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Bombay High Court Quashes Order Dropping Land Acquisition Proceedings in Collusion Case — Land Reserved for Agricultural Produce Market Committee Since 1993 Cannot Be Released Without Following Statutory Procedure Under MRTP Act, 1966....

The Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC), Anjangaon Surji, filed a writ petition challenging the order of the Land Acquisition Officer, Minor Irrigation, Amravati, dated 30.9.2015, which dropp...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Externment Order in Maharashtra Police Act Case — Appellate Authority Cannot Rely on Discarded Material Without Hearing. Externment Order Set Aside as Appellate Authority Relied on Four Offences Discarded by Original Authority Without Providing Opportunity of Hearing Under Maharashtra Police Act, 1951....

The applicant, Vinay @ Mukka s/o Chawariya, challenged an externment order passed by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Zone-I, Nagpur City on 05/04/2016, which externed him for two years under the Ma...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition by Licensed Court Writer Challenging Suspension of License for Creating Hue and Cry in Court Premises. License Suspended Under Para 626, Appendix B of Civil Manual After Due Inquiry and Opportunity of Hearing....

The petitioner, Shri Popat Pandharinath Sutar, a licensed court writer working at the Civil Court Junior Division, Karmala, District Solapur, filed a writ petition challenging the order/communication ...

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Bombay High Court Full Bench Examines Conflicting Divisions on Whether Under Section 9A of Maharashtra Municipal Councils Act Time Limit for Caste Validity Certificate is Directory or Mandatory. The Reference Arises from a Writ Petition Challenging Automatic Termination of a Councillor's Election for Non-Production of Caste Validity Certificate Within Six Months....

The reference arose out of a writ petition challenging the election of a councillor from a reserved ward for Other Backward Classes (OBC) women in Bhor Municipal Council. The respondent no.4, Manisha,...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR in Dowry Harassment Case Due to Vague Allegations. FIR under Sections 498A, 323 read with 34 IPC quashed as allegations lacked specific dates and incidents, constituting abuse of process of law....

The applicants, including the mother-in-law, brother-in-law, and other relatives of the informant's husband, filed an application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 seeking quas...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petitions by Animal Husbandry Department Against Retired Employees Seeking Pensionary Benefits — Held That Pension Is Not a Bounty but a Right Earned by Service, and Denial Without Proper Justification Is Arbitrary....

The case involves four writ petitions filed by the Commissioner of Animal Husbandry, Maharashtra, and other officers (petitioners) against three retired employees (respondents) — Ranganath Pahadu So...

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High Court of Bombay at Aurangabad Considers Whether Remedy Under Industrial Disputes Act Is Available to Non-Teaching Staff of Private School in View of Exclusive Remedy Under MEPS Act. Labour Court Had Dismissed References as Not Maintainable Citing Adarsh Shikshan Sanstha and St. Ulai High School Decisions....

Two writ petitions were filed by non-teaching staff of a private school challenging Labour Court awards that dismissed their references under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 as not maintainable. The...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Sessions Court Order Denying Bail in Murder Case — Petitioner Granted Bail on Grounds of No Prima Facie Case Under Section 482 CrPC. Extra-judicial confession without corroboration held insufficient to deny bail in a circumstantial evidence case....

The petitioner, Allabaksh, filed a criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quashing of the order dated 12.08.2016 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Yad...

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High Court of Karnataka Grants Anticipatory Bail to Accused in MMRD Act and IPC Case — Custodial Investigation Not Required. Offences under Section 21 of MMRD Act, 1957 and Section 379 IPC do not necessitate custodial interrogation; anticipatory bail granted with conditions....

The petitioner, Iranna S/o Mallappa Baliger, filed a criminal petition under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking anticipatory bail in Crime No.118/2016 registered with N...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Penalty and Seizure Under Maharashtra Land Revenue Code for Non-Covering of Sand During Transport. Failure to cover mineral with tarpaulin does not attract Sections 48(7) and 48(8) of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966 as those provisions apply only to illegal extraction or removal of minerals....

The petitioner, Abdul Wasif Abdul Latif, filed a writ petition challenging an order dated 2.9.2016 passed by the Sub-Divisional Officer, Akot, imposing a penalty under Section 48(7) of the Maharashtra...