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Bombay High Court Allows Anticipatory Bail in SC/ST Act Case Due to Lack of Prima Facie Caste-Based Intent. Property Dispute Leading to Assault and Abuse Does Not Attract Atrocities Act Without Specific Intent to Insult on Caste Grounds....

The appellants, Vinod Thakare, Varsha Thakare, and Aakash Thakare, filed an appeal under Section 14-A of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (SC/ST Act) chal...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellant in POCSO Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 376(2)(i) IPC and Sections 4 and 10 of POCSO Act set aside as victim's testimony was unreliable and medical evidence did not support sexual assault....

The appellant, Vitthal Rajendra Jogade, was convicted by the Special Judge, Solapur, under Section 376(2)(i) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Sections 4 and 10 of the Protection of Children from Sex...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging CIDCO's Forfeiture of EMD in Plot Allotment. Bid Validity Extended by CIDCO, Allotment Letter Issued Within Extended Period, Petitioner Cannot Unilaterally Withdraw....

The petitioners, Infinity Infra and its partner Ajit Achyut Kandpile, filed a writ petition challenging the action of the City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra Limited (CIDCO) in ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Mutation Entry in Private Forest Case — Government Failed to Prove Land Was Forest Under MPFA Act. Collector's Order Under Section 22A of Maharashtra Private Forest (Acquisition) Act, 1975 Directing Deletion of Government's Name from Record of Rights Upheld as Mutation Entry Was Made Without Notice and Without Proper Inquiry....

The petitioners, Sunil Shamrao Patil and Anupama Sunil Patil, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court challenging mutation entry No. 1736 dated 23rd July 2001 in respect of their land beari...

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Bombay High Court Enhances Compensation for Amputation Victim in Motor Accident Case — 100% Functional Disability Recognized. Claimant awarded Rs. 7,50,000/- for loss of leg due to truck-bus collision under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The appellant, Samdani Sattar Shaikh, was traveling in a luxury bus on National Highway No. 9 on 21.06.2004 when a truck driven rashly and negligently from the opposite direction collided with the bus...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Extension of Bio-Medical Waste Management Contract Without Competitive Bidding. Municipal Corporation's 5-year extension to incumbent contractor held illegal for bypassing tender process under Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, 1949....

The petitioner, Shri Tirupati Waste Management, a partnership firm, challenged the decision of the Ahmednagar Municipal Corporation (respondent No. 2) to extend the contract for collection, disposal, ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Insurance Company's Appeal in Motor Accident Claim — Reduces Compensation Due to Contributory Negligence. Deceased pillion rider found 50% contributorily negligent for accident caused by rash driving of truck driver, reducing insurer's liability....

The case arises from a motor accident claim filed by the legal heirs of deceased Sayyed Imran, who died in a road accident on 5th May 2016. The deceased was a pillion rider on a motorcycle when a truc...

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Bombay High Court Allows Correction of Caste Entry in Birth Certificate Despite Student Leaving School. Full Bench Precedent in Janabai Himmatrao Thakur Permits Alteration of Entries Other Than Date of Birth Even After Leaving School....

The petitioner, Ganesh Dadarao Thombre, filed a writ petition seeking correction of the caste entry in his birth certificate from 'Kunabi Hindu' to 'Maratha'. The request was rejected by the school au...