Maharashtra Civil Judge (JD) & JMFC case studies
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The Maharashtra Civil Judge (Junior Division) & Judicial Magistrate First Class examination is the entry gate to the subordinate judiciary in Maharashtra, conducted under the aegis of the Bombay High Court. Clearing it makes you eligible for appointment as a Civil Judge, Junior Division, and Judicial Magistrate First Class - a post that combines civil adjudication, criminal trial work, remand and bail decisions, and, in time, execution and appeal-adjacent responsibilities. The Maharashtra Civil Judge (JD) & JMFC case studies are 5 cases and about 4,943 words.
1Leave-and-Licence or Lease? Jurisdiction, Court Fee and Adverse Possