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Bombay High Court Allows Revision Against Condition of 20% Deposit for Suspension of Sentence in Negotiable Instruments Act Case. Court holds that while appellate court can impose conditions for suspending sentence, directing deposit of 20% of compensation without considering appellant's financial capacity and without providing reasons is unsustainable.

14 Oct 2025

The petitioner, Rashmikant Zaverchand Shah, filed a criminal writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India challenging an order dated 3...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Removal of Peon for Habitual Absence in Disciplinary Proceeding. Service Rule Violation Justifies Dismissal as Petitioner Failed to Show Sufficient Cause for Absence.

20 Feb 2019

The petitioner, Vikas Sureshrao Waghmare, was appointed as a Peon in the District Court, Ahmednagar on 11.10.2001 and made permanent from 18.04.2006. ...

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High Court of Bombay Dismisses Railways' Petition Challenging Tribunal's Conversion of Dismissal to Compulsory Retirement for Unauthorized Absence. The court upheld the tribunal's finding that dismissal was disproportionate under Rule 9 of the Railway Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1968, considering the employee's long service.

25 Aug 2016

The Union of India, through the Ministry of Railways and South Eastern Railway, filed a writ petition challenging the judgment and order of the Centra...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petitions Challenging Furlough Rule Denying Furlough to Prisoners from Outside Maharashtra. Classification Based on Residence Held Reasonable Under Articles 14 and 21 of Constitution.

20 Oct 2020

The petitioners, Chandradev @ Chandu S/o Pareshwar Rai and Satish S/o Ramchandra Ninapure, were convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code a...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Removal of Employee in Railway Service Disciplinary Case — Violation of Conduct Rules for Contesting Elections Without Sanction. Petitioner's challenge to penalty of removal from service for contesting Assembly elections without prior approval dismissed as punishment proportionate to misconduct under Rule 9 of Railway Services (Conduct) Rules, 1966.

29 Mar 2023

The petitioner, Swati Bhalchandra Nilegaonkar, was employed as an Assistant Nursing Officer at Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Central Railway Hospital, Bycull...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Constable for Dual Appointment and Forgery in Jharkhand Police Case. Division Bench Erred in Reappreciating Evidence in Departmental Enquiry Where Charges of Fraud and Unauthorised Absence Were Proved on Preponderance of Probabilities.

8 May 2026

The present appeal arises from a judgment of the Division Bench of the High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi, which allowed the Letters Patent Appeal file...

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Supreme Court Reduces Disqualification Period for Delayed Submission of Election Expenses Under Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act — Proportionality of Penalty Considered

28 Feb 2020

The Supreme Court considered appeals against disqualification of elected members of Gram Panchayats under Section 14B of the Maharashtra Village Panch...

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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment for Mentally Ill Accused in Rape and Murder Case — Non-Compliance with Section 235(2) CrPC and Supervening Mental Illness Considered

12 Apr 2019

The Supreme Court of India heard a review petition filed by an accused (referred to as 'Accused X') against his conviction and death sentence for the ...

High Court

Bombay High Court Strikes Down Discriminatory Furlough Condition in Maharashtra Prisons Rules as Unconstitutional. Residence-based classification for furlough eligibility violates Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution.

20 Oct 2020

The petitioners, Chandradev @ Chandu S/o Pareshwar Rai and Satish S/o Ramchandra Ninapure, were convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code a...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Soldier for Cowardice in Combat, Modifies Sentence to Period Already Served. The Court held that a soldier cannot rely on past glory but must rise to the occasion every time, and that the concurrent findings of cowardice under Section 34(c) of the Army Act, 1950 were justified.

2 Jul 2019

The appellant, Dalbir Singh, was enrolled in the Indian Army in 1999 and posted to 3 Rashtriya Rifles Battalion in 2006. On August 13, 2006, during a ...

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