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The petitioner, a NEET‑qualified student, applied for a stray vacancy round for MBBS seats and was placed on the waiting list. He alleged that Respondent No.5, who was not on the merit list, was illegally selected for a residual vacancy, violating the admission rules. The college explained that …
The High Court of Bombay, Aurangabad Bench, dealt with a massive group of writ petitions challenging the cancellation of Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) results for the 2018 and 2019 examinations and the permanent debarment of around 7,880 candidates for alleged mark‑sheet tampering. The Court …
The petitioner, Vijay Narayandas Rizwani, filed a writ petition challenging the trial court's order that impleaded Respondents 3 and 4 (the wife and son of Respondent 2) as parties in his suit for simpliciter injunction against Respondents 1 and 2 over a 40‑R agricultural plot. The petitioner argued …
The petitioners, nineteen Class‑III employees of the former Parbhani Municipal Council, challenged an order dated 05‑01‑2022 by the Deputy Commissioner of Parbhani Municipal Corporation that re‑fixed their pay scales and directed recovery of excess salary. They argued that the re‑fixation was …
The petitioner sought quashing of FIR No. 601/2022 and the charge‑sheet under Sections 420, 465, 468 and 471 IPC, alleging that he merely obtained his wife's bank statements and that no dishonest intention or wrongful gain existed. The State argued that the petitioner forged his wife's signature and …
The petitioners, a large group of junior engineers and other staff appointed under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) between 2007‑2012, sought regularisation, creation of permanent posts and payment of arrears, arguing that their work is of a perennial nature and that the Maharashtra …
The petitioners, a large group of junior engineers and other staff appointed under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) between 2007 and 2012, sought regularisation, creation of permanent posts and arrears of salary, arguing that their work is continuous and the scheme has been renamed but …
The National Highways Authority of India filed a batch of appeals under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, challenging the Principal District Judge, Aurangabad's common judgment dated 16/10/2025 dismissing its Section 34 applications and upholding arbitral awards. Lands in …
The case involved two writ petitions concerning the interchange of appointment approvals between Pratibha Darade (petitioner) and Manjusha Mule (respondent no.7) by the School Management and the Education Officer of Zilla Parishad, Beed. The petitioner was originally appointed to a partially‑aided …
The petitioner, a retired lecturer, challenged clauses 3 and 4 of a 1983 Government decision that limited service‑continuity protection to teachers absorbed within the same management, alleging violation of Article 14. He argued that earlier circulars and resolutions (1975, 1976, 1981) entitled him …
The Bombay High Court considered a batch of appeals challenging the compensation awarded under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The appellants argued that the lands were irrigated, not dry, and that they were entitled to additional compensation for trees, wells, structures and pipelines, which the …
The petitioner, claiming to be the son of the late Navalbai, sought a heirship certificate for a house property. The trial court issued the certificate after a summary enquiry, finding no dispute over the relationship. Respondents contested, presenting evidence that Navalbai was the second wife of …
The petitioner, Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd., challenged the Labour Court and Industrial Court orders that held the termination of two employees, a driver and a personal assistant, without notice violated Section 25N of the Industrial Disputes Act and constituted an …
The petitioners, who are adjacent landholders, filed a civil suit alleging that the defendants had encroached upon their property. After a Court Commissioner’s survey, the plaintiffs sought to amend the plaint to (i) correct the measured area of encroachment, (ii) rectify a typographical error …
A large group of junior engineers and other staff appointed under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) between 2007‑2012 sought regularisation, permanency benefits and creation of super‑numerary posts, arguing that their work is of a perennial nature and that the Maharashtra Rural …
The petitioners, junior engineers and other staff appointed under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) between 2007‑2012, claimed that they had worked continuously and were entitled to regularisation, creation of permanent posts and arrears of salary. The State of Maharashtra, the Union of …
The Valvi family filed a criminal writ petition seeking to quash an order dated 29 January 2021 in which the Tahsildar, acting under Section 145 of the Criminal Procedure Code, held the respondents in possession of disputed agricultural land. The petitioners argued that the revision under Section …
The petitioner sought correction of her date of birth in school and college records, alleging a clerical error that listed her birth date as 01-07-1987 instead of the correct 09-04-1989. The Education Officer rejected the correction on the ground that, under Clause 26.4 of the Maharashtra Secondary …
The petitioners, junior engineers and other staff appointed under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) between 2007‑2012, claimed that despite continuous service they were denied regularisation and permanency benefits because of artificial technical breaks. The State of Maharashtra, the …
A large group of junior engineers and other staff appointed under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) between 2007 and 2012 sought regularisation, creation of permanent posts and arrears of salary, arguing that their work is of a perennial nature and that the Maharashtra Rural Development …
The petitioners, three women, filed a regular civil suit (No. 103 of 2013) seeking partition and separate possession of ancestral property against their parents, brothers and sisters‑in‑law. During trial they applied for an adjournment to cross‑examine Defendant 5 and later sought to amend the …
The petitioners, including in-service teachers and aspiring teachers, appeared for the Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) 2018 and 2019 conducted by the Maharashtra State Council of Examinations. Their results were cancelled and they were permanently debarred from future TET exams, and their Shalarth …
The High Court examined a massive group of writ petitions challenging the cancellation of Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) results for the 2018 and 2019 examinations and the permanent debarment of about 7,880 candidates. The Court found that the marks of these candidates had been tampered with, as …
The petitioners sought quashment of an FIR and charge‑sheet filed under sections 306, 504, 506 read with 34 of the IPC for the alleged suicide of the informant’s son. The prosecution alleged that the petitioners, after a loan dispute, verbally abused and threatened the informant, which the son …
The petition was filed under Article 227 of the Constitution challenging an order dated 18.05.2026 issued by the Tahsildar, Akole, under Section 48(7) of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966, which directed Hule Construction Private Limited to store excavated material from a percolation‑tank …
