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Bombay High Court Dismisses Land Acquisition Compensation Claim for Lack of Evidence of Ownership and Possession. Petitioners failed to prove title or possession of acquired land, and claim was barred by limitation and res judicata....

The petitioners, claiming to be the heirs of the original owner, filed a writ petition seeking compensation for land acquired by the State of Maharashtra for the Jayakwadi Project. The acquisition pro...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellants in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Sole Eyewitness Testimony. Conviction under Section 302 read with 34 IPC set aside as evidence of sole eyewitness was inconsistent and uncorroborated....

The case involves an appeal against conviction under Section 302 read with 34 IPC for murder. The prosecution case relied heavily on the testimony of a sole eyewitness (PW-1), who claimed to have seen...

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Bombay High Court Remands Caste Claim to Scrutiny Committee for Lack of Vigilance Report. Failure to Obtain Mandatory Vigilance Report Before Deciding Caste Claim Vitiated the Order....

The petitioner, Shri Laxmayya Rajam Nagula, filed a writ petition challenging the order of the Divisional Caste Scrutiny Committee (II), Nagpur Division, which had decided his caste claim without obta...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Removal of Employee in Coal India Service Dispute — Violation of Natural Justice as No Inquiry Held Before Dismissal Based on Self-Declaration. Rule 34(1)(ii) of Coal India Executives Conduct, Discipline and Appeal Rules, 1978 Requires Inquiry Before Penalty of Removal....

The petitioner, Shri Sheopurari Singh, was employed as Deputy General Manager (Vigilance) in M-1 Grade at the Vigilance Department of Western Coalfields Ltd., a subsidiary of Coal India Limited. He wa...

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Bombay High Court Upholds School Tribunal's Order Setting Aside Dismissal of Teacher for Procedural Irregularities in Enquiry. Management directed to hold fresh enquiry and pay subsistence allowance from date of Tribunal order....

The case involves two writ petitions arising from an order of the School Tribunal. The Management of Lok Shikshan Sanstha, Nagpur, challenged the Tribunal's order dated 29-9-2006 and clarificatory ord...

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Bombay High Court Directs Inclusion of Omitted Voters in Gram Panchayat Electoral Roll — Lapse Admitted by State. Petitioner sought correction of voters list for Gram Panchayat election; court directed respondents to include omitted voters in final list by issuing notification before election....

The petitioner, Rahul s/o Deepakrao Yadav, an advocate residing in Nimbhoraraj, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court at Nagpur seeking a direction to the respondents, the Collector, Amra...

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Bombay High Court Holds Agent of Vessel Liable as Owner for Port Charges Under Major Port Trusts Act. Court Interprets Section 2(o) to Include Agent, Following Supreme Court Precedent, and Finds Defendants Liable for Deficit After Consignment Sale....

The Board of Trustees of the Port of Bombay, a statutory corporation, filed a suit for recovery of Rs 3,21,369.45 along with interest, being the deficit in port charges after the sale of consignment. ...

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Bombay High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Sub-Registrar in Fraudulent Land Registration Case — No Duty to Verify Title Under Registration Act. The court held that Section 34 of the Registration Act, 1908 does not require a registering officer to verify the title of the transferor, and the principle of Caveat emptor places the burden on the buyer to check title....

The applicant, Mrs. Ashwini Ashok Kshirsagar, a Sub-Registrar in charge of registration at Taluka Maval, filed an application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 CrPC in connection with C.R. No. 1...