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High Court of Bombay at Goa Quashes FIR Against BSNL Officers in SC/ST Act Case — No Intent to Humiliate or Insult Complainant. Adverse remarks made by superior officers in official capacity do not attract Section 3(1)(ix) of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 or Section 167 IPC....

The judgment concerns two criminal writ petitions filed by officers of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) seeking quashing of FIR No. 98/2017 registered at Porvorim Police Station, Goa, and the conse...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Cancellation of Eligibility Certificate Under 1988 Industrial Package Scheme. The Court held that the cancellation was arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice as no show-cause notice was issued before cancellation....

The petitioner, M/s. Nav Maharashtra Cement Industries, a partnership firm registered under the Indian Partnership Act, 1932, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India chall...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Credible Evidence and Unreliable Circumstantial Links. Conviction under Section 302 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The appellant, Shivaji Punjaram Gaikwad, was convicted by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Malegaon in Sessions Case No.72 of 2011 for offences under Sections 302 and 201 of the Indian Penal Cod...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Daughter's Murder Case Due to Lack of Credible Evidence and Failure to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt. Conviction under Section 302 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Establish Chain of Circumstances and Motive....

The appellant, Harischandra Damu Baldhye, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Ambajogai, for the murder of his daughter Nikita under Section 302 IPC. The prosecution case was that on 10 Ju...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Dismisses Petitioner's Challenge to Land Acquisition Under RFCTLARR Act, 2013 — Upholds Award and Rejects Lapsing Claim. The court held that Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act does not apply where compensation was paid and possession taken under the 1894 Act....

The case pertains to a writ petition filed by the petitioner challenging the land acquisition proceedings initiated for the purpose of a public project. The petitioner contended that the acquisition h...

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Bombay High Court Allows Adoption Petition, Sets Aside Custody Order in Favor of Adoptive Parents — Deed of Adoption Valid Under Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 Despite Lack of Witnesses and Registration....

The case involves a dispute between adoptive parents (petitioners) and biological parents (respondents) over the custody of a minor child aged 2 years. The child was given in adoption by the biologica...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Revision Applications Against Rejection of Order 7 Rule 11 CPC Plea in Suit for Recovery and Declaration. Plaint Discloses Cause of Action and is Not Barred by Limitation or Res Judicata Under Order 7 Rule 11 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908....

The judgment arises from two Civil Revision Applications filed against orders passed by the trial court rejecting applications under Order 7 Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) in Speci...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Circumstantial Evidence and Unreliable Witnesses. Conviction under Sections 302, 201, 363, 369 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove chain of circumstances beyond reasonable doubt....

The appellant, Deepak Survase, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Udgir, for the murder of a 10-year-old boy, Sadanand, under Sections 302, 201, 363, and 369 of the Indian Penal Code. The...

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Bombay High Court Allows Regularization of MDS Admission for Student Affected by Technical Glitch in CAP Process. Clause 8.3 of Information Brochure for MDS NEET Invoked to Regularize Admission and Permit Examination....

The petitioner, Ms. Shaikh Afreen Nooruddin, a student, filed a writ petition seeking regularization of her admission to the MDS (Master of Dental Surgery) course in Periodontology at Late Shri Yashwa...