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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition of Students Denied Admission to Navodaya Vidyalaya Due to Incorrect Domicile Certificate. The Court held that the students' admission cannot be denied based on a subsequent change in their father's domicile after they had already been selected and admitted to the school....

The petitioners, five 11-year-old students, filed a writ petition through their parents and natural guardians against the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti and others. The petitioners were selected and admitt...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petitions Challenging Industrial Dispute Reference Under Section 10 of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Government's Satisfaction for Reference Not Open to Judicial Review on Merits....

The judgment pertains to two writ petitions filed by Harinagar Sugar Mills Ltd. and Shangrila Food Products Ltd. challenging the order of reference made by the State of Maharashtra under Section 10 of...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Competent Authority Order Under Maharashtra Money-Lending (Regulation) Act, 2014 for Violation of Natural Justice. Order directing return of vehicles passed without hearing the petitioner, who was in possession of vehicles as security for loans, set aside....

The petitioner, Bhimrao Bajarang Chavare, filed a writ petition challenging an order dated 25 March 2022 passed by the Competent Authority under Section 17(1) of the Maharashtra Money-Lending (Regulat...

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Bombay High Court Adjudicates Application by Merchant Vessel Owner to Limit Liability Under Part XA of Merchant Shipping Act Following Collision with Indian Navy Vessel. The Court Examined Whether the Right to Limit Liability is Absolute and Whether the Owner’s Alleged Negligence or Recklessness Could Defeat the Limitation....

The present proceedings arose out of a collision on 30 January 2011 between the merchant vessel M.V.Nordlake, owned by the German-incorporated Plaintiff M.V.Nordlake GmbH, and INS Vindhyagiri, a warsh...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Insurance Company's Appeal in Motor Accident Claim — Negligence Established Despite Tyre Burst. Income of Deceased Correctly Assessed Based on Salary Slip, No Deduction for Bhattas Allowed....

The case involves an appeal filed by The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. against the award of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal in favor of the claimants, who are the legal representatives of the deceas...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal in Specific Performance Suit Against LIC — Tenant Association Fails to Prove Readiness and Willingness. Agreement to Sell Not Concluded as Essential Terms Remained Unsettled and No Binding Contract Was Formed Under Section 10 of Specific Relief Act, 1963....

The appeal arose from a decree of the City Civil Court, Greater Mumbai dismissing S.C. Suit No. 8228 of 1984, which was a suit for specific performance of an alleged agreement to sell the suit propert...

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Bombay High Court Allows State Appeal Against Acquittal in Corruption Case, Sets Aside Trial Court's Judgment for Perversity and Non-Application of Mind by Sanctioning Authority. The court convicted the respondent under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, for demanding and accepting a bribe....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of Raghunath Dnyandev Katkar, a police officer, for offences under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 198...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Contractual Dispute Over Force Majeure Extension of Conducting Agreement. Force Majeure Clause Invoked Due to COVID-19 Pandemic Extends Term of Agreement by Equivalent Period....

The appeal arose from an order dated 27 September 2022 passed by the City Civil Court at Mumbai dismissing the appellant's Notice of Motion in Suit No. 1644 of 2022. The appellant, Deluxe Caterers Pvt...

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Bombay High Court Hears Challenge to MRT Remand in Tenancy Exemption Dispute. Exemption Certificate Under Section 43A Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948 Held Invalid as Issuing Authority Lacked Jurisdiction....

The dispute concerned agricultural lands in Sangli district between landowners and a co-operative society, respondent no.1, which claimed deemed tenancy and purchase rights under the Bombay Tenancy an...

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Bombay High Court Allows Bail to Accused in Gang Rape Case Due to Informant Not Being a Scheduled Caste Member. The court held that the bar under Section 18A of the SC/ST Act does not apply when the informant is not a member of a scheduled caste, and the appellant is entitled to bail under Section 439 CrPC....

The appellant, Asif @ Ashu Liyakat Pathan, original accused No.4, filed a criminal appeal under Section 14A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (Atroci...