Dr. Prakash Kahnayalal Kankriya, the owner of Gut No.190/2 in Nimbalak village, challenged an award dated 30‑04‑2010 under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 that incorrectly recorded the vendor’s name and the area as 63 R instead of the correct 23 R. After a prior writ petition in 2022 was partially …
Sheshrao Dattshetti Tuptewar filed a writ petition seeking to quash an order of the State Bank of India's Deputy Managing Director and to compel the bank and its officials to follow a 2013 circular on the rotation-based allocation of cases to panel advocates, including himself. The petitioner argued …
Sangeeta Nandlal Pawar, a headmistress of a private school, was suspended in June 2024 after an FIR under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. She was reinstated in September 2024 after a preliminary enquiry found the charges baseless, but the Education Officer failed to grant …
The petitioner filed a civil suit for partition which was ultimately decreed, but the respondents sought to challenge the decree through various appeals and a pending civil review. In parallel, mutation proceedings were initiated, and the Sub Divisional Officer kept the matter on "sane die" due to …
Petitioners Sakina Khan and Papinder Kaur filed writ petitions under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution seeking mandamus directing the respondents to deposit salary arrears and pay Employees' Provident Fund contributions with interest. The Court observed that the petitioners had not first …
Petitioners Sakina Khan and Papinder Kaur filed writ petitions under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution seeking mandamus directing the respondents to deposit salary arrears and pay Employees Provident Fund contributions with interest. The Court observed that the petitioners had not first …
The petitioners alleged that they were illegally detained in police custody from 16-17 May 2022 after being arrested under IPC sections 323, 504, 506 (non‑cognizable, bailable) and 143 (cognizable, bailable). They invoked Section 50 of the CrPC, claiming the investigating officer should have …
The petitioners, three agriculturalists, challenged a loan recovery suit filed by Nagri Sahakari Pat Sanstha Ltd., alleging that the loan documents produced by the bank were forged and that the bank had relied on photocopies (secondary evidence) without laying any foundational proof of loss of …
The petitioner, a self‑described forest guard, filed a complaint alleging that he had worked continuously for more than 240 days each year for ten years and therefore was entitled to permanency and related benefits under a 1996 Government Resolution. The respondents contended that no such post …
The petitioner, an employee of a hospital run by the Chairman of the Faiz-e-Azam Trust, was orally terminated on 11 September 2006 for alleged misconduct of distributing medicines without prescription and practicing as a doctor without qualifications. The employer relied on testimony from a district …
The petitioner, Prakash Singa Gavit, filed a public‑interest litigation seeking a writ directing oil companies to honour the Scheduled Areas (Maharashtra) Order, 1985 by reserving LPG distributorships for Scheduled Tribe dealers in Maharashtra’s scheduled areas and to apply the same reservation …
The petitioner, elected Sarpanch of a village Panchayat, was disqualified under Section 14(1)(j-3) of the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1959 for allegedly encroaching on Gram Panchayat land. He challenged the disqualification, claiming he was never served with the dispute notice, was denied a …
The High Court of Bombay (Aurangabad Bench) heard a massive group of writ petitions challenging the cancellation of Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) 2018 and 2019 results and the permanent debarment of thousands of candidates for alleged mark‑sheet tampering. The Court examined the statutory powers …
The Bombay High Court heard a consolidated group of writ petitions challenging the cancellation of TET‑2018 and TET‑2019 results and the permanent debarment of thousands of candidates for alleged mark‑sheet tampering. The Court held that the Maharashtra State Council of Examinations, through its …
The Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, considered two writ petitions challenging Clause 3 of a Government Resolution dated 13‑10‑2016, which denied subject‑teacher pay scale benefits to teachers of classes 6‑8. Relying on the Nagpur Bench decision in Ganesh Mahadeo Asekar v. State of Maharashtra, …
The petitioner, accused in a POCSO case, challenged a Special Judge's order allowing the prosecution to re‑examine a witness (PW4) on the issue of the victim's alleged marriage. The High Court examined whether such re‑examination was permissible and what limits should apply, emphasizing that …
The petitioners, selected for a scholarship to study Structural Engineering at the University of Bristol, sought a writ of mandamus directing the State of Maharashtra to disburse the full scholarship amount and visa fees into their personal bank accounts to satisfy new UK visa requirements. The UK …
The petitioners, legal representatives of a deceased borrower, challenged the auction and sale of land that had been recovered by a co-operative society under Section 107 of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act after the borrower defaulted on a loan. The society had issued a recovery …
The petitioners, original plaintiffs in a special civil suit for specific performance of a land purchase agreement dated 22 March 2019, filed a writ petition alleging that the lower court had only made observations, not a proper order, regarding the impounding of the unregistered sale deed. They …
M/s. Pragati Construction, a joint venture, filed a writ petition under Article 226 challenging its disqualification from an e‑tender for a gravity pipeline project because it failed to upload a bank statement, though it had uploaded the EMD receipt. The tender documents and a 2023 Government …
The petitioners filed a writ petition under Article 226 seeking a court order to restart the TB Sanatorium Hospital run by the Indian Red Cross Society in Ahmednagar and to decide service benefit claims of ex‑employees whose services were terminated due to the hospital's closure. The District …
The petitioners, two lecturers in Computer Science appointed in 1998‑99, challenged an order that reduced their salary, arguing that the Computer Science subject had been receiving 100% grant‑in‑aid since the 2002‑03 academic year and therefore they were entitled to the higher pay scale and arrears. …
Forty‑two cooperative societies registered under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960, were placed under liquidation and winding‑up by an Assistant Registrar invoking Section 102(1) based on a 2022 circular and a ministerial direction, without any hearing. The societies filed writ …
Forty‑two cooperative societies registered under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960, were ordered to be liquidated and wound up by the Assistant Registrar under Section 102(1) based on a 2022 circular and a ministerial direction, without any hearing. The societies filed writ petitions …
The petitioners are forty‑two cooperative societies registered under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960. The Assistant Registrar ordered their liquidation and winding‑up under Section 102(1) based on a 2022 government circular and a ministerial direction, without giving the societies a …
