Section 314 BMC Act: Summary Removal of Encroachments on Public Streets Despite Long Possession; Taxes/Licences Do Not Regularise Case: PREETI MANOHAR SAKPAL D/O.MANOHAR B.SAKPAL(DECEASED) v....
MEPS Act Section 9 Does Not Cover Standalone Pay-Scale Disputes: Higher Pay Scale Is Not “Promotion” nor “Reduction in Rank” Case: DEEPALI DINESH NAIK v. KRANTIVIR CHAFEKAR EDUCATION SOCIETY AND ORS....
Section 33A Stamp Reopening Must Be by the Registering Officer, and Post-Certification Revisions Cannot Be Effected Beyond Section 53A’s Six-Year Limit 1) Introduction Kolte Patil Developers Ltd. v....
MPDA Detention Requires Fresh Public-Order Material: A Single Private Assault and Custodial In-Camera Statements Cannot Sustain Re-Detention 1) Introduction This decision of the Bombay High Court...
Delay Condonation in Review Petitions: “Sufficient Cause” Requires Particulars and Proof; Merits, Settlement Talks, and Court Pendency Are Irrelevant Case: VINODKUMAR CHETRAM GANERIWALA AND ORS. v....
Refrigerator Storage by a Trader is Not “Manufacturing Process” under ESI: “Any process for” and the Cold-Storage Requirement 1) Introduction Case: MADHU MALTI ENTERPRISES v. THE EMPLOYEES STATE...
Tree-Felling Permissions Under the Maharashtra Trees Act: Newspaper Notice Must Disclose Sufficient Particulars; Reasons Must Be Recorded 1. Introduction In ABHIJEET MOHAN ANTURKAR v. TREE AUTHORITY...
Unmarried Women Included in the 20–24 Week MTP Window Through Purposive Interpretation of Rule 3-B 1. Introduction In ABC v. State of Maharashtra Thr Principal Secretary Public Health Dept and Anr...
Section 323 CrPC Commitments Require a Reasoned Opinion Based on Evidence (Read with Section 325 CrPC) 1. Introduction The decision in MOHAMMED JAVED ABDUL WAHAB v. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR. POS,...
Detention in Civil Prison in Execution Requires Prior Notice and Opportunity of Hearing Case: Purbha Tulsa alias Tulsiram Dhutde and Another v. Mohd. Jafar Shaikh Ismail Court: Bombay High Court...
Order VII Rule 11(d) Rejection Not Available Where Section 13 Money-Lending Bar Turns on Trial-Dependent “Loan” and “Money-Lender” Determinations under the Maharashtra Money Lending (Regulation) Act,...
Railway Employee Free Pass and Bona Fide Passenger Status: Non-filling of Journey Particulars Does Not Defeat Section 124A Claim (Subject to Discretionary Reduction) 1. Introduction Case: SEETABAI...
Rule 45 as a Mandatory Safeguard: Delay in Analyst Report (and Post‑facto Extension) Vitiates Drugs Prosecution; FDA Maharashtra Directed to Build Time‑Bound Digital Monitoring Court: Bombay High...
Statutory Transfer of Co-operative Appellate Jurisdiction Takes Effect from Notification Date; Pending Civil Suit Does Not Bar Deemed Membership 1) Introduction The Bombay High Court (Amit Borkar,...
Section 24 MRC Act: “Purpose of Licence” Must Be Determined from a Holistic Reading of the Registered Agreement; Collateral Claims and Actual User Cannot Defeat Summary Eviction Court: Bombay High...
Interim Injunction in Section 29(5) Trade-Name Infringement: Suppression, False “Date of Knowledge”, and Long Acquiescence Defeat Equity 1. Introduction The Bombay High Court (Ordinary Original Civil...
MRTP Act Section 126 “Acquisition by Agreement” Includes Surrender of Reserved Land in Lieu of FSI/Waiver: Vesting Can Follow a Possession Receipt and Concluded Development Bargain 1) Introduction...
Co-operative Housing Societies Not “Industry” Under the ID Act and Not “Establishment” Under the Maharashtra Shops Act (Hence Gratuity Act Inapplicable) Case: APSARA CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETY LTD....
Complainant’s Post-Charge Request for “Further Investigation” is Maintainable Under Section 173(8) CrPC, but Cannot be Granted Routinely After Charge is Framed Case: SUDHA KALANTRY v. THE STATE OF...
MPCB Cannot Create Catchment-Area Monopolies via Circulars/CTO Conditions Under HWM Rules, 2016 1. Introduction In GREEN GENE ENVIRO PROTECTION AND INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED v. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA,...