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Bombay High Court Allows Appeals for Enhanced Compensation in Land Acquisition for Playground. Market Value Fixed at Rs. 100 per sq.mtr. Based on Comparable Sale Deed, with Solatium and Interest Under Land Acquisition Act, 1894....

The case involves two appeals arising from a common land acquisition notification for a children's playground in Pimpri-Chinchwad. The land, admeasuring 17822.75 sq.mtrs., was owned by two sets of cla...

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Bombay High Court Punishes Contemnor for Fabricating Documents to Obtain Bail for Life Convict. Filing of forged wedding invitation cards to mislead the court amounts to criminal contempt under Section 2(c)(iii) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971....

The applicant, Ganesh @ Premnath Dattu Deore, a life convict lodged in Nasik Central Prison, filed an application for temporary bail on the ground that his younger sister was to get married. The court...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition by Education Society Challenging Reinstatement of Teacher. Temporary Appointment Against Reserved Post Does Not Justify Termination Without Following Procedure Under M.E.P.S. Act....

The petitioners, Datta Shelke Education Society and its school, challenged the order of the School Tribunal dated 30 June 1999 directing reinstatement of respondent No.1, Namdeo Shankar Patil, with 20...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition Challenging Condition of Pre-deposit of Compensation for Suspension of Sentence in NI Act Case. Condition Imposed by Sessions Court Held Unreasonable and Beyond Appellate Court's Power Under Section 357(2) CrPC....

The petitioner, original accused in a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, was convicted by the Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Latur, and sentenced to simple impriso...

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High Court Acquits Accused in Mischief by Fire Case Due to Material Contradictions and Inconsistent Evidence. Conviction under Section 436 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The appellant, Dharam Kondiram Gumladu, was convicted under Section 436 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 by the Sessions Judge, Aurangabad, for allegedly setting fire to the hut of the complainant, Dash...

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Bombay High Court Directs Contempt Proceedings Against Administrative Board Members for Disposing of Cooperative Society Property in Violation of Court Order. Perjury Notices Issued Under Section 192 IPC and Section 340 CrPC for Wilful Disposal of Property....

The case involved two writ petitions arising from the management of Gangakhed Taluka Sahakari Kharedi Vikri Sangh Ltd., a cooperative society. The petitioner in Writ Petition No.7312 of 2008 sought di...

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Bombay High Court Allows Contempt Appeal, Sets Aside Conviction for Willful Disobedience of Court Order in Land Dispute. Appellants Held Not Guilty of Contempt as Order Was Ambiguous and Compliance Was Not Willfully Disobeyed....

The case arises from a contempt appeal under Section 19 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, filed by Tejram, Laxman, and Ramu Hazare (appellants) against the judgment and order dated 18/12/2008 of a ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Applicability of MEPS Act to CBSE-Affiliated School — School Affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education Not a 'Recognised School' Under Section 2(21) of Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Act, 1977, Hence Act Does Not Apply and Appeal Before School Tribunal Is Not Maintainable....

The petitioners, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan and its school (Bhavanis Bhagwandas Purohit Vidya Mandir), challenged the applicability of the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) A...

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Bombay High Court Partly Allows Appeals in Land Acquisition Compensation Case — Market Value Fixed at Rs.24 per sq m Uniformly. Reference Court's Classification of Land into Two Categories Set Aside Under Land Acquisition Act, 1894....

The case involves two appeals against the Judgment and Award dated 8th August 2003 passed by the learned District Judge, Margao, in Land Acquisition Case No. 136/1997. The land belonging to the Applic...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Caste Scrutiny Committee Order Validating Scheduled Tribe Claim Due to Non-Consideration of Pre-Constitutional Documents and Improper Affinity Test. Pre-constitutional documents from 1920 showing caste as 'Hindu' not considered; affinity test not conducted as per Shilpa Vishnu Thakur guidelines....

The petitioners, Roshan Uttam Rai and others, filed a Writ Petition in the Bombay High Court challenging an order dated 4th August 2008 passed by the Respondent No.2 Caste Scrutiny Committee, Nasik. T...