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Bombay High Court Allows Trust's Property Alienation Under Section 36(1) of Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950 — Joint Charity Commissioner's Rejection Set Aside for Non-Application of Mind. The court held that the Commissioner must consider all evidence and cannot reject an application without proper reasoning....

The petitioner, Terna Public Charitable Trust, filed two writ petitions challenging orders of the Joint Charity Commissioner, Latur. The first order dated 11.11.2008 rejected the trust's application N...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition for Dereservation of Land Under MRTP Act — Reservation Lapses Due to Non-Acquisition Within Six Months of Purchase Notice. The court held that mere passing of a resolution for acquisition does not constitute steps for acquisition under Section 127 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966....

The petitioner, Madanlal Lalchand Jain, owned land bearing S.No. 38/3 at Nandurbar. The Assistant Director of Town Planning published a draft development plan on 14/2/1976, which was sanctioned on 6/1...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Insurance Company's Appeal in Motor Accident Claim Due to Third-Party Liability. Insurer Directed to Pay Compensation and Recover from Owner as Driver Lacked Valid Licence Under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The case arises from a motor accident claim where the claimant, Karbhari Shinde, sustained serious injuries resulting in amputation of his left leg after the auto rickshaw he was traveling in collided...

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High Court Dismisses Petition for Termination Challenge — Petitioner Advised to File Civil Suit. The court permitted the withdrawal of the application, indicating that the appropriate remedy lay in civil proceedings rather than in the writ jurisdiction....

The case involved a petition filed by an Assistant Teacher against the termination of his employment by the Managing Committee of Sri Ram Janki High School. The petitioner, Dinesh Prasad, sought inter...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Mother-in-Law in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Abetment to Suicide. Conviction under Sections 498-A and 306 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove cruelty or instigation leading to deceased's suicide....

The appellant, Smt. Saidabee Mohd. Yasin, was convicted by the trial court for offences under Sections 498-A and 306 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for one...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Motor Accident Claim Case — Enhances Compensation from Rs. 3,23,000 to Rs. 5,77,000. Deceased's Income Reassessed at Rs. 4,500 per Month and Multiplier Corrected to 14 Under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The case arises from a motor accident claim filed by the widow and three daughters of Ramesh Bhimraoji Warghe, who died in a road accident on 8 July 2005 when a tractor driven rashly and negligently b...

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Bombay High Court Partly Allows Appeal by MSRTC in Motor Accident Claim Due to Contributory Negligence of Claimant. Claimant's failure to exercise reasonable care while alighting from a moving bus resulted in 50% reduction in compensation....

The appeal arises from a judgment and award dated 4th August 1998 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Yavatmal in MAC No.44 of 1999, whereby the claim of respondent no.1 (claimant) was partl...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Workers' Appeals in Industrial Dispute — Upholds Single Judge's Order Setting Aside Reinstatement. Allegations of Vague Charge-Sheet and Discrimination Rejected as Inquiry Found Fair and Punishment Proportionate....

The case involves two appeals filed by workers against an order of a learned Single Judge of the Bombay High Court. The background is that the employer, M/s. Haldyn Glass Works Limited, initiated depa...