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The petitioners, original plaintiffs in a 2009 suit for declaration and injunction concerning a sale deed and land, sought to amend their plaint at the final hearing stage to add additional properties and prayers for partition and possession. They argued that the amendment was necessary to resolve …
The matter concerned a criminal application filed by Dagdu Gundu Kamble and others against Priyanka Pradip Kamble and others. During the hearing, Respondent No. 1 indicated that he would withdraw the criminal proceedings pending against Applicant Nos. 1 and 2 before the trial court and gave an …
The appellant, M/s. Arati Company, filed a criminal appeal before the Bombay High Court. Both parties cited the Supreme Court decision in Celestium Financial v. A. Gnanasekaran (2025) and argued that the matter should be heard by the Sessions Court having jurisdiction. The High Court, after …
The applicant, Indrajeet alias Ajay Ananda Kumbhar, sought bail in a case involving charges of rape, sexual assault, criminal intimidation and offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The prosecution alleged that between January 2020 and March 2021 the accused …
M/s. Surya Construction filed Writ Petition No. 12553 of 2025 in the Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Bench, challenging actions of the State of Maharashtra and others. The petitioner, through counsel Mr. Nakul Vivek Shukla and Mr. Prasad P. Kulkarni, sought permission to withdraw the petition. The …
The High Court considered an interim application filed by Laxman Vishnu Sargar, who had been convicted in a Special POCSO case for offences under Sections 354A(1)(ii), 354B read with 506 of the IPC and Sections 3(1)(w)(ii) and 3(2)(va) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, with a three‑year …
Uttam Rajaram Patil filed a writ petition (No. 1639 of 2026) in the Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Circuit Bench, challenging actions of the State of Maharashtra and others. The petition sought relief against respondents numbered 2 and 3, who are located within the jurisdiction of the Principal Seat of …
Multiple applicants filed interim applications seeking to be joined as co‑petitioners in Writ Petition No. 11151 of 2025, contending that they were identically placed with the original petitioners. The petitioners, represented by Senior Advocate Rajendra Deshmukh, argued that there was no conflict …
The applicant, Yogesh Gorakhnath Shinde, filed an interim application seeking to allow the original complainant (intervenor) to intervene in Anticipatory Bail Application No. 2832 of 2023. Neither the applicant nor his counsel appeared in court despite the case being listed as a prioritized matter. …
The petitioner, Apparao Gopalrao Kore, filed a writ petition in 2018 seeking an order for the registration of a crime. The petition remained uncirculated and was not listed before the Court for several years. The Court noted that the petitioner had not taken any steps to advance the matter despite …
Krishna Dnyanu Sutar filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Bench, challenging actions of the State of Maharashtra. The petitioner’s counsel argued that the petition had become infructuous because a departmental inquiry had already been initiated. The Court held that the …
The applicant, Shital Sagar Kokare, sought transfer of a Hindu marriage petition (No. A‑2970 of 2024) filed by her husband and pending before the Family Court in Bandra, Mumbai, to the Family Court in Sangli, where she resides. The application was filed under Section 24 of the Code of Civil …
The petitioner, Manthan, challenged the order of the Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee that rejected his claim to belong to the “Koli Mahadev” Scheduled Tribe and consequently cancelled his admission to a reserved seat in an engineering college. He submitted over 54 documents, including …
The applicant filed a miscellaneous civil application seeking clarification on the procedural steps for restoring a marriage petition (No. 292 of 2021) that had been dismissed for default on 31 December 2025. The respondent indicated an intention to file a restoration application and sought guidance …
The High Court of Bombay, Circuit Bench at Kolhapur, heard Criminal Appeal No. 1532 of 2011 filed by Godavari Sugar Mills Ltd against Suresh Baburao Biranje and others. The appellant was not present, while the respondents’ counsel relied on the Supreme Court’s decision in Celestium Financial v. A. …
The petitioner, Abhay Kuber Chougule, sought a Shalarth ID after his appointment was approved, but the Deputy Director of Education withheld it. The petitioner argued that the withholding was unjustified absent any fraud or misrepresentation. The court examined whether the Deputy Director could …
The petitioners filed a writ petition challenging the Draft Development Plan of Kavatemahankal Nagar Panchayat, invoking Section 26(1) of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966. They alleged that the planning authority had made substantive alterations to the impugned draft. The court …
The applicants, Dipak Akaram Ghadage and Viru Deepak Ghadage, sought anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the CrPC in connection with CR No.81 of 2023, which alleged offences under IPC sections 376(2)(n), 376(2)(f) and 504 r/w 34. An interim bail was earlier granted in ABA No.2313 with several …
The petitioner, Prashant Vasantrao Deshmukh, filed a writ petition (No. 11969 of 2019) before the Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Circuit Bench, seeking relief. The petitioner’s counsel, Mr. Kalpesh Patil, submitted a settlement document marked as Exhibit X, indicating that the parties had reached an …
The petitioners, Vishwanath Pandurang Dalvi and others, filed a criminal writ petition challenging a complaint pending before the Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) in Mandangad. Respondent No. 2, through counsel, undertook to withdraw the complaint, and consequently the petitioner's counsel …
The appellant, Atul Lingappa Kamble, was named in a suicide note of a deceased who alleged harassment over loan repayments and caste-based abuse, leading to charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The …
The petitioner, Nikhil Jaywant Katrat, sought a compassionate appointment as Lab Attendant/Peon/Clerk after his father, a government employee, retired on medical grounds and died three and a half months later. The Director of Education rejected the application citing the Government Resolution dated …
The petitioners, Sunil Narhari Balugade and another, filed a writ petition challenging certain proceedings. The petitioners later sought permission to withdraw the petition after a chargesheet was filed, requesting liberty to file a fresh petition with the chargesheet attached. The learned counsel …
Popat Ramchandra Durge filed a writ petition (No. 222 of 2018) before the Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Circuit Bench, which was later joined by an intervenor application filed by Mr. Kuldeep Nikam. The intervenor sought to be allowed to withdraw his appearance, and the petitioner subsequently …
The petitioner, Sharvari Santosh Thasale, challenged the Education Officer's order rejecting her appointment as Shikshan Sevak in a secondary school, citing a vacancy created by the death of an assistant teacher. The rejection was based on a 2012 Government Resolution banning recruitment, lack of …
