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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Height Restrictions Near Naval Air Station — No Violation of Right to Development Found. Height restrictions imposed under Section 9A of the Aircraft Act, 1934 and Rule 44 of the Aircraft Rules, 1937 for safety of aircraft operations are reasonable and not arbitrary....

The petitioners, Vikram Delite Co-operative Housing Society Ltd., Shree Ramkrishn Enterprises, and Parikshit Miglani, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the Bo...

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High Court Directs Coastal Zone Authority to Decide on Mangrove Cutting for High-Speed Rail Project. Court Holds That Expert Bodies Must First Determine Larger Public Interest Before Permitting Destruction of Mangroves Under Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2011....

The writ petition arose from a decision of the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) deferring permission for the National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited to cut or fell mangroves ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Proceedings Against Cousin Fathers-in-Law in Dowry Death Case for Lack of Specific Allegations. Inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC exercised to prevent abuse of process where FIR and charge-sheet contained only omnibus allegations against distant relatives without any specific overt acts....

The applicants, Rajendra Daulatrao Wankhede and Balasaheb Daulatrao Wankhede, who were accused Nos. 6 and 7 in Crime No. 03 of 2021 registered at Harsul Police Station, Aurangabad, filed a criminal ap...

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Bombay High Court Allows Quashing of Abetment of Suicide Case Against Applicant Due to Lack of Instigation or Intentional Aid. Allegations of Threat and Abuse Not Sufficient to Attract Section 306 IPC When Suicide Occurred Days Later Without Proximate Link....

The Bombay High Court at Aurangabad allowed Criminal Application No. 577 of 2020 filed by Rahul Rajaram Maske seeking quashing of FIR and chargesheet for offences under Sections 306, 323, 504, 506 rea...

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Bombay High Court Allows Teachers' Petition for Pay Revision Benefits - Discrimination in Pay Scales Violates Article 14. Teachers in aided schools are entitled to same pay scales as government school teachers under Goa School Education Act, 1984....

The petitioners, six teachers employed in aided and government schools in Goa, filed a writ petition seeking the benefit of revision of pay scales on par with teachers in government schools. The petit...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Motor Accident Claim Case Due to Erroneous Dismissal for Default. Claimant's absence on one date not sufficient to dismiss claim petition without considering merits under Section 166 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The appellant, Mr. Sayyed Nadaf, filed a claim petition under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, seeking compensation for injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. The Motor Accident C...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Reiterates Legal Standards for Motor Accident Claims and Criticizes Tribunal's Dismissal Without Deciding Quantum. Court emphasizes preponderance of probability, not proof beyond reasonable doubt, under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Section 169(2) and precedent requiring all issues be decided....

The first appeal arose from a judgment and award dated 25 August 2021 by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, which dismissed Claim Petition No. 53 of 2017. The appellants were the wife and mother of t...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Seeking Alternate Land for Project Affected Persons Under Maharashtra Project Affected Persons Rehabilitation Act, 1999. Court Directs State to Issue Notice Under Section 16(2)(a) and Consider Claim for Alternate Land for Lands Submerged Under Mahind Pond Project....

The petitioners, legal heirs of Maruti Ganu Supnekar, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the Bombay High Court. Their lands had been acquired by the State Gove...