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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition for Lapsing of Land Reservation Under Section 127 of MRTP Act - Reservation for Garden Purposes Deemed Lapsed Due to Non-Acquisition Within Statutory Period...

The petitioners, owners of final plot No.481 in Town Planning Scheme No.1 at Karad, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a declaration that the reservation/desi...

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High Court of Judicature at Bombay Dismisses Appeals Against Conviction Under Sections 302 and 201 read with 34 of Indian Penal Code in Newborn Murder Case. DNA Evidence Conclusively Proves that Both Accused Were Biological Parents of Deceased Child, Justifying Inference of Common Intention to Strangulate and Bury the Body....

(1) The appeals arose from the conviction of two accused for murdering a newborn female child and causing disappearance of its body. The prosecution alleged that accused No.1 gave birth to a female ch...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Father for Rape of Minor Daughter Under Section 376(2) IPC — Evidence of Prosecutrix Found Credible and Corroborated by Medical and Circumstantial Evidence. The court held that the sole testimony of the prosecutrix, if credible, is sufficient for conviction, and delay in FIR was satisfactorily explained....

The appellant, Salim Khan s/o Noor Khan, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Aurangabad, in Special Case No. 06 of 2015 for offences under Sections 376(2), 506, and 323 of the Indian Penal...

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Bombay High Court Directs Payment of Compensation for Railway Encroachment on Private Land Without Acquisition. Petitioner's land used for railway line without acquisition proceedings; court orders compensation under RFCTLARR Act, 2013....

The petitioner, Sumit S/o Ashokkumar Bharadiya, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court at Aurangabad alleging that the Railway Authorities (respondent nos. 1 to 4) had encroached upon a po...

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High Court of Bombay at Aurangabad Allows Workman's Appeal Against Dismissal of Compensation Claim on Ground of Territorial Jurisdiction; Holds Objection Requires Prejudice Under Employees' Compensation Act, 1923. The Court ruled that Section 21 of the Act is a beneficial provision and the Commissioner should not have rejected the claim on hyper-technical grounds....

The appeal arose from the dismissal of a workman's claim for compensation by the Commissioner for Employees Compensation, Latur, on the ground of lack of territorial jurisdiction. The appellant, a dri...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Cheque Dishonour Case Due to Lack of Proper Service of Demand Notice. Service of notice under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 must be at the correct address; notice sent to a closed office address is invalid....

The petitioners, Mukeshbhai Balabhai Patel and his wife Ranjanben, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, s...

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Bombay High Court Discharges Respondents in Suo Motu Criminal Contempt for Alleged Willful Disobedience of Court Orders. Court holds that mere breach of undertaking does not constitute criminal contempt unless it scandalizes or lowers authority of court....

The High Court of Bombay initiated suo motu criminal contempt proceedings against respondent no.1 (M.N. Navale, President of Sinhgad Technical Education Society) and respondent no.2 (Sadashiv Mokashi,...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Cooperative Society's Maintenance Charge Demand Under Article 227. Alternative Remedy Under Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 Available; Petition Not Maintainable....

The petitioners, members of Link Apartment CHS Ltd., filed a writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India challenging the demand for arrears of maintenance charges by the society. The ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Waiver of Pre-deposit of Penalty and Interest in Property Tax Appeal Under Section 406(2)(e) of Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Act, 1949. The court held that the condition of deposit under Section 406(2)(e) applies only to the property tax, not to penalty or interest, and directed the trial court to decide the appeal on merits....

The petitioners, Reliance Communications Ltd., Reliance Infratel Ltd., and Suchitra Maharana, filed a writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India challenging an order dated 6th Septem...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Selection of State Information Commissioners. Court upholds MAT's refusal to annul appointments despite procedural irregularities, citing near-completion of tenure and lack of prejudice to petitioner....

The petitioner, Mr. John Shabaji Kharat, filed a writ petition challenging the judgment and order dated 16th April 2015 of the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal (MAT) in Original Application No. 823...