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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Motor Accident Claim Case Due to Negligence of Driver. Claimant awarded compensation for injuries sustained when motorcycle hit her while she was loading luggage on a tempo....

The appellant, Nalini Ramesh Satarkar, filed a claim petition under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 seeking compensation of Rs. 2,00,000 for injuries sustained in a motor accident on 19th July 1994 at Fa...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Land Acquisition Appeal for Enhancement of Compensation — Market Value Not Enhanced Due to Lack of Comparable Sale Deeds. Land Acquisition Act, 1894, Section 18 — Appellant failed to prove higher market value through comparable sale deeds, and Reference Court's rejection of one sale deed as not comparable was upheld....

The appellant, a co-owner of land in village Advalpal, Bicholim Taluka, had his land acquired by the State for the construction of the left bank main canal of the Tillari Irrigation Project. The Speci...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition of Assistant Teacher Challenging Termination for Lack of D.Ed. Qualification. Teacher appointed on temporary basis for primary section without required D.Ed. degree not entitled to reinstatement under Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Regulation Act, 1977....

The petitioner, Mrs. Annu M. Gurunasinghani, was appointed as an Assistant Teacher in the primary section of a school run by the first respondent institution in May 1998. She held B.A. and B.Ed. degre...

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Bombay High Court Considers Petitions Against Royalty Demands for Excavation During Building Construction Under Section 48 of Maharashtra Land Revenue Code. Petitioners Argue Excavation Incidental to Permitted Construction Does Not Constitute Mining....

The Bombay High Court heard four writ petitions challenging the demand of royalty and penalty by revenue authorities for excavation carried out during building construction. Petitioners, consisting of...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Against Octroi Levy on Concentrate Used in Carbonated Beverages. Court Holds That Concentrate Is Not 'Sweetened Aerated Water' Under Entry 60 of Schedule H of the Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporation Act, 1949....

The petitioner, Pepsico India Holdings Private Limited, is a company engaged in the manufacture and sale of carbonated beverages. It imports a concentrate from its parent company abroad, which is used...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Election Recount Rejection in Zilla Parishad Election Dispute. Court holds that Election Petition under Section 27 of Maharashtra Zilla Parishads, Panchayat Samitis Act, 1961 is not maintainable for recount of votes after declaration of result....

The petitioner, Keshavrao Champatrao Khope, a defeated candidate in a Zilla Parishad election, filed an election petition under Section 27 of the Maharashtra Zilla Parishads, Panchayat Samitis Act, 19...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Seeking Direction to Vice Chancellor to Exercise Emergency Powers Under Maharashtra Universities Act, 1994. Vice Chancellor's power under Section 14(7) and (8) is discretionary and not a duty; no mandamus lies....

The dispute arose when a registered society and its engineering college (petitioners) sought to introduce a new M.Tech course in Power Electronics and Power Systems at Nagpur University. The course wa...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition of Teacher Challenging Termination in MEPS Rules Case — Appointment on Year-to-Year Basis Not Confirmed. Probationary teacher's termination upheld as approval was extended only till 30.04.1995 under Schedule B of MEPS Rules, 1981....

The petitioner, Smt. Geeta Khandwekar, was appointed as a teacher in a private school managed by the Bharat Education Society. She was appointed initially for the session 1989-90 and her services were...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Reduces Compensation in Land Acquisition Case — Market Rate Fixed at Rs. 150 per sq.metre Instead of Rs. 263.20 per sq.metre. Reference Court's enhancement set aside due to lack of comparable sale instances and failure to consider the land's paddy field character....

The case involves a land acquisition dispute where the Government of Goa acquired 1635 square metres of land belonging to the respondent, Smt. Victoria Fernandes, from survey no.573/1 in village Calap...