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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Trial Court Orders in Suit for Possession and Injunction — Held That Issues Must Be Framed Before Deciding Interim Applications Under Order 39 CPC. The court set aside orders passed without framing issues as required under Order 14 Rule 1 CPC and remanded for fresh consideration....

The petitioners, original defendants in a civil suit, challenged two orders dated 12/10/2017 and 27/10/2017 passed by the Adhoc Additional Senior Civil Judge, Margao, in a suit for possession and perm...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Dismisses Petition Challenging Labour Commissioner's Order Under Section 33C(1) of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Recovery Certificate for Backwages Upheld Despite Bank's Claim of Limitation and Set-Off...

The petitioner, The Goa Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., challenged an order dated 24/03/2017 passed by the Labour Commissioner under Section 33C(1) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, and the conseque...

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Bombay High Court Sets Aside Trial Court's Rejection of Video Conferencing for Witness Examination in Murder Case Citing Security Threats. Evidence Recording Through V.C. Satisfies Section 273 CrPC Requirement of Presence of Accused When Secured from Jail....

The State of Maharashtra challenged the order of the Additional Sessions Judge, Shrirampur, which rejected applications Exh.263 and Exh.269 seeking to record evidence of witnesses through video confer...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petitions Challenging Demolition of Shops Without Notice Under Section 169 of Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Act, 1949 — Violation of Natural Justice and Statutory Procedure. The court held that demolition without prior notice under Section 169 is illegal and directed restoration of shops....

The judgment concerns two writ petitions filed by Jaiprakash Vishwanath Jaiswal and Soti Lal Barsati Gupta against the Municipal Corporation of Kalyan and Dombivali and others. The petitioners were sh...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Appellant for Rape of Minor Under POCSO Act — Testimony of Child Victim and Eyewitnesses Found Credible Despite Delay in FIR. Conviction under Section 376(2)(i) IPC and Section 6 POCSO Act sustained as evidence was consistent and delay in lodging FIR was satisfactorily explained....

The appellant, Mohan Ambadas Meshram, was convicted by the Sessions Court, Chandrapur, under Section 376(2)(i) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Of...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses MPSC's Challenge to MAT Orders Directing Recommendation of Candidates for Assistant Executive Engineer Posts. Candidates' Marks in Civil Engineering Paper Were Wrongly Reduced Due to Incorrect Answer Key, Violating Principles of Natural Justice....

The Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) conducted a recruitment process for the post of Assistant Executive Engineer. The respondents, who were candidates, appeared for the examination. The M...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition by Bajaj Electricals Ltd, Upholds Closure of Diecasting Division as Genuine. Industrial Court's finding of functional integrality between diecasting and fan divisions reversed; closure held valid under Section 25O of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947....

The Petitioner, Bajaj Electricals Limited, had a factory at Chakan, Pune, comprising two divisions: a diecasting division and a fan division. The diecasting division employed about 34 workmen and had ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Assistant Teacher's Writ Petition for Pay Scale Revision and Arrears. Past Service as Shikshan Sevak Counts for Pay Fixation Under Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Regulation Act, 1977....

The petitioner, Shekhar P. Deshmukh, was appointed as an Assistant Teacher in the respondent no.4 Junior College on 30th November 1998. His appointment was initially for the academic year 1998-99 on a...

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High Court Quashes Permanent Custody Order in Domestic Violence Case, Interprets Section 21 as Limited to Temporary Relief. Magistrate Lacks Jurisdiction to Grant Custody of Children Beyond Pendency of Application Under Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005....

The revision arose from concurrent orders granting maintenance and custody under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. The respondent-wife had filed an application before the Judic...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Order Removing Convict from Remission Register Due to Non-Application of Mind. Passing of Order on Printed Proforma without Reasons Violates Natural Justice and Guidelines in Sk. Jakir Shaikh Babu v. State of Maharashtra; Fresh Judicial Appraisal Directed under Maharashtra Prison Rules....

The petitioner was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to life imprisonment at Aurangabad Central Prison. On 13 November 2009, he was released on furlough and was requir...