The High Court of Bombay, Kolhapur Circuit Bench, heard Criminal Appeals Nos. 1540 and 1541 of 2011 filed by Laxmi Auto Services Private Limited against Satish Ravindra Lavate and others. Neither the appellant nor the appellant's counsel appeared, while the State was represented by Mr. C. D. Mali. …
The High Court of Bombay, Kolhapur Circuit Bench, heard Criminal Appeals Nos. 1540 and 1541 of 2011 filed by Laxmi Auto Services Private Limited against Satish Ravindra Lavate and others. Neither the appellant nor the appellant's counsel appeared, while the State was represented by Mr. C. D. Mali. …
Mukesh Raju Satam was convicted by the Sessions Judge, Sindhudurg, for murder under Section 302 IPC and for dacoity‑related offences under Sections 394 and 397 IPC, receiving life imprisonment and a term of rigorous imprisonment respectively. He filed an interim application seeking suspension of the …
The applicant, Ajinath Nagnath Waghmode, filed a criminal bail application before the Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Bench. Subsequently, the charge-sheet in the case was filed, prompting the applicant to seek liberty to withdraw his bail application. The learned counsel for the applicant submitted a …
The accused, Visnu Dattu Khule, obtained a loan of Rs.50 lakh from a bank and issued a cheque for Rs.12 lakh which was dishonoured due to insufficient funds. The bank served a statutory notice under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, and upon non‑payment, filed a complaint leading to the …
The accused, Visnu Dattu Khule, obtained a loan of Rs.50 lakh from a bank and issued a cheque for Rs.12 lakh which was dishonoured due to insufficient funds. The bank served a statutory notice under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, and upon non‑payment, filed a complaint leading to the …
The applicant, Om Rahul Nikam, sought regular bail in a case registered under Sections 103 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 4(25) of the Arms Act, relating to the murder of Akshay Mane. The FIR initially did not name the applicant, but a later witness statement under Section …
The applicant, Sonu alias Onkar Bira Pukale, was charged with murder, conspiracy, and several other offences under the IPC, Arms Act, Maharashtra Police Act and the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act. He has been in custody since December 9, 2018, and the charge‑sheet has been filed but no …
The petitioners sought a witness summons to compel the Collector to produce revenue records, specifically 7/12 extracts, alleging that their name had been removed from the record. The respondents had filed a possession suit (RCS No. 265 of 2016) and the petitioners' application for the summons …
The applicants Pankaj Bhaskar Pawar and Nitin Baburao Dhone sought bail in Crime No.690 of 2025 registered at Mohol Police Station, Solapur Rural, for offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956. The prosecution alleged that on secret information, …
The appellant, Samrudhi Nagari Sahkari Patsanstha, filed a criminal appeal before the Bombay High Court seeking transfer of the proceedings to a Sessions Court with appropriate jurisdiction. The appellant relied on the Supreme Court’s decision in Celestium Financial v. A. Gnanasekaran (2025 SCC …
The applicant, Pravinchandra Manilal Shah, sought relaxation of condition No. 7(iii) of the anticipatory bail order dated 30‑03‑2022, which required surrender of his passport to the investigating officer. He submitted an affidavit and medical documents showing his daughter’s cancer treatment in the …
The petitioners sought individual approval for the appointment of petitioner No.1 as Junior Clerk in a secondary school, but the Education Officer rejected the proposal on grounds of deficiencies without giving the management an opportunity to remedy them. The petitioners filed a writ petition …
The Court examined several interim applications filed in Writ Petition No. 7335 of 2011. It held that effective service of notice was made on respondents No. 4 and 7 under Order V Rule 17 of the Code of Civil Procedure, obviating the need for substituted service. The Court also found valid service …
The Court examined several interim applications filed in Writ Petition No. 7335 of 2011. It held that effective service of notice was made on respondents No. 4 and 7 under Order V Rule 17 of the Code of Civil Procedure, obviating the need for substituted service. The Court also found valid service …
The Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Circuit Bench, heard several interim applications filed by the applicant, Vaijayanata Ramchandra Kadam (deceased) represented by Mr. Vaibhav Gaikwad, seeking to record the legal heirs of various deceased respondents in the pending second appeals. Counsel for the …
The Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Circuit Bench, heard several interim applications filed by the applicant, Vaijayanata Ramchandra Kadam (deceased) represented by Mr. Vaibhav Gaikwad, seeking to record the legal heirs of various deceased respondents in the pending second appeals. Counsel for the …
The Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Circuit Bench, heard several interim applications filed by the applicant, Vaijayanata Ramchandra Kadam (deceased) represented by Mr. Vaibhav Gaikwad, seeking to record the legal heirs of various deceased respondents in the pending second appeals. Counsel for the …
The Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Circuit Bench, heard several interim applications filed by the applicant, Vaijayanata Ramchandra Kadam (deceased) represented by Mr. Vaibhav Gaikwad, seeking to record the legal heirs of various deceased respondents in the pending second appeals. Counsel for the …
The five applicants sought anticipatory bail in connection with a kidnapping and assault case (Crime No.193 of 2024) alleging offences under multiple IPC sections and the Maharashtra Police Act. The prosecution alleged that the applicants kidnapped the complainant, tied him to a tree, assaulted him …
The petitioner, accused of a cheque bounce under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, sought to recall the complainant as a witness under Section 311 of the CrPC, alleging that his counsel failed to ask about a part payment made by a friend. The trial court rejected the application, …
The petitioners Umesh Shivaji Mali and Shivaji Ganpati Mali filed writ petitions challenging an order dated 27‑10‑2025 issued by the State under Section 55 of the Maharashtra Police Act. They contended that the order was unlawful and sought to have the interim protection granted on 23‑12‑2025 …
Manjunath Shivaji Jagtap filed a writ petition seeking to quash an order dated 4 November 2025 issued by the Tahsildar of Ajara, which directed the seizure of his truck (KA-25/B-6374) under the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966, and to obtain its release along with interim relief. The petition …
Lalita Prabhashankar Thobde filed an interim application in Writ Petition No. 5121 of 2025 before the Bombay High Court, seeking relief against the Sub Divisional Officer, Solapur-1. The court examined the prayer clause (b) of the application. It allowed the application in accordance with that …
