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Bombay High Court Quashes AGRC Order in Slum Rehabilitation Dispute — Consent Terms Binding on Successor Developer. Petitioners' Entitlement to Two Shops of 409 Sq Ft Each Upheld Based on Consent Terms in Suit No.1994 of 2008....

The petitioners, Alphonso D'Souza and Vanessa D'Souza, filed a writ petition challenging an order dated 5th January 2022 passed by the Apex Grievances Redressal Committee (AGRC) in Application No.141 ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Ex-Promoters' Gratuity Claims, Holds Directors in Control Not 'Employees' Under Payment of Gratuity Act. Founders who were in absolute control of company affairs cannot claim gratuity as employees despite drawing salary, as they fall outside the definition of 'employee' under Section 2(e) of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972....

The petitioners, Anil Govind Ganu and Ashwini Anil Ganu, were the founders and directors of Innovative Technomics Pvt. Ltd. They claimed gratuity for their service from 1993/1996 to 2012, relying on s...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Lok Adalat Award for Lack of Valid Reference Under Section 20 of Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987. Petitioner's Signature Obtained Without Proper Procedure Renders Award Void....

The petitioner, Madhukar Baburao Shete, a senior citizen with 95% physical disability, challenged an award passed by the Lok Adalat in Regular Civil Suit No. 781 of 2017 filed by the respondent, Yoges...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Municipal Corporation's Challenge to Caste Validity Certificates — Employer Lacks Locus Standi Under Maharashtra Caste Certificate Act, 2000. Corporation Cannot Challenge Certificates Issued to Employees as Only Person Aggrieved or State Government Can Do So....

The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court challenging the caste validity certificates issued to its employees by the Scrutiny Committee. The ...

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Bombay High Court Rejects Application for Amendment of Preliminary Decree in Partition Suit — No Accidental Slip or Clerical Error Found. Claim Based on Sale Deed Not Raised During Trial or Appeals Cannot Be Introduced via Section 152 CPC Amendment....

The case arises from a partition suit filed by Anantrai against his brothers and others for partition of properties left by their father Ramshankar Upadhyay. The Trial Court decreed the suit granting ...

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Bombay High Court Directs Municipal Council to Grant Compassionate Appointment and Pay Compensation for 11-Year Delay. The court held that the employer must process compassionate appointment applications within six months and that delay of 11 years is unjustified, warranting compensation....

The petitioner, Dipak Madhukar Sapkale, filed a writ petition seeking compassionate appointment after his father, an employee of the Municipal Council, Amalner, died in harness on 08.02.2013. The peti...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Insurer's Appeal in Crop Insurance Dispute — State Government Directed to Reassess Claims and Pay Compensation to Farmers. The Division Bench set aside the Single Judge's order directing compensation and reframing of Term Sheet, holding that such relief was beyond writ jurisdiction....

The case involves an intra-court appeal filed by the Agricultural Insurance Company of India Ltd. (the appellant/insurer) against a judgment of a learned Single Judge of the Karnataka High Court dated...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Circumstantial Evidence and Failure to Prove Motive. Conviction Under Section 302 r/w 34 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Establish Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The case arises from a conviction under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) by the I Additional Sessions Judge, Kolar, in Sessions Case No. 10/2017. The appellants, N Venko...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Appeal in Commercial Suit for Attachment Before Judgment — Order XXXVIII Rule 5 CPC Requires Strong Prima Facie Case and Risk of Dissipation of Assets. Plaintiff's Application for Attachment Before Judgment Was Wrongly Rejected by Trial Court Despite Evidence of Debt and Asset Disposal....

The appellant/plaintiff, M/s SGK Agencies Private Limited, filed a commercial suit (Com.OS No.237/2023) against the respondents/defendants, M/s Bremels Rubber Industries Private Limited and its direct...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Nephew's Compassionate Appointment Claim as Ineligible Under Government Resolution Categories. Court Holds That Clause-AA of GR Dated 29.09.2017 Must Be Read with Clause-A, Which Lists Eligible Blood Relatives, and a Nephew Does Not Fall Within Any Category....

The petitioner, Vishal Ravindra Wagh, filed a writ petition seeking compassionate appointment as the nephew of the deceased employee, Vijay Ratan Wagh, who worked as a Peon with the Command Area Devel...