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High Court of Bombay Adjudicates on Writ Petition Against Labour Court Awards Granting Overtime to Dispensary Workers. Dispensary Within Factory Precincts Held Integral to Factory Under Factories Act, 1948, and Employees Deemed Workers....

The dispute involved the entitlement of Class-IV employees of a dispensary attached to the India Security Press to overtime wages under the Factories Act, 1948. The petitioners, Union of India and the...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Complaint in Cheque Dishonour Case Due to Lack of Territorial Jurisdiction. The court held that the cause of action under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 arises only at the place where the cheque is presented and dishonoured, not at the place of issuance or the complainant's registered office....

The petitioner, Mrs. Preetha S. Babu, a resident of Ernakulam, Kerala, filed a Criminal Writ Petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution before the Bombay High Court seeking quashing of Cr...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Civil Revision Application in Eviction Case — Subletting and Acquisition of Alternate Accommodation Established. Decree confirmed under Section 13(1)(e) and 13(1)(l) of Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947....

The applicants, claiming to be tenants of the respondents, were involved in two suits: one filed by the applicants for declaration and injunction (R.A.D. Suit No.2325 of 1977) and another filed by the...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in NDPS Case Due to Non-Compliance with Section 50 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. Failure to Inform Accused of Right to be Searched Before Gazetted Officer or Magistrate Renders Search Illegal and Conviction Unsustainable....

The appellant, Rajaram s/o Tulshiram Mane, was convicted by the Special Judge, Omerga, in Special Case (NDPS) No. 03 of 2008 for an offence punishable under Section 20(b) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psy...

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Bombay High Court Quashes State Government's Order Cancelling Postponement of APMC Elections and Appointment of Administrator. Government's Action Held Arbitrary for Ignoring Court's Earlier Direction to Hold Village-Level Society Elections First Under Section 14(3-A) of Maharashtra Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act, 1963....

The petitioners, comprising the Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC), Ralegaon, its Vice-Chairman, and an agriculturist, challenged two orders: (1) the State Government's order dated 6-1-2010 c...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Seeking Closure of Pulp and Paper Mill for Alleged Pollution, Directs Petitioners to Approach Civil Court. Disputed questions of fact regarding seepage of effluents into agricultural lands cannot be adjudicated in writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India....

The petitioners, Ghansham Ganpat Dupare, Murari Mukunda Raut, and Shankarrao Govind Johri, are agriculturists holding lands in Old Wadsa, Taluka Wadsa, District Gadchiroli. They filed a writ petition ...

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Bombay High Court Directs School Management to Submit Proposal for Appointment in Graduate Quota - Education Officer to Decide Within Three Months. The Court, by consent, ordered the management to submit a proposal for the petitioner's appointment in the 25% Graduate Quota and directed the Education Officer to decide within three months after hearing affected parties....

The petitioner, Rameshkumar Haricharan Tiwari, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court at Nagpur seeking a direction to the respondent-management (Laxmi Devi Dhiran Kanya Vidyalaya Society ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Teacher's Petition Challenging Reservation Direction for Headmaster Cadre with Two Posts — Reservation Not Applicable Where Cadre Strength Is Three or Less Under Maharashtra Education Rules....

The petitioner, Ramesh Rajurkar, a teacher, challenged an order dated 7.1.2010 passed by the Education Officer (Secondary) Zilla Parishad, Nagpur, directing the management (respondent no.2) to fill th...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Bank of Baroda's Challenge to MMRDA's Demand for Additional Premium for FSI Enhancement in Bandra-Kurla Complex Lease. Lease Agreement Interpretation - Clause 13 of Agreement to Lease Does Not Confer Unilateral Right to Additional FSI Without Payment of Additional Premium as Per MMRDA's Policy....

The petitioners, Bank of Baroda and its Deputy General Manager, filed a writ petition challenging the demand of the Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA) for additional premium fo...

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High Court Dismisses Second Appeal in Partition Suit — Mother Lacks Right to Challenge Alienation. The court found that a mother does not have an independent right to challenge alienation of joint family property under Hindu law....

The dispute arose from a partition suit filed by the Plaintiff, who claimed that the suit property belonged to her deceased husband. The Plaintiff contended that the property was ancestral joint famil...