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High Court of Judicature at Bombay Allows Appeal in Electricity Theft Case — Conviction Set Aside Due to Lack of Evidence of Theft. Meter Found in Disconnected State and No Proof of Unauthorized Use of Electricity Under Section 135 of the Electricity Act, 2003....

The appellant, Santosh Datta Chitalkar, was convicted by the Adhoc Additional Sessions Judge, Dhule, in Special Case No. 7 of 2005 for theft of electricity under Section 135 of the Electricity Act, 20...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition for Lapse of Land Reservation Under MRTP Act Due to Inaction of Planning Authority. Reservation Lapses When Planning Authority Fails to Take Steps for Acquisition Within Six Months of Notice Under Section 127 of Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966....

The petitioner, Vijaykumar Motilal Hirakhanwala, owned lands bearing Survey No. 386 (2.78 H) and Survey No. 389 (1.23 H) within the limits of Jalna Municipal Council. These contiguous lands admeasured...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appointment of Director in Technical College Despite University's Refusal Based on Qualification Dispute. University's Decision Set Aside as Appointee Possessed Requisite Qualifications and University Failed to Provide Valid Reason for Disapproval....

The petitioners, G.H.R. Education Foundation Society and Dr. Preeti Agrawal, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court challenging the decision of North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon, refus...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR and Orders Compensation for Unauthorized Sealing of Cable Network Control Room — Police Action Without Statutory Authority Violates Fundamental Rights Under Article 19(1)(g) of Constitution of India....

The petitioners, a partnership firm running a cable television network under the name U.S.A. Cable Networks and its members, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seekin...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction for Dowry Death and Cruelty in Absence of Appellant. Section 304-B IPC conviction sustained as presumption of dowry death applies when death occurs within seven years of marriage and cruelty for dowry is proved....

The appellant, John Vasant Khandagale, was convicted by the VII Additional Sessions Judge, Thane, in Sessions Case No.178/1988 for offences under Sections 304-B and 498-A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Specific Performance Suit, Sets Aside Interim Injunction. Agreement for Lease Contingent on Occupation Certificate Not Specifically Enforceable....

The appellant, Associated Bombay Cinemas Private Limited, as landlord, entered into an agreement dated 14 August 1997 with the respondent, Jamni S. Ramchandani, for the lease of a shop in Strand Cinem...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition by Maharashtra State Financial Corporation Challenging Reinstatement of Employee Acquitted in Criminal Case. Dismissal Based on Conviction for Moral Turpitude Set Aside as Acquittal Subsequent to Dismissal Vitiates the Basis of Termination Under Regulation 39 of the Bombay State Financial Corporation (Staff) Regulations, 1954....

The petitioner, Maharashtra State Financial Corporation, dismissed its employee, Respondent No.1, under Regulation 39 of the Bombay State Financial Corporation (Staff) Regulations, 1954, after learnin...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Against APMC Dismissal Due to Alternative Remedy of Second Appeal Under Rule 104 of Maharashtra Agricultural Produce Marketing Rules, 1967. Court holds that Rule 103 prescribes procedure for imposing penalties under Rule 102, and appeal lies under Rule 104, not Section 52B of the Act....

The petitioner, Shantaram Sonawane, an employee of the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC), Jalgaon, was dismissed from service. He filed an appeal before the Director of Marketing under Sect...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Criminal Writ Petition Challenging Sanction for Prosecution Under Prevention of Corruption Act — Sanctioning Authority's Discretion Upheld. Sanction order under Section 19 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 is administrative; court cannot interfere unless perverse or based on no material....

The petitioner, Uttam Dattatraya Kahane, filed a Criminal Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, challenging the sanction order da...