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Bombay High Court Allows Students' Challenge to Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee's Adverse Findings in Medical College Admissions. Court holds that the Scrutiny Committee must follow principles of natural justice and provide opportunity of hearing before invalidating caste certificates.

The petitioners, students admitted to medical colleges in Maharashtra, challenged the orders of the Caste Scrutiny Committee which invalidated their c...

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Bombay High Court Allows Admission to Hotel Management Course Without CET for HSC Students with 45% Marks. Relaxation of CET Requirement Upheld Under AICTE Guidelines, State Rules Held Inconsistent.

The petitioners, three students who had passed the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination with 45% aggregate marks, sought admission to the un...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Non-Cumulative Age Relaxation in Public Service Recruitment — Conflicting Division Bench Decisions Resolved. Age relaxation for multiple categories (physically handicapped, reserved category) cannot be cumulated unless rules expressly provide for cumulative benefit.

The Maharashtra Public Service Commission filed two writ petitions challenging orders that allowed cumulative age relaxation to candidates who were bo...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition of Police Patil Candidate Challenging Tribunal's Order Setting Aside Appointment Based on Legal Heir Preference. Preference Rule Valid as Tilting Factor Among Equally Qualified Candidates Under Government Gazette Notification.

The petitioner, Dilip Punjaji Kharat, applied for the post of Police Patil pursuant to an advertisement. He claimed entitlement to six additional mark...

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Supreme Court Upholds Age Limit and Recruitment Interval Rules for Uttar Pradesh Higher Judicial Service. Rules 8(1) and 12 of UPHJS Rules, 1975 Held Valid as Not Manifestly Arbitrary Under Articles 14 and 16.

The Supreme Court considered the constitutional validity of Rules 8(1) and 12 of the Uttar Pradesh Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1975. The petitioner...

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Bombay High Court at Goa Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Goa Children's Act, 2003 as Premature. Petitioner Convicted for Kidnapping and Murder of Minor Cannot Challenge State Legislation When Appeal Against Conviction is Pending.

The petitioner, Rohan Pradeep Dhungat, was convicted by the Goa Children's Court in Special Case No.28/2006 for offences including kidnapping for rans...

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Bombay High Court Directs State to Formulate Comprehensive Policy for Prevention of Farmer Suicides. Court holds that the State must provide ex-gratia assistance to families of farmers who committed suicide due to agricultural indebtedness, recognizing the constitutional duty under Article 21.

The judgment arises from a Public Interest Litigation initiated by a letter from the All India Bio Dynamic and Organic Farming Association to the Chie...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Husband in Murder Case Based on Dying Declaration. Concurrent findings of guilt under Sections 302 and 342 IPC affirmed as dying declaration was properly recorded, consistent, and credible, meeting admissibility criteria under evidence law.

The Supreme Court considered a criminal appeal challenging concurrent convictions for murder and wrongful confinement. The appellant was accused of be...