Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge Archives

‘Husband’s inability to cohabit is a condition known to him and does not travel beyond home’; Bombay HC quashes FIR against husband’s relatives

The Court stated that Applicants 5 to 8, being maternal uncles and their wives, are only instrumental in introducing Applicant 1’a marriage proposal to the complainant and it cannot be said that they knew about his condition.

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Bombay HC imposes Rs 25000 cost on Educational Institution clerk who attempted to hoodwink the Court by correcting his date of birth

The Sub-Divisional Officer, Miraj passed an order thereby correcting petitioner’s date of birth and therefore, the District Collector, Sangli was directed to issue notice to the Sub-Divisional Officer, Tasgaon, asking for an explanation, as to how he could record the date of birth as 02-06-1972.

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Bombay HC upholds rejection of compassionate appointment to deceased Junior Clerk’s son due to delayed application

The Court referred to Ahmednagar Mahanagar Palika v. Kamgar Union, (2022) 10 SCC 172, and State of West Bengal v. Debabrata Tiwari, 2023 SCC OnLine SC 219, wherein the Supreme Court held that the object of compassionate employment is to tide over a sudden crisis, and the application for grant of appointment on compassionate basis should not be considered after a prolonged delay; the sense of urgency should not be lost.