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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Appointment of Special Public Prosecutor in Sessions Case — No Bias Found. Professional acquaintance between prosecutor and victim does not disqualify appointment under Section 24 CrPC....

The petitioners, Shivaji Rajaram Take and Sharad Shivaji Take, are the original accused in Sessions Case No.12 of 2020 pending before the Additional Sessions Judge, Newasa, District Ahmednagar. They f...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Summoning Order Under Section 319 CrPC for Applicant Named in FIR but Excluded from Charge Sheet Based on Alibi Evidence. The court held that the trial court erred in summoning the applicant when the investigating officer had already accepted his alibi and did not file a supplementary charge sheet under Section 173(8) CrPC....

The applicant, Anand Shivaji Ghodale, was named in an FIR but not arraigned as an accused in the charge sheet. The investigating officer, after collecting CCTV footage and a C.A. report, was satisfied...

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Bombay High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to In-Laws in SC/ST Atrocity Case Due to Lack of Specific Allegations and Separate Residence. The court held that the bar under Section 18 of the SC/ST Act does not apply when the FIR does not disclose specific allegations of caste-based intent against the accused who are residing separately....

The present appeal was filed under Section 14-A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (Atrocities Act) by four appellants, who were arraigned as accused ...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellant in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Dying Declarations. Inconsistent dying declarations and lack of corroboration lead to acquittal under Section 302 IPC....

The appellant, Sandeep Haribhau Chavan, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Vaijapur, for the murder of his wife Sangita under Section 302 IPC. The prosecution case was that within six mon...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition Challenging Disqualification from Tender Based on Pending Blacklisting Proposal. Communication of Proposed Blacklisting Cannot Be Ground to Reject Bid Without Final Order of Blacklisting....

The petitioner, M/s. Nanak Construction, a partnership firm, filed a writ petition challenging a communication dated 30.12.2022 issued by the Water Supply and Sanitation Department of the State Govern...

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Bombay High Court Allows Compassionate Appointment Claim of Widow and Daughter in Western Coalfields Limited Case. National Coal Wage Agreement Provisions for Dependent Employment Upheld Despite Delay in Application....

The judgment concerns two writ petitions filed by dependents of deceased employees of Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) seeking compassionate appointment under the National Coal Wage Agreement (NCWA). ...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Allows Appeal and Awards Compensation Under Section 163-A Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Without Proof of Negligence. Tribunal Award Dismissing Claim Due to Non-Establishment of Negligence Set Aside as Reliance on Overruled Sinitha Case; Compensation of Rs 5,47,672 with Interest Granted to Parents of Deceased 20-Year-Old Student....

The appellants, parents of the deceased Madhavi, filed a claim petition under Section 163-A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, North Goa at Ponda, seeking compe...

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Bombay High Court Allows Bike Taxi Aggregator to Operate Pending Policy Formulation — Motor Vehicles Act Does Not Prohibit Two-Wheeler Transport. Court holds that the absence of a state policy for bike taxis does not render the service illegal, and the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 permits contract carriage permits for two-wheelers....

The petitioners, Roppen Transportation Services Pvt Ltd (an aggregator operating bike taxis under the brand 'Rapido') and its director Shantanu Sharma, filed a writ petition challenging the seizure of...