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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Condonation of Delay and Substitution of Legatee in Civil Suit. Trial Court's Discretion to Allow Substitution Based on Alleged Will Upheld as Right to Sue Survives and Validity of Will is a Triable Issue....

The petitioner, defendant in a pending civil suit, challenged the trial court's order dated 8.2.2012 condoning delay and allowing substitution of the respondent as plaintiff in place of the deceased o...

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Bombay High Court Allows Quo Warranto Petition Against Panchayat Member for Holding Office of Profit. Respondent No. 3 Disqualified Under Section 12(1)(d) of Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 for Being a Government Contractor....

The petitioner, Mrs. Zarina Blanca Fernandes, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of quo warranto against respondent no. 3, Agnelo Pereira, a member of ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Second Appeal in Territorial Jurisdiction Dispute Under Section 21 CPC — Lower Appellate Court Erred in Reversing Trial Court's Finding on Jurisdiction Without Considering Waiver. The Court Remanded the Matter for Fresh Consideration on Whether the Objection Was Waived and Whether There Was Failure of Justice....

The appellant, Miss Mridula Nikhar, filed a suit for recovery and possession of movable assets based on an agreement with the respondent, Shah Nature and Health Project Pvt. Ltd. The suit was filed be...

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Bombay High Court Allows In-Service Medical Officers to Use NEET Scores for PG Admissions Despite Supreme Court Striking Down NEET Regulations. The court held that the Supreme Court's validation of past actions under NEET regulations applies to the NEET PG 2013 examination, and the State cannot conduct a separate entrance test for in-service candidates....

The petitioners, medical officers employed by the Government of Maharashtra, applied for admission to postgraduate medical courses for the academic year 2013-2014 as in-service candidates. They appear...

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High Court of Bombay Hears Appeals Against Conviction in Murder Case Arising from Land Dispute. The appeals challenge convictions under Section 302 read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 based on inconsistencies in evidence and medical reports....

The appeals arose from a judgment dated 23.12.1999 passed by the 2nd Additional Sessions Judge, Aurangabad, convicting five out of nineteen accused for murder and related offences. The incident occurr...

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Bombay High Court Hears Civil Revision Application Against Land Acquisition Officer's Refusal to Refer Enhancement Compensation Claim. Case Raises Issue Whether Officer Can Reject Reference Under Section 34(1) of Maharashtra Industrial Development Act, 1961 When Agreement for Negotiated Price Exists....

The case arose from the acquisition of land Gut No. 26, admeasuring 2 H. 10 R, situated at Village Ladgaon, Aurangabad, belonging to the original owner Kakaji Appa Bagal, under the Maharashtra Industr...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellants in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence and Unreliable Witnesses. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt....

The case involves two appeals by Nilesh Baburao Gitte and Balasaheb Gangadhar Gitte against their conviction under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) for the murder of Sunanda Baburao Gi...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Railway's First Appeal Against Compensation Award for Untoward Incident. Strict Liability Upheld Under Section 124A of Railways Act, 1989 for Accidental Fall of Passenger from Running Train....

The Union of India, as General Manager, Central Railway, filed an appeal before the Bombay High Court against the award of compensation by the Railway Claims Tribunal, Nagpur Bench. The Tribunal had a...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition for Employment on Land Acquisition - Discrimination Under Article 14. Denial of employment to small landholders whose land was acquired for coal project violates equal protection clause....

The petitioner, Ganesh Waman Modak, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench, challenging the action of the respondents (Union of...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Concurrency of Sentences in Multiple Convictions for Theft and Forgery. Court holds that Section 427(1) CrPC does not mandate concurrency for distinct transactions and that the trial court's discretion to order consecutive sentences was justified....

The petitioner, Abidkhan @ Salman Mukhtar Khan Pathan, was convicted in three separate criminal cases (C.C. Nos.664/PW/2011, 665/PW/2011, and 666/PW/2011) for offences under Sections 379, 465, 467, 46...