Omkar Vijay Kshirsagar applied for anticipatory bail in Crime No. 723 of 2025 registered at Faujdar Chawadi Police Station, Solapur City. The applicant deposited Rs. 14,58,500 and complied with the trial court’s direction to report to the police and cooperate with the investigation. The High Court, …
The applicant, Raghunath Rajaram Desai, filed a criminal application (No. 973 of 2025) before the Bombay High Court, Circuit Bench at Kolhapur, seeking relief against the State of Maharashtra. No counsel or the applicant appeared when the matter was called. During the pendency of this application, …
The petitioner, a Scheduled Caste candidate, was selected for the post of Shikshan Sevak in February 2014, but the Education Officer rejected the proposal for her appointment citing a 2012 Government Resolution banning recruitment, lack of a surplus teacher, and an alleged excess in staffing …
The petitioner, Nita Annaso Patil, was appointed as a part‑time Assistant Teacher (English) in 2014 and later sought upgradation to a full‑time post after a vacancy arose in 2022. The college management appointed her to the full‑time post and submitted a proposal to the Deputy Director of Education …
Kakasaheb Baccharam Katti filed Writ Petition No. 15457 of 2023 in the Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Circuit Bench, seeking relief against the State of Maharashtra and others. The petition was being pursued by counsel Mr. Siddhesh Kadam on behalf of the petitioner. During the hearing, the petitioner’s …
The applicants, Pankaj Bhaskar Pawar and Nitin Baburao Dhone, were arrested for allegedly facilitating prostitution under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 after a police raid on Aryan Lodge uncovered prostitution activities. The prosecution alleged …
Manisha Satish Bhapkar filed a writ petition seeking a direction to the State (Respondent No.3) to decide an appeal that has been pending since 2020. The Additional Superintendent of Police and others were impleaded as respondents. The learned Additional Government Pleader argued that the appeal …
The petitioners, a group of schools, complied with the admission obligations under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 but have not received the statutory reimbursement and grants promised by the Government. They approached the Bombay High Court seeking directions for …
The petitioners, Shriniwas Ramdas Dubas and others, challenged the Bank of Maharashtra's taking possession of three mortgaged properties under the SARFAESI Act. The Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) restored possession of the Schedule‑I property, holding that possession was taken while a stay application …
The applicant, Mohd Ismail Mohd Salim Khan, filed a criminal bail application before the Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Bench. During the hearing, the applicant’s counsel indicated that the antecedents of the case had not been disclosed, and therefore sought to withdraw the bail application. The court …
The Court considered Interim Application No. 3806 of 2023 filed by Sangram Santaram Savant seeking to intervene in Anticipatory Bail Application No. 2737 of 2023. Neither the applicant nor his counsel were present when the matter was called, but the court examined the records. The applicant’s …
The petitioners filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the Divisional Commissioner of Pune to decide a complaint filed under Section 39(1) of the Maharashtra Village Panchayat Act, 1959. A Division Bench ordered the Commissioner to decide the complaint, but the petitioners alleged …
The applicants, Sunil Chandrakant Kamble and Ratan Bhosale, were convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Solapur, under IPC s.307 r/w s.34 for an incident where compressed air was forced into a victim's rectum, causing serious injury. They filed an interim application seeking a stay of the …
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) filed a series of writ petitions challenging a District Judge's order directing it to deposit 50% of an enhanced compensation amount awarded by an arbitrator on 6 February 2023. The compensation related to land acquired under awards dated 5 and 14 …
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) filed a series of writ petitions challenging a district judge's order that required it to deposit 50% of the enhanced compensation awarded to landowners after an arbitration award. The land had been acquired under awards dated August 2019, and the …
The applicant filed a criminal revision challenging the judgment of the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Ratnagiri, affirmed by the Sessions Court, which ordered the accused to pay Rs.2,00,000 compensation and undergo one year of simple imprisonment. The accused has fully complied by depositing the …
The applicants sought a transfer of criminal proceedings pending before the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Devgad, to the Court of the JMFC/Civil Judge Senior Division, Oros, both talukas within Sindhudurg District. The High Court noted that the applicants had repeatedly failed to appear, had not …
The petitioner, Bhima Rama Koravi, filed a writ petition challenging the legality and validity of a notice of hearing dated 4 April 2025 issued by the Residential Deputy Collector, Kolhapur, requiring his appearance on 15 April 2025. The petitioner could not explain what transpired after the hearing …
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) acquired land and paid compensation to claimants, which was later enhanced by an arbitrator on 6 February 2023. The District Judge, Malshiras, directed NHAI to deposit 50% of the enhanced amount, prompting NHAI to file multiple writ petitions under …
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) filed a series of writ petitions challenging a district judge's order directing it to deposit 50% of the enhanced compensation awarded by an arbitrator on 6 February 2023 to landowners whose lands were acquired for a highway project. The landowners had …
The applicant, Rohit Anil Chougule, was charged under Section 79 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 for allegedly making obscene remarks towards a pregnant woman and her minor niece. The complainant alleged mental distress …
The applicant, Ankur Sambhaji Salunkhe, filed an anticipatory bail application in connection with Crime No. 370 of 2025, which involves offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (sections 69, 115(2), 351(2), 351(3)) and the Indian Penal Code (sections 376, 504, 506). The High Court initially …
Petitioner Jayant Gopal Joshi filed a criminal writ petition seeking the defreezing of his savings bank account held with IDBI Bank, Phaltan Branch. Respondents, including the Union of India and IDBI Bank, opposed the relief. The court accepted the statement of counsel for IDBI Bank that the account …
The appellant, Dharmveer Sambhaji Sahakari Patsanstha, filed a criminal appeal (No. 1273 of 2018) before the Bombay High Court, Circuit Bench at Kolhapur, against respondent Someshwar Dyaneshwar Dhone. Neither the appellant nor its counsel appeared before the court. The respondent's counsel, S. H. …
The petitioners, Manisha Abasaheb Gite and others, filed a writ petition seeking a court direction to the Education Officer (Secondary) of Zilla Parishad, Solapur, to decide a proposal dated 9 December 2024 that had remained pending. The petition was limited to obtaining an expeditious decision …
