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metrology
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Bombay High Court quashes Legal Metrology prosecution against company director—“No vicarious liability without specific averments or arraigning company”; criminal case set aside

Court’s decision The Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) quashed criminal proceedings initiated under the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 against a non-executive director of a company, holding that the complaint failed…
Posted by Rawlaw February 8, 2026
preventive detention
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Bombay High Court quashes preventive detention under MPDA Act—“Non-consideration of bail orders and absence of Arms Act notification vitiates subjective satisfaction”; detenu ordered to be released

Court’s decision The Bombay High Court (Aurangabad Bench) set aside a preventive detention order passed under the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, holding that the detaining authority failed to…
Posted by Rawlaw February 8, 2026
bribery
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Bombay High Court holds private manpower contractor is not a public servant under anti-corruption law—“No public duty, no statutory control”; bribery FIR quashed

Court’s decision The Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) quashed an FIR registered under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 against a private security and labour supply contractor,…
Posted by Rawlaw February 8, 2026
underbidding
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Bombay High Court sets aside court auction for rigging and underbidding—“Sanctity of judicial sale compromised, valuation grossly flawed”; fresh auction ordered with forfeiture of EMD

Court’s decision The Bombay High Court, exercising its execution jurisdiction, quashed an entire court auction process after finding that the bidding was tainted by syndication, underbidding, and conduct that destroyed…
Posted by Rawlaw February 8, 2026
murder, evidence
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Bombay High Court acquits man convicted of murder on circumstantial evidence—“Last seen theory weak, extra-judicial confession unreliable, chain of circumstances snapped”; life sentence set aside

Court’s decision The Bombay High Court allowed a criminal appeal and acquitted a man who had been convicted for murder and destruction of evidence, holding that the prosecution failed to…
Posted by Rawlaw February 8, 2026
seniority, promotion
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Bombay High Court quashes Pune civic promotions based on flawed seniority—“Promotion must follow feeder cadre seniority, not date of entry”; municipal corporation directed to redo process

Court’s decision The Bombay High Court (Division Bench) set aside the promotion process undertaken by the Pune Municipal Corporation for the post of Superintending Engineer, holding that the Departmental Promotion…
Posted by Rawlaw February 8, 2026
sanitation
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Bombay High Court directs Mumbai civic body to urgently provide toilets in large slum—“Sanitation is a basic human right under Article 21 even on encroached land”; strict timelines fixed

Court’s decision The Bombay High Court held that access to adequate sanitation and properly maintained toilets is a non-negotiable facet of the right to life under Article 21 of the…
Posted by Rawlaw February 8, 2026
family certificate
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Bombay High Court directs issuance of Scheduled Tribe validity to student relying on family certificates—“Scrutiny committee cannot sit in appeal over earlier validities”; caste claim restored

Court’s decision The Bombay High Court set aside an order of the Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Nashik, which had invalidated the caste claim of a student belonging to the…
Posted by Rawlaw February 8, 2026
shikshan sevak
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Bombay High Court refuses retrospective seniority to Shikshan Sevak despite evaluation error—“Seniority cannot be claimed before being borne in cadre”; writ petition dismissed

Court’s decision The Bombay High Court dismissed a writ petition filed by a Shikshan Sevak seeking retrospective seniority and consequential salary benefits from the date of declaration of the Common…
Posted by Rawlaw February 8, 2026
pocso
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Delhi High Court grants bail in POCSO case involving adolescent romantic relationship — “Statutory rigour cannot eclipse maturity, context and prolonged custody”

Court’s decision The Delhi High Court granted regular bail to an accused charged under provisions of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012,…
Posted by Rawlaw February 5, 2026

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