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Bombay High Court Holds Shantistar Builders Judgment Applies Prospectively, Denies Builder’s Request to Limit Government’s Tenement Share from 30% to 5%, Observing “Prospective Interpretation of Law is Consistent with Judicial Discipline and Fairness” Under Urban Land Ceiling Scheme

Court’s Decision The Bombay High Court Full Bench concluded that the law laid down by the Supreme Court in Shantistar Builders capping government nominee allotments at 5% under the Urban…
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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition of Section Officer Challenging Premature Retirement, Holding “State Cannot Curtail Legitimate Expectation of Continuance Without Tangible Reasons and Due Process” in Service Termination Without Adequate Notice

Court’s Decision The Bombay High Court allowed the writ petition filed by a Section Officer challenging her premature retirement. The Court quashed the retirement order, reinstated the petitioner with continuity…
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Bombay High Court Orders Freedom Fighter Pension From 2004, Rejects State’s Hyper-Technical Approach, Holding “Sympathy and Probabilities Must Guide Freedom Fighter Claims When Strict Documentary Proof is Unavailable” in Hyderabad Liberation Participation Claim

Court’s Decision The Bombay High Court quashed the State Government’s rejection of the petitioner’s claim for freedom fighter pension under the ‘Underground Freedom Fighter’ category and directed the State to…