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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petitioner's Challenge to Denial of Environmental Clearance for Port Capacity Enhancement. The court upheld the Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change's decision based on environmental concerns and the National Green Tribunal's order, finding no grounds for interference under Article 226....

The petitioner, South West Port Limited, a company engaged in coal import, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging the denial by the Ministry of Environment, F...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Union of India's Petition Challenging Maintainability of Civil Suit for Declaration of Ownership. Trial Court's Decision on Preliminary Issue Upheld as It Involves Mixed Questions of Law and Fact Not Amenable to Summary Adjudication....

The Union of India, through the Deputy Salt Commissioner, filed a writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India challenging an order dated 2nd April 2016 passed by the Joint Civil Judge...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Intervention Order in Co-operative Society Dispute — Deputy Registrar's Order Allowing Intervention Upheld as Intervenors Had Direct Interest in Subject Matter Under Section 23 of Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960....

The petitioner, Mohan Menghraj Shroff, filed a writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India challenging an order dated 10 August 2017 passed by the Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Soc...

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Bombay High Court Acquits One Accused in Murder Case Due to Absence of Common Intention Under Section 34 IPC. Conviction Under Section 302 IPC Modified to Section 304-I IPC for Co-Accused in Sudden Quarrel Stabbing Incident....

Background: The case arose from two criminal appeals against the judgment of the Additional Sessions Judge, Nagpur in Sessions Trial No.373 of 2011, convicting both appellants under Section 302 of the...

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Bombay High Court Quashes CBSE's Rejection of Request to Correct Father's Name in Student's Certificate. Court Holds That Change of Father's Name Via Gazette Notification Constitutes a Factual Typographical Error Correctable Under Rule 69.1(ii) of CBSE Examination Bye-laws, Not a Candidate Name Change....

The case involved a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench, filed by a minor student, Manali, through her father, seeking correction of her father's name in her CBSE Class X certific...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Husband's Divorce Appeal in Cruelty Case — Allegations of Dowry Demand and Harassment Not Proved. Court Holds That Isolated Instances of Temperament Do Not Amount to Cruelty Under Section 13(1)(ia) of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955....

The appellant-husband filed a petition under Section 13(1)(ia) and (ib) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, seeking divorce on grounds of cruelty and desertion. The parties married in 1995 and had two ch...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Rape Case Due to Inconsistent Testimony and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction Under Sections 363, 376, 506, 342 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Age of Victim and Relied on Unreliable Sole Testimony....

The case involves an appeal against conviction for offences under Sections 363, 376, 506 and 342 IPC. The appellant, Dada Laxman Gaikwad, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Pune on 26/2/2...

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High Court at Bombay Allows Second Appeal of Original Plaintiffs in Possession Suit, Setting Aside Reversal by Appellate Court. Trial Court Decree Restored as Defendants Failed to Prove Pat Marriage Custom and Cohabitation Under Section 100 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908....

The second appeal arose from a suit for possession of agricultural lands filed by the predecessor-in-interest of the appellants, Motiram, who claimed inheritance as the brother of Ganpat, the original...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Recovery of Rs.1,40,030 from Retired Teacher in Pay Fixation Error Case. Recovery from Pensionary Benefits Without Prior Notice Held Unjust and Contrary to Supreme Court Precedent....

The petitioner, Grace George Pampoorickal, was appointed as an Assistant Trained Teacher in 1970 and retired on 28 February 2010. Her last drawn pay was Rs.9,200. In August 2011, when her pension book...