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Supreme Court Clarifies Eligibility Criteria for Food Safety Officers: Master’s Degree in Relevant Subjects Valid for Appointment. Court Rules in Favor of Appellants, Quashes High Court’s Decision on FSO Qualifications...

The term “degree” under Section 22(3) of the UGC Act includes Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctorate degrees, and any restriction to exclude Master’s degrees is arbitrary and unconstitutional �...

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Supreme Court Clarifies Rules on Advocate Appearances and Vakalatnama Compliance in Court Proceedings. Supreme Court Bars Unauthorized Advocate Appearances, Reinforces Accountability in Legal Practice...

The Supreme Court, in its judgment dated 20.09.2024, had directed that only authorized advocates could mark their appearances in court, and the Advocate-on-Record (AOR) must inform the Court Master of...

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Supreme Court Enhances Compensation for Deceased’s Family in Motor Accident Claim. Assessment of Just Compensation—Multiplier & Future Prospects Revisited—MACT & High Court Orders Modified...

Monthly Income Adjusted: ₹7,000 was considered, including notional income and family pension. Multiplier Increased: Held at 14 instead of 9, based on Sarla Verma v. DTC (2009) 6 SCC 121. Fut...

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Title Dispute Over Suit Property – Second Appeal Allowed – Lower Court Findings Reversed. High Court set aside concurrent findings of the Trial and First Appellate Court – Plaintiff failed to establish ownership through title deeds – Revenue records do not confer title – Suit for injunction without proving ownership not maintainable – Appeal dismissed....

High Court correctly held that plaintiff’s documents did not prove ownership. Revenue records are not conclusive proof of title. Oral partition claim not substantiated by documentary evidence. Plain...

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Public Interest Litigation – Suppression of Material Facts – Criminal Contempt – Maintainability of PIL. High Court dismissed the PIL on grounds of suppression of facts, lack of bona fides, and scandalizing the court. Criminal contempt was noted but no proceedings were initiated....

Litigants filing PIL must disclose all material facts and approach the court with clean hands. Scandalizing the court through social media can constitute criminal contempt. Frivolous PILs should be di...

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Arbitration Award Upheld on Waste Collection Contract Dispute. High Court Upholds Arbitral Award on Price Escalation, Waste Segregation, and Jurisdiction in Municipal Waste Management Contract...

Arbitration Jurisdiction – The High Court held that the arbitration clause in the original contract covered the Ghansoli Area, which was later merged into Parimandal II. The ad hoc agreement for Gh...

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Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench – Transfer and Posting Modification of RTOs Quashed – Judicial Review Invoked for Arbitrariness. Government Resolution modifying RTO postings without assigning reasons held arbitrary – Tribunal’s decision upheld – Judicial review permissible in absence of procedural fairness....

Transfer and posting orders must be reasoned and follow established administrative norms; otherwise, they are subject to judicial review. Held: The modification of posting without assigning reasons w...

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Eviction Suit on Grounds of Bonafide Requirement under Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999. Landlord’s Right to Evict Tenant for Bonafide Requirement Upheld – Unregistered Rent Agreement Not a Bar to Eviction...

Bonafide Requirement – The landlord (Plaintiff) sought eviction of the tenant (Defendant) on the grounds of bonafide requirement under Section 16(1)(g) of the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999, st...

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Applicability of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Restrictions – Leasehold Property – Market Valuation – Stamp Duty Deficit – Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958...

A recital affecting market value must be expressly mentioned in the instrument itself or clearly referenced in an annexure to be considered for stamp duty assessment. Leasehold expiry does not automat...