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Bombay High Court Allows Sarpanch's Petition Against Disqualification for Encroachment on Government Land — Interpretation of Section 14(1)(j-3) of Maharashtra Village Panchayat Act, 1959 Requires Encroachment to be on Government Land as Defined Under Land Revenue Code....

The petitioner, Sau. Seema w/o Ramesh Khule, was elected as Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat Gawandgaon in October 2017. Respondent No.4, Nandu s/o Bhikaji Dakhore, filed an application before the Collector...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Preventive Detention Order Under MPDA Act for Non-Application of Mind — Failure to Consider Bail Orders and In-camera Statements Renders Detention Invalid...

The petitioner, Shamim Makmood Khan, mother of detenu Firoj @ Babbali Maqbul Khan, challenged a preventive detention order dated 16 October 2019 passed by the Commissioner of Police, Pune City under t...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Acquittal in House Trespass and Assault Case Due to Property Dispute and Lack of Preparation. Entry into shared ancestral house does not constitute house-trespass under Section 452 IPC when there is a long-standing property dispute and no evidence of preparation for hurt....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of three accused persons (Babu Bhaga Zore, Sandeep Janardan Zore, and Dilip Janardan Zore) by the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Ratnagiri, fo...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Acquittal in Cattle Poisoning Case Due to Lack of Evidence Linking Accused to Offence. Prosecution failed to prove that accused sprayed pesticide on grass consumed by bullocks, as no witness saw the act and chemical analysis did not connect the seized bottles to the poisoning....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of Bhanudas Nivrutti Lande by the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Khed, for offences under Section 429 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The pros...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Rash Driving Case — No Evidence of Negligence. Acquittal upheld as prosecution failed to prove rash or negligent driving under Sections 279, 304-A, 338 IPC and Section 184 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of Mahadeo Siddhappa Ghali, a bus driver, by the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Miraj. The accused was charged with offences under Sections 27...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Union's Petition Challenging Industrial Court Order on Extension of Settlement Benefits to Non-Signatory Union Members. Employer's insistence on undertaking from individual employees before extending settlement benefits to members of rival union does not constitute unfair labour practice under MRTU and PULP Act, 1971....

The petitioner, Bharatiya Kamgar Karmachari Mahasangh, a recognised union of employees working with the respondent establishment, M/s. Lloyds Line Pipes Ltd., filed a complaint under Section 28 read w...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Scrutiny Committee Order Invalidating Scheduled Tribe Certificate — School Records of Father from 1944 and 1951 Held Sufficient Proof of Caste Under Entry 44 of Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order 1950....

The petitioner, Ku. Babita d/o Devidas Thakur, filed a writ petition challenging the order dated 28.01.2011 passed by the Committee for Scrutiny and Verification of Tribe Claims, Amravati Division, Am...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Allows Customs Appeals in Bonded Warehouse Wastage Case — No Duty on Unexported, Unremoved Goods. The court held that customs duty cannot be demanded on wastage/brokerage lying within the factory premises of a bonded warehouse when there is no evidence of removal or export under the Customs Act, 1962....

The case involves six customs appeals filed by M/s. GKB Ophthalmics Ltd. and M/s. GKB Vision Limited against the Commissioner of Customs, Mormugao Harbour, Goa. The appeals challenge a common judgment...