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Bombay High Court Allows Suo Motu Public Interest Litigation Concerning Civic Issues Near Nagpur Railway Station. Court Holds Unhygienic Conditions and Traffic Chaos Violate Right to Life Under Article 21, Issues Directions to Municipal and Police Authorities....

Background: This public interest litigation was initiated suo motu by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Nagpur Bench, following news reports in a local daily highlighting the deplorable conditio...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Jurisdiction of District Court for Execution of Arbitral Awards and Directs Transfer of Pending Applications. Multi-State Cooperative Bank's Award Must Be Executed by District Judge, Not Civil Judge Senior Division, Under Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996....

The appellant, Akola Janata Commercial Cooperative Bank Ltd., had obtained an arbitral award against the respondents under the Multi State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002, for recovery of a loan. The ...

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Bombay High Court at Goa Upholds Conviction for Murder Under Section 302 IPC — Life Imprisonment Confirmed for Assault with Stone Causing Death of Mother-in-Law. The court found the evidence of eye-witnesses and medical evidence sufficient to prove the guilt beyond reasonable doubt....

The appellant, Indrajeet Godbole, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge-III, South Goa, Margao in Sessions Case No.28/2006 for the offence of murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code...

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Bombay High Court Examines Revocation of Consent Affidavits in Probate Suit Based on Misrepresentation and Duress. Court Finds Contradictory Evidence from Applicant Daughters, Noting Misrepresentation and Duress are Mutually Exclusive Defenses....

The dispute arose from the probate petition filed by Yohannan Thomas John, the executor of the Will of Ranchoddas Hiralal Agrawal, who died on 7 May 1986, leaving behind a Will dated 3 December 1985. ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Forfeiture of Bank Guarantees in Tender Dispute. Earnest Money Deposit Forfeited as Bidder's Unilateral Discount Offer After Bid Opening Violated Tender Terms....

The petitioner, Knowledge Infrastructure Systems Pvt. Ltd., a company engaged in coal trading, along with its shareholder, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution challenging the d...

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Bombay High Court Allows Landlord's Petition in Eviction Case Under Maharashtra Rent Control Act — Licensee's Forcible Re-entry After Lawful Eviction Does Not Entitle Him to Restoration. Competent Authority Has No Jurisdiction to Restore Possession to a Trespasser Under Section 24 of the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999....

The petitioner, Ramchandra B. Relwani, was the owner of a flat in Mumbai. In October 2001, he granted a leave and license to the respondent, Raees Ahmed Faruque, for 11 months, which was later extende...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Landlord's Revision Against Refusal of Eviction Under Rent Control Act — Tenant's Subletting Not Proved. Landlord failed to establish that tenant had sublet the premises without consent under Section 15 of the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999....

The case involves a Civil Revision Application filed by the landlord, Gulabsingh Jahagirdar, against the refusal of eviction of the tenant, M/s Ambegaonkar Machinery and Automobiles, by the Rent Contr...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Management's Petition Challenging Reinstatement of Teacher in Resignation Dispute. School Tribunal's Finding of Involuntary Resignation Upheld Under Section 9 of Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Regulation Act, 1977....

The case involves a dispute between the management of a private school (Bahujan Vikas Mandal and Kranti Jyoti Marathi Prathmik Shala) and a teacher (Ku. Manda Vithalrao Parsutkar) regarding her allege...

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Bombay High Court Directs Restoration of Laxminarayan Institute of Technology; Directs Filling of Vacant Posts and Removal of Encroachments in Trust Property. Writ Jurisdiction Invoked to Enforce Testamentary Trust and Ensure Compliance with Educational Purpose Under Will Dated 3.5.1930 and Constitution of India, Article 226....

The Laxminarayan Institute of Technology (LIT) was established in 1942 pursuant to a will dated 3 May 1930 of Rao Bahadur D. Laxminarayan, who bequeathed substantial properties to Nagpur University ea...