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High Court of Bombay Considers Relative Adoption under Juvenile Justice Act Despite Lower Court Rejection. Prospective Adoptive Parents and Biological Parents Seek to Invoke JJ Act for Adoption of Minor Girl Not Orphaned or Surrendered....

The case concerned a civil revision application before the High Court of Bombay, Nagpur Bench, filed by prospective adoptive parents and biological parents of a minor girl child. The applicants sought...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Corruption Case — Demand for Bribe Not Proved Beyond Reasonable Doubt. Acquittal of Public Servant under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 upheld due to material contradictions and lack of credible evidence....

The State of Maharashtra, through the Anti Corruption Bureau, appealed against the judgment and order dated 5th August 2006 passed by the Special Judge, Pune, acquitting the respondent-accused, Sriran...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Retrenchment Case — Non-Compliance with Section 25-F of Industrial Disputes Act Does Not Automatically Entitle Workman to Reinstatement; Compensation of Rs. 50,000 Awarded Instead. The court held that relief for illegal retrenchment is discretionary and depends on facts such as nature of employment and length of service....

The appellant, Hemant Babruvahan Parchake, was appointed as a Senior Caretaker on a daily wage basis by the respondent Social Welfare Officer and District Social Welfare Officer at Government Beggar's...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Detention Order Under MPDA Act for Non-Application of Mind — Failure to Consider Bail Conditions and Inadequate Material to Show Disturbance of Public Order. The court held that preventive detention requires a threat to public order, not mere law and order issues, and that unexplained delay vitiates the order....

The petitioner, Ganesh alias Gajaraj Sainath Patil, challenged a detention order dated 19 January 2021 passed by the Collector and District Magistrate, Sangli, under Section 3 of the Maharashtra Preve...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Against Refusal of Status Quo Order, Holding Remedy of Appeal Available Under Order XLI Rule 1(r) CPC. The Court held that an order declining to grant ex parte ad interim injunction is an order under Order XXXIX Rule 1 or 2 CPC and is appealable under Order XLI Rule 1(r) CPC, and therefore a writ petition is not maintainable....

The petitioner, Syed Abdul Rahim, filed a civil suit (RCS No. 22 of 2021) before the Civil Judge, Junior Division, Parali, District Beed, seeking declaratory relief and preventive injunction against h...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Quashes FIR in Sewage Treatment Plant Theft Case Due to Lack of Evidence and Malicious Prosecution. Petitioner's RTI-based complaint against PWD engineer for alleged theft of sewage analysis reports fails as no criminal intent or dishonest removal established under Sections 380 and 201 IPC....

The petitioner, Uday Anand Chari, filed a Criminal Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quashing of FIR No. 260/20...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Tender Extension in HPCL LPG Cylinder Procurement. Court upholds HPCL's decision to extend contract without re-tendering, finding no arbitrariness or violation of Article 14....

The petitioners, Perfect Alloys and Steel Limited and another, challenged the tender conditions in a Notice Inviting Tender (NIT) dated November 8, 2019, issued by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limi...

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Bombay High Court Allows Contractor's Suit for Recovery of Unpaid Amounts and Interest in Construction Contract Dispute. Holds that Delayed Payments Attract Interest Under Section 61 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, and Excess Recovery from Mobilisation Advance Must Be Refunded....

The plaintiff, M/s Ajay Deep Construction Pvt. Ltd., filed a suit against the Maharashtra State Police Housing & Welfare Corporation Ltd. for recovery of Rs.1,09,78,024 together with interest. The dis...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Habeas Corpus Petition Filed by Mother Against Daughter-in-Law, Finds Collusion Between Petitioner and Alleged Detenu. Court holds that habeas corpus remedy is not available when the alleged detenu is a major who voluntarily resides with his wife and the petition is filed in collusion to harass the wife in a matrimonial dispute....

The petitioner, Shaikh Shabana, filed a habeas corpus petition alleging that her son, Shaikh Atik, was illegally detained by his wife, Mahek Hanif Shaikh, and her family. She claimed that Atik was lur...