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Bombay High Court Division Bench Hears Challenge to MPSC Procedural Rule on Wait-List in Judicial Service Recruitment. Maharashtra Judicial Service Rules, 2008 Rule 6(3)(b) and Article 234 of the Constitution Examined....

The Bombay High Court Division Bench heard a batch of writ petitions filed by candidates who had applied for the post of Civil Judge Junior Division and Judicial Magistrate First Class through the Mah...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Divorce Decree on Grounds of Cruelty Under Hindu Marriage Act — Wife's Threatening and Quarrelsome Behavior Constitutes Mental Cruelty. Custody of Minor Child Retained with Wife with Visitation Rights to Husband....

The appellant-wife challenged the Family Court's judgment dated 20.12.2011 granting divorce to the respondent-husband under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 on the ground of cruelty. ...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Characterizing Order Under Section 60 of Maharashtra Police Act as Administrative; Petition to be Heard by Division Bench. The Division Bench Rules That Externment Appeal Order Does Not Involve Quasi-Judicial Determination and Thus Falls Outside 'Order' Under Rule 18 of Bombay High Court Appellate Side Rules, 1960....

The case arose from a Criminal Writ Petition filed by the petitioner challenging an externment order and the subsequent appellate order confirming the externment. The petitioner had been externed from...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Receptionist in Immigration Fraud Case — No Prima Facie Case of Cheating or Immigration Offences. Mere employment as receptionist without active participation in alleged conspiracy does not attract Section 420 IPC or Sections 10, 24, 25 of Immigration Act, 1983....

The petitioner, Mrs. Nadia Maggie de Costa, was a receptionist employed by one Vijay Ghanashamdas Tulshiyani, who was involved in recruiting candidates for employment abroad. On 5 August 2002, the Map...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Passing Off Claim Over Domain Name 'secondshaadi.com' — Finds 'Shaadi' Generic and Descriptive. Plaintiff's mark 'Shaadi.com' lacks distinctiveness for exclusive use; no likelihood of confusion as 'secondshaadi' denotes a different service....

The Plaintiff, People Interactive (India) Private Limited, owner of the well-known matrimonial website 'Shaadi.com', filed a suit against Vivek Pahwa and others for using the domain name 'secondshaadi...

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Bombay High Court Allows Furlough to Life Convict Despite Pending Appeal, Emphasizing Rehabilitation. Pendency of appeal is not a bar to grant of furlough under the Prisons (Bombay Furlough and Parole) Rules, 1959....

The petitioner, Gururaj Bhimappa Barikai, was a life convict undergoing imprisonment for the offence punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code at the open prison in Paithan, District Auran...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal Against Railway Claims Tribunal Dismissal on Ground of Delay — Condonation of Delay Granted in Claim for Compensation Under Railways Act, 1989. The court held that the explanation of illiteracy and reliance on a lawyer constituted sufficient cause for delay, and the Tribunal should have decided the matter on merits....

The appellants, Manoranjan Pradhan and Sabitri Pradhan, filed a claim petition before the Railway Claims Tribunal seeking compensation for the death of their son, who died in a railway accident. The d...