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Bombay High Court Upholds Termination of Temporary Employees in College Tribunal Case — No Right to Regularisation for Ad Hoc Appointments. Employees appointed on temporary basis without following statutory selection process cannot claim permanency or protection under the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Regulation Act, 1977....

The petitioners, Shivaji Dhansing Pawar and Arun Vitthalrao Pawar, were employed as temporary staff at R.B. Attal College, Georai, run by Marathwada Shikshan Prasarak Mandal. They were appointed on ad...

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High Court of Bombay at Nagpur Allows Restoration of Interim Custody of Seized Vehicle in Wildlife Offence Case. Tractor and Trolly Used for Carrying Wild Pig Flesh Ordered to Be Returned on Conditions Under Sections 9 and 39 of Indian Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972....

The applicant, Ganeshsing Bisansing Bawari, filed a criminal application before the High Court of Bombay at Nagpur seeking to quash and set aside the order dated 09.10.2007 passed by the learned Sessi...

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Bombay High Court Allows Quashing of Sessions Court Order in Bigamy Case — Magistrate Has Power to Issue Summons to Second Accused Under Section 204 CrPC. The Sessions Court erred in applying the principle of recall of summons to a case where the Magistrate issued fresh summons to a co-accused against whom the complaint was already pending....

The applicant, Vidya Balakdas Khobragade, filed a complaint against her husband Balakdas Shriram Khobragade and his second wife Kavita Balakdas Khobragade under Sections 494, 199, 464, 465, 466 read w...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Dismisses Appeal by Land Acquisition Officer in Land Compensation Case — Enhancement of Compensation Upheld Based on Comparable Sales and Potential of Land for Non-Agricultural Use....

The case pertains to an appeal filed by the Land Acquisition Officer and the Executive Engineer against the Judgment and Award dated 10-1-2005 passed by the learned District Judge at Margao in Land Ac...

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Bombay High Court Allows Workman's Appeal for Wages Under Section 17-B of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Employer's Challenge Dismissed. Court held that workman is entitled to last drawn wages during pendency of proceedings before Labour Court, irrespective of employer's financial hardship....

The case involves two Letters Patent Appeals (LPA 294/2010 and LPA 296/2010) arising from an order of a Single Judge dated 26.10.2010 in Writ Petition No.3139/2010. The appellant, Hiru B. Barot, was a...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Eligibility of Members to Vote in Cooperative Society Elections. Membership Duration Under Section 27(3-A) of Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960 Computed from Date of Enrollment or Resolution Admitting Member, Whichever is Earlier....

The petitioners, who are members of Shri Balaji Sahkari Doodh Utpadak Sanstha (a cooperative milk producers society registered under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960), challenged the el...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Based on Dying Declaration — Dying Declarations Found Unreliable Due to Lack of Corroboration and Inconsistencies. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as oral dying declaration witnesses turned hostile and written dying declaration not proved to be voluntarily made....

The appellant, Bisram Sanu Jambhekar, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Achalpur in Session Trial No.10/2004 for the offence punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 f...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellant in Rape Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 376(2)(f) IPC set aside as medical evidence did not support rape and prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt....

The appellant, Girjesh Rajendra Prasad, was convicted by the Second Ad-hoc Additional Sessions Judge, Kalyan, in Sessions Case No.161/2004 for the offence punishable under Section 376(2)(f) of the Ind...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Winding-Up Petition as Foreign Company Failed to Comply with Registration Requirements Under Sections 592 and 599 of Companies Act, 1956. Petitioner, a foreign company with a place of business in India, cannot maintain a winding-up petition without registering under the Act....

The petitioner, Willis Europe B.V., a company incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands with its principal place of business in the United Kingdom, filed a winding-up petition under the Companies...