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Bombay High Court Dismisses State's Petition Challenging MAT Order Directing Pension Payment with Condonation of Break in Service. State's Apathy and Delay in Granting Pension Deprecated; Costs Imposed....

The State of Maharashtra filed a writ petition challenging an order of the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal (MAT) dated 13 June 2014, which directed the State to pay pension to the respondent, Ravi...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Seniority List in Education Department — Appointment Date Determines Seniority, Not Qualification Equivalence. Seniority Dispute Between Assistant Teachers Resolved Based on Earlier Appointment Date Under MEPS Rules, 1981....

The petitioner, Anil Sudam Patil, filed a writ petition challenging the seniority list dated 28.12.2015 issued by the Education Officer (Respondent No.3), which placed the 5th respondent, Ranveer Vila...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Challenge by D.Ed. Colleges to Online Admissions and Job Disclaimer. Mandatory online application process and disclaimer regarding no guarantee of employment upheld as reasonable and not arbitrary under education policy....

The petitioners, eleven institutions running D.Ed. colleges in Nagpur, filed a writ petition challenging a communication dated 26.4.2016 issued by the State of Maharashtra. The communication directed ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Cross FIRs Between Neighbors in Property Dispute Following Settlement — Criminal Proceedings Terminated Under Section 482 CrPC as Parties Compromise, Offences Not Affecting Society. The court held that even non-compoundable offences can be quashed if the dispute is private and settlement is genuine, to prevent abuse of process....

The judgment concerns two connected criminal writ petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India and Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The petitioners in Writ Petiti...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Probate Caveat Case — Real Brother Has Caveatable Interest as Creditor and Under Family Settlement. Section 284 of Indian Succession Act, 1925 interpreted to include persons with slight interest in estate....

The case involves an appeal against an order of a learned single Judge of the Bombay High Court dismissing a caveat filed by the appellant, Purushottam Vishandas Raheja, in a probate petition. The res...

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Bombay High Court Upholds CGIT Award Holding Canteen Contract as Sham and Bogus, Directs Absorption of Canteen Workers as Direct Employees of Principal Employer. Contract Labour Arrangement Found to Be a Mere Facade with Principal Employer Exercising Complete Control Over Workers, Making Them Direct Employees Under Industrial Disputes Act, 1947....

The petitioner, The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd., a public company, challenged an award of the Central Government Industrial Tribunal No.1 (CGIT) which held that the canteen workers represented ...

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High Court Dismisses Second Appeal in Property Dispute Over Boundary Wall Construction — Plaintiff Failed to Establish Title and Encroachment. The appeal was dismissed as the plaintiff could not prove boundaries of his property or encroachment by defendant, and the lower appellate court's finding was based on evidence....

The plaintiff, Uttamrao Hanumant Deshmukh, filed a suit seeking a permanent injunction restraining the defendants from obstructing the construction of a boundary wall on his property and for removal o...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Acquittal in Attempt to Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Doubtful Identification. Alleged Assault with Deadly Weapons Fails as Prosecution Witnesses Turn Hostile and Medical Evidence Does Not Corroborate Ocular Testimony....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the judgment dated 29.12.2006 of the Additional Sessions Judge, Satara, acquitting the respondents (original accused) in Sessions Case No.66 of 2002 for offen...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Sole Eyewitness Testimony and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Sections 302, 307 IPC and Section 30 Arms Act set aside as medical and ballistic evidence contradicted the eyewitness account....

The case involves two criminal appeals arising from a judgment dated 29.12.2006 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Satara in Sessions Case No.53 of 1998. The appellant in Criminal Appeal No.59 o...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Attempt to Murder Case Due to Unreliable Witnesses and Lack of Corroboration. Acquittal of Accused Under Sections 307, 323, 143, 144, 147, 148, 504 IPC and Bombay Police Act Upheld as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The State of Maharashtra and the original complainant Vilas Shravan Patil filed appeals against the judgment and order dated 10th May 2013 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge-1, Raigad, District A...