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Bombay High Court Allows Revision Petition in Cheque Dishonour Case — Limitation Period for Filing Revision Computed from Date of Knowledge of Process Order. The court held that the period of limitation under Section 397 CrPC runs from the date of knowledge, not the date of the order, and directed the Sessions Judge to register the revision....

The petitioner, Praful Mulchand Jain, was the accused in a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, filed by respondent no. 1, Abdul Sameer. The complaint alleged that the ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal Against Conviction for Giving False Evidence Under Section 344 CrPC — Witness's Contradictory Statements Not Deliberate Falsehood. The court held that the summary procedure under Section 344 CrPC requires a finding of intentional falsehood, and mere contradictions between FIR and deposition do not constitute perjury....

The appellant, Shriram Munjaji Raut, was the complainant and prosecution witness No. 2 in Sessions Trial No. 8 of 2006, which arose from the death of his daughter Meerabai. The trial resulted in the a...

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High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Termination Orders Due to Age of Superannuation. Petitioners' Claim of Service Since 1976 Rendered the Petition Moot as They Crossed the Age Limit....

The case involved a writ petition filed by the petitioners challenging their termination orders dated 8.10.1990. The petitioners claimed to have joined service in 1976, which implied that they had lik...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Review Application in Service Matter — No Error Apparent on Record. Review jurisdiction under Order 47 Rule 1 CPC is limited to errors apparent on face of record; re-argument of merits not permitted....

The petitioner, Arun Bhaduji Bansod, filed a review application under Order 47 Rule 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, seeking review of an order dated 18th November, 2008 passed by a Division Be...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Externment Order Under Maharashtra Police Act for Lack of Subjective Satisfaction. Failure to Record That Witnesses Are Unwilling to Come Forward Renders Externment Order Invalid and Without Jurisdiction....

The petitioner, Shaikh Dayan Shaikh Lukman, was externed by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Buldana, by order dated 21st September 2010 from several districts including Buldana, Akola, Washim, Jalna, B...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeals Against Arrest of Vessel in Cargo Damage Claim — Maritime Lien Not Established. Bill of Lading Claim Does Not Give Rise to Maritime Lien; Owner Not Liable Due to Demise Clause....

The case involves three appeals filed against an order of a learned single Judge of the Bombay High Court in Admiralty Suit No.27 of 1999. The suit was filed by Gitanjali Woolens Pvt. Ltd. (the plaint...

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Bombay High Court Considers Challenge by Parsi Zoroastrian Community Members Against Trustees' Resolution Banning Priests for Performing Allegedly Irreligious Ceremonies. The Core Issue is Whether the Deed of Trust of 1884 Empowers Trustees to Restrict Priests' Access to Religious Properties Based on Religious Orthodoxy....

The dispute arose from a resolution passed by the trustees of the Parsi Panchayat Funds and Properties on 9 June 2009, banning two Parsi Zoroastrian priests, Framroze Mirza and Khushroo Madon, from pe...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition of Lecturer in Service Dispute — Stigmatic Termination Quashed. Termination order stating 'work and behaviour not satisfactory' is stigmatic and requires disciplinary inquiry under Maharashtra Universities Act, 1994....

The petitioner, Mr. Rohidas Ganpat Godse, was appointed as a lecturer in Accountancy at G.B. Khare College after being selected by a duly constituted Selection Committee. He joined service on 6.2.1999...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Revenue Order in Ceiling Surplus Land Case — Remands Matter for Fresh Consideration Due to Violation of Natural Justice. Failure to Provide Opportunity of Hearing to Petitioner Before Declaring Land as Surplus Under Maharashtra Agricultural Lands (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 1961 Renders Order Unsustainable....

The petitioner, Narayan Sonaji Patil (since deceased, represented by legal representatives), filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging the judgment and order dat...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Land Ceiling Order Under Maharashtra Agricultural Lands (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 1961. Court Holds That Surplus Land Determination by Deputy Collector Was Valid and No Interference Warranted....

The petitioners, Bhanudas, Vithal, and Pralhad Gaikwad, filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, challenging an order dated 29.05.1993 passed by the Deputy Collector, Land Ref...