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Bombay High Court Heard PIL Challenging Development Permissions for Star Hotel in No Development Zone. The Court Considered Whether UDD Approval Under Regulation 59(3) and Additional FSI of 1.0 Were Valid Under DCRs and MRTP Act....

The case arose from a public interest litigation filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the High Court of Judicature at Bombay. The petitioner, an active member of several non-gov...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Father-Son Duo in Murder Case Due to Lack of Credible Evidence and Unreliable Witnesses. Conviction under Section 302 read with 34 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt....

The case pertains to the murder of Sakharam, a 20-year-old man, who was in a love affair with Jyotsna, the daughter of appellant No.1 (Laxman) and sister of appellant No.2 (Sachin). The appellants' fa...

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Bombay High Court Allows Declaration of Lapsed Reservation Under Section 127 of MRTP Act Due to Non-Acquisition Within Ten Years. Petitioner's land reserved as 'Mela Ground' in Development Plan of 2004 not acquired within statutory period, resulting in deemed lapsing of reservation....

The petitioner, Sunil Mallikarjun Patil, is the owner of land bearing survey no. 40/1/B, out of which 0.52 hectares from survey no. 40 (Part), Shelgi, is reserved as Reservation site No. 12/33 'Mela G...

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Bombay High Court Allows Drivers' Petitions for Regularization of Service in Health Department — Denial of Minimum Pay Scale Violates Article 14 and 16 of Constitution. The court directed regularization and minimum pay scale for daily wage drivers working for more than 240 days continuously....

The petitioners, drivers appointed on daily wages in the Health Department of Zilla Parishad, Latur, filed writ petitions seeking regularization of service and minimum pay scale. They had worked for m...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition Challenging Maintainability of Second Revision Under Panchayat Raj Act — District Judge's Order Set Aside. The Court held that no second revision lies under Section 201-B(1) against an order passed by the Deputy Director in a revision under Section 201-A(2) of the Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994....

The petitioners, Beatriz Almeida e D'Souza and her husband, applied to the Village Panchayat of Chodan-Madel for transfer of house tax based on a registered Will. The Panchayat failed to act, so they ...

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Bombay High Court Grants Unconditional Leave to Defend in Commercial Summary Suit for Recovery of Rs.1 Crore Based on Negotiable Instrument. Triable Issues Raised Regarding Consideration and Liability of Defendants Under Order XXXVII CPC....

The plaintiff, Parag Jyotindra Gandhi, filed a commercial summary suit against the defendants, Jayant Narendra Mehta and Others, to recover a sum of Rs.1 Crore along with interest at 18% per annum bas...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Carriage of Goods by Sea Case — Sets Aside Ex-Parte Decree Due to Non-Service of Summons. Service of summons on agent of foreign principal held insufficient to bind the principal under Order 5 Rule 12 of CPC, 1908....

The appeal arises from a judgment and decree dated 18 October 2014 passed by the City Civil Court, Bombay in SC Suit No.7175 of 1997. The plaintiff, Dhanesh B. Jain, a proprietary concern engaged in t...