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Bombay High Court Upholds Industrial Court's Reinstatement Order in BEST Employee Dismissal Case — Unauthorized Absence Justified by Disability and License Renewal. Court holds that dismissal for absence was disproportionate and amounted to victimization where employee had valid reasons for leave and employer acted on unsubstantiated disability fraud allegations....

The petitioner, Brihan Mumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST), challenged the judgment of the Industrial Court, Mumbai, which allowed the appeals of the respondent-employee, Kishor Gu...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Arrest in Hoarding Collapse Case — Arrest Held Valid Under Section 41 CrPC. Court finds no violation of D.K. Basu guidelines as grounds of arrest were communicated in writing and arrest memo was served....

The case arises from a catastrophic incident on 13/05/2024 when a large hoarding (64x50 meters, 120 ft high) collapsed on a petrol pump in Mumbai during a thunderstorm, killing 16 people and injuring ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Employer's Petition Challenging Maintainability of Gratuity Application Under Payment of Gratuity Act. Dispute Over Quantum of Contractual Gratuity Under Section 4(5) of Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 Falls Within Jurisdiction of Controlling Authority Under Section 7....

The petitioner-employer, Vitesco Technologies India Pvt. Ltd., challenged the order of the Appellate Authority under the Payment of Gratuity Act-cum-Industrial Court, Pune, which set aside the Control...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Minorities Commission Order Directing Promotion with Deemed Date — Commission Lacks Adjudicatory Powers Under Maharashtra State Minorities Commission Act, 2004. The Commission's functions under Section 10 are recommendatory and advisory; it cannot pass executable orders or adjudicate on service matters of a Municipal Corporation....

The petitioner, the Municipal Commissioner of Pune Municipal Corporation, challenged an order dated 8th August 2016 passed by the Chairman of the Maharashtra State Minorities Commission (respondent no...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Validity of Maharashtra Revenue Services (Recruitment) Rules, 2020 and Directs Finalization of Seniority Lists for Deputy Collectors — Seniority to be Determined by Date of Continuous Officiation, Not by Date of Regular Promotion....

The judgment pertains to a batch of writ petitions filed by Deputy Collectors and the State of Maharashtra concerning the determination of seniority of Deputy Collectors in the Maharashtra Revenue Ser...

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High Court of Judicature at Bombay Rules in Favor of Teacher in Disciplinary Case. Court Quashes Illegal Punishment Imposed by School Management....

The High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Aurangabad Bench, quashed the penalty imposed by the school management on the petitioner, a permanent teacher, due to procedural lapses in the disciplinary inqu...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Sarpanch's Challenge to No-Confidence Motion — Non-Service of Requisition Copy Not Fatal Under Section 35 of Maharashtra Village Panchayat Act, 1958. Service of Notice Under Section 35 Read with Rule 2 of No-Confidence Rules Held Sufficient Compliance....

The petitioner, Smt. Amrapali Sakharam Kamble, was elected as Sarpanch of Mhasrang Gram Panchayat on 26th February 2021. She remained absent from meetings since October 2022, citing her son's illness ...

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Bombay High Court at Goa Quashes Captain of Ports' Order Changing Zone of Operation for Parasailing Boats — Violation of Natural Justice and Water Sports Policy. Court holds that change of zone without hearing and without valid reasons is arbitrary and contrary to the Water Sports Policy 2020....

The petitioners, owners of parasailing boats, challenged communications dated 19.01.2024 issued by the Captain of Ports (COP) directing them to shift their zone of operation from Majorda beach to Utor...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petitions of Contractual Employees Against Municipal Corporation for Regularization and Equal Pay. Court Holds That Long-Term Contractual Workers Are Entitled to Consideration for Regularization Under Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution....

The judgment involves multiple writ petitions filed by contractual employees of Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation seeking regularization of their services and equal pay for equal work. The petiti...