Forty‑two cooperative societies registered under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960, were ordered to be liquidated and wound up by the Assistant Registrar under Section 102(1) based on a 2022 circular and a ministerial direction, without any hearing. The societies filed writ petitions …
The petitioners, a group of 42 cooperative societies registered under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960, were subjected to liquidation and winding‑up orders under Section 102(1) by the Assistant Registrar, based on a 2022 government circular and a ministerial direction, without being …
Forty‑two cooperative societies registered under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960, were ordered to be liquidated and wound up by the Assistant Registrar under Section 102(1) based on a 2022 circular and a ministerial direction, without any hearing. The societies filed writ petitions …
Forty‑two cooperative societies registered under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960, were ordered to be liquidated and wound up by the Assistant Registrar under Section 102(1) based on a 2022 circular and a ministerial direction, without any hearing. The societies filed writ petitions …
The petitioners, 42 cooperative societies registered under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960, were subjected to liquidation and winding‑up orders under Section 102(1) by the Assistant Registrar, based on a 2022 circular and a ministerial direction, without being afforded a hearing. …
Forty‑two cooperative societies registered under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960, were ordered to be liquidated and wound up by the Assistant Registrar under Section 102(1) based on a 2022 circular and a ministerial direction, without any hearing. The societies filed writ petitions …
Forty‑two cooperative societies registered under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960, were subjected to liquidation and winding‑up orders under Section 102(1) by the Assistant Registrar, based on a 2022 circular and a ministerial direction, without any hearing. The societies filed writ …
Forty‑two cooperative societies registered under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960, were ordered to be liquidated and wound up by the Assistant Registrar under Section 102(1) based on a 2022 circular and a ministerial direction, without any hearing. The societies appealed under Section …
Forty‑two cooperative societies registered under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960, were subjected to liquidation and winding‑up orders under Section 102(1) by the Assistant Registrar, based on a 2022 circular and a ministerial direction, without being given a hearing. The societies …
Forty‑two cooperative societies registered under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960, were placed under liquidation and winding‑up by an Assistant Registrar invoking Section 102(1) based on a 2022 government circular and a ministerial direction, without being given a hearing. The …
Forty‑two cooperative societies registered under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960, were subjected to liquidation and winding‑up orders under Section 102(1) by the Assistant Registrar, based on a 2022 circular and a ministerial direction, without any hearing. The societies filed …
Forty‑two registered cooperative societies under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960, were placed under liquidation and winding‑up by an Assistant Registrar invoking Section 102(1) based on a 2022 circular and a ministerial direction, without any hearing. The societies filed writ …
Forty‑two cooperative societies registered under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960, were ordered to be liquidated and wound up by the Assistant Registrar under Section 102(1) based on a 2022 circular and a ministerial direction, without any hearing. The societies filed writ petitions …
Forty‑two cooperative societies registered under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960, were subjected to liquidation and winding‑up orders under Section 102(1) by the Assistant Registrar, based on a 2022 circular and a ministerial direction, without any hearing. The societies filed …
Forty‑two cooperative societies registered under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960, were ordered to be liquidated and wound up by the Assistant Registrar under Section 102(1) based on a 2022 circular and a ministerial direction, without any hearing. The societies filed writ petitions …
Forty‑two cooperative societies registered under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960, were ordered to be liquidated and wound up by the Assistant Registrar under Section 102(1) based on a 2022 circular and a ministerial direction, without any hearing. The societies filed writ petitions …
Forty‑two cooperative societies registered under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960, were ordered to be liquidated and wound up by the Assistant Registrar under Section 102(1) based on a 2022 circular and a ministerial direction, without any hearing. The societies filed writ petitions …
Forty‑two cooperative societies registered under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960 challenged liquidation and winding‑up orders issued by the Assistant Registrar under Section 102(1) of the Act. The societies argued that the orders were passed without any hearing, that the Assistant …
Forty‑two cooperative societies registered under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960, were ordered to be liquidated and wound up by the Assistant Registrar under Section 102(1) based on a 2022 circular and a ministerial direction, without any hearing. The societies filed writ petitions …
Forty‑two cooperative societies registered under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960, were ordered to be liquidated and wound up by the Assistant Registrar under Section 102(1) based on a 2022 circular and a ministerial direction, without any hearing. The societies appealed under Section …
Forty‑two cooperative societies registered under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960, were ordered to be liquidated and wound up by the Assistant Registrar under Section 102(1) based on a 2022 circular and a ministerial direction, without any hearing. The societies filed writ petitions …
The petitioners are forty‑two cooperative societies registered under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960, which were subjected to liquidation and winding‑up orders under Section 102(1) by the Assistant Registrar on the basis of a 2022 government circular and a ministerial direction, …
Forty‑two cooperative societies registered under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960, were ordered to be liquidated and wound up by the Assistant Registrar under Section 102(1) based on a government circular and a ministerial direction, without any hearing. The societies appealed under …
The petitioners are 42 cooperative societies registered under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960 that were subjected to liquidation and winding‑up orders under Section 102(1) by the Assistant Registrar, based on a 2022 government circular and a ministerial direction, without any …
Forty‑two cooperative societies registered under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960, were placed under liquidation and winding‑up orders by the Assistant Registrar under Section 102(1), based on a 2022 circular and a ministerial direction, without being given a hearing. The societies …
