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Supreme Court Sets Aside Anticipatory Bail Granted to Police Officers in Extortion Case. Abuse of Official Position by Law Enforcers Demands Strict Scrutiny and Denial of Pre-Arrest Bail Under Section 438 CrPC.

The case involves an appeal by the State of Maharashtra against the grant of anticipatory bail by the High Court to three police officers (respondents...

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Supreme Court Rethinks Immunity for Lawmakers in Bribery Cases Revisiting the Scope of Parliamentary Privilege in Bribery Allegations

The Supreme Court examined whether a legislator receiving a bribe for voting or speaking in the legislature is protected under parliamentary privilege...

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Bombay High Court Allows Impleadment of Beneficiaries in Trust Petition — Order 1 Rule 10 CPC Applies. Court holds that persons claiming beneficial interest under a trust are necessary and proper parties to a trust petition under Section 41A of the Presidency Small Cause Courts Act, 1882.

The case involves a Chamber Summons filed by the petitioner, Harishchandra Amarnath Puri, in a Trust Petition (No. 1 of 2017) pending before the Bomba...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses RTI Activist's Petition Seeking Income Tax Returns of Public Figure. Holds That Personal Information of Third Party Cannot Be Disclosed Unless Larger Public Interest Is Established Under Section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act, 2005.

The petitioner, Shailesh Gandhi, an RTI activist and former Central Information Commissioner, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitut...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Termination of Probationary Civil Judge. Termination of Probationer Without Hearing Held Permissible Under Rule 5(1) of Maharashtra Judicial Service (Recruitment) Rules, 1956.

The petitioner, Girish Satyanarayan Shukla, was appointed as a Civil Judge, Junior Division and Judicial Magistrate, First Class on 23 October 1992 an...

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High Court of Bombay Initiates Suo Motu Contempt Against Advocate for Disrupting Court Proceedings. Advocate's Rowdy Behavior and Improper Language in Court Amounts to Prima Facie Criminal Contempt Under Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.

The High Court of Bombay, on its own motion, initiated contempt proceedings against Mr. N.B. Deshmukh, an advocate, based on an incident that occurred...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Dismissal of Judicial Officer for Misconduct and Assault. Departmental enquiry based on criminal conviction for assaulting a colleague under influence of alcohol is valid and does not require separate disciplinary proceedings.

The petitioner, Shri Rajesh Ratanlal Kale, was a Judicial Officer working as IIIrd Joint Civil Judge (Junior Division) and J.M.F.C. at Bhiwandi. On 22...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Dismissal of Judicial Officer in Disciplinary Proceedings for Misconduct. Non-Supply of Enquiry Report Before Final Order Does Not Vitiate Proceedings Absent Prejudice.

The petitioner, a judicial officer, joined the Maharashtra Judicial Service in 1990. Disciplinary proceedings were initiated against him, and an enqui...