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Bombay High Court Quashes Externment Order for Lack of Witness Unwillingness in Show Cause Notice Under Maharashtra Police Act. Show cause notice must state witnesses are unwilling to depose in public; externment from larger area without justification is arbitrary....

The petitioner, Mohd. Jalaluddin Mohd. Amin Khan @ Jalal, challenged an externment order dated 7th January 2013 passed by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Zone VI, Mumbai, externing him for two year...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Chapter Proceedings for Non-Compliance with Mandatory Requirements Under Sections 110(e) and (g) CrPC. Failure to Record Separate Order and Furnish Copy to Accused Renders Proceedings Illegal....

The petitioners, Vijay Purshottam Salvi @ Tambat, Sanjay Govind Naidu, and Shivaji Ravindra Kumbhar, filed three separate criminal writ petitions challenging the legality and validity of Chapter Case ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Concurrent Running of Subsequent Sentence with Life Imprisonment in Absence of Consecutive Direction. Default Rule Under Section 427(1) CrPC Mandates Concurrency When Subsequent Court Does Not Specify Consecutive Running....

The petitioner, Vasudeo Shankar Rajput @ Kanjarbhat, was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment under Sections 302 and 394 of the Indian Penal Code in Sessions Case No.137 of 1997 on 30th Septem...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Talathi in Corruption Case Due to Lack of Independent Witness and Inconsistent Evidence. Demand and Acceptance of Bribe Not Proved Beyond Reasonable Doubt Under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988....

The appellant, Appasaheb Narayan Jadhav, a Talathi (public servant) in Dafalapur, Sangli, was convicted by the Special Judge, Sangli, for offences under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of the Pre...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition for Interim Measures in Slum Rehabilitation Dispute Under Section 9 of Arbitration Act, Citing Public Interest in Airport Development. Termination of Determinable Contract Not Stayed as Injunction Would Amount to Specific Performance Barred Under Specific Relief Act....

The case arose from a petition under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, filed by Housing Development and Infrastructure Limited (HDIL) against Mumbai International Airport Privat...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal Seeking Permanent Stay of Winding Up of Svadeshi Mills Company Limited. Section 466 of Companies Act, 1956 does not permit stay of winding up after assets have been sold and substantial progress made in liquidation....

The case concerns an appeal against the dismissal of a company application under Section 466 of the Companies Act, 1956, seeking a permanent stay of the winding up of Svadeshi Mills Company Limited. T...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Blacklisting of Contractor Without Hearing, Directs Reconsideration of Monetary Claims. Municipal Corporation's Decision to Blacklist Contractor Without Prior Notice Violates Principles of Natural Justice....

The petitioner, a registered municipal contractor, filed two writ petitions. In WP 569/2013, he challenged the decision dated 14.2.2013 and circular dated 16.3.2013 which effectively blacklisted him u...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeals - Upholds Single Judge's Reversal of Disqualification of Councillors under Maharashtra Local Authority Members' Disqualification Act. The Court held that the whip was not validly issued as there was no authorization from the municipal party under the Act and Rules....

The appeals arose from a disqualification proceeding under the Maharashtra Local Authority Members' Disqualification Act, 1986. The appellant, Gajanan Suryawanshi, and the respondent councillors were ...