Forty‑two cooperative societies registered under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960, were ordered to be liquidated and wound up by the Assistant Registrar under Section 102(1) based on a 2022 circular and a ministerial direction, without any hearing. The societies filed writ petitions …
Forty‑two cooperative societies registered under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960, were subjected to liquidation and winding‑up orders under Section 102(1) by the Assistant Registrar, based on a 2022 circular and a ministerial direction, without any hearing. The societies filed writ …
Forty‑two cooperative societies registered under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960, were placed under liquidation and winding‑up by an Assistant Registrar invoking Section 102(1), based on a 2022 government circular and a ministerial direction, without being afforded a hearing. The …
Forty‑two cooperative societies registered under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960, were ordered to be liquidated and wound up by the Assistant Registrar under Section 102(1) based on a 2022 circular and a ministerial direction, without any hearing. The societies filed writ petitions …
Forty‑two registered cooperative societies under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960, were placed under liquidation and winding‑up by the Assistant Registrar invoking Section 102(1), based on a 2022 circular and a ministerial direction, without being given a hearing. The societies filed …
Forty‑two cooperative societies registered under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960, were subjected to liquidation and winding‑up orders under Section 102(1) by the Assistant Registrar, based on a 2022 circular and a ministerial direction, without being given a hearing. The societies …
The petitioners, a group of subject teachers of classes 6 to 8, challenged Clause 3 of the Government Resolution dated 13‑10‑2016, alleging it was discriminatory and violated Article 14 of the Constitution. The High Court examined whether the clause unjustly denied the petitioners the …
The High Court of Bombay heard four writ petitions challenging the dismissal of applications for substitution of names in a compassionate appointment waiting list. All petitions were heard together because they raised common issues. The Court relied on its earlier decision in Writ Petition No. 8116 …
The petitioners, Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran, challenged an order of the Industrial Court dated 25‑July‑2018 which directed that the respondent, Santosh, be given the designation of Tracer with retrospective benefits from his date of joining in 1985. The respondent, originally appointed as a …
The petitioner, Harshal Kishor Sapkale, filed a civil application seeking permission to appear for the summer 2026 MBBS examination and to continue his studies, relying on a prior interim order that allowed his admission pending a caste claim. The High Court noted that the petitioner repeatedly …
Petitioners appeared for the Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) 2018 and 2019, and their results were cancelled and they were permanently debarred from future TET exams due to large-scale tampering of marks by officials and a software company. Around 7,880 candidates in TET 2019 and about 1,700 in TET …
The Bombay High Court heard four writ petitions challenging the dismissal of applications for compassionate appointment on the ground of substitution of a family member's name on a waiting list. All petitioners sought to replace the name of an elder brother, who had been removed from the waiting …
The petitioners, a group of junior engineers and other staff appointed under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) between 2007 and 2012, sought regularisation, creation of permanent posts and three years’ arrears, contending that they have continuously served and that the Maharashtra Rural …
A large group of teachers filed writ petitions challenging Clause 3 of the Government Resolution dated 13 October 2016, which denied them the subject‑teacher pay scale. The petitioners argued that the clause discriminated against them in violation of Article 14 of the Constitution. The Court …
The Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, allowed writ petitions filed by subject teachers challenging Clause 3 of the Government Resolution dated 13 October 2016. Relying on the Nagpur Bench’s decision in Ganesh Mahadeo Asekar v. State of Maharashtra (W.P. No. 5563 of 2022), the Court held that the …
A large group of teachers filed writ petitions challenging Clause 3 of a Government Resolution dated 13 October 2016, which denied them the subject‑teacher pay scale. The petitioners argued that the clause was discriminatory and violated Article 14 of the Constitution. The High Court, relying on its …
The Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, considered Writ Petitions 12893 and 12878 of 2026 challenging Clause 3 of the Government Resolution dated 13 October 2016, which denied subject‑teacher pay scale benefits to certain teachers. Relying on the Nagpur Bench decision in Ganesh Mahadeo Asekar v. …
The Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, considered writ petitions filed by subject teachers alleging that Clause 3 of the Government Resolution dated 13‑10‑2016 denied them the subject‑teacher pay scale, constituting discrimination. Relying on the earlier Nagpur Bench decision in Ganesh Mahadeo …
The petitioners, all holders of M.Phil degrees and recipients of fellowships from BARTI or BANRF, filed writ petitions under Article 226 seeking a direction for the university to admit them to its Ph.D programme without undergoing the prescribed Ph.D Entrance Test (PET). They relied on a UGC …
The petition arose from an order of the Tahsildar, Rahuri, confirming the existence of a 2‑3 foot customary pathway on the boundary of Gats 224 and 225 and directing the removal of an obstruction allegedly caused by the petitioners. The petitioners contended that the panchnama produced under Section …
The respondents filed a civil suit for declaration of ownership and perpetual injunction against the petitioner. After a temporary injunction was rejected, the plaintiffs sought to withdraw the suit and were granted liberty by the trial court to file a fresh suit on the same cause of action, with …
The High Court of Bombay, Aurangabad Bench, upheld the State of Maharashtra and the Maharashtra State Council of Examination's decision to cancel the TET 2018 and 2019 results of the petitioners, finding sufficient evidence of mark‑sheet tampering. However, the Court set aside the order permanently …
The petitioners, Trimbak Mahadev Markad and others, filed a writ petition challenging an order dated 10 June 2022 issued by the State of Maharashtra. The challenge was premised on Clause‑3 of a Government Resolution dated 13 October 2016, which the petitioners alleged to be discriminatory and …
The Commissioner of Ahmednagar Municipal Corporation filed a writ petition under Article 227 challenging the appellate court’s finding that a Lok‑Adalat settlement amount related to a disputed property tax bill. The petitioner argued that the settlement covered only the period 1995‑2005 and was …
The High Court of Bombay (Aurangabad Bench) heard a massive group of writ petitions challenging the cancellation of TET 2018 and 2019 results and the permanent debarment of about 7,880 candidates for alleged mark‑sheet tampering. The Court found that the examination authorities had sufficient …