The petitioner, Prashant Shashikant Kuchekar, filed an interim application seeking an early hearing of Writ Petition No. 1273 of 2024 against the State of Maharashtra. The respondent did not object to the request. The Court, after noting the lack of objection and the reasons stated in the …
Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) filed an interim application seeking condonation of delay in filing its first appeal. The court noted that the respondents had been duly served but failed to appear. After hearing counsel for the applicant, the bench was satisfied that the interim …
The petitioner, Gopinath Bhanudas Suryawanshi, filed a contempt petition (No. 623 of 2025) arising out of Writ Petition No. 10915 of 2025 against the Collector of Sangli and others. The petition alleged that the respondents had failed to comply with a prior order, thereby committing contempt of …
Yogesh Madhukar Nikam applied for bail in a criminal case where the trial had already progressed with 19 prosecution witnesses examined. The State opposed bail, citing that the trial was substantially underway. The Court referred to the Apex Court decision in X v. State of Rajasthan (2024 INSC 909), …
The appellants, eleven individuals, filed a criminal appeal seeking bail in connection with Crime No. 622 of 2025, alleged offences under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Appellant No. 1, Amar Dadasaheb Patil, …
The applicant, Yuvraj Vilas Sankeshwari, filed a praecipe on 9 September 2026 seeking that observations made by the Court on 4 September 2026 not prejudice his case on the merits. The Court noted that the earlier observations were confined to the adjudication of transfer proceedings and did not …
The applicant, Tejas Rahul Bhalerao, sought regular bail for offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the Information Technology Act, 2000 relating to a large-scale digital arrest scam. The prosecution alleged that the applicant was complicit in defrauding a retired professor of Rs.3.57 …
The applicant, a homemaker with a three‑year‑old daughter, filed a Miscellaneous Civil Application under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure seeking transfer of Hindu Marriage Petition No. 27 of 2025 from the Civil Judge Senior Division at Vaduj (Satara) to the Civil Judge Senior Division at …
Petitioner Pradeep Ashok Patil filed a criminal writ petition before the Bombay High Court challenging the actions of the State of Maharashtra. The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor informed the Court that the petitioner had already been acquitted by the trial court. The Court held that, in view …
The petitioner, Shrishail Chnnappa Nagmoti, filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court seeking relief against the Commissioner of Sangli Miraj Kupwad Municipal Corporation and others. The Court, after hearing, was not inclined to grant the relief sought. Consequently, the petitioner’s counsel …
Rohit Vijay Wadar filed a writ petition against Mohini Rohit Wadar and others in the Bombay High Court. Both parties appeared before a mediator and reached a settlement, submitting a consent decree to the court. The petitioner then moved to withdraw the petition on the basis of the settlement. The …
The appellant, Shama Salim Shaikh, was absent along with counsel when the appeal was called. The State's counsel, Dr. A. A. Takalkar, relied on the Supreme Court’s decision in Celestium Financial Ltd. v. A. Gnanasekaran (2025 SCC OnLine SC 1320) to argue that the matter should be before a Sessions …
The High Court of Bombay, Kolhapur Circuit Bench, entertained a writ petition filed by Ghodawat Eduserve LLP Partnership and Sanjay Danchand Ghodawat against the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Economic Offence Wing, Kolhapur. The petitioner’s counsel sought leave to convert the civil writ petition …
The petitioners challenged a High Court order dated 25 November 2025 that temporarily rejected their appointment as junior clerks based on a communication dated 28 May 2025. The court noted that the communication had been superseded by a Government Resolution issued on 11 August 2026. Since the …
The appellant, Atul Bhairvnath Khupse, sought anticipatory bail after an FIR (CR No.711 of 2025) alleged that he assaulted a labourer on his farm, abused him with caste slurs, forced him to consume poison and committed other offences under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of …
The applicant, Rameshwar Kisan Giri, sought anticipatory bail after being implicated in a case under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 for assaulting an informant with a wooden stick (sattur). The FIR alleged that the applicant, along with co‑accused, …
Samadhan Jaysing Pawar filed a writ petition challenging a possession notice issued by Axis Bank under the SARFAESI Act, 2002. The Court examined the validity of the notice and whether the petitioner had any other remedy under the Act. It observed that the notice had been taken to its logical end …
The applicant, United India Insurance Co. Ltd, filed an interim application seeking restoration of its first appeal (No. 1932 of 2010) which had been dismissed for default on 15-12-2025. The application was filed immediately thereafter, within the prescribed time. The court examined the averments …
The applicant, Akshay Ramesh Kamate, filed a criminal bail application before the Bombay High Court. He later sought leave to withdraw the bail application, requesting that he be allowed to approach the Court again if the trial does not progress within one year. The Court, after hearing counsel, …
The applicant, Abdul Aabu Khan, filed a bail application before the charge sheet was filed in the trial court. Subsequently, the charge sheet was filed, prompting the applicant to move a praecipe seeking permission to withdraw the bail application. The applicant's counsel, Advait P. Vajaratkar, …
The applicants, two brothers, were granted bail on 16 October 2024 with a condition that they not enter the territorial jurisdiction of Chandgad Police Station during the trial. They sought relaxation of this restriction, citing the ill health of their mother and wife and the need to tend to their …
The Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Bench, considered two anticipatory bail applications (Nos. 2526 and 2527 of 2025) filed by Ranjit Madan Nikam and Abhijit Babaso Patil in connection with Crime No. 286 of 2025, alleged to involve assault causing grievous hurt under several sections of the Bharatiya …
The applicant, Soham Shahaji Patil, filed a criminal bail application which the Court was not inclined to consider. On the applicant's instructions, counsel sought leave to withdraw the bail application. The Court granted leave to withdraw. Consequently, the bail application was dismissed as …
The petitioners challenged a May 23, 2022 order of the Education Officer that rejected the appointment of a peon in a private aided school, relying on Government Resolutions (GR) of January 28, 2019 and December 11, 2020. The school had advertised the post before the Education Officer’s refusal to …
Vikas Vidhyalya and Junior College filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court challenging actions of the State of Maharashtra and another respondent. The petitioner sought relief concerning the status of its examination centre. Respondent No.2 submitted that the examination centre had been …
