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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Sexual Harassment Case Due to Concealment of ICC Findings and Consensual Relationship. FIR under Sections 354, 354A, 323, 509 IPC quashed as allegations were found to be unsubstantiated by Internal Complaints Committee under POSH Act....

The petitioner, Rohit Satindra Sharma, filed a Criminal Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking quashing of criminal proceedings in C.C.No.1363/PW/2019 pending before the ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes CGRF Order in Electricity Bill Dispute — Remands for Fresh Consideration on Correct Application of Multiplying Factor. Court holds that CGRF erred in treating the mistake as non-bonafide and in estimating consumption without proper evidence, directing reconsideration in light of Supreme Court precedent....

The petitioner, Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL), challenged an order dated 15.11.2022 passed by the Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum (CGRF) in Case No. 071 of 202...

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Bombay High Court Allows Registration of Deed Beyond Limitation Period by Excluding Time Taken for Stamp Duty Adjudication — Time Spent Before Stamp Authorities Must Be Excluded Under Sections 23 and 25 of Registration Act, 1908...

The petitioner, V. H. Property Solution LLP, executed a Deed of Conveyance on 06.10.2015 and presented it to the Stamp Duty Authorities on 10.12.2015, which was within the four-month period prescribed...

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Bombay High Court Quashes AGRC Order in Slum Rehabilitation Dispute — Consent Terms Binding on Successor Developer. Petitioners' Entitlement to Two Shops of 409 Sq Ft Each Upheld Based on Consent Terms in Suit No.1994 of 2008....

The petitioners, Alphonso D'Souza and Vanessa D'Souza, filed a writ petition challenging an order dated 5th January 2022 passed by the Apex Grievances Redressal Committee (AGRC) in Application No.141 ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Ex-Promoters' Gratuity Claims, Holds Directors in Control Not 'Employees' Under Payment of Gratuity Act. Founders who were in absolute control of company affairs cannot claim gratuity as employees despite drawing salary, as they fall outside the definition of 'employee' under Section 2(e) of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972....

The petitioners, Anil Govind Ganu and Ashwini Anil Ganu, were the founders and directors of Innovative Technomics Pvt. Ltd. They claimed gratuity for their service from 1993/1996 to 2012, relying on s...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Lok Adalat Award for Lack of Valid Reference Under Section 20 of Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987. Petitioner's Signature Obtained Without Proper Procedure Renders Award Void....

The petitioner, Madhukar Baburao Shete, a senior citizen with 95% physical disability, challenged an award passed by the Lok Adalat in Regular Civil Suit No. 781 of 2017 filed by the respondent, Yoges...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Municipal Corporation's Challenge to Caste Validity Certificates — Employer Lacks Locus Standi Under Maharashtra Caste Certificate Act, 2000. Corporation Cannot Challenge Certificates Issued to Employees as Only Person Aggrieved or State Government Can Do So....

The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court challenging the caste validity certificates issued to its employees by the Scrutiny Committee. The ...

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Bombay High Court Rejects Application for Amendment of Preliminary Decree in Partition Suit — No Accidental Slip or Clerical Error Found. Claim Based on Sale Deed Not Raised During Trial or Appeals Cannot Be Introduced via Section 152 CPC Amendment....

The case arises from a partition suit filed by Anantrai against his brothers and others for partition of properties left by their father Ramshankar Upadhyay. The Trial Court decreed the suit granting ...

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Bombay High Court Directs Municipal Council to Grant Compassionate Appointment and Pay Compensation for 11-Year Delay. The court held that the employer must process compassionate appointment applications within six months and that delay of 11 years is unjustified, warranting compensation....

The petitioner, Dipak Madhukar Sapkale, filed a writ petition seeking compassionate appointment after his father, an employee of the Municipal Council, Amalner, died in harness on 08.02.2013. The peti...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Nephew's Compassionate Appointment Claim as Ineligible Under Government Resolution Categories. Court Holds That Clause-AA of GR Dated 29.09.2017 Must Be Read with Clause-A, Which Lists Eligible Blood Relatives, and a Nephew Does Not Fall Within Any Category....

The petitioner, Vishal Ravindra Wagh, filed a writ petition seeking compassionate appointment as the nephew of the deceased employee, Vijay Ratan Wagh, who worked as a Peon with the Command Area Devel...