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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petitioners' Challenge to Land Reservation for Public Garden in Kolhapur Development Plan. Reservation under Section 22 of MRTP Act, 1966 for public garden upheld as valid and not arbitrary, rejecting claims of delay and hardship....

The judgment concerns two connected matters: a writ petition filed by 15 members of the Jamsandekar family and a public interest litigation filed by Pravin Dadasaheb Indulkar. The petitioners in the w...

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Bombay High Court Directs Passport Authority to Accept Application in Adopted Child's New Name — Adoption Valid Under Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956. Passport Authority Cannot Refuse Application Based on Name Change After Valid Adoption, as Adoption Deed is Sufficient Proof of Name Change....

The petitioner, Jigna Mahesh Dedhia, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a direction to the passport authorities to accept the passport application of her mino...

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High Court of Karnataka Partly Allows Defendant's Petition and Dismisses Plaintiff's Revision in Summary Suit — Conditional Leave to Defend Upheld but Deposit Reduced. Court held that while the trial court had discretion to impose conditions under Order 37 Rule 3(5) CPC, the condition of depositing 50% of the suit claim was disproportionate and reduced it to 25%....

The case involves two petitions arising from an order dated 30.03.2013 passed by the XXVII Additional City Civil Judge, Bangalore, in O.S.No.8306/2012. The plaintiff, Bangalore International Airport L...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Interim Injunction Against Newspaper in Defamation Suit. Court Restrains Publication of Defamatory Articles About Plaintiff and Family Pending Trial, Holding That Per Se Defamatory Statements Without Justification Cannot Be Published....

The plaintiff, Gokulchand Govindlal Sananda, filed Regular Civil Suit No.17 of 2013 seeking damages of Rs.25,00,000 for per se defamatory publications against him and his family members in the daily n...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition of Educational Society Challenging University Grievance Committee Report and Management Council Resolution in Teacher Termination Dispute. Grievance Committee Exceeded Its Jurisdiction Under Section 53 of MUHS Act, 1998 by Adjudicating Termination Validity Instead of Recommending Remedial Measures....

The petitioners, Shri Shivaji Education Society, Amravati, a registered trust and society running Dr. Punjabrao @ Bhausaheb Deshmukh Memorial Medical College and other educational institutions, challe...

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Bombay High Court Allows Interrogatories in Fraud-Based Suit — Order 11 Rule 4 CPC. Petitioner's application for interrogatories under Order 11 Rule 4 CPC allowed as interrogatories were relevant to the issue of fraud and not oppressive....

The petitioner, original plaintiff in Special Civil Suit No.60/2006, sought a declaration that a judgment and decree dated 5-11-2003 in Special Civil Suit No.325/1994 was null and void as having been ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Appointment of Principal in Polytechnic Institution — Seniority Alone Does Not Confer Right to Promotion Without Eligibility Under MEPS Rules, 1981. The court held that the selection committee's decision based on suitability cannot be interfered with in writ jurisdiction....

The petitioner, Pramod Vasantrao Deshmukh, was initially appointed as an Assistant Lecturer in Civil Engineering at a polytechnic run by respondent no.4 on 30 July 1977. He later became a Lecturer (Se...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Amendment of Plaint in Eviction Suit — Pre-Trial Amendment Allowed Under Order VI Rule 17 CPC as No Prejudice Caused to Tenant. Amendment of plaint to clarify property description and add alternative grounds was permissible at pre-trial stage to determine real controversy between landlord and tenant....

The petitioner, M/s K.T. Kubal & Company, a tenant, challenged the order of the Small Causes Court allowing the respondent/plaintiff to amend the plaint in an eviction suit. The respondent had filed t...