The petitioner, Saish Sanjay Khot, filed a writ petition challenging his presence on a board. The respondent, the State of Maharashtra, sought his removal. The High Court examined the petition and found that the petitioner was wrongly placed on the board. Consequently, the Court issued an order on …
The petition was filed in 2018 by Venkateshwara Group, Kala, Krida And Sanskrutik Mandal Sangli seeking relief against the State of Maharashtra. No steps were taken by the petitioner to advance the matter, and the petition was not listed for hearing at any time since its filing. The Court observed …
The applicant, Shri Shivaji Shankar Jadhav, filed a civil revision under Section 115 of the CPC challenging a district court order that had condoned a 309‑day delay by the Gram Panchayat Gulumb in filing a regular appeal against a decree dated 9 February 2024. The revision argued that the respondent …
Amit Arun Palav filed Contempt Petition No. 21 of 2026 arising out of Writ Petition No. 6527 of 2025 against the State of Maharashtra. The petitioner sought relief alleging contempt of the court. During hearing, the petitioner's counsel informed the bench that the underlying proposal had been …
Arun Shankar Patil filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Circuit Bench, challenging certain actions of the legal heirs of the deceased Jaysingh Vasant Gaikwak. While the petition was pending, the petitioner, through his counsel, applied for leave to withdraw the petition. The …
The petitioners, Nav Maharashtra Shikshan Mandal Mangaon, sought to have a clock‑hour basis teaching post merged into a part‑time post. They argued that the State Government, not the Deputy Director of Education, had jurisdiction to decide the proposal. The Deputy Director had declined, stating the …
The petitioner, Mayur Dilip Kulkarni, challenged the order dated 17 September 2025 which rejected his proposal for approval of non‑teaching staff, relying on a communication dated 28 May 2025 that barred such approvals until surplus teachers were absorbed. The petitioner argued that this …
The applicants, Pradeep Kumar Harinarayan Pandey & Ors., filed an interim application seeking an early date for the final hearing of Criminal Application No. 684 of 2022. The State of Maharashtra opposed the request. The Court examined the submissions of counsel for both parties. Finding merit in …
The Applicants, Shankar Bapu Yewale & Anr., filed an interim application seeking the deletion of the names of Petitioners No.1 and Respondent No.3 from the party list because those individuals had died. The Court considered whether it could permit such deletion and allow the parties to amend the …
The applicants, Gajanan Gopal Shinde and others, filed an interim application seeking condonation of delay and restoration of their writ petition, which had been dismissed for failure to remove office objections. The court examined whether the delay in filing the application could be excused. It …
The appellant, Santosh Shirgaonkar & Ors., deposited Rs.7,50,657 but failed to meet the full statutory deposit required under the proviso to Section 30(1) of the Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923, and sought time to comply. The court stood over the matter to 22‑Oct‑2026, warning that the appeal would …
Petitioners Shri Sunil Gokul Rane and Shri Sunil Amruta Bobade filed writ petitions against the State of Maharashtra seeking relief. Their counsel, Mr. Laxman Deshmukh, filed vakalatnamas and indicated no objection to the petition. The petitions were listed for dismissal, and the court noted that …
The petitioner, Arif Amajadkhan Pathan, challenged a notice terminating his weighman licence upon reaching the age of 58 under the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) bye‑laws. He argued that the age restriction is inapplicable to him because he is covered by the Maharashtra Mathadi, Hamal …
The applicant filed an interim application seeking to record the legal heirs of the deceased respondent. The court noted that the application was filed after a delay. The respondent's counsel raised no substantive objection but requested that costs be imposed on the applicant for the delay. The …
The petitioners, claiming membership in the Koli Mahadev Scheduled Tribe, possessed caste certificates that were examined by the State's Caste Scrutiny Committee, which, after a vigilance inquiry, invalidated their tribal status on the ground of alleged interpolation in their genealogical records. …
The petitioners, claiming membership in the Koli Mahadev Scheduled Tribe, possessed caste certificates that were examined by the State's Caste Scrutiny Committee, which, after a vigilance inquiry, invalidated their tribal status on the ground of alleged interpolation in their genealogical records. …
Jagannath Rama Vadar filed a writ petition seeking a direction to the Collector to decide a representation dated 8 September 2025, wherein he claimed that a consent decree in a second‑appeal proceeding had settled the partition of a piece of land and that the partition should be effected according …
The petitioner, a SEBC candidate, secured admission to an MBBS programme after a re‑evaluation raised his HSC marks to the required threshold. The college issued show‑cause notices alleging that the petitioner had misrepresented his marks and subsequently refused to issue a clean mark‑sheet, noting …
The applicant, Madanmohan Haripad Hajra, was charged with sexual assault of a minor girl under Sections 75 and 64(1) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 4, 8 and 12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. The prosecution alleged the offence occurred on 10 August …
The applicant, one of four accused convicted under IPC sections 302, 307, 397 and 34 for the murder of Sunanda and assault on Reshma, sought suspension of his life sentence. The trial court had relied mainly on the testimony of Reshma, an injured eye‑witness, and a test identification parade …
The applicants, Pushpa Ashok Kamble and others, filed a criminal application seeking leave to withdraw the pending application after the charge-sheet had been filed. They requested liberty to file a fresh application if advised. The learned counsel for the respondents opposed the withdrawal. The …
The applicants filed an interim application seeking to expedite the hearing of Second Appeal No. 149 of 2021. The High Court noted that the appeal had been admitted on 4 January 2023 but was pending further proceedings. The court directed that a call for records and pleadings (R & P) be issued. It …
The husband (applicant) filed a criminal revision challenging a Family Court order that granted his wife (respondent) maintenance of Rs 8,000 per month under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The husband claimed he is HIV‑positive, has transferred his properties to his mother and sister …
The applicant, Digvijay Subhash More, sought anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, fearing arrest in a case (Crime No. 37 of 2025) involving alleged cheating and criminal breach of trust over a banana supply transaction. The court observed that the FIR …
The appellant, Nandkumar Babaji Tandel, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Chiplun, for murder (IPC s.302), attempt to murder (IPC s.307) and dacoity (IPC s.452), receiving a life term and additional imprisonments with fines. He filed an interim application under Section 235(2) of the …
