Application of Mind by Disciplinary Authority. Disciplinary Authority Acted at Behest of Vigilance Department Without Independent Reasoning, Rendering the Penalty of Removal Unsustainable....

The petitioner, a railway employee, was appointed as a Junior Porter in 1989 and promoted to Senior Porter in 1992 and Cabin Master in 1997. In 2000, he was asked to show cause for not furnishing deta...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Citizenship and Police Verification Requirements for Security Guards Under Private Security Agencies Act. Provisions Held to Be Reasonable Restrictions in Interest of Public Order and Security....

The petitioner, The Security Association of India, an association of security agencies, filed a writ petition challenging the constitutional validity of certain provisions of the Private Security Agen...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Revision Petition in Property Dispute — Rejection of Plaint Application Under Order VII Rule 11 CPC Upheld. Court holds that the plaint discloses a cause of action and the suit is not barred by limitation, as the plaintiffs claimed possession based on their father's death prior to the Hindu Succession Act, 1956....

The petitioners (defendants in the trial court) filed a civil revision petition under Section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) challenging the order dated 19.09.2016 passed by the Civil ...

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High Court of Karnataka Enhances Compensation for Widow and Minor Child in Motor Accident Claim — Negligence of Lorry Driver Established. The court modified the Tribunal's award under Section 173(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, increasing compensation from Rs. 6,50,000 to Rs. 8,50,000 for the death of a pedestrian due to rash driving....

The case involves an appeal by the claimants, Shantavva (widow) and Veerbhadrappa (minor son), against the judgment and award dated 04.03.2015 passed by the First Additional Senior Civil Judge and CJM...