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Bombay High Court Quashes Invalidation of Caste Certificate and Termination of Employee in Vankar Scheduled Caste Case. Court directs de novo consideration of caste claim after finding that Scrutiny Committee failed to give opportunity to prove residence prior to 1950....

The petitioner, Urmila Dadabhai Bariya, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging two orders: (1) the order dated 04/04/2016 passed by the Divisional Caste Certi...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Lecturer's Petition for CAS Benefits for Prior Polytechnic Service Under UGC Regulations. Prior service in polytechnic not considered 'approved service' under UGC Regulations, 2010 for Career Advancement Scheme....

The petitioner, Dr. Anil D. Garje, completed his M.Sc. in Physics in 1993 and was appointed as a Lecturer in Physics at Sou. Venutai Chavan Polytechnic College on 7 May 1994. His appointment was appro...

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Bombay High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Accused in SC/ST Act Case - No Prima Facie Case of Abetment to Suicide. Court Held That Mere Registration of FIR Under Atrocities Act Does Not Attract Bar Under Section 18 if Essential Ingredients Are Missing....

The present appeal was filed by seven original accused persons challenging the order of the Additional Sessions Judge, Majalgaon, District Beed, dated 01-01-2020, rejecting their applications for anti...

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Bombay High Court Allows Widow's Petition for Freedom Fighter Pension Under Swatantrya Sainik Sanman Pension Scheme. The court held that the petitioner, as widow of an underground freedom fighter, is entitled to pension benefits from 14-08-1995....

The petitioner, Sarubai w/o Narayansinh Thakur, aged 87 years, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the Bombay High Court, Bench at Aurangabad. She sought to set...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Revocation of Promotion to Head Master — Consent of Senior Teacher Not Voluntary Under Rule 3(3) of MEPS Rules, 1981. The court upheld the revocation of approval for promotion as the senior-most teacher's consent was obtained under threat and not in compliance with statutory procedure....

The petitioner, a teacher at respondent no.4's educational institution, was promoted to the post of Head Master on 02.06.2019 after the senior-most teacher (respondent no.6) allegedly gave written con...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Dismisses Second Appeal in Property Suit — Concurrent Findings of Fact Not Interfered With. The court upheld the trial and appellate courts' decisions that the plaintiffs were co-owners of the suit property and that the sale deed executed by the defendants was void for lack of consideration and non-compliance with legal requirements....

The case involves a second appeal filed by the appellants (defendants 15 and 16 in the original suit) against the judgment and decree of the first appellate court, which confirmed the trial court's de...

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Bombay High Court Directs State Review Board to Reconsider Convict's Premature Release Afresh, Uninfluenced by Earlier Decision. The court accepted the State's statement that the Board would meet in April 2020 and directed reconsideration taking into account the Sessions Judge's report recommending release....

The petitioner, Dilip S. Shetye, a convict prisoner serving sentence at Central Jail Colvale, Goa, filed a Criminal Writ Petition before the Bombay High Court at Goa seeking a writ of mandamus to quas...

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Bombay High Court Partly Allows Appeals for Enhanced Compensation in Land Acquisition Case — Market Value Enhanced from Rs. 60,000 to Rs. 1,00,000 per Hectare. The Court held that the Reference Court failed to consider potentiality of land and comparable sale instances, warranting enhancement under Section 23 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894....

The case involves three first appeals filed by the original claimants (Ushabai Pawar, Manesh Pawar, and Balasaheb Pawar) against the State of Maharashtra and the Executive Engineer, Minor Irrigation, ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Widow's Compensation Claim for Jail Death Due to Lack of Evidence of Negligence. Court holds that mere death in custody does not automatically entitle compensation; petitioner must establish negligence or violation of rights by jail authorities....

The petitioner, Priyanka wd/o Yogesh Rathod, filed a Criminal Writ Petition before the Bombay High Court seeking compensation of Rs. 50 lakh for the death of her husband, Yogesh Rathod, who died due t...

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Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench Hears Criminal Appeal Against Conviction for Murder and Cruelty in a Dowry Death Case; Accused Contends Suicide and False Implication. The Trial Court Convicted Based on Two Dying Declarations and Medical Evidence for Offences Under Sections 498-A, 504, 302 IPC, Involving Demand for Money and Setting the Deceased on Fire....

The case concerns the death of Yashodabai, who was married to appellant No. 1 (Sainath Annasaheb Waghchaure) 15 years before the incident. Appellants No. 2 and 3 are her father-in-law and mother-in-la...