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High Court of Judicature at Bombay Nagpur Bench Adjudicates Challenge to Declaration of Chandrapur as Dry District Under Maharashtra Prohibition Act, 1949. Order Dated 05.03.2015 and Section 139(1)(a) of the Act Challenged as Violative of Article 14 of the Constitution....

This batch of writ petitions challenged the declaration of Chandrapur as a dry district. The petitioners, holders of licenses under the Maharashtra Prohibition Act, 1949, were aggrieved by the State G...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Tribunal's Interpretation of Assessment and Penalty Provisions under Maharashtra Sales Tax Act. The court held that an assessment under Section 33(3) of the Act cannot be treated as one under Section 33(5) for the purpose of invoking Explanation (1) to Section 36(2)(c) for levy of penalty....

The case involves a sales tax reference under Section 61 of the Maharashtra Sales Tax Act, 1959, arising from a dispute between the Commissioner of Sales Tax, Maharashtra State, Bombay (applicant) and...

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Bombay High Court at Goa Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Rejection of Temporary Injunction in Lease Dispute — Plaintiff Failed to Establish Prima Facie Case for Injunction as Lease Expired and Possession Was Not Proven....

The petitioner, M/s. Meher Farms Pvt. Ltd., filed a writ petition challenging an order of the Adhoc District Judge-1 (FTC) North Goa, Panaji, dated 14.07.2015, which dismissed their appeal against rej...

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Bombay High Court Allows Withdrawal of Voluntary Retirement Offer in Service Dispute — Reinstatement and Back Wages Granted. Employee's Withdrawal Within Notice Period Valid Under Service Regulations, Employer's Refusal Unjustified....

The petitioner, Sheikh Imtiyaz Babur, was employed as a Senior Clerk with the Board of Trustees of Mormugao Port Trust (Respondent No. 1). On 21.02.2008, he submitted an application for voluntary reti...

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Bombay High Court Allows Withdrawal of Voluntary Retirement Offer in Service Dispute — Reinstatement and Back Wages Granted. Employee's Right to Withdraw Voluntary Retirement Before Expiry of Notice Period Upheld Under Service Regulations, Analogous to Regulation 20 of Punjab National Bank (Officers) Service Regulations, 1979....

The petitioner, Sheikh Imtiyaz Babur, was employed as a Senior Clerk with the Board of Trustees of Mormugao Port Trust (Respondent No. 1). On 21.02.2008, he submitted an application for voluntary reti...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition Challenging Disqualification of Directors in Co-operative Housing Society Case — Violation of Natural Justice. Order of Assistant Registrar set aside as show cause notice lacked grounds and no hearing was given before disqualification under Section 75 of Goa Co-operative Societies Act, 2001....

The petitioners, four members of the Board of Directors of M/s Sapana Garden Co-operative Housing Society Ltd, challenged an order dated 8.1.2015 passed by the Assistant Registrar of Co-operative Soci...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petitioners in Co-operative Housing Society Disqualification Case — Violation of Natural Justice. Order of disqualification passed without show cause notice and opportunity of hearing set aside as arbitrary and illegal under Goa Co-operative Housing Societies Act, 2011....

The petitioners, who were members of the Board of Directors of M/s Sapana Garden Co-operative Housing Society Ltd, challenged an order dated 8.1.2015 passed by the Assistant Registrar of Co-operative ...

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Bombay High Court Issues Interim Directions in Drunk Driving PIL Pending Appeal Against Acquittal of Actor. Court Notes Large Number of Recent Cases Under Section 185 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and Directs Interim Measures....

This Public Interest Litigation (PIL) arises from an incident on 28 November 2002 in Mumbai, where the fourth respondent, a popular Hindi film star, was allegedly involved in a hit-and-run while drivi...

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High Court of Bombay Upholds CLB Order in Oppression and Mismanagement Case — Share Conversion and Board Reconstitution Upheld. The court affirmed that the conversion of preference shares into equity shares under a Share Subscription cum Shareholders Agreement was valid and that the CLB correctly found oppression and mismanagement by the promoters....

The case involves appeals against an order of the Company Law Board (CLB) in a petition filed by Respondent Nos. 1 and 2 under Sections 397 and 398 of the Companies Act, 1956, alleging oppression and ...