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Bombay High Court Dismisses Employer's Petition Challenging Gratuity Award to Principal. Teacher/Principal Held to Be 'Employee' Under Section 2(e) of Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, Following Supreme Court Precedent....

The petitioner, Vidarbha Youth Welfare Institution (Society), challenged the judgment and order dated 29-5-2010 passed by the Controlling Authority under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, directing p...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petitioners' Challenge to Tahsildar's Partition Order Under Section 54 CPC — No Jurisdictional Error Found in Execution of Civil Court Decree. The court upheld the Tahsildar's order effecting partition of suit property pursuant to a decree in Special Civil Suit No.925/1998, finding no ground for interference under Article 226....

The petitioners, who were parties to a partition suit, filed a writ petition challenging the order dated 14.09.2010 passed by the Tahsildar, Hingna, under Section 54 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 19...

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Bombay High Court Awards Compensation for Illegal Detention in Murder Case Re-investigation. Petitioners' arrest after acquittal of accused held illegal under Article 21 of Constitution of India....

The petitioners, Surekha Dnyaneshwar Sonawane and Milind Govind Jadhav, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking compensation for their alleged illegal detention fr...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition; Revision Under Section 76 of BT & AL Act Maintainable Despite Prior Suo Motu Revision Under Section 76A. Full Bench Decision in Shireen Sami Gadiali (2011 (3) Mh.L.J. 486) Held Inapplicable as It Involved Section 154 of MCS Act, 1960, Not BT & AL Act....

The writ petition challenged an order of the President, Maharashtra Revenue Tribunal, Mumbai, dismissing a tenancy revision application as not maintainable. The dispute arose from proceedings under th...

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Bombay High Court Adjudicates Pension Entitlement of Medical Officer Under Two Employers' Pension Rules. Petitioner Sought to Count Service Periods with Both Municipal Corporation and State Government for Pension Under Bombay Municipal Corporation Pension Rules, 1953 and Maharashtra Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1982....

The petitioner, a medical professional, held various positions with the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai and later with the State of Maharashtra before superannuating from the Corporation on 30...

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High Court Grants Bail to Accused in Extortion and Assault Case — No Prima Facie Case of Extortion Made Out as Demand Was for Genuine Dues. Applicant Accused Under Sections 384, 385, 323, 504, 506, 109, 114, 34 IPC Granted Bail as Allegations of Extortion Not Made Out....

The applicant, Santosh s/o Chabiladas Chaudahri, filed an application for regular bail under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. He was named as accused in Crime No. 224 of 2011 registered at Zilla ...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Acquittal of Accused in Suicide Case Due to Unreliable Dying Declaration and Lack of Proof of Cruelty. Allegations of harassment for dowry and illicit relations not proven beyond reasonable doubt under Sections 498A and 306 IPC....

The case involves the death of Maya, who committed suicide by setting herself on fire on 22 July 1987 at her uncle Madanchand's house. She was married to Vasant Kumar on 27 June 1985 and had a daughte...

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High Court of Bombay Allows Second Appeal in Service Matter Due to Non-Compliance with Order 41 Rule 31 CPC — Lower Appellate Court Must Frame Points for Determination Even When Affirming Trial Court Judgment....

The case arises from a Second Appeal filed by the original defendants, Barnes School and Bombay Education Society, against the judgment and order dated 2.9.2009 passed by the learned Adhoc District Ju...