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BOMBAY HIGH COURT 02/07/2026

Shri Sadashiv Laxman Shelar & Ors. vs Shri Maruti Laxman Shelar & Ors.

Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948 – Section 32G – Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Section 9 – Jurisdiction of Civil Court to determine joint family property - plaintiff filed a suit for partition clai...

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SUPREME COURT 01/07/2026

Shobha Vasant Bhoir & Ors. vs Soni @ Vandana Gurumukhdas Jagiasi & Ors.

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Order 7 Rule 11(d) – Limitation Act, 1963 – Article 54 – Rejection of plaint due to limitation - Plaintiffs (respondents) filed a civil suit in 2022 seeking specific performance of an unr...

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SUPREME COURT 01/07/2026

Krishna Kumar Ojha & Ors. vs Jitendra Chaudhary & Ors.

[A] Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) - Order 23 Rule 3, Section 11, Section 151 - Indian Contract Act, 1872 - Validity of Compromise Decree & Counsel's Authority — Compromise Decree — Requirement of Signatures — Autho...

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BOMBAY HIGH COURT 30/06/2026

Shankesh Prithviraj Sanghvi vs The State of Maharashtra

[A] Bombay High Court Appellate Side Rules, 1960 - Chapter XVII, Rule 18 and 18(4) - Writ Jurisdiction — Maintainability — Single Judge and Division Bench - Petitioner was accused of rape and extortion by threatening to...

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NAGPUR BENCH 29/06/2026

M/s Bhaiji Infra Projects Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. vs Manoj s/o Shankarlal Mantri & Ors.

Specific Relief Act, 1963 - Section 16, 16(c) and Explanation - Specific Performance of Contract — Readiness and Willingness - Breach of Contract — Non-adherence to Payment Schedule — Refund of Earnest Money — First App...

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BOMBAY HIGH COURT 27/06/2026

Prasad Kashinath Bade vs The State of Maharashtra

Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 – Sections 11 and 12 - Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Sections 354-D, 509, 323 – Quashing of charges under POCSO for lack of sexual intent - Applicant, a 19-year-old stude...

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BOMBAY HIGH COURT 22/06/2026

Mr. Pramod Nivrutti Ghuge vs State of Maharashtra (Through Mahim Police Station)

[A] Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 - Section 105 - Quashing of FIR – Independent Contractor – Absence of Knowledge/Intention - Whether the ingredients of Section 105 of the BNS, 2023 are made out against the Petitioner -...

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SUPREME COURT 19/06/2026

Rajat Kumar and Others vs S.D. Adarsh Jain Kanya Maha Vidyalaya Sadhaura and others

[A] Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 - Section 100, Order 21 – Second Appeal – Mandatory Injunction – Compensation without Prayer - Whether the High Court could direct payment of compensation in lieu of removal of encroach...

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KOLHAPUR BENCH 18/06/2026

Manohar Aatmaram Sawant Murkar & Ors. vs Ranjan Hareshwar Prabhu & Ors.

[A] Specific Relief Act, 1963 - Section 38 - Permanent Injunction in cases of Joint Ownership - Plaintiff filed a suit for declaration, permanent injunction, and removal of encroachment, claiming exclusive ownership of t...

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JABALPUR BENCH 18/06/2026

Shiva vs The State of Madhya Pradesh

[A] Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860 - Section 300, Exception 1, Section 304 Part-I, Section 304 Part-II - Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder — Grave and Sudden Provocation - The appellant caused the death of his pre...

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BOMBAY HIGH COURT 17/06/2026

Manju @ Manjya @ Mangesh @ Mangya @ Manjunath Shanmukh Gumanste vs The State of Maharashtra

[A] Indian Evidence Act, 1872 - Section 118 – Appeal against conviction - Reliability of Sole Child Witness and Injured Eye Witness - Appellant was convicted of murder primarily on testimony of deceased's 7-year-old d...

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NAGPUR BENCH 17/06/2026

State of Maharashtra through Police Station Officer, Police Station Wardha vs Ashok Baijnath Agnihotri & Ors.

[A] Indian Penal Code, 1860 - Sections 147, 148, 149, 307, 326 - Appeal Against Acquittal – Scope of Interference - Whether the trial court's view was a plausible view based on evidence, warranting no interference – Inju...

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