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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Conversion of Gram Panchayat to Nagar Panchayat. Notification under Section 341A of Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965 upheld as valid and not violative of principles of natural justice....

The Petitioners, nine elected members of the Gram Panchayat of Pali in Raigad District, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging two Notifications dated 26 June...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Rent Arrears Claim Against Company in Liquidation Under Section 446(2) of Companies Act, 1956 — Official Liquidator Directed to Pay Admitted Rent Arrears of Rs. 16,22,036. The court held that the claim for rent arrears from 2004 to 2015 is an admitted liability and the Official Liquidator must pay the amount within eight weeks....

The applicant, Smt. Nandini Dinesh Shingte, is the absolute owner of an immovable property situated at Shiye Phata, Old National Highway No.4, Tuluqa, Hatkanangale, Kolhapur District. She had leased t...

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Bombay High Court Hears Second Appeal Against Setting Aside of Specific Performance Decree—Expedited Hearing Ordered Despite Adjournment Requests. The appeal, admitted on questions of law, was treated as part-heard and oral judgment delivered after refusal to grant further time....

The High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Bench at Nagpur, heard Second Appeal No. 210/2013 arising from a suit for specific performance of an agreement to sell agricultural land. The original plaintiff...

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Bombay High Court Allows Second Appeal in Property Dispute, Holds That Bar Under Section 47 CPC Does Not Apply to Persons Not Bound by Previous Decree. The Court ruled that the lower appellate court erred in applying the bar of Section 47 read with Order XXI Rule 101 CPC to a suit filed by persons who were not parties to the earlier decree....

The case involves a second appeal under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, filed by the appellant (original defendant) against the judgment of the Principal District Judge, Sangli (lowe...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Application to Quash Discharge Order in Custodial Murder Case — Locus Standi of Third Party Not Established. Applicant, a social activist, lacked standing to challenge discharge of accused in Sohrabuddin Shaikh encounter case as he was not an aggrieved party under Section 482 CrPC....

The applicant, Harsh Mander, a social activist, filed an application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking to quash the order dated 30.12.2014 passed by the Sessions...

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High Court of Bombay Reviews Convictions and Death Sentence in Sexual Abuse of Mentally Challenged Girls at Children’s Home. Prosecution Established Charges Under IPC and Juvenile Justice Act for Rape, Unnatural Offences, and Assault Against Inmates, Leading to Appeals and Confirmation of Death Penalty....

The case arose from a suo motu public interest litigation initiated by the Bombay High Court after a newspaper report exposed the poor conditions in children’s homes in Maharashtra. The court appoin...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Suspension of Professor of Cardiology Due to Inordinate Delay in Serving Chargesheet and Lack of Review. The court held that suspension cannot continue indefinitely without chargesheet or review, directing reinstatement....

The petitioner, Dr. Narender Omprakash Bansal, a Professor of Cardiology and Head of Department at Grant Medical College and Sir J.J. Group of Hospital, challenged his suspension order dated 29th May ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition of Professor Against Suspension Due to Non-Service of Chargesheet. Suspension Order Dated 29th May 2015 Quashed as State Failed to Show Diligence in Serving Chargesheet Within Four Months....

The petitioner, Dr. Narender Omprakash Bansal, a Professor of Cardiology and Head of Department at Grant Medical College and Sir J.J. Group of Hospital, filed a writ petition challenging his suspensio...