The petitioner, a former employee of a private school, filed an appeal under Section 9 of the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Regulation Act, 1977, which he later withdrew in 1996 based on an oral assurance from the management that he would be re‑appointed. When the …
The petitioner, a NEET‑2025 qualifier, applied for a stray vacancy round in a government medical college and was placed on the waiting list. He alleged that another candidate (Respondent No.5), who was not on the merit or waiting lists published on 18‑11‑2025 and 19‑11‑2025, was later selected for …
The petitioner, an Assistant Commissioner in the Backward Class Cell, was transferred to the post of Deputy Election Officer in Parbhani, but upon arrival the post was found to be non‑vacant, preventing him from joining. He approached the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal seeking a stay of the …
The petitioner challenged a Government Resolution dated 30.01.2025 that granted a uniform 10 grace marks to all graduate candidates for Anganwadi Helper appointments, alleging arbitrariness and discrimination. She also contested the appointment of another candidate who, under the new marking system, …
The petitioner, Govind Devrao Chaure, filed a partition suit in 2008 which was ultimately decreed after a series of appeals, while the respondents filed a second appeal that was dismissed. The petitioner then sought mutation of the land in his name, but the Sub Divisional Officer kept the revenue …
Maria Angelica Fernandes purchased a 211 sq.m. plot in Calapor in 1970. The Custodian of Enemy Property later issued a notice claiming the property was enemy property because the original vendor was alleged to be a Pakistani national, and on 8 December 2004 issued orders under Sections 8 and 12 of …
The petitioners Sudhir and Sanyucta Desai challenged a trial court order that allowed Sudhir to withdraw his counterclaim in Regular Civil Suit No. 26/2023 but denied him leave to pursue the same relief in a separate Special Civil Suit No. 153/2023. The High Court held that Order 23 Rule 3 of the …
Costa and Company Pvt. Ltd. applied to the Collector under Section 32 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code for conversion of a 9,360 sq m plot from non‑agricultural to commercial use and paid conversion fees at the commercial rate. By mistake the conversion Sanad was issued for residential …
The Bombay High Court examined five writ petitions challenging the Goa Municipalities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026, which altered the statutory framework for municipal elections just as the terms of eleven municipal councils expired. Petitioners argued that the ordinance violated Articles 14, 213 and …
The petitioners challenged a February 2025 order of the Civil Judge Junior Division, Pernem, which allowed the respondent to amend the plaint in a suit for recovery of compensation under a leave‑and‑license agreement. The amendment sought to correct the agreement period from 01‑10‑2020 to 31‑08‑2021 …
The Bombay High Court examined five writ petitions challenging the Goa Municipalities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026, which altered the composition, delimitation and reservation framework for municipal elections. The petitioners argued that the ordinance, promulgated after the terms of eleven municipal …
The petitioner, a non‑resident Indian, sought condonation of a 5‑year‑5‑month delay in filing his written statement in Civil Suit No. 367/2015. The trial court refused, holding the petitioner negligent. The petitioner argued that his advocate’s death and negligence caused the delay, presenting …
The Bombay High Court examined a group of writ petitions challenging the Goa Municipalities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026, which altered the composition, delimitation and reservation framework for municipal elections just as the five‑year terms of eleven municipal councils were expiring. The …
The High Court considered eleven writ petitions challenging the Goa Municipalities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026, which altered the statutory framework for municipal elections just as the terms of the existing Municipal Councils expired. Petitioners argued that the Ordinance, promulgated after …
Shubhda L. Kundaikar purchased land in Ela village, which was later notified for acquisition under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and an award was passed in 2010 in favor of the predecessor-in-title, Stephen A. Pereira. Possession was taken by the Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation …
The High Court examined five writ petitions challenging the Goa Municipalities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026, which altered the statutory framework for municipal elections just as the terms of eleven municipal councils expired. Petitioners argued that the ordinance violated Articles 14, 213 and 243U …
The petitioner, Suresh Dattu Kamat, filed a writ petition under Article 226 challenging an order dated 26‑06‑2025 that reopened his income‑tax assessment for AY 2021‑22 under Section 148A(3). The original notice under Section 148A(1) alleged only escaped interest of Rs 2,51,257, which the petitioner …
Subhash Bhonsle, accused of kidnapping for ransom, robbery, criminal intimidation and offences under the Arms Act, has been in judicial custody since August 2021. The prosecution alleges that he, along with co‑accused, abducted Navinchandra Bhojani, threatened him with a gun and knife, stole cash …
The petitioners challenged the ONGC tender/bid dated 11.07.2025 for hiring O&M and training at the Sea Survival Center, ATI ONGC, Goa, and the work order issued to Respondent No.3. Petitioner No.1 is a micro enterprise and Petitioner No.2 its director; they alleged the bid document was vague because …
The petitioner, Mr. Devendra Kundaikar, complained to the Corporation of Panaji about illegal repair work by respondent No.3 that violated a repair licence and caused structural damage. The corporation issued a work‑stoppage order and a show‑cause notice on 14 May 2026, which was later revoked on 7 …
The petitioners, senior priests, sought quashing of FIR No. 23/2010 registered under IPC sections 468, 471, 420 and 34, alleging offences related to a property dispute. The underlying civil dispute over land in Caranzalem had been settled by a Settlement Agreement and Affidavit dated 17‑06‑2026 …
Gaurav Bidre, charged under IPC sections 365, 342, 302 and 201, applied for bail for the fourth time before the Bombay High Court, Goa Bench. He has been in custody since 24 June 2022 and argues that the delay in trial violates his Article 21 right to a speedy trial. The prosecution and an …
The petitioners, members of two rival Mahajan groups, filed cross‑petitions seeking the quash of FIRs No. 39/2024 and 40/2024 and the related chargesheets in criminal cases IPC/104/2025 and IPC/102/2025, arising from a dispute over a religious function. Both groups executed a consent agreement …
The petitioners filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking a direction to the State to decide an appeal they had filed on 20 February 2025 under Section 47 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966, challenging a municipal council order dated 21 January 2025. …
