High Court of Judicature at Bombay Disposes of Writ Petition (L) No. 30829 of 2024. The petition involved multiple parties including the State of Maharashtra and several private respondents.
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High Court
Bombay High Court Dismisses Petitions Challenging OBC Reservation in Municipal Corporation Elections. Court upholds validity of reservation based on triple test conditions and delimitation process.
17 Apr 2023The judgment concerns two writ petitions filed by Raju S/o Sripad Pednekar and Sameer Kamlaakar Desai challenging the reservation of seats for Other B...
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Supreme Court
Supreme Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Delimitation Commission for Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory. Delimitation Exercise Upheld as Valid Under Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, with Constitutional Provisos Inapplicable to Union Territories.
13 Feb 2023The writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution of India challenged the legality and validity of constituting a Delimitation Commission for the...
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High Court
Bombay High Court Upholds Ordinance Increasing Municipal Councillors in Mumbai. State Legislature Competent to Amend Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888 to Increase Directly Elected Councillors from 227 to 236 Based on 2011 Census.
17 Jan 2022The petitioners, who are councillors of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation, challenged the constitutional validity of Ordinance No.XIII of 2021 dated 30...
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High Court
Bombay High Court Directs Revival of Defunct Tree Authorities in Goa Under the Goa, Daman and Diu Preservation of Trees Act, 1984 — Failure to Conduct Tree Census for 37 Years Constitutes Dereliction of Statutory Duty. The court issued a writ of mandamus to ensure the Tree Authorities commence functioning, conduct a tree census, co-opt experts, and publish information under Section 4 of the Right to Information Act, 2005.
8 Jul 2021The petitioner, Living Heritage Foundation, an NGO, filed a Public Interest Litigation before the Bombay High Court at Goa complaining that the Tree A...
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Quashes High Court's Declaration That Gond Gowari Tribe Is Extinct, Reaffirms Parliamentary Power Over Scheduled Tribes List. The Court Held That Only Parliament Can Amend the Scheduled Tribes List Under Article 342(2) of the Constitution, and Courts Cannot Tinker with Entries in the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950.
18 Dec 2020The Supreme Court heard appeals against a common judgment of the Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench, dated 14.08.2018, which allowed four writ petitions ...
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Supreme Court
Supreme Court Allows Appeals Against PNGRB's Bidding Process for CGD Networks. Board Directed to Re-evaluate Bids for Three Tamil Nadu GAs in Accordance with Regulation 7 of CGD Authorisation Regulations, 2008.
17 Feb 2020The case arose from the ninth round of bidding for City or Local Natural Gas Distribution Networks conducted by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulato...
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High Court
Bombay High Court Directs Effective Implementation of Tree Protection Act in Pune - Mandates Constitution of Tree Authority with NGO Representatives and Appointment of Adequate Tree Officers. The court held that the Tree Authority must include non-official members with expertise, and compensatory plantation of 10 trees per tree cut is mandatory under Section 8 of the Maharashtra (Urban Areas) Protection and Preservation of Trees Act, 1975.
20 Sep 2013This Public Interest Litigation was filed by Deepak Balkrishna Vahikar and another petitioner seeking effective implementation of the Maharashtra (Urb...
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High Court
Bombay High Court Quashes Government Circular Requiring Primary Teachers to Perform Non-Educational Duties in Water Conservation Work. Circular directing teachers to work as supervisors for water conservation projects held contrary to State's own policy and beyond the scope of permissible non-educational duties under the Maharashtra Primary Education Act.
23 Mar 2010The petitioner, Maharashtra Rajya Prathamik Shikshan Sangh, a trust registered under the Bombay Public Trust Act, through its Adhyaksha Baburao Hari P...
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High Court
Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Revised Liquor Licence Fees Based on 2001 Census. Licence fees for country and foreign liquor vending licences were revised based on updated census population figures under the same notification, not a new fee increase.
9 Mar 2010The petitioners, holders of country and foreign liquor vending licences in Nagpur, challenged demand notices issued by the respondents (State of Mahar...
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