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Bombay High Court Allows Husband's Appeal Against Setting Aside of Ex Parte Divorce Decree, Remands Matter for Fresh Hearing. Family Court's Order Setting Aside Ex Parte Decree Set Aside Due to Lack of Proper Hearing to Husband....

The appellant husband filed a divorce petition under Section 13(1)(i-a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, on the ground of cruelty. The Family Court at Pune passed an ex parte decree of divorce on 6th ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Termination of Probationary Civil Judge. Termination of Probationer Without Hearing Held Permissible Under Rule 5(1) of Maharashtra Judicial Service (Recruitment) Rules, 1956....

The petitioner, Girish Satyanarayan Shukla, was appointed as a Civil Judge, Junior Division and Judicial Magistrate, First Class on 23 October 1992 and joined service on 19 November 1992. His probatio...

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High Court Considers Maintainability and Exemption Issue in Writ Petition Against Tax Demand on Alleged Non-Export Sale. Interprets Section 5(3) of CST Act Regarding Penultimate Sale Deemed Export....

The petitioner, a manufacturer of submarine navy batteries, challenged orders demanding sales tax under the Bombay Sales Tax Act, 1959 on the ground that its sale to M/s. Crown was exempt as a penulti...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition Against 1% Extra Duty Deposit Despite SVB Order — Circular 11/2001-Cus Mandates Cessation of EDD Upon SVB Decision or Expiry of Four Months. The court held that demanding EDD after SVB order is arbitrary and contrary to the circular and the judgment in M/s. Skoda Auto India Pvt Ltd v. Union of India....

The petitioner, E. I. DuPont India Pvt. Ltd., filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India against the action of Respondent Nos.2 to 5 in loading 1% Extra Duty Deposit (EDD) on...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petitions Challenging Property Tax Demands Due to Delay and Availability of Alternate Remedy. Court holds that appeals under Section 406 of BPMC Act filed after 8-18 years are grossly delayed and cannot be entertained....

The petitioner, NRC Limited, a company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956, owned a large property in Kalyan. The Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) issued property tax bills for the ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes School Tribunal Order in Termination Dispute — Management Not Given Opportunity to Lead Evidence. School Tribunal's Ex Parte Decision Set Aside for Violation of Natural Justice Under Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Regulation Act, 1977....

The petitioners, Bhadrawati Shikshan Sanstha and the Head Master of Yeshwantrao Shinde Vidyalaya, challenged the order of the School Tribunal, Chandrapur, which allowed the appeal filed by respondent ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Industrial Court Order in Unfair Labour Practice Case — Reinstatement Without Back Wages Upheld. Court declines to interfere with concurrent findings that denial of back wages was justified due to petitioner's acquittal in criminal case and absence of evidence of actual loss....

The petitioner, a driver employed with the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC), was involved in an accident on 3.2.1991 on the Washim-Aurangabad route when a vehicle dashed against hi...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Labour Court Award Reinstating Employee in Industrial Dispute — Employer-Employee Relationship Established Despite Contract Labour Claim. The court affirmed that the Labour Court had jurisdiction and that the termination was unlawful, ordering reinstatement with back wages....

The Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) and its officers filed a writ petition challenging an award dated 30.8.2005 passed by the Labour Court, Akola, in Reference IDA No.15 of 2001. The Labour...

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High Court Upholds Finding of Unfair Labour Practice in Layoff Case but Remands for Determination of Back Wages. Employer's Failure to Pay Layoff Compensation Constitutes Unfair Labour Practice Under Item 9 Schedule IV of MRTU & PULP Act, 1971....

The petitioner, Maharashtra Cylinders (Pvt.) Ltd., an industry engaged in manufacturing gas cylinders at Kalmeshwar, Nagpur, challenged the order dated 7.8.2007 passed by the Industrial Court, Nagpur ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Father's Petition in Child Custody Case, Sets Aside Interim Custody Order. Court holds that welfare of the minor child is paramount and that the father's right to custody cannot be denied solely on ground of mother being natural guardian under Section 6 of Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956....

The petitioner, Arun Sharma, filed a writ petition challenging an order dated 31.01.2014 passed by the learned Civil Judge Senior Division, Margao, in Matrimonial Petition No. 59/2013, whereby the res...