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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...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Direct Evidence and Unreliable Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Section 302 IPC for strangulation of wife set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt....

The appellant, Nabi Hasan Noor Hasan Khan, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Borivali, Mumbai, for the murder of his 19-year-old wife Santoshi by strangulation on the night of 28 October...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Seeking Investigation into Missing Husband After 16 Years — Inordinate Delay and Lack of Evidence Lead to Dismissal. Petition under Article 226 and Section 482 CrPC for direction to investigate complaint of 2002 dismissed as no FIR was registered and unexplained delay of 16 years....

The petitioner, Sushilabai w/o Vaijinath Pawar, filed a Criminal Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India and Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking direction...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellants in POCSO Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Sections 376(1), 341, 506, 109 IPC and Sections 4, 12, 17 POCSO Act set aside as victim's testimony was unreliable and medical evidence did not support rape....

The appellants, Kisan Damaji Naik and Ramesh Abidas Vasave, were convicted by the Sessions Judge, Nandurbar, in Sessions Case No. 01/2018 for offences under Sections 376(1), 341, 506, 109 of the India...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR in Cheating Case Where Dispute is Purely Civil in Nature. Failure to Pay Outstanding Amount Under a Commercial Agreement Does Not Attract Section 420 IPC as No Deception at Inception is Established....

The applicant, Manish Shyamsundar Batra, proprietor of M/s. S. B. Traders, filed a criminal application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quashing of FIR No. 80/2022 r...