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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Domicile Requirement for Minority Quota Admissions. Clause 18(18) of Information Brochure requiring minority candidates to attach Domicile Certificate for CAP held valid and not violative of Articles 14 and 30 of the Constitution....

The petitioners, Oslen A. Dsilva and another, claiming to be students belonging to minority communities, filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court challenging clause 18(18) of the Information Bro...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Domestic Violence Proceedings Against Senior Citizen Mother-in-Law. Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 cannot be invoked against a female relative who is not in a domestic relationship with the complainant....

The petitioner, Smt. Shakuntala Beleri, a 78-year-old widow and senior citizen, filed a Criminal Petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quashing of Criminal Misc. ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Against Collector's Order Suspending Municipal Council Resolution for Lease of Land. Petitioner Society Had Alternate Statutory Remedy Under Section 318 of Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965....

The petitioner, Mehboobiya Education Society, administered a primary school in rented premises and applied for a lease of land out of Survey No.74. The Municipal Council, Buldana, passed Resolution No...

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Bombay High Court Allows Correction of Date of Birth in School Records Based on Birth Certificate - Violation of Natural Justice When Board Changed Date Without Hearing. Birth Certificate is Conclusive Proof of Date of Birth Under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969, and School Must Correct Its Register Accordingly....

The petitioner, Harischandra P. Suvarn, filed a writ petition seeking directions to respondent No.2 (St. Teresa Jesus High School) to correct the date of birth of his son, Prajval H. Suvarna, in the s...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Chargesheet Against Doctor in Medical Negligence Case Due to Lack of Sanction Under Section 197 CrPC. Criminal proceedings for alleged negligence during emergency surgery set aside as doctor was a public servant acting in discharge of official duty....

The petitioner, Dr. Dilip Amonkar, a Professor and Head of the Department of Surgery at Goa Medical College, was chargesheeted in connection with the death of a 16-year-old patient, Ravina Rodrigues. ...

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Bombay High Court Grants Probate of Will in Favor of Executor Despite Allegations of Suspicious Circumstances. Will executed by testatrix with firm signature and solicitor-drafted formality upheld as valid under Section 63 of Indian Succession Act, 1925....

The plaintiff, Chittaranjan N. Negandhi, sought probate of a Will dated 24th May 1973 left by his mother, Bhanumati Narottamdas Chapsi. Bhanumati died on 14th May 1992 at the age of 73. She had six ch...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Attempt to Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Dying Declarations. Conviction under Section 307 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The appellant, Sangeeta Raju Shinde, was convicted under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code for attempting to murder the victim, Khurshid Yakub Shaikh, by sprinkling kerosene and setting her on fire...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Winding-Up Petition Against Guarantor Company Due to Bona Fide Dispute and Pendency of DRT Proceedings. Court Finds That Existence of Disputes Regarding Validity of Guarantee and Pending Recovery Proceedings Before DRT Render the Petition Not Maintainable Under Companies Act, 1956....

The petitioner, SICOM Ltd., a financial institution, filed a winding-up petition against the respondent, Entertainment World Developers Pvt. Ltd., under the Companies Act, 1956, alleging the responden...

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Bombay High Court Allows Heir to Join Testamentary Suits as Party-Defendant in Will Dispute. Daughter of Predeceased Brother Held to Have Sufficient Interest in Estate of Testator Without Children....

The judgment concerns two Chamber Summonses filed by Jyotsna Rasiklal Maniar, who claims to be the daughter of Prabhudas Chaganlal Mehta, the predeceased brother of the testator Shantilal Chaganlal Me...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Interim Arbitral Award in Loan Dispute. Court upholds arbitrator's power to pass interim award under Section 31(6) of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 for admitted liability of Rs.100 crores....

The petitioners, Deccan Chronicle Holdings Limited and Mr. T. Venkatram Reddy, filed a petition under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 challenging an interim award dated 16th A...