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Bombay High Court Quashes Invalid Caste Certificate Order for Koli Mahadeo Tribe — Failure to Consider Relevant Material and Affidavit of Father Constitutes Violation of Natural Justice. The court remitted the matter for fresh consideration by the Scrutiny Committee with a direction to decide within three months....

The petitioner, Pranav Prakash Mandlik, challenged an order dated 6.2.2014 passed by the Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Nandurbar, which invalidated his caste certificate declaring hi...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Prosecution for Display of Signboard of Bar Name, Holding It Not an Advertisement Under Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act. Signboard indicating business name does not constitute advertisement under Section 328A of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888, and display without license is not punishable under Section 471....

The case involves multiple criminal writ petitions filed by the petitioners, who were prosecuted for displaying an illuminated signboard bearing the name 'Deepa Bar' outside their business premises. T...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Caste Scrutiny Committee Order Invalidating OBC Certificate for 'Lingayat Wani' in Light of Government Circular Adding Caste to OBC List. The court remanded the matter for reconsideration based on the Government Circular dated 4.9.2014 which introduced 'Lingayat Wani' at serial no.190 in the OBC list....

The petitioner, Kumari Gote Rutuja Sunil, a student, filed a writ petition challenging the order dated 31.12.2013 passed by the Caste Scrutiny Committee, Solapur, which invalidated her caste certifica...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Family Court Order Striking Defence as Res Judicata in Divorce Case. Defence raised in divorce proceedings held barred by principles of res judicata due to prior decree in suit for declaration of marriage registration as null and void under Section 11 CPC....

The petitioner, Sri Vijay N., filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India challenging the order dated 29.10.2013 passed by the 1st Additional Family Court, Bangalore ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Age Relaxation for Judicial Officer Recruitment — Cutoff Date for Upper Age Limit Cannot Be Relaxed Due to Delay in Advertisement. The court held that the age eligibility cutoff is the date of advertisement and cannot be relaxed under the Maharashtra Judicial Services Rules, 2008....

The petitioners, two female law graduates, filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) to accept their applications for the post of Civil Judge ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Quashing of FIR in Rape and Intimidation Case Due to Amicable Settlement Between Parties. Court Permits Quashing of Non-Compoundable Offences Under Section 482 CrPC Where Settlement is Genuine and Chances of Conviction are Remote....

The applicant, Amit Kumar Singh, filed a criminal application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quashing of FIR No. 207 of 2014 registered at MIDC Police Station, Nagp...

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Bombay High Court Grants Probate of Will in Favor of Grandson Despite Forgery Allegations by Son. Court Holds That Propounder Proved Due Execution and Attestation Under Section 63 of Indian Succession Act, 1925, and Caveator Failed to Prove Forgery....

The plaintiff, Hoshang Pesi Hodiwala, the grandson of the deceased B.M. Bhathena, filed a testamentary suit seeking probate of a will dated 27th November, 1985. The deceased died on 25th May, 1989, le...

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Bombay High Court Grants Interim Injunction in Trademark Infringement and Passing Off Case Involving Pharmaceutical Marks LOX and XYLOX. Court finds prima facie that Defendants' XYLOX marks are deceptively similar to Plaintiff's LOX family of marks, and that the defence of common origin or acquiescence is not made out....

The Plaintiff, Neon Laboratories Ltd., filed a suit for trademark infringement and passing off against Themis Medicare Ltd. (Defendant No. 1) and Ciron Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd. (Defendant No....

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Rejection of Seniority Protection in Municipal Corporation Promotion. Petitioner's claim for deemed promotion date from 1997 fails as he was not empanelled due to adverse confidential reports and lack of vigilance clearance....

The petitioner, Ravindra Murlidhar Kalekar, was appointed as a Sub Engineer (Civil) with the Mumbai Municipal Corporation on 3rd February 1975. He was promoted as Assistant Engineer (Civil) in May 198...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State's Appeal Against Acquittal in Murder Case and Affirms Conviction for Cruelty Due to Inconsistent Dying Declarations. Conviction Under Section 498A IPC Upheld Based on Reliable Witness Testimony Despite Lack of Proof for Murder or Abetment to Suicide....

The case arose from three appeals against the judgment of the Additional Sessions Judge, Ahmednagar, in Sessions Case No. 142 of 1992. The original accused, Sindhu Kalavati Kachare and Vasant Arjun Pa...