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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction for Murder and Theft Based on Circumstantial Evidence — Chain of Circumstances Complete and Unbroken. The court affirmed that the prosecution had established the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt through last seen evidence, motive, recovery of stolen articles, and conduct....

The appellant, Gunvant Rohidas Bansode, was convicted by the Sessions Court for the murder of Sunita and for theft. The prosecution case was that on 18.7.2009, the accused visited the deceased's house...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Dying Declaration. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as dying declaration recorded without certification of fitness of deceased and without corroboration....

The appellant, Janardan Trimbak Wagh, was convicted by the trial court under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of his wife, Ashabai, by pouring kerosene on her and setting her on fir...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Under Article 227 Against Rejection of DV Act Application by Minor Daughter and Mother of Deceased. Held that a minor daughter is an 'aggrieved person' under Section 2(a) of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 and can file an application through her grandmother under Section 12....

The case involves a writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India challenging the orders of the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Pune and the appellate court which held that an applicat...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Termination of Headmaster for Misconduct and Moral Turpitude. School Tribunal's order upheld as findings of misconduct were based on evidence and no procedural violation under MEPS Act....

The petitioner, Fr. Peter Thamaji Amolik, was appointed as headmaster of St. Xavier's High School, Aurangabad, on 18.10.2000 by the respondent society. He was transferred to St. Francis De Sales High ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Father's Appeal for Custody of Minor Son in Guardians and Wards Act Case — Welfare of Child Paramount, Father's Acquittal in Murder Case Not a Bar to Custody. The court held that the natural father is entitled to custody under Section 25 of the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890, unless he is unfit, and the minor's wish is not decisive....

The appellant, Suhas Uttam Gangawane, is the father of a minor son, Asit, who was approximately 16 years old at the time of the judgment. The appellant's wife, Pradnya, died on 06.10.2012, and a crimi...

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High Court Hears Writ Petitions by Daily-Wage Municipal Employees Seeking Permanency. Earlier High Court Rulings Held That Municipal Corporation Cannot Create Posts and Hence No Unfair Labour Practice Under Item 9 of Schedule IV, Modifying Industrial Court Orders to Forward Proposals to Directorate of Municipal Administration....

The matter before the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Bench at Aurangabad, involved two writ petitions filed by daily-wage employees of the Ahmednagar Municipal Corporation, formerly a Municipal C...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petitions by Maharashtra State Electricity Board Challenging Industrial Court Order Granting Permanency to Contractual Employees. Employer's failure to confer permanency on telephone operators working since 1996 constitutes unfair labour practice under Item 6 of Schedule IV of MRTU & PULP Act....

The petitioner, Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB), challenged a common judgment and order of the Industrial Court, which allowed complaints filed by the respondents under Section 28(1) of the...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Life Conviction for Rape of Minor Sister-in-law Under POCSO Act and IPC. Accused's repeated sexual assault on 17-year-old victim resulting in pregnancy proved beyond reasonable doubt by consistent testimony and medical evidence....

The appellant, Amol @ Ratan Pralhadrao Tayade, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Akola, for offences under Section 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO A...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition to Quash Condition in NOC Requiring Clubbing of 22 Companies as Single Occupant. Court Directs MHADA to Treat Petitioner as Separate Tenant in Redevelopment Project Under Article 226 of the Constitution of India....

The Petitioner, Alice Realties Pvt Ltd, a private limited company, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the Bombay High Court. The Petitioner sought a direction ...