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‘Obscene message sent to female colleague on WhatsApp was unintentional’; Bombay HC quashes FIR against retired professor after he claimed to be suffering from mental illness

Respondent 1 filed “Affidavit of Consent” for quashing the proceedings and stated in her Affidavit that at the time of filing of the FIR, she did not know that the petitioner was suffering from mental disease and ailment (FTLD).

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Bombay HC holds retired professor entitled to pensionary benefits; directs authorities to perform formalities

The Court emphasised that the respondents did not object to the petitioner’s continuation of service for twenty-three years. Therefore, depriving the petitioner of pensionary benefits on the ground that a formal order of de-reservation was not passed, even though the ingredients were satisfied, would be unjust.