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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Seeking Direction to Vice Chancellor to Exercise Emergency Powers Under Maharashtra Universities Act, 1994. Vice Chancellor's power under Section 14(7) and (8) is discretionary and not a duty; no mandamus lies.

The dispute arose when a registered society and its engineering college (petitioners) sought to introduce a new M.Tech course in Power Electronics and...

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Supreme Court Advisory Opinion Addresses Scope of Governor's and President's Powers Over State Legislation under Articles 200 and 201. Presidential Reference Seeks Clarity on Constitutional Discretion, Time Limits, and Justiciability in Light of Conflicting Judgments.

The President of India, exercising powers under Article 143(1) of the Constitution, referred fourteen questions to the Supreme Court on 13th May 2025,...

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Bombay High Court Allows Public Interest Litigation Seeking Declaration That Governor Must Act on Council of Ministers' Advice for Legislative Council Nominations. Article 171(5) Nomination Power Held to Be Non-Discretionary and Governor Bound by Aid and Advice of Council of Ministers.

The Bombay High Court, in this public interest litigation, examined the constitutional powers of the Governor to nominate members to the Maharashtra L...

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Supreme Court Allows Tenants' Appeal in Rent Control Case — Striking Out Defence Not Automatic Under Section 15(7) of Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958. Discretionary Power Must Be Exercised Judiciously; Mere Non-Compliance Does Not Justify Striking Out Defence.

The case involves an appeal by tenants against the High Court of Delhi's order upholding the Rent Controller's decision to strike out their defence in...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Minister’s Recall Order in Revenue Record Deletion Case Involving Devasthan Property. Recall Held Valid as Procedural Review to Correct Breach of Natural Justice, and Writ Relief Declined to Prevent Injustice.

The writ petition challenged an order of the Minister (Revenue) recalling an earlier order that had deleted the remark 'Devasthan Inam Warag III' from...

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High Court of Karnataka Dharwad Bench Hears Writ Petition Challenging Rescission of Appointment of Additional District Government Pleader Within 24 Hours. The Court Examines Whether the Impugned Notification Violates Constitutional Prohibition Against Arbitrariness in Context of Pleasure Doctrine.

The case concerns the abrupt withdrawal of an appointment as Additional District Government Pleader at the newly established XI Additional District an...