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The court while denying the interim relief to ‘Phonepe’ said that it is settled law that when the plaintiff fails to make out a prima facie case in its favor, the aspects of grave and irreparable loss in the absence of interim reliefs and balance of convenience pale into insignificance.

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Strange state of affairs; Neither investigating authority prepared rough map nor Trial Court took pain in recording correct directions for want of evidence

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Bombay High Court opined that the Revisional Court was obliged to prima facie discuss or indicate material on record showing Raj Thackeray’s involvement in the alleged crime.

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Bombay High Court observed that the dictionary meaning of “act of god” is “an instance of uncontrollable natural forces in operation” I.e., a severe, unanticipated natural event for which no human is responsible.

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The Supreme Court proposed that service rules are liable to prevail, and that there can be Government resolutions in consonance and not in conflict with those rules.

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The Supreme Court observed that the Bombay High Court disregarded the nature and gravity of the alleged offence as well as the the financial stature, position and standing of the accused vis-à-vis the prosecutrix.

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While dismissing the petition seeking ED/CBI probe in Uddhav Thackeray income source along with other office bearers of Shivsena party, Bombay High Court held the same to be an abuse of the process of law.

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Bombay High Court directed the State of Maharashtra to pay compensation of Rs 10 lakhs to the petitioners and left the State at liberty to recover the same from officers at fault.

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Bombay High Court rejected the insurance company’s contentions and directed them to pay the claim of Rs 11,05,953 to the petitioner with interest and Rs 5 lakhs as costs of litigation.

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Bombay High Court quashed two of State Government’s circulars, limited the stamp duty only to additional area purchased during redevelopment, and laid several pointers which shall apply further beyond the facts of the present matter.

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On 03-03-2023, the President has appointed following Additional Judges of Bombay High Court, to be Judges of Bombay High Court with effect

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Referring to the auto driver expressing his liking to the minor girl without any sexual intent, Bombay High Court granted anticipatory bail holding that he prima facie deserves protection from arrest.

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Cases under Section 153A are on the rise and the onus is on the police/State to ensure that the said provision is not misused by anyone, much less, political parties.

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The Bombay High Court held that the Petitioner’s proposed project is for providing water for the citizens of Gorai village as the said project certainly falls under the permitted exceptions in the scheme of the things provided for CRZ as well as protection of mangroves.

“Child cannot be used as a pawn to prove allegation of adultery against wife”; SC lays down scope of using DNA profiling in divorce cases
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The Supreme Court held that merely because either of the parties have disputed a factum of paternity, it does not mean that the Court should direct DNA test or such other test to resolve the controversy. Only in exceptional and deserving cases, where such a test becomes indispensable to resolve the controversy the Court can direct such test.

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Concluding that the principal contention raised by the petitioner regarding consolidation of claims arising out of nine separate contracts is devoid of substance, the Bombay High Court dismissed the petition refusing to interfere with the arbitral award.

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Bombay High Court refused to exercise its discretionary powers under Article 226 of Constitution of India keeping in view that the Bullet Train Project is an Infrastructural Project of national importance.

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The petitioner was engaged to undertake the cleaning and sweeping of the Government office premises for almost 26 years and was being paid much less than even the minimum wages paid to manual labourers. The Bombay High Court said that it t is a fit case where the State should compensate the Petitioner for violating her rights under Articles 14, 21 and 23 of the Constitution of India.

Know thy Judge

Justice Dipankar Datta, was born on 09-02-1965 in a Bengali family. He served as a Judge in the Calcutta High Court, and as a Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, then he was sworn in as Supreme Court Judge by Chief Justice Dr D.Y. Chandrachud on 12-12-2022

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The entire trajectory of this case must be deprecated. When a principle challenge against the termination fails and while an appeal is pending, one distress warrant is challenged in Delhi only to be allegedly later withdrawn and other distress warrants are now brought before this Court.