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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Land Acquisition for Navi Mumbai Airport Project — Petitioner's Title Not Established. Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Sections 4, 6, 9, 11 — Petitioner failed to prove ownership or possession of acquired land; compensation rightly awarded to recorded tenants....

The petitioner, Ashok Hari Shitlani, filed a writ petition challenging the land acquisition proceedings initiated by the State of Maharashtra for the Navi Mumbai International Airport project. The pet...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petitions of Leading Firemen/Tandel Against Reduction of Retirement Age from 60 to 58 Years. Reclassification of Post from Class-IV to Class-III Does Not Automatically Change Retirement Age Fixed Under Municipal Service Regulations, 1954....

The judgment concerns three writ petitions filed by Leading Firemen/Tandel (also referred to as Tandel) employed with the Pune Municipal Corporation, challenging the reduction of their retirement age ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Substitution of Name in Compassionate Appointment Waitlist — Sibling's No Objection and Eligibility Key. Petitioner's request to substitute her name for her brother's in the waitlist for compassionate appointment was allowed as brother had no objection and petitioner became eligible after graduation....

The petitioner, Shubhangi Vitthal Kamodkar, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court seeking quashing of a letter dated 22 June 2021 issued by the Deputy Commissioner, Public Service Departm...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeals Challenging Appointment of Mahant Under Section 47 of Maharashtra Public Trusts Act, 1950. Joint Charity Commissioner's Order Upheld as No Procedural Irregularity Found in Suo Moto Enquiry for Appointment of Trustees....

The judgment pertains to two first appeals filed against a common order dated 01.02.2023 passed by the Joint Charity Commissioner, Aurangabad Region, in suo moto Enquiry Application No.14/2021 under S...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Demolition of Illegal Construction on Gaothan Land — Upholds Municipal Action Under MRTP Act. Held that construction without valid permission is liable for demolition without prior notice....

The petitioners, Jamshid Kersi Dalal and others, filed a writ petition challenging the demolition of their building constructed on gaothan land in Pune. They claimed that the demolition was carried ou...

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Bombay High Court Enhances Compensation in Motor Accident Claim Case Due to Negligence of Driver and Owner. Apportionment of Liability Between Owner and Driver Under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The case involves two appeals arising from a motor accident claim petition filed by the legal heirs of deceased Prasad Sarodaya, who died in a road accident on 27-10-2017. The claimants, being the wid...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Detention Order Under MPDA Act for Lack of Subjective Satisfaction and Non-Consideration of Bail Orders. Detaining Authority's Failure to Interact with Witnesses and Consider Bail Orders Renders Detention Invalid....

The petitioner, Suraj @ Lalla Kalicharan Thakur, through his father, challenged the legality of a detention order dated 20/10/2022 passed by the District Magistrate, Amravati under Section 3(1) of the...

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Bombay High Court Allows Amendment in Cheque Dishonour Complaint Under Section 138 NI Act — Amendment Sought to Correct Date of Cheque Presentation Does Not Change Nature of Complaint. The court upheld the Magistrate's order allowing amendment to correct typographical error in date of cheque presentation, holding that no prejudice was caused to the accused....

The case involves a criminal application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, challenging an order dated 20.04.2013 passed by the Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Darwha, in Cri...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Application Challenging Amendment in Cheque Dishonour Case. Amendment to Add Vicarious Liability Pleadings Under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Held Permissible as It Does Not Change Nature of Complaint or Cause Prejudice....

The case arises from a complaint filed under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 by the original complainant Syed Mazaruddin (since deceased, represented by his legal heirs) against fo...