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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellant in Robbery and Attempt to Murder Case Due to Unreliable Identification and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Sections 394, 397, 307, 341 read with 120-B IPC and Arms Act set aside as sole reliance on interested witness testimony without independent corroboration found unsafe....

The appellant, Mohd. Shoab Shaukatali Mansuri, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Dindoshi, Mumbai, for offences under Sections 341, 394, 397, 307 read with 120-B of the Indian Penal Code...

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Bombay High Court Allows Declaration of Lapsed Reservation Under Section 127 MRTP Act for Land Reserved for Road, Playground, and Primary School. Purchase Notice Served After 10 Years, No Acquisition Within Statutory Period, Reservation Deemed Lapsed....

The petitioners, owners of land bearing Nazul Sheet No. 8A, Plot No. 2/1-36, total area 6240 sq. meters at Village Khel Khasa (Bk), Tah. Jalgaon Jamod, Dist. Buldhana, filed a writ petition under Arti...

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Bombay High Court Allows Increment to Suspended Employee in Private School Case — Rule 33(5) of MEPS Rules, 1981 Does Not Bar Increment During Suspension Period. The court held that an employee suspended due to arrest is entitled to increment during suspension as it is a condition of service that continues....

The petitioner, Baba Pralhad Padwekar, was employed as a Full Time Instructor at Baburao Madavi Junior College, run by the National Education Society. He was arrested on 27 April 2016 in connection wi...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petitions Challenging Rejection of Layout Plans Under MRTP Act — Director of Town Planning Exceeded Jurisdiction by Reopening Sanctioned Layouts. Deemed Sanction Under Section 47 of Maharashtra Regional & Town Planning Act, 1966 Applies When Authority Fails to Decide Appeal Within Four Months....

The petitioners, owners of agricultural lands in Manmad, Nashik, sought to develop their lands by submitting layout plans to the Manmad Municipal Council (Respondent No.1). The Council forwarded the p...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State's Petition Challenging Tribunal's Order for Consideration of Compassionate Appointment. Substitution of Name in Waiting List for Compassionate Appointment Permissible Under Maharashtra Police Manual....

The State of Maharashtra filed a writ petition challenging the judgment and order dated 9th May 2019 passed by the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal, Mumbai, partly allowing Original Application No....

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Bombay High Court Acquits Husband in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence and Unreliable Dying Declaration. Conviction under Sections 498A, 302, 201 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove cruelty and murder beyond reasonable doubt....

The appellant, Pankaj Ramesh Patil, was convicted by the trial court for the murder of his wife Manisha and for cruelty and causing disappearance of evidence. The prosecution case was that Manisha was...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Acquittal in Rape Case Due to Inconsistent Testimony and Lack of Corroboration. Prosecutrix's sole testimony found unreliable as her version was contradictory and medical evidence did not support rape allegations under Section 376(2)(n) IPC....

The appellant, original informant, filed an appeal under Section 378 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, challenging the judgment and order of acquittal dated 28.11.2019 passed by the learned Add...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition for Appointment on Compassionate Grounds for Son of Deceased Safai Karmachari. Policy of State Government for appointment of dependents of deceased safai karmacharis under the Maharashtra Employment of Manual Scavengers and Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993 and related Government Resolutions must be implemented....

The petitioner, Anupkumar Madhukar Turkele, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court at Aurangabad seeking quashing of a communication letter dated 05/11/2020 and a direction to respondent n...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Invalidation of Caste Certificate for Vanjari NT(D) Category Student. Court sets aside Scrutiny Committee order due to lack of proper opportunity of hearing and failure to consider documentary evidence....

The petitioner, a 20-year-old student, claimed to belong to the 'Vanjari (30)' – NT(D) category and was issued a caste certificate by the Sub Divisional Officer, Dhule on 08.06.2018. His family memb...