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Supreme Court Dismisses Death-Row Convict's Challenge to Rejection of Mercy Petition in Nirbhaya Gang Rape Case. President's Power Under Article 72 is Constitutional Duty Subject to Limited Judicial Review; No Grounds for Interference Established.

The petitioner, Vinay Sharma, a death-row convict in the Nirbhaya gang rape case, filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution challengi...

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Bombay High Court Allows PIL Challenging Illegal Construction by Builder with Political Connections. Court Quashes Regularisation Orders and Directs Demolition of Unauthorised Structures in Old Goa.

The petitioner, an advocate, filed a Public Interest Litigation before the Bombay High Court at Goa challenging the construction of buildings by Respo...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals by State of Kerala and Corporation in Abkari Workers Rehabilitation Case. Upholds High Court's Direction to Implement 2002 Government Order for Employment of Displaced Workers, Finding Modification Arbitrary and Violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution.

The case involves appeals by the State of Kerala and Kerala State Beverages (M and M) Corporation Limited against a Division Bench judgment of the Ker...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Invalidated Tribe Claim for Thakar Scheduled Tribe. Scrutiny Committee's order set aside for ignoring settled legal principles and Division Bench directions in Madhuri Nitin Jadhav case.

The petitioner, Abhimanyu Dattu Thakar, was issued a caste certificate on 22 June 1981 and appointed as a peon in the office of respondent No.3, Execu...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Scrutiny Committee Order Invalidating ST Certificate for Lack of Affinity Test. Caste Claim as 'Thakur' (ST) Upheld as Contemporaneous Documentary Evidence Outweighs Affinity Test Under Maharashtra Act XXIII of 2001.

The petitioner, Monika Sunil Shinde, a 19-year-old resident of Ahmednagar, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challe...

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Bombay High Court at Goa Allows Writ Petition Against Reopening of Assessment Without Speaking Order on Objections. Assessing Officer's Failure to Pass Speaking Order on Objections Under Section 148 of Income Tax Act, 1961 Vitiates Subsequent Proceedings.

The petitioner, The Goa State Coop. Bank Ltd., challenged the refusal of the Assessing Officer to pass a speaking order on objections raised by it aft...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Externment Order in Maharashtra Police Act Case — Lack of Material to Show Harm or Danger. Petitioner's involvement in two theft cases insufficient to justify externment under Section 56 of Maharashtra Police Act, 1951 as there was no evidence of witnesses unwilling to depose.

The petitioner, Pankaj Prakash Shimpi, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging the externment proceedings ini...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Disqualification of Municipal Councillors for Defection Under Maharashtra Local Authority Members Disqualification Act, 1985. Petitioners who contested as independent candidates after being denied party tickets were held to have voluntarily given up party membership.

The judgment concerns three writ petitions filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India challenging identical orders dated 18.03.2015 passed b...