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Bombay High Court Allows DNA Test in Maintenance Case to Determine Paternity — Revisional Court Erred in Quashing Magistrate's Order Without Considering Prima Facie Evidence of Marriage and Cohabitation....

The petitioner, Madanaiah Durgam Chinna Kande, challenged the order of the Additional Sessions Judge, Chandrapur, dated 16th November 2021, which quashed the Magistrate's order directing a DNA test. T...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Refusal of Appointment Under Sports Quota — Petitioner's Sports Certificates Were Valid and Not Considered by Employer. The court held that the employer cannot unilaterally reject sports certificates without obtaining a validity report from the concerned sports authority as per Government Resolution dated 30.04.2005....

The petitioner, Anup S/o. Ashok Pahade, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench, challenging the refusal of respondents 2 and 3 (Mahanirmiti, Maharashtra State Power Generatio...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition of Deputy Registrars Challenging Recovery of Excess Salary Due to Mistaken Pay Rule Interpretation. Court holds that recovery of excess payments made without employee fault violates Article 300A of the Constitution and principles of equity....

The petitioners, eight former and current Deputy Registrars of the Bombay High Court, filed a writ petition challenging the decision of the Registrar General to recover excess salary paid to them betw...

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Bombay High Court Adjudicates Challenge by L-2 Bidder to Tender Qualification of L-1 Bidder in Underground Cable Conversion Work. Petition alleges that rival L-1 bidder did not meet mandatory tender conditions and that tendering authority's decision was arbitrary and irrational, invoking principles of judicial review in public procurement....

Bombay High Court addressed a writ petition filed by Universal Cables Ltd., the L-2 bidder, challenging CIDCO's decision to declare BNC Power Projects Ltd., the L-1 bidder, as technically qualified fo...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Application for Condonation of Delay of Over 12 Years in Filing Appeal — No Sufficient Cause Shown for Inordinate Delay. The court held that the applicant's explanation for the delay was not credible and that the applicant had failed to show sufficient cause under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963....

The Bombay High Court dismissed an application for condonation of delay of over 12 years in filing an appeal. The applicant, Islamic Republic of Iran (through Iranian Islamic Republic Railways), sough...

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Bombay High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Accused in SC/ST Act Case Due to Lack of Prima Facie Case. Allegations of Caste-Based Insults Found Vague and Not Attracting Offences Under Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of SC/ST Act....

The judgment pertains to two criminal appeals filed by Jagdish Sajjankumar Banka and Satish Sajjankumar Banka under Section 14-A of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocit...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Arbitral Award in Limitation Dispute Between Contractor and Municipal Corporation. Court holds that cause of action for arbitration arose on rejection of claim by Commissioner on 6th January 2000, not on earlier dates, and thus reference was within limitation....

The case involves two appeals filed by M/s. R.N. Ghanekar & Co. (Appellant) and the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (Respondent) against a common order dated 11th April 2005 passed by a learne...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition Challenging Deletion of Name from Provisional Voters List in Co-operative Society Election. Election Officer Exceeded Powers Under Rule 8 of Maharashtra Co-operative Societies (Election to Committee) Rules, 2014 by Adjudicating Membership Dispute....

The petitioner, Zamsingh s/o Bhuraji Yerne, filed a writ petition challenging an order dated 13.02.2023 passed by the District Co-operative Election Officer (respondent No.1) which accepted an objecti...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal by Principal Employers in Workmen's Compensation Case, Holding That Contractor's Employee Not a 'Workman' Under the Act. The court set aside the Commissioner's award of compensation and penalty, finding that the deceased was employed by a contractor and not by the appellants....

The appeal was filed by Gowardhan Madanlal Agrawal and Shantabai Gowardhandas Agrawal, owners of a shop complex and residential flats at Jaisthambha Chowk, Paratwada, challenging the judgment and awar...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Developer's Arbitration Application in Redevelopment Dispute — Tender Clause Not an Arbitration Agreement. Clause in Tender for redevelopment of Tenants Co-Operative Housing Society providing for settlement of disputes held not to be an arbitration agreement under Section 7 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996....

The applicant, Omkar Realtors & Developer Private Limited, filed a Commercial Arbitration Application under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, seeking appointment of an arbitrat...