Shivamma Yallappa Potenavaru filed a writ petition seeking to quash a government resolution that declared Anjali Yoginath Bajaramath as President of Maindargi Municipal Council following the 2025 municipal election. The petitioner argued the election was invalid, while the respondent argued that …
The applicant, Bartakke Electrofab Pvt. Ltd., sought to recall an order dated 28 April 2022 that declared the execution proceedings as disposed, claiming the statement was based on an inadvertent mistake. The mistake arose because the original Special Darkhast No. 22/2003 had been renumbered as …
The Janseva Samiti filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking to quash a notice dated 20/04/2026 that cancelled its agreements dated 01/09/2001 and 15/06/2001 to operate public toilets at Mangalwedha and Kurdawadi bus stands, and to compel the State to continue those …
The petitioner filed a writ petition under Article 226 seeking a mandamus directing Respondents No.4 and 5 to decide a representation dated 08‑06‑2026. The petitioner argued that the court should consider the prayer clause (ii) to compel the respondents to act. Respondents No.4 and 5 contended that …
The petitioner, Shankar Shamrao Mane, filed a writ petition under Article 227 challenging the order of the Extra Joint District Judge that rejected his application for condonation of a 2‑year‑1‑month‑4‑day delay in filing an appeal against an ex‑parte decree. The original suit, filed by the …
The petitioners, Anganwadi Sevikas appointed between 2006 and 2008, challenged a Government Resolution dated 3 July 2026 that reduced the maximum age for promotion to Supervisor to 50 years. Earlier, a 2001 resolution (and its 2001 corrigendum) had set the permissible age at 55 years, a position …
The petitioners sought quashing of FIR No. 434/2023 and the related criminal proceeding RCC No. 337/2023 for alleged offences under Sections 324, 504 and 34 of the IPC. The complainant, Dhanaji Yashwant Mali, filed an affidavit stating that the dispute with the petitioners had been amicably settled …
Petitioner Pravin Dilip Jadhav filed a criminal writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking a writ of mandamus to quash an order dated 11 September 2026 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge in Criminal Revision Application No.28 of 2026. After hearing, the petitioner’s counsel …
The petitioner, Tukaram Dhaku Bavdane, filed a criminal writ petition under Article 227 challenging an order of the Sub‑Divisional Magistrate dated 2025, which was affirmed by the Additional Sessions Judge. The petitioner sought urgent relief because the order was to be executed on the same day. …
The petitioners, Vasavi Communications Ltd. and its directors, challenged an order dated 29 March 2004 of a Judicial Magistrate First Class that issued process against them under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act for a dishonoured cheque. They argued that they were not heard before the …
The petitioners, who are District/State Awardee Teachers, filed a writ petition under Article 226 seeking the release of an additional increment and related arrears as per the Government Resolution dated 12 December 2000. The State of Maharashtra had later issued a Resolution on 4 September 2014 and …
The petitioners, senior medical professionals, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking declaration that they are entitled to salary scales dating from 1986, 1996 and 2006, as well as payment of arrears and a non‑practicing allowance. They relied on a 2017 coordinate bench …
Petitioner/accused issued cheque No. 131886 dated 25 October 1993 for Rs.1,13,925 in favour of Respondent No.1/complainant. The cheque was dishonoured, and Respondent No.1 filed Summary Case No. 3944 of 1994 under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 before the JMFC, Sangli. After the …
The petitioners, legal heirs of the deceased Mahadev Ramchandra Jankar, filed a criminal writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution and Section 482 of the CrPC challenging a Judicial Magistrate’s order that rejected their application to refer a disputed cheque to a handwriting expert. The …
The petitioner, Vitthal Dhondappa Birajdar, challenged two orders dated 15 May 2025 and 1 August 2025 issued by the Assistant Charity Commissioner approving a provisional change report of a trust registered under the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act, 1950. He alleged that the Assistant Charity …
The petitioner, Sheetalkumar Manere, challenged a July 2025 order of a Judicial Magistrate that directed further investigation under Section 173(8) of the Cr.P.C. against him and Mahesh Oza, based on an application filed by the complainant, Sanjay Ghodawat. The court examined whether a proposed …
The petitioner, an Additional District Judge, sought to quash a departmental inquiry and his suspension, alleging that the inquiry violated Ministry of Law and Justice guidelines requiring a complaint with an affidavit. The High Court examined whether the disciplinary authority could initiate an …
The husband challenged an order that increased his interim maintenance liability to Rs 50,000 per month under Section 125 of the CrPC. The revision court had allowed the wife’s revision, disregarding the husband’s claim of lack of service and the wife’s alleged income from bank statements. The High …
The petitioner, Vinayak Dattatray Belamkar, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking a mandamus directing the Pune Municipal Commissioner and the City Engineer to decide his representation dated 15 May 2025 concerning an illegal encroachment on his land. He alleged that …
The petitioners, the Union of India and others, filed a writ petition challenging a trial court’s order that rejected their application to frame additional issues in the underlying suit. The High Court examined whether such an interlocutory order could be subject to writ jurisdiction under Article …
The petitioners (Vikram Pawar and his daughter) challenged a civil judge's order appointing the District Superintendent of Land Records as a Court Commissioner to conduct a joint measurement of the suit property and adjoining lands, alleging the order was an improper exercise of discretion in a suit …
The applicant, Anil Ganesh Bhagat (original Respondent No.13), sought modification of an interim order dated 12 April 2023 that barred him from further construction and prevented the issuance of an occupancy certificate. The original order was based on Section 32‑G of the Bombay Tenancy and …
The petitioners, Ashish Desai and his LLP, sought a writ of mandamus directing MIDC to execute a lease agreement for a plot allotted to Desai’s family and to quash demand notices for alleged arrears. The background involved succession of the lease after the death of Desai’s father and mother, …
The applicant, Jatin @ Sonu Mukesh Mewati, was arrested in 2018 for serious offences under the IPC, Arms Act and other statutes and has been in custody for over four years without trial. He filed a bail application under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, arguing that the …
R&B Infra Project Limited filed a writ petition under Article 226 seeking a mandamus directing the Bhiwandi Nizampur City Municipal Corporation to issue a Work Completion Certificate for the period 01.05.2022 to 13.03.2024 and to grant a personal hearing as per Clause 15 and 16 of the concession …
The petitioner, Akash Kalyan Foundation, challenged the validity of a termination letter dated 29 August 2024 concerning pay and use of toilet facilities. The respondents argued that the dispute is governed by the Indian Railways Standard General Conditions of Contract, which provides for …
