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High Court Dismisses Railway Appeal and Upholds Compensation for Accidental Fall from Train. Strict Liability Under Section 124A of Railways Act Applies, Even Without Proof of Railway's Fault, Where Ticket Found on Deceased....

The appeal arose from the judgment and order of the Railways Claims Tribunal, Nagpur Bench, which awarded compensation of Rs. 4,00,000 to the dependents of deceased Bhagwan Tukdoji Vasane. The Union o...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Non-Issuance of Relieving Order Despite Promotion List Inclusion - Promotion Right Not Absolute When Vigilance Clearance Withheld. The court held that the employer's discretion to assess merit and withhold promotion due to pending disciplinary proceedings or criminal charges is valid under the sealed cover procedure....

The petitioner, Bingumalla Venkata Ramanaiah, an employee of Coal India Limited, filed a writ petition challenging the action of the respondents (Coal India Limited and Western Coalfields Limited) in ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Amendment in Plaint to Include Relief Against Transferee Pendente Lite in Property Dispute. Transfer of Property Act Section 52 Applies to Bind Transferee Pendente Lite by Decree....

The petitioners filed Regular Civil Suit No.742 of 1996 seeking declaration and permanent mandatory injunction against the respondents regarding suit property bearing plot no. 51, Khasra No.25/1, 26/2...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Scrutiny Committee's Verification of OBC Caste Certificate. Caste Certificate of Kharvi Community Member Upheld After Enquiry, No Ground for Interference....

The petitioner, Krishna Dhakhu Pilernekar, contested the election for Village Panchayat, Merces from Ward No.8 against a seat reserved for OBC candidates. Respondent No.4, Assis J. Fernandes, also con...

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High Court of Bombay Examines Limitation for Suit Against Port Trust Under Section 120 of Major Port Trusts Act, 1963. Plaintiffs' Notice Under Section 120 Sent More Than Five Years After Lease Expiry and Accrual of Cause of Action....

The suit was instituted by Kewal Kishan Aggarwal and others against the Board of Trustees of the Port of Mumbai seeking renewal of seven leases that expired on 10 December 1978. The leases contained a...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition for Revocation of Letters of Administration in Succession Dispute. Petitioner fails to prove will or entitlement to flat as Letters of Administration validly granted to son of deceased....

The petitioner, Prakash P. Bambardekar, filed a petition under Section 263 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 seeking revocation of Letters of Administration granted to the respondent, Avinash Vishvan...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Externment Order for Violation of Natural Justice — Show Cause Notice Lacks Material Particulars. The court held that failure to disclose dates and locations of alleged incidents in the show cause notice and in-camera statements under Section 56 of the Bombay Police Act, 1951 vitiates the externment proceedings....

The petitioner, Sunil Mani Shetty, challenged an externment order dated 16th December 2012 passed by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Zone-VII, Mumbai under Section 56(1)(a) and (b) of the Bombay Po...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Externment Order Under Bombay Police Act for Non-Disclosure of Dates of In-Camera Statements. Non-disclosure of dates of in-camera statements causes prejudice to the petitioner's defence, rendering the externment order unsustainable under Section 57(1)(a)(i) of the Bombay Police Act, 1951....

The petitioner, Karan Ramesh Ghuge, challenged an externment order dated 24th December 2012 passed by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Nashik, under Section 57(1)(a)(i) of the Bombay Police Act, 195...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Order Requiring Proof of Will Under Section 68 of Evidence Act. Admission of Contents in Plaint Does Not Dispense with Examination of Attesting Witnesses for Proving Execution of Will....

The petitioner, original defendant No.1, challenged an order dated 12.9.2012 passed by the 6th Joint Civil Judge, Junior Division, Nashik, in a suit for partition and possession. The plaintiff had fil...

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

The judgment pertains to four criminal appeals arising from a common judgment of the trial court convicting the appellants for offences including murder under Section 302 IPC and other allied offences...