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Bombay High Court Allows Student to Complete B.V.Sc. & A.H. Course Beyond 10-Year Limit - University Regulation 9(18) Held Not Retrospective. Regulation restricting completion period to 10 years cannot be applied to student admitted before its enforcement....

The petitioner, Nirmalkumar s/o Kripa Narayan Singh, was admitted to the B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree course at the College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Parbhani, in June 2003. He completed 8 semesters...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition of Retired Livestock Development Officers Seeking Equal Pay with Graduate Counterparts. Diploma-holder LDOs not entitled to higher pay scale granted to graduates under 1999 notification as distinction based on educational qualification is valid....

The petitioners, nine retired Livestock Development Officers (LDOs) holding diplomas, filed a writ petition seeking the same higher pay scale as graduate LDOs. They were appointed as Assistant LDOs an...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Criminal Revision Petition Against Prosecution of Retired Public Servant Under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Sanction for Prosecution Rejected While Petitioner Was in Service Cannot Be Revived After Retirement....

The petitioner, Shankarappa K A S, was a public servant working as Assistant Commissioner in the Revenue Department, Government of Karnataka. A trap was laid by Lokayukta police alleging that he was t...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Land Owners' Appeals and Quashes Land Acquisition Notification Due to Non-Implementation of Scheme Over 32 Years. Non-utilization of 88% of Acquired Land and 23-Year Delay in Compensation Deposit Render Acquisition Proceedings Void Under BDA Act....

The land owners owned property in Sy.No.4 of Boopasandra Village, Bangalore North Taluk. The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) issued a preliminary notification on 19-01-1978 under Section 17(5) o...

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Bombay High Court Partly Allows Appeal by Goa Housing Board Reducing Land Compensation from ₹300 to ₹150 per sq. metre. Large Agricultural Land Acquisition Requires 50% Deduction for Development Charges Under Land Acquisition Act, 1894....

The case involves an appeal by the Goa Housing Board against the Judgment and Award dated 6th December 2011 passed by the Reference Court under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The land i...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Orders of In-charge Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Under SARFAESI Act in Challenge to Jurisdiction. Court Examines Whether In-charge Officer Could Validly Pass Orders Under Section 14 of the Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002, Citing De-Facto Doctrine....

The writ petitions, filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, challenged orders passed by the In-charge Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Mumbai, under Section 14 of the Securitization and Re...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Disallowance of Medical Expenditure on Foreign Tour for Eye Treatment as Personal Expenditure Under Section 37(1) of Income Tax Act, 1961. Expenditure incurred for pre-operation investigation of eyes held to be personal in nature, not allowable as business expenditure....

The case pertains to a reference under Section 256(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal to the Bombay High Court. The applicant-assessee, a solicitor by profession, inc...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Cruelty Case Due to Insufficient Evidence. Trial Court's Findings Not Perverse; Demand for Money Not Proved as Dowry Demand Under Section 498A IPC....

The State of Maharashtra filed an appeal against the judgment and order dated 24th April 2001 passed by the Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Pimpri in R.C.C. No. 23/1995, whereby the respondents were...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Condonation of Delay in Filing Appeal — Delay of 1 Year 2 Months Condoned on Costs of Rs.15,000/-. The court upheld the liberal approach of the District Judge in condoning delay under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963, finding sufficient cause for the delay....

The petitioner, Vasant Vithal Gawand, filed a writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India challenging the order dated 28.07.2015 passed by the Learned District Judge-2, Raigad Alibag....

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Bombay High Court Directs Finalization of Ward Formation and Conduct of Elections for Nagar Panchayat Phulambri. The court held that the respondents must comply with the directives in the letter dated 04.08.2015 to finalize ward formation and hold elections within specified time frames....

The petitioners, residents of Phulambri, filed a writ petition seeking directions to the respondents to finalize ward formation and conduct elections for Nagar Panchayat Phulambri. The background invo...