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Bombay High Court Dismisses State's Petition Challenging Tribunal Order Setting Aside Departmental Inquiry Based on Forced Confession. Employee's Petition Allowed for Full Back Wages and Consequential Benefits....

The judgment involves two writ petitions arising from an order of the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal dated 20 April 2001. The State of Maharashtra filed Writ Petition No.2946 of 2002 challenging ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition by Union of India and Government Presses Challenging Industrial Tribunal Award. Notice of Change Under Section 9A of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 Held Invalid Due to Existing Settlement Under Section 2(p) of the Act....

The Union of India and the managements of India Security Press and Currency Note Press, Nashik, filed a writ petition challenging the award of the Central Government Industrial Tribunal dated 10.10.19...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Scrutiny Committee Order Invalidating Scheduled Tribe Certificate for Petitioner Claiming 'Tokre Koli' Tribe. Affinity Test Cannot Override Contemporaneous Documentary Evidence, Benefit of Doubt to Claimant....

The petitioner, Dilip s/o Narsingrao Yerewad, filed a Writ Petition before the Bombay High Court (Aurangabad Bench) challenging an order dated 23-09-2005 passed by the Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scru...

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High Court of Judicature at Bombay Nagpur Bench examines applications under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC seeking rejection of election petitions for non-compliance with the Representation of People Act, 1951. Court considers whether election petitions filed under Section 80 lack material facts and proper verification, and whether defects are curable after limitation....

The matter involved two election petitions filed under Section 80 of the Representation of People Act, 1951, challenging the election of Rajendra Mulak to the Maharashtra Legislative Council from the ...

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Bombay High Court Allows State Appeal in Food Adulteration Case — Acquittal Set Aside for Misbranding of Roasted Peanuts. Label on Sealed Packet Failed to Disclose Presence of Synthetic Food Colour 'Sunset Yellow' as Required Under Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 and Rules....

The State of Goa, through Food Inspector Smt. Iva Fernandes, filed an appeal against the acquittal of the respondents, Selvom Athisavem and Manuel Athisavem, who were accused of misbranding roasted pe...

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Bombay High Court Allows Suit for Specific Performance — Territorial Jurisdiction Issue Deferred to Trial. Court holds that preliminary issue of jurisdiction requires evidence and cannot be decided without trial under Order XVIII Rule 4 CPC....

The suit was filed by Dr. Ashok M. Bhat and another against Harichand Nagpal and another for specific performance of an agreement to sell. The preliminary issue of territorial jurisdiction of the Bomb...

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Bombay High Court Allows Certified Copies Under RTI Act Despite Civil Manual Lacuna — Petitioner Entitled to Copies of Court Correspondence. Right to Information Act, 2005 overrides procedural manual; litigant cannot take court records out for photocopying....

The petitioner, Bheemacharya Balacharya Varakhedakar, filed a writ petition challenging three orders passed by the trial court at Pandharpur. The first order (Exhibit 216) rejected his prayer to exhib...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction for Murder and Cruelty in Bride Burning Case — Dying Declaration Recorded by Police Constable Held Admissible. The court found the dying declaration reliable and corroborated, affirming life imprisonment under Section 302 IPC....

The appellant, Datta s/o Kisan Gaikwad, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Omerga in Sessions Case No. 23 of 2005 for the murder of his wife Rukminibai under Section 302 IPC and for cruel...

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Bombay High Court Allows Clubbing of Three Cheque Dishonour Complaints Under Section 138 NI Act for Joint Trial. Common Transaction and Same Parties Justify Consolidation to Avoid Multiplicity of Proceedings....

The petitioner, Smt. Sumedha Chitpur, an advocate practicing at District and Sessions Court, Latur, filed a criminal writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India seeking direc...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Magistrate's Order in RTI Complaint Case for Lack of Sanction Under Section 197 CrPC. Public servant acting in official capacity cannot be prosecuted without prior sanction under Section 197 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973....

The petitioner, Sanjay Shivaji Dhapse, claiming to be the Ahmednagar District Head of All India Human Rights and Citizen Option and a Corporator, filed an application under the Right to Information Ac...