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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Abetment to Suicide. Conviction under Section 306 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove that the appellant instigated or provoked the deceased to commit suicide....

The appellant, Vithal Mhasuji Gadhe, was convicted by the IVth Additional Sessions Judge, Aurangabad, for offences under Sections 498-A, 306, and 323 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in Sessions Case No...

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Bombay High Court Allows Collector to Consider Suspension on Remand in Excise Licence Case — Remand Not Restricted to Fine Only. The Court held that the Collector could consider suspension of licence and subsequent facts on remand from the Minister under the Maharashtra Excise Act, 1915....

The petitioner, a CL-III licence holder, was issued a show cause notice for selling a 180 ml country liquor bottle worth Rs.17.80 at Rs.18, an overcharge of 20 paise. The Collector suspended his licen...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Labour Court Order for Retrenchment Compensation Under Section 33(c)(2) of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. Employer Liable Despite Nationalization and Transfer of Undertaking....

The petitioner, Empress Mills (a unit of Maharashtra State Textile Corporation), challenged an order dated 14.12.1998 passed by the First Labour Court, Nagpur, in ID Application No. 351/88 under Secti...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Management's Petition in Service Dispute — Upholds Tribunal's Direction for Fresh Enquiry from Stage of Cross-Examination. Denial of Cross-Examination Violates Natural Justice Under Section 59 of Maharashtra Universities Act, 1994....

The case involves two writ petitions filed by the Secretary and Principal of Pratibha Shikshan Prasarak Mandal (the management) against the order of the College Tribunal, Nagpur. The Tribunal had part...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Industrial Court Stay Order in Transfer Dispute — Zilla Parishad Employee's Refusal to Accept Transfer Not an Unfair Labour Practice. Absorption Order Due to Abolition of Post Upheld as Transfer Not Covered Under Schedule IV of MRTU & PULP Act, 1971....

The petitioners, Zilla Parishad, Gadchiroli, and its health officers, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India challenging an order dated 28 August 2010 passed by ...

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Bombay High Court Sets Aside Police Commissioner's Order for Violation of Natural Justice in Bar License Matter. Failure to Furnish Documents in Show Cause Notice Renders Order Vitiated....

The petitioner, Smt. Renuka w/o Mohan Patel, proprietor of Payal Bar and Restaurant in Nagpur, challenged an order passed by the Commissioner of Police, Nagpur (respondent no.2). The impugned order wa...

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Bombay High Court Modifies Land Acquisition Award in State Appeal — Market Value Reduced to Rs.22.58 per sqm Based on Comparable Sale Instance. Separate Compensation for Trees and Section 23(1A) Benefits Denied as Award Pre-dated 1984 Amendment....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the judgment and award of the Reference Court under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, which enhanced the market value of acquired land to Rs.35 pe...

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High Court of Judicature at Bombay Heard Constitutional Challenge to Section 31-A of the NDPS Act, 1985, Imposing Mandatory Death Penalty for Repeat Drug Offences. The petition questioned whether mandatory death penalty for non-homicidal drug offences under Section 31-A violates fundamental rights under Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India....

The matter involved two writ petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution challenging the constitutional validity of Section 31-A of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. ...