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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petitions Challenging Collector's Order on Disqualification References Under Maharashtra Local Authority Members' Disqualification Act, 1986. Preliminary Objections Regarding Non-Compliance with Rule 6 and Verification Requirements Rejected as Technicalities....

The petitioners, elected members of Zilla Parishad, Dhule, challenged an order dated 27 May 2009 passed by the Collector, Dhule, which turned down their preliminary objections against references filed...

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Bombay High Court Grants Interim Relief in Writ Petition Against State - Notice Issued Returnable in Two Days. Ad-interim relief granted in terms of prayer clause (d) pending hearing of the petition....

The petitioner, Anil Gangaram Dodewar, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench, against the State of Maharashtra and others. The nature of the dispute is not detailed in the o...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Rejection of Scheduled Tribe Claim Based on Research Officer's Report Without Cross-Examination Opportunity. The Court held that a Research Officer's report is evidence and if the applicant requests cross-examination, it must be allowed to comply with principles of natural justice....

The petitioner, Bharat Gulabsing Thakur, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court challenging the rejection of his claim to belong to the Thakur Scheduled Tribe in Maharashtra. The main issu...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal Against Acquittal in Cheque Dishonour Case — Presumption Under Section 139 of Negotiable Instruments Act Not Rebutted by Accused. The court held that once issuance and signature are admitted, the presumption of legally enforceable debt arises, and the accused must rebut it....

The appellant, the original complainant, filed an appeal against the acquittal of the accused in a case under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. The complainant alleged that he had f...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Second Appeal in Joint Family Property Dispute — Sale by Coparcener Without Consent Invalid. Property Purchased from Joint Family Funds is Presumed to be Joint Family Property Under Hindu Law....

The case involves a dispute over a house property in Warora, Chandrapur. The plaintiffs, Gayabai (mother) and Bapurao (son), along with defendant no.2 (another son), were members of a joint Hindu fami...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Declaring Panchayat Member Disqualified for Voting on Matter Involving Pecuniary Interest Under Section 12(1)(d) of Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994. Respondent No.1, as owner of land licensed to Idea Cellular Ltd., voted on a resolution regarding the same land, thereby contravening Section 55(4) of the Act....

The petitioner, Shri Lenocio Raicar, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court at Goa seeking a declaration that respondent No.1, Shri Martinho Rocha, a member and Sarpanch of the Village Pan...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Dismissal of Counter Claim Directed Solely Against Co-Defendants. Counter Claim Must Be Directed Against Plaintiff Under Order 8 Rule 6A of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908....

The appellant, defendant no.7 in Regular Civil Suit No. 8/1984, filed a counter claim against the Government of Goa (a co-defendant) after the original suit was dismissed for default. The counter clai...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Review Petition in Succession Dispute Between Two Wives — Second Wife's Marriage Void Due to Subsisting First Marriage Under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The court held that a second marriage during the subsistence of a first marriage is void ab initio, and the second wife is not a legal heir under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956....

The case involves a dispute between two wives of Prakash Naik alias Vaingankar over his estate. Prakash married Deepa Naik on 17/03/1978, but the marriage was short-lived, and Deepa left the conjugal ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State's Petition Challenging Tribunal Order Quashing Termination of Medical Officers. Termination of Probationer Medical Officers Set Aside for Violation of Natural Justice and Non-Compliance with Tribunal's Earlier Directions for Regularization....

The State of Maharashtra and others filed two writ petitions challenging an order of the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal dated 19th January 2010. The Tribunal had allowed Original Application Nos....