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Bombay High Court Protects Service of Lecturer Appointed Against ST Vacancy Pending Caste Scrutiny — Parity with Similar Cases Granted. The court directed protection of service subject to an undertaking not to claim ST benefits, rejecting objections of res judicata and delay....

The petitioner, Manjusha Haribhau Dhapudkar, was appointed as a Lecturer on 14.07.1999 by respondent no.1 against a vacancy earmarked for the Scheduled Tribe, as she belongs to the Halba Scheduled Tri...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Employee's Petition Seeking Reinstatement Based on Subsequent Government Resolution Including Halba Koshti as Scheduled Tribe. Caste Claim Already Invalidated and Termination Upheld by Supreme Court, Res Judicata Applies....

The petitioner, Ashok S/o Jangluji Pimpalghare, was appointed as a Lecturer by Canara Bank on 06.12.1988 against a vacancy reserved for Scheduled Tribe. After fourteen years of service, his caste clai...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Land Revenue Appeal Order and Demolition Notice — Mutation Entry Restored. The court held that the Land Revenue Code does not empower revenue authorities to order demolition and that mutation entries are presumptive evidence of possession, not title....

The petitioners, claiming to be owners and in possession of property surveyed under no.128/10 of Cavellosim Village, filed an application before the Joint Mamlatdar of Salcete for mutation of their na...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Process Against Accused in Criminal Trespass Case Due to Lack of Prima Facie Case — Complaint Fails to Disclose Essential Ingredients of Section 447 IPC Read with Section 34 IPC...

The petitioners, accused nos. 1 and 2 in C.C. No. 13911/SS/2009 pending before the Metropolitan Magistrate, 65th Court at Andheri, filed a criminal writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution ...

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High Court Upholds Conviction of Accused in Murder Case Due to Incriminating Circumstantial Evidence. Circumstantial Evidence Including Last Seen Together, False Report, and Discovery of Victim's Articles Established Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt Under Sections 302 and 201 of Indian Penal Code, 1860....

The appellant, Shivaji Nanasaheb Shinde, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Kopargaon, for offences under Sections 302 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and sentenced to life i...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Driver in Culpable Homicide Case Involving Twelve Fatalities at Procession. Drunk Driving at High Speed Under Knowledge of Likely Death Falls Under Section 304 Part II IPC, Not Mere Rashness Under Section 304A....

The appellant, a truck driver, was convicted by the trial court under Section 304 Part II of the Indian Penal Code along with other sections for causing the death of 12 persons and injuries to many du...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Trust Dispute, Sets Aside Removal of Trustees Under Bombay Public Trust Act. Court holds that the Charity Commissioner's order removing trustees was without jurisdiction as the dispute was not a 'change' under Section 22 of the Act....

The case involves a dispute among trustees of an educational trust registered under the Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950. The appellants, who were trustees, were removed by the Assistant Charity Commissi...

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Bombay High Court Allows Widow's Claim Under Shetkari Janata Apghat Vima Yojana Despite Delay — Condonation of Delay Permitted for Beneficial Scheme. The court held that delay in filing a claim under the accident insurance scheme for agriculturists should be condoned to advance the cause of justice, directing authorities to decide the claim on merits....

The petitioner, Savita Santram Awate, a widow, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court seeking condonation of delay in filing a claim under the Shetkari Janata Apghat Vima Yojana, an accide...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Motor Accident Claim Case — Enhances Compensation for Death of a 19-Year-Old Student. Court holds that future prospects must be considered even for non-earning deceased, and multiplier should be based on age of deceased, not claimant....

The case arises from a motor accident claim petition filed by the appellants, who are the legal heirs of the deceased, a 19-year-old student named Pramod. The accident occurred on 28th August 1999 whe...