Prof. Ashish Wakhlu filed a contempt application alleging that the Vice‑Chancellor and members of the Executive Council of King George’s Medical University (KGMU) violated interim orders dated 20‑12‑2018 and 05‑12‑2019 by suspending and dismissing him. The High Court examined whether the respondents …
The Petitioner, Sandeep S. Thakur, filed a Public Interest Litigation under Article 226 challenging development permissions granted by the State of Maharashtra and the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) to Respondent Nos.3 to 7 for redevelopment projects in Navi Mumbai. The Petitioner alleged …
The petitioner challenged a detention order dated 22‑11‑2025 issued by the Commissioner of Police under Section 3 of the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities (MPDA) Act, 1981. The order was based on two criminal cases and two in‑camera witness statements, but the petitioner alleged that …
The petitioners, Jaideep Gadkari and Mangesh Gadkari, sought to quash FIR No.5 of 2020 filed under sections 420, 409, 34 of the IPC and various provisions of the Maharashtra Ownership Flats Act and the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors Act, alleging that the criminal proceedings were …
The petitioners challenged notices issued by the Bhiwandi Nizampur City Municipal Corporation (BNCMC) that threatened to take over their lands and structures for a road‑widening project and offered only Transferable Development Rights (TDR) instead of monetary compensation. They alleged violation of …
The petitioner, a Navi Mumbai resident, filed a PIL under Article 226 seeking a writ of mandamus to quash development permissions granted by the State of Maharashtra and the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) to Respondent Nos. 3 to 7 co-operative housing societies, contending that Regulation …
The Trustees of the Bai Soonabai Hirji Agiary filed a writ petition challenging an interlocutory order of the trial court, which had been affirmed on revision, permitting the respondent, Murlimal Santram, to take certain documents on record as evidence. The petitioners argued that the order, though …
The Municipal Corporation of Pune challenged a lower court order that had set the rateable value (RV) of a godown at Rs 2,600, contrary to the corporation’s assessment of Rs 17,550. The respondent, a lessee of the plot, had not produced any valuation evidence before the assessing officer. The High …
The petitioners, a school management and its school, challenged a School Tribunal order that reinstated the former headmaster, Tanaji Madhav Gharge, and directed the management to pay back‑wages from 19 May 2010 to his reinstatement on 8 August 2012. The headmaster had resigned under alleged duress …
M/s Kuber Planters Ltd. filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking to quash proceedings of Application No. 200 of 2024 and to declare the designated court functus officio after earlier orders releasing the properties. The petitioners alleged a misstatement of the application number and …
The Allahabad High Court considered a second bail application filed by Pratya Singh, who was charged under Sections 109(1) and 3(5) of the B.N.S. for allegedly causing firearm injury to the son of an informant. The applicant argued that the FIR did not specifically assign him a role, that the …
The High Court heard a habeas corpus petition filed by Smt. Sonali Yadav, an adult woman, who claimed she was being kept in her parents' custody against her wishes after voluntarily marrying Akash Rai in 2020 and having a child in 2024. The petition sought her release to reside with her husband. The …
The High Court examined a habeas corpus petition filed by Rubi Parveen, who was produced before the court after a direction to the State. The corpus, a 21‑year‑old woman, testified that she voluntarily married Imran on 18 June 2026 against her parents' wishes and is residing with him in her …
The petitioners filed a writ under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Civil Judge (Junior Division) in Azamgarh to dispose of suit No. 733/2021 within a stipulated period. The High Court referred to the Supreme Court’s decision in High Court Bar Association v. State of Uttar Pradesh (2024) which …
The petitioner, Sukhvindar Singh, filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the District Judge, Kanpur Dehat, to decide Arbitration Case No. 7 of 2023 (NHAI v. Sukhvindar Singh) within a fixed period as mandated by Section 34(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The …
Mukesh Kumar Sahu filed a writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution seeking a direction to the Civil Judge (Senior Division), Lalitpur, to decide a Section 6-C temporary injunction application pending in Civil Suit No. 120 of 2024. The High Court, after examining the petition at the …
The Onion Potato Traders’ Association filed a writ petition under Article 226 challenging a Government of Maharashtra circular dated 15 April 2026 that imposed a 50 kg weight limit for loading and unloading bags, seeking its quash or a mandamus directing phased implementation. The petition argued …
The petitioners challenged the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) advertisement dated 25 November 2024 for Junior Engineer posts, which limited eligibility to engineering diploma holders and excluded engineering degree holders. They argued that the Recruitment Rules 2023 prescribe only a …
Pritesh Narharibhai Patel filed a writ petition under Article 226 seeking a mandamus directing the State of Maharashtra to consider his 2013 representation for rehabilitation in lieu of an RCC shed on land in Borivali. He alleged that the representation was not acted upon and was later declared …
Petitioner Rakesk Kumar Garg filed a writ petition under Article 227 challenging an order in Original Suit No.06 of 2013. The petitioner produced a certified copy of the order, but the underlying suit had been withdrawn by order dated 12 September 2026. The Court held that the withdrawal of the suit …
The applicants, police personnel including Jaysheel Tiwari, Ramkrit Yadav, Raj Kumar Verma and Angad Prasad Chaudhary, sought bail in connection with the custodial death of Krishna Kumar Yadav @ Pujari in Jaunpur in February 2021. The FIR alleged that the SOG team and police officials took the …
The petitioners, former directors of Godwin Construction Company, challenged a District Magistrate's order and related recovery proceedings initiated under a National Green Tribunal (NGT) order, arguing that personal recovery against erstwhile directors is impermissible per the precedent of Rakesh …
Petitioner Deepak Kumar Das filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking a mandamus directing the respondent to pay arrears of rent of Rs. 16,45,000 with interest as per a lease deed dated 18-10-2023. The petition alleged that the respondent had failed to make the payment and …
The petitioners sought to set aside an order dated 04.08.2025 passed by the Gram Nyayalay, Mant, District Mathura in Original Suit No. 42 of 2025 (Harmaya Devi v. Vimlesh). They requested the High Court to direct the lower court to expedite the pending suit. Relying on the Supreme Court’s decision …
Petitioner Rang Bahadur filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking a mandamus directing the Executive Officer of Nagar Palika Parishad Mungra Badshahpur, Jaunpur to correct the death date of Shyam Lal from 01‑08‑1984 to 25‑07‑1982 as recorded on 14‑01‑2022. The petitioner …
