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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…
July 9, 2025
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Patna High Court Sets Aside Family Court’s Denial of Maintenance, Holds “Mere Allegations of Adultery Without Cogent Proof Cannot Deny Entitlement to Maintenance Under Section 125 CrPC to a Wife Living Separately Due to Dowry Harassment”

Court’s Decision The Patna High Court allowed the criminal revision, setting aside the Family Court’s denial of maintenance to the petitioner wife. It granted monthly maintenance to the wife under…
July 9, 2025
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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…
July 9, 2025
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Patna High Court Quashes Dowry Harassment Cognizance Against Mother-in-law and Sister-in-law, Holding “General and Omnibus Allegations Without Specific Role Cannot Sustain Criminal Proceedings Under Section 498A and Dowry Prohibition Act”

Court’s Decision The Patna High Court allowed the criminal miscellaneous petition seeking quashing of the cognizance order dated 21 December 2022 passed by the S.D.J.M., Munger. It quashed the criminal…
July 8, 2025
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Bombay High Court Quashes Rejection of Transitional Credit Claim Under GST, Holding “Department Cannot Deny Legitimate Transitional Credit Merely Due to Manual Filing When Electronic Filing Was Impossible After GST Rollout” Protecting Substantive Rights

Court’s Decision The Bombay High Court allowed the writ petition, quashed the rejection order dated 27 February 2023, and directed the GST authorities to accept the petitioner’s manually filed revised…
July 8, 2025