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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition in Property Dispute Between Near Relations — Upholds Concurrent Findings of Courts Below. Adverse Possession Claim Fails as Petitioner Failed to Prove Hostile Possession and Ouster of True Owner....

The dispute pertained to a property tussle between near relations. The petitioner, M/s Jwel Buildcon Pvt. Ltd., claimed title by adverse possession over the suit property. The respondents, legal heirs...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Delegation of Powers by Municipal Corporation to Standing Committee and Commissioner — Ultra Vires the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, 1949. General Body Cannot Delegate Its Statutory Powers to Subordinate Bodies Without Express Authority....

The petitioner, Yogesh Mangalsen Bahal, challenged a resolution passed by the General Body of the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation on 20 June 2017, which purported to delegate certain powers of ...

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Bombay High Court entertains PIL seeking directions to reserve water in Sukhana Dam for drinking purposes and restrain release for irrigation. State government and irrigation authorities assert that adequate water has been reserved for drinking, and releases for agricultural use are as per recommendations of Canal Advisory Committee....

The Public Interest Litigation was filed by the Sarpanch of village Garkheda, seeking a writ of mandamus to restrain the respondent authorities from releasing water from the Sukhana Dam for agricultur...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Rejection of PhD Candidature Due to Non-Processing of Application. University's Failure to Consider Application Despite Payment of Fees and Calling for Interview Violates Article 14 and Principles of Natural Justice....

The petitioner, Rahul s/o Upasrao Rohankar, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, challenging a communication dated 19.12.2015 issued by the Maharashtra Animal and Fish...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Education Officer's Order Denying Approval of Peon's Appointment Due to Non-Compliance with Reservation Policy. The Court Held That the Education Officer Cannot Refuse Approval on Grounds Not Specified in the Recruitment Rules and That the Appointment Was Valid as Per the Approved Merit List....

The petitioners, including the Secretary of Mahatma Phule Gramin Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, the Head Master of Mahatma Phule Vidyalaya, and Venkati Gitte (the appointee), filed a writ petition before t...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition of Learning Disabled Student Against CBSE Mid-Term Subject Change. Court Quashes Circular to the Extent It Affects Petitioner and Directs Acceptance of Corrected Registration Slip....

The petitioner, Master Siddhant Pankaj Manudhane, a minor represented by his father, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court at Aurangabad challenging a circular dated 17.10.2017 issued by ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State's Challenge to Tribunal Order Directing Conferment of Gazetted Status to Junior Engineers. Junior Engineers with Bachelor of Engineering Degrees Held Entitled to Classification as Gazetted Engineers Class II and Posting as Assistant Engineers Grade II....

The State of Maharashtra and the Chief Engineer (Mechanical), Water Resources Department, filed a writ petition challenging the decision of the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal (MAT) in O.A. No. 81...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Acquittal of Accused in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Demand in Connection with Marriage. The demand of Rs. 2 lakhs for purchasing a vehicle was not shown to be in connection with marriage, and therefore the presumption under Section 113B of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 could not be invoked....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the judgment and order dated 27-07-2006 passed by the Sessions Court at Nagpur in Sessions Trial Case No.352 of 2004, whereby the respondents (accused) were a...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Sole Eyewitness Testimony. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as the sole eyewitness, a child relative of the deceased, gave inconsistent and tutored testimony, and the prosecution failed to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt....

The appellant, Avinash @ Pinya Ashok Jadhav, was convicted by the 4th Ad-hoc Additional Sessions Judge, City Sessions Court, Sewree, Mumbai, for the murder of Dhanraj Sitaram Sakhare under Section 302...