The petitioner, Sapna Singh, filed a petition under Article 227 of the Constitution seeking a direction to the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Mirzapur, to dispose of a pending maintenance case (Case No. 128 of 2024) under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The petitioner, represented …
Petitioner Santosh Kumar Keshari filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking a mandamus directing the respondents to protect his legal title and possession over two land parcels in Prayagraj. The Court examined the nature of the relief and held that it amounted to an …
The petitioner, Dilip Upadhyay, filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Family Court, Agra, to decide a pending mutual divorce case (No. 1011/2025) filed under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act. The parties were married under Hindu rites on 7 December 1996 and were …
The petitioners filed a petition under Article 227 of the Constitution seeking a direction to the trial court to expedite the pending Original Suit No. 1042 of 2022 (originally filed in 1999). The High Court referred to the precedent of Ali Shad Usmani v. Ali Isteba, which generally disallows such …
The petitioners, Zinat and another adult, are in a live-in relationship across different religions and face threats and intimidation from family members. They filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking a protection order directing the respondents, the State of Uttar Pradesh …
The petitioners sought a writ directing the Civil Judge (Junior Division) of Jaunpur to decide a 2006 civil suit (Case No. 830 of 2006) within a stipulated period. The High Court examined whether it could issue a time‑bound directive under Article 227, noting the Supreme Court’s decision in High …
The petitioners sought a direction under Article 227 for the Civil Judge (Junior Division) of Sant Kabir Nagar to decide case No.514 of 2021 (Rampher v. Ram Chandra) concerning a land dispute. The High Court examined whether it could issue a time‑bound directive for expeditious disposal of a civil …
The petitioners filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Additional District Judge, Aligarh, to decide an injunction application filed in Civil Appeal No. 107 of 2026 under Order 39 Rule 1 & 2 read with Section 151 of the CPC. The High Court observed that keeping the matter …
The petitioner filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction that the Civil Judge (Junior Division) in Azamgarh decide a suit pending since February 2019 within a stipulated period. The High Court referred to a recent Supreme Court decision (High Court Bar Association v. State of Uttar …
Smt. Kalawati filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking speedy disposal of her objection to an ad interim injunction granted in an original suit and her application under Order VII Rule 11 of the CPC for rejection of that suit. The High Court, noting that keeping the matter pending served no …
Petitioner Karuna Shankar Dixit filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a court order for the issue disposal of Succession Case No. 66 of 2003 pending before the Additional Civil Judge, Senior Division, Varanasi, alleging irreparable loss if not expedited. The High Court referred to the …
The petitioners, two adult individuals in a live-in relationship of different religions, alleged threats and harassment from family members and sought a protection order under Article 226 of the Constitution. The respondents, the State of Uttar Pradesh and others, opposed the relief. The Court noted …
The petitioners sought a writ directing the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Gautam Buddh Nagar to decide Original Suit No. 142 of 2021 expeditiously and without unnecessary adjournments, alleging irreparable loss. The High Court examined the Supreme Court’s decision in High Court Bar Association v. …
Petitioners Pradeep and another filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Civil Judge (S.D.) in Jaunpur to expedite Suit No.24 of 2026 against the respondents. The High Court referred to the Supreme Court’s decision in High Court Bar Association v. State of Uttar Pradesh …
The petitioner, Tridev Mani Tripathi, filed a writ petition under Articles 226/227 seeking a direction that the Civil Judge (Junior Division) of the Fast Track Court‑I, Maharajganj, decide Suit No. 395 of 2015 expeditiously. The High Court examined precedent, notably the Supreme Court’s decision in …
The petitioner, Neeraj, filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking speedy disposal of a pending Miscellaneous Civil Appeal (No. 144 of 2025) that arose from an ex-parte decree against him. The appeal had been filed after an Order IX Rule 13 CPC application was dismissed. The High Court, noting …
The petitioners filed a writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution seeking a direction to the Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division) to decide a 6-C application filed in Original Suit No. 827 of 2022. The High Court observed that keeping the matter pending would serve no useful purpose. …
The petitioners sought a writ directing the Civil Judge (Junior Division) in Mau to decide Suit No. 1030 of 2024 against the respondents on an expedited basis. The High Court referred to the Supreme Court’s decision in High Court Bar Association v. State of Uttar Pradesh (2024) which held that …
The petitioner, Shyam Sundar Yadav, filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a directive that the Civil Judge (Junior Division), Firozabad decide his pending civil suit (No 100/2019) within a stipulated period. The High Court examined whether a constitutional court can impose a time‑bound …
The petitioners, two adult unmarried women in a live‑in relationship, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking a protection order against interference by family members and to direct police to ensure their safety. They alleged threats and harassment, claiming a violation …
The petitioner filed a writ petition under Article 227 challenging a July 2005 order of the Joint Civil Judge, Senior Division, Pune, which had impounded a 1994 lease deed and directed payment of deficit stamp duty and penalty. The petitioner argued that the trial court had no jurisdiction to …
The Ghar Bachav Samiti filed a writ petition under Article 226 seeking a declaration that the reservation of certain land in Pune, made in the Revised Development Plan of 2005 and later modified in 2014, was illegal and void under Section 127 of the Maharashtra Regional Town Planning Act, 1966. The …
The petitioner, RJVM Auto Taxi, filed a writ petition under Article 226 seeking the quashing of an order dated 29 May 2025 that rejected its application to be recognized as an authorized auto‑taxi fare‑meter testing and recalibration centre, alleging discrimination because other private entities had …
The Bombay High Court considered a bail application under Section 439 of the Criminal Procedure Code filed by Sachin Dilip Sonwane, accused of murder, attempted murder and abetment of suicide under IPC Sections 302, 307 and 201 read with 34. The prosecution’s case relied on the testimony of the …
The State of Maharashtra challenged two orders of the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal: one dismissing the respondent's promotion application and another issuing a contempt notice directing the Additional Chief Secretary to appear personally. The Tribunal had held a Special DPC on the …
