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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Full Salary for Suspension Period and Arrears for Extended Retirement Age in National Textile Corporation Service Matter. Claims for full suspension salary and arrears for age of superannuation of 60 years rejected as not covered by earlier judgment and not raised in prior proceedings....

The petitioner, Shashibhushan Prasad (since deceased, represented by legal representatives), was a Senior Assistant in the National Textile Corporation at Model Mills, Nagpur. He was dismissed from se...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Government Resolutions on Mana Tribe Status in Light of Supreme Court Precedent. The court held that the issue of whether Mana is a subtribe of Gond is no longer res integra following the Supreme Court's decision in State of Maharashtra v. Mana Adim Jamat Mandal....

The petitioners, Dr. Dayaram Bhagwanji Narnawre and his two minor sons, filed a writ petition challenging Government Resolutions dated 24.04.1985 and 19.06.1985 which held that the caste 'Mana' shown ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Guarantor's Petition in RDB Act Execution Case — Notice Under Section 31A Mandatory. Failure to Serve Notice on Judgment Debtors Before Issuing Recovery Certificate Violates Natural Justice and Section 31A of the Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act, 1993....

The petitioner, Dr. Sudhakar Borkar, was a guarantor to a loan taken by respondent No.5 (M/s R & S Enterprises) from respondent No.1 (State Bank of India). The borrower defaulted, and the bank filed S...

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High Court of Judicature at Bombay Considers Challenge to Restoration of NOC Under Petroleum Act, 1934. Dispute Centers on Necessity of Valid Lease for Petroleum Storage After Expiry of Lease Term....

The petitioner, successor-in-interest to the original landlord of a property in Shrirampur, challenged the order of the Divisional Commissioner (Revenue) restoring a No Objection Certificate for stora...

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High Court Partly Allows Appeals of Trustees Not Impleaded in Removal Proceedings Under Maharashtra Public Trusts Act — Indirect Removal Without Hearing Violates Natural Justice. Relief Granted to Three Trustees Who Were Not Parties to Original Application Despite Seeking Intervention, Setting Aside Orders Qua Them for Fair Hearing....

The case involved a cluster of first appeals and a writ petition arising from proceedings under the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act, 1950 concerning the Bombay Diocesan Trust Association Pvt. Ltd. A gro...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR and Chargesheet in Gambling Case: Playing Rummy for Stakes in a Club Does Not Constitute Gambling Under Section 3 of the Maharashtra Prevention of Gambling Act, 1887. The court held that rummy is a game of skill, not chance, and the club's activities were recreational, not gambling....

The petitioner, Gajendra Shivprasad Kedia, filed a criminal writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking...

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Bombay High Court Allows Revision Against Rejection of Application to Set Aside Ex Parte Decree in Summary Suit — Negligence of Counsel Constitutes Sufficient Cause Under Order IX Rule 13 CPC. The court set aside the ex parte decree and granted leave to defend subject to deposit of decretal amount....

The present civil revision application challenges the order dated 26.04.2016 passed by the 4th Joint Civil Judge, Senior Division, Nagpur in Summary Civil Suit No.178/2010, whereby the trial court rej...

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Bombay High Court Allows Revision in Chit Fund Recovery Case: Sureties Cannot Be Proceeded Against When Suit Abates Against Principal Debtor. The court held that in a composite suit against borrower and sureties, abatement against the principal debtor due to his death extinguishes the liability of sureties under Section 37 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872....

The case involves a civil revision application filed by Vinod s/o Chhaganlal Daga, who was original defendant no.3 and judgment debtor no.3 in execution proceedings. The dispute arose from a chit fund...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Reassessment Notice Under Section 147 of Income Tax Act for Lack of Reasons — Reopening Based on Mere Change of Opinion Invalid. Failure to Communicate Reasons for Reopening Violates Principles of Natural Justice and Renders Notice Invalid....

The judgment pertains to two writ petitions filed by M/s. Velingkar Brothers, a partnership firm registered under the Partnership Act, 1932, challenging notices issued under Section 147 of the Income ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Matrimonial Dispute Due to Lack of Territorial Jurisdiction and Compromise. FIR under Section 498-A IPC registered at Ahmedpur police station quashed as alleged incidents occurred in Aurangabad, and parties settled amicably....

The petitioner, Amol Tukaram Deshmukh, and the applicants, his parents Tukaram and Vijayabai, filed a criminal writ petition and an application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of criminal p...