The applicant, Nagraj R., sought anticipatory bail in connection with a case alleging sexual assault of a seven‑year‑old girl, invoking sections 354A(1)(1), 363 read with 34 of the IPC and section 8 of the POCSO Act. The trial court on 30‑Oct‑2023 granted bail subject to a personal bond and …
The petitioners were appointed as peons in a Maharashtra school, but the Education Officer rejected the approval proposal despite the management having complied with previously identified deficiencies. The petitioners argued that the officer cited fresh deficiencies, some of which were vague or …
The applicants, Sambhaji Kaka Zambre and another, filed an interim application seeking condonation of an 87‑day delay in filing an appeal against a Tribunal judgment and award. The respondents contested the application, arguing that the reasons for delay were vague and lacked proper explanation. The …
The appellant, Ganesh Herbals Through Partner Dr. Rajeev Bajarang Thorat, was absent along with his counsel when the matter was called. The State, represented by Dr. Ashvini A. Takalkar, relied on the Supreme Court’s decision in Celestium Financial v. A. Gnanasekaran (2025 SCC OnLine SC 1320) to …
The appellant, Datta Digambar Nagari Sahakari Patsansha, filed a criminal appeal challenging the jurisdiction of the High Court. The appellant and the State argued that, following the Supreme Court’s decision in Celestium Financial v. A. Gnanasekaran (2025 SCC OnLine SC 1320), the matter should be …
Rahul Prakash Tanksale filed a writ petition challenging a civil dispute with Shashikant Shankar Tanksale. The respondents, represented by counsel Parth Katira, contended that the underlying suit had already been disposed of by the Lok Adalat on 7 May 2022. They argued that this prior disposal …
The applicant, an RTO agent, was implicated in alleged forgery of signatures on Form 26 for vehicle lien removal and issuance of duplicate registration certificates, leading to an FIR under IPC sections 420, 465, 467, 468 and 471. He sought anticipatory bail, which the trial court granted on 30 …
Mahavir Babaso Patil appealed against a summary judgment convicting Shankar Shahurao Rathod under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, seeking to have the judgment quashed and the conviction affirmed. The respondent submitted a death certificate showing that Rathod had died on 13 …
The Gaikwad family filed a criminal revision challenging the Special Court’s order that rejected their discharge application in a case alleging disproportionate assets under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Earlier discrete and open inquiries (2005‑2008) by the Anti‑Corruption Bureau found no …
The appellant Pratapsingh Vasantsing Chavan filed a criminal appeal against Sunil Wamanrao Nannajkar and another. The appellant, relying on the Supreme Court decision in Celestium Financial v. A. Gnanasekaran (2025 SCC OnLine SC 1320), argued that the matter should be before a Sessions Court having …
The appellant, Ravindra Dattatray Tulpule, did not appear before the Bombay High Court, either in person or via video conference. The State of Maharashtra, through counsel C. D. Mali, relied on the Supreme Court’s decision in Celestium Financial v. A. Gnanasekaran (2025 SCC OnLine SC 1320) to argue …
The appellant filed Civil Application No. 14 of 2018 to record the legal heirs of a deceased appellant, and the court found the application to be within the prescribed time and allowed it. Similarly, Civil Application No. 13 of 2017 was filed to record the legal heirs of a deceased respondent, and …
The applicant, Vitthal Mahadeo Jagdale, sought anticipatory bail in connection with CR No. 166 of 2020, which alleged his participation in an unlawful assembly and assaulting persons with an axe, invoking multiple IPC offences, the Disaster Management Act and the Maharashtra COVID‑19 Act. The …
The petitioners sought a direction for the State of Maharashtra to pay compensation determined by awards under Section 28A(2) of the Land Acquisition Act, which re‑determined amounts based on a 2003 reference court award. The High Court examined whether an award passed by the Collector under Section …
Shahaji Shivajirao Bhosale filed an appeal against the order dated 2018, but the appeal was presented 19 days after the prescribed period. The applicant sought condonation of the delay, arguing that sufficient reasons existed for the late filing. The respondent did not contest the application. The …
The appellant, Deepak Ashok Dhale, filed a criminal appeal before the Bombay High Court challenging the jurisdiction of the trial court. The appellant and Respondent No.1 relied on the Supreme Court decision in Celestium Financial v. A. Gnanasekaran (2025) to argue that the matter should be heard by …
The appellant, Parth Shrikrishna Gore, was absent when the matter was called. The State's counsel, Ms. Mahalakshmi Ganapathy, relied on the Supreme Court’s decision in Celestium Financial v. A. Gnanasekaran (2025 SCC OnLine SC 1320) to argue that the case should be heard by the Sessions Court having …
Sai Ganesh Co‑Op Credit Society Ltd appealed against Jitendra Shankar Kurne and others before the Bombay High Court. The appellant and the State counsel argued, relying on the Supreme Court’s decision in Celestium Financial v. A. Gnanasekaran (2025), that the criminal proceedings should be heard by …
The petitioner, appointed as a Junior Clerk on an unaided post in 2003, was proposed for transfer to an aided Junior Clerk post in July 2019. The State of Maharashtra rejected the transfer, citing the absence of a government policy for transferring non‑teaching staff. The petitioner argued that Rule …
The applicants, Shivaji Shankar Pawar and others, filed an anticipatory bail application under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking pre‑arrest bail in Crime No. 435 of 2023. The State of Maharashtra produced a copy of the judgment dated 20 May 2026 in Sessions Case No. 29 of …
Allbakshi Farukshab Chapat, proprietor of Green Fuel Services, was implicated in a fraud case where a sum of Rs 17.64 lakh was allegedly transferred to his account and then to a trading company that failed to deliver oil. The applicant contended he had no direct transaction with the complainant and …
The appellant, Sai Ganesh Co‑Operative Society Ltd, filed several criminal appeals (Nos. 1648‑1655 of 2011) against Shivputra Shankar Kudche and others. The appellant’s counsel informed the court that the matter was settled and sought to withdraw the appeals. The respondent’s counsel concurred with …
The appellant, Sai Ganesh Co‑Operative Society Ltd, filed several criminal appeals (Nos. 1648‑1655 of 2011) against Shivputra Shankar Kudche and others. The appellant’s counsel informed the court that the matter was settled and sought to withdraw the appeals. The respondent’s counsel concurred with …
The appellant, Sai Ganesh Co Operative Society Ltd, filed Criminal Appeal No. 1650 of 2011 against Shivputra Shankar Kudche and others. The appellant's counsel informed the court that the matter was settled and the appellant wished to withdraw the appeal. The respondent's counsel confirmed this …
The appellant, Sai Ganesh Co‑Operative Society Ltd, filed several criminal appeals (Nos. 1648‑1655 of 2011) against Shivputra Shankar Kudche and others. The appellant’s counsel informed the court that the matter was settled and sought to withdraw the appeals. The respondent’s counsel concurred with …
The appellant, Sai Ganesh Co‑Operative Society Ltd, filed several criminal appeals (Nos. 1648‑1655 of 2011) against Shivputra Shankar Kudche and others. The appellant’s counsel informed the court that the matter was settled and sought to withdraw the appeals. The respondent’s counsel concurred with …
The appellant, Sai Ganesh Co‑Operative Society Ltd, filed several criminal appeals (Nos. 1648‑1655 of 2011) against Shivputra Shankar Kudche and others. The appellant’s counsel informed the court that the matter was settled and sought to withdraw the appeals. The respondent’s counsel concurred with …
The appellant, Sai Ganesh Co‑Operative Society Ltd, filed several criminal appeals (Nos. 1648‑1655 of 2011) against Shivputra Shankar Kudche and others. The appellant’s counsel informed the court that the matter was settled and sought to withdraw the appeals. The respondent’s counsel concurred with …
The appellant, Sai Ganesh Co‑Operative Society Ltd, filed several criminal appeals (Nos. 1648‑1655 of 2011) against Shivputra Shankar Kudche and others. The appellant’s counsel informed the court that the matter was settled and sought to withdraw the appeals. The respondent’s counsel concurred with …
M/s Bhairav Textiles Industries filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Circuit Bench at Kolhapur, challenging a decision of the Assistant Commissioner of State Tax. The petitioner, through counsel, sought the Court's permission to withdraw the petition. The respondents, represented by …
The petitioners, Raghunathrao Masaji Ghatge and others, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court challenging actions of the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation. During the hearing, the petitioners, through counsel Kedar Lad and Adv. Indrayani Patil, sought leave to withdraw the petition. The …
The appellant, Warna Sahakari Bank Ltd, filed a criminal appeal (No. 1001 of 2014) against M/s. Parvati Stone Suppliers and others. The appellant and its counsel were absent when the matter was called. The respondent's counsel, relying on the Supreme Court decision in Celestium Financial v. A. …
The appellant, Vilas Maruti Shendage, filed a criminal appeal seeking that the proceedings be transferred to a Sessions Court having jurisdiction, relying on a recent Supreme Court decision. The respondent State opposed the transfer. The High Court, after hearing counsel, noted that the Supreme …
Aparna Adhik Bhosale (applicant) had deposited Rs.50,000 and Rs.2,50,000 in the District Court, Sangli, in a criminal proceeding, which were not placed in fixed deposits because the amounts were part of a criminal case. The applicant's advocate could not locate her client, making it impossible to …
Shekhar Subhash Salvi, who was selected as a Peon in a Maharashtra government‑aided school in 2014, filed a writ petition challenging the Education Officer’s order dated 30 July 2024 that rejected his appointment proposal on several grounds. The petitioner argued that the officer’s order listed …
The petitioner, Ms. Kusum Kale and Ms. Kusum Chandrakant Waghare, filed a writ petition against Miraj Urban Co‑op. Bank Ltd. The matter was referred to mediation, during which the parties reached an amicable settlement and the petitioner paid the full outstanding amount. The bank issued a No Due …
The petitioner, a Trained Graduate Teacher employed by the Zilla Parishad, sought a direction for promotion to the post of Kendra Pramukh, claiming she satisfied the academic qualifications stipulated in the promotion process letter dated 29 March 2023. The respondents argued that promotion to …
Neha Om Nerikar filed Misc. Civil Application No. 105 of 2025 seeking relief against Om Chandrashekhar Nerikar. The Court issued notices and set dates for filing an affidavit of service, but the applicant and her advocate, Mr. Bagwe Anil Pandurang, failed to appear on multiple occasions, including …
In Criminal Appeal No. 1017 of 2014, the appellant Kadam Tractors (Satish Bhagwatrao Kadam) failed to appear before the Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Bench. The State, through Advocate Mahalakshmi Ganapathy, relied on the Supreme Court decision in Celestium Financial Ltd. v. A. Gnanasekaran (2025 SCC …
The applicant filed an interim application in a second appeal seeking to have the legal heirs of appellant No.1(b) placed on record. The respondents opposed the application. After hearing both sides, the court found merit in the applicant's request and allowed the interim application in accordance …
The petitioner, a student, sought confirmation of his belonging to the Koli Mahadev Scheduled Tribe after having previously obtained a tribe certificate. The Scrutiny Committee, after a re‑examination prompted by a Vigilance Cell inquiry, invalidated his claim on the basis that earlier school …
A writ petition (No. 1139 of 2018) was filed by Anilkumar Jakappa Anjutgi against the State of Maharashtra and others. The petitioner died on 12th August 2018, as evidenced by a death certificate attached to a bailiff report dated 2nd March 2026. The respondents, represented by Mr. Tejas J. Kapre, …
The appellants filed a civil application seeking condonation of delay in a second appeal (ST) No.26325 of 2017. The court examined whether the delay could be condoned and the application restored to the file. Relying on procedural principles, the court allowed the application, condoned the delay, …
The petitioner, a 32‑year‑old typist and self‑described social worker, filed a public interest litigation seeking a direction to the State of Maharashtra to act against persons occupying Galas without authorization and allegedly in arrears of rent, relying on information obtained under the Right to …
The petitioners filed Writ Petition No. 1764 of 2018 before the Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Circuit Bench. The Division Bench had earlier passed an order on 4 October 2018 which the petitioners' counsel could not comply with. During the pendency, the first petitioner, Sandeep Dashrath Gujar, died. …
The appellant, ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company, appealed against the respondents, Shri Vasudeo Balbhim Pawar and another, in a civil appellate matter before the High Court of Bombay, Kolhapur Circuit Bench. Both parties presented a settlement agreement (Exh. X) which the court accepted. The …
Snehal Ambadas Mergu filed a criminal writ petition seeking the High Court to call for the records of a Session Court judgment and a Special Trial Court order, and to quash those orders. The petitioner argued that she had already been acquitted in the Special Trial Court case, rendering the petition …
In Criminal Appeal No. 1058 of 2014, the appellant Sandeep Shakar Jaknaik sought relief against the respondents Annarao Ramchandra Aalure and others. The learned counsel for both sides relied on the Supreme Court’s decision in Celestium Financial Ltd. v. A. Gnanasekaran (2025 SCC OnLine SC 1320) to …
The appellant Deepak Ramchandra Mane filed a criminal appeal before the Bombay High Court against respondents Maruti Dattatraya Vatkar and others. Both parties, citing the Supreme Court decision in Celestium Financial v. A. Gnanasekaran (2025 SCC OnLine SC 1320), argued that the matter should be …
The Executive Engineer, Kanher Canal Division No. 2 filed a writ petition against the District Collector, Satara and others. No counsel appeared for the petitioner on the hearing date. The petition had previously been listed for dismissal due to non-appearance. The Court dismissed the petition on …
The petitioners, Sachin Suresh Joshi (Agnihotri) and others, filed a criminal writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Circuit Bench at Kolhapur, seeking relief against the State of Maharashtra. The petition was filed after the criminal proceedings against them had concluded. The State submitted …
The applicant, Siddhesh Suresh Kadam, filed two criminal applications (Nos. 1570 and 1558 of 2024) before the Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Bench. After hearing, the court expressed its disinclination to interfere with the impugned order. On that indication, the applicant’s counsel, on instructions, …
The applicant, Siddhesh Suresh Kadam, filed two criminal applications before the Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Bench. After hearing, the applicant sought leave to withdraw both applications. The court accepted the applicant's statement to withdraw. Consequently, the applications were dismissed as …
The petitioner, Suniti Chetan Patil, filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court seeking relief. The respondent State, through its learned Additional Public Prosecutor, informed the Court that the petitioner had already been released on bail. On the basis of this information, the Court held that …
The petitioner, Tanuja Tukaram Patil, filed a contempt petition alleging that the State of Maharashtra had failed to comply with a High Court order dated 2 January 2024, which directed the Commissioner of Social Justice and Special Assistance to issue directions for payment of her father's family …
Vikas S. Kulkarni filed a writ petition (No. 1874 of 2018) before the Bombay High Court, Circuit Bench at Kolhapur, challenging actions of the Deputy Collector, Sangli and others. The petition was accompanied by an interim application. The bailiff’s report later revealed that the sole petitioner was …
The petitioner filed a writ petition challenging an order dated 19 July 2024 passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate under Section 14(1) of the SARFAESI Act. The High Court held that challenges to actions taken under Section 14 must be made under the SARFAESI Act itself and that the court's writ …
The State of Maharashtra filed a civil revision application seeking to withdraw a writ petition (WP No. 995 of 2019) filed by the Shivaji University Teachers Association (SUTA). The State asserted that, pursuant to Government Resolutions dated 13 August 2018 and 27 December 2018, the entire amount …
The appellant, Vinayak Jagannath Dhopeshwarkar, filed a criminal appeal before the Bombay High Court seeking relief. The appellant and the State counsel relied on the Supreme Court decision in Celestium Financial v. A. Gnanasekaran (2025) to argue that the matter should be heard by the Sessions …
The petitioners (defendants) challenged a trial‑court order that denied their request for a Court Commissioner under Order 26 Rule 9 of the Code of Civil Procedure to inspect agricultural land in a partition suit. The original plaintiffs had claimed a sum of Rs 5,50,000 as expenses incurred in …
The appellant, Gopika Nilkanth Aaeer, filed a criminal appeal (No. 1658 of 2019) against respondents Ladu Parshuram Gaonkar and others. An interim application (No. 3875 of 2024) was filed seeking transfer of the proceedings to a Sessions Court having jurisdiction, relying on the Supreme Court’s …
Mallinath filed an application for leave to appeal and a criminal appeal challenging a Sessions Judge's judgment. During the pendency of these proceedings, the sole applicant died. The applicant's counsel submitted that the death rendered the applications infructuous and sought their disposal. The …
Rajesh Motors Pvt. Ltd appealed against Appaso Hari Gawade & Anr. before the Bombay High Court, Circuit Bench, Kolhapur. The appellant argued, relying on the Supreme Court decision in Celestium Financial v. A. Gnanasekaran (2025 SCC OnLine SC 1320), that the matter should be heard by a Sessions …
Sujit Shripad Chikane, a salesman for Better Choice, was alleged to have misappropriated Rs.1,75,894 while handling payments from retailers, leading to charges under IPC sections 406 and 420. He filed an anticipatory bail application (No. 3182 of 2023) seeking pre‑arrest bail. The trial court, after …
Petitioners Nikhil Ravindra Shinde and others filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court challenging the State of Maharashtra. The petitioners, through counsel, informed the court that the dispute had been amicably settled and they no longer wished to pursue the petition. The learned advocate …
The petition was filed by the legal representatives of the late Jaysing Shankar Powar challenging a decision of the State of Maharashtra. The petitioner argued that the matter should be decided on principles laid down by the Supreme Court in Indore Development Authority v. Manohar Lal. The Court …
The petitioner, Revati Ravindra Sabnis, filed a writ petition seeking a direction for the respondents, the State of Maharashtra, to grant her a revised pay scale retroactive to 1 June 1997. The respondents produced a Government Resolution dated 14 June 2016, which the petitioner’s counsel argued …
The petitioners, heirs of the deceased Vasant More, sought restoration of possession of a suit property after a decree of possession in favour of the respondent Ishwara More was being executed. They filed an application (Exhibit 99) alleging improper measurement and execution, invoking Section 47 of …
Subhash Mahadev Naik filed a writ petition seeking the release of his gratuity and pension from Sindhudurg Zilla Parishad, challenging an order dated 30‑06‑1999 that had quashed his retirement benefits. The Court examined the legality of that impugned order and the petitioner’s entitlement under …
The petitioners filed a criminal writ petition seeking to quash criminal proceedings (R.C.C. No.74 of 2023) pending before a Judicial Magistrate for offences under Sections 420, 465, 467, 471, 472 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code. The learned Assistant Public Prosecutor argued that the matter was …
The applicant, Sachin Tukaram Shedage, was incarcerated while a Special POCSO case was pending and had been sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment. He filed Criminal Appeal No. 186 of 2025, which was admitted on 17 February 2025, and subsequently filed Interim Application No. 4425 of 2024 …
The petitioner filed a criminal writ petition on 22 December 2015 seeking the quashing of FIR No. 395 of 2015. The petition remained uncirculated since its filing in 2015. The respondent State filed that charges had already been framed against the petitioner. No counsel appeared on behalf of the …
The petitioners filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court, Circuit Bench at Kolhapur, seeking relief against the respondents. The proceedings were transferred from the Principal Seat in Mumbai to the Kolhapur bench. On the scheduled hearing dates, neither the petitioners nor the respondents …
The petitioners filed a writ petition challenging the reservation of a parcel of land for the construction of a high school and its playground. The petition sought relief against the reservation order. No counsel appeared on behalf of the petitioners when the matter was called on 22 September 2026 …
