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Bombay High Court Quashes Divisional Commissioner's Order Declaring Group Leader of BJP Municipal Party for Lack of Jurisdiction. Commissioner Cannot Decide Group Leadership Under Maharashtra Local Authority Members' Disqualification Act, 1986 as Power is Limited to Disqualification of Members.

The petitioner, Bhagatram Ravalmal Balani, was elected as a councillor of the Jalgaon Municipal Corporation in 2018 on a BJP ticket. After the electio...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellants in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Identification and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Sections 302, 307, 201 IPC set aside as sole eyewitness's testimony was inconsistent and not supported by other evidence.

The appellants, Jafar Khijar Sheikh and Sumit Appa @ Prakash Gawali, were convicted by the District Judge-10 and Additional Sessions Judge, Pune in Se...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Disqualification of Corporator Under Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888 — Failure to Produce Valid Caste Certificate Leads to Disqualification Under Section 16(1A).

The petitioner, Balchandra Shirsat, was elected as a corporator of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai from a constituency reserved for Schedu...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Divisional Commissioner's Order in Municipal Disqualification Case. Court Holds That Independent Corporator Cannot Be Treated as Member of Political Party Without Consent Under Maharashtra Local Authority Members Disqualification Rules, 1987.

The petitioner, Lokashahi Aghadi, through its leader Shital Gaikwad, filed a writ petition challenging a communication dated 7.4.2017 issued by the Di...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Entry Ban Against Social Activist in Goa — Violation of Fundamental Rights Under Article 19(1)(d) and (e) of Constitution. Ban Order Passed Without Providing Opportunity of Hearing and Without Recording Subjective Satisfaction as Required Under Section 144 CrPC.

The petitioner, Pramod Mutalik, the leader of Sri Ram Sene, filed a criminal writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Challenge to 50% Women Reservation in BMC Elections — Amendment to Section 5A of BMC Act Upheld as Valid Policy Decision. Reservation for Women in Local Bodies Permissible Under Article 243T and Not Violative of Basic Structure.

The petitioner, Kapoorchand Durgaprasad Gupta, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging the amendment to Secti...

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WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 943 OF 2021

The Supreme Court of India, in a combined proceeding, dealt with a batch of writ petitions, special leave petitions, and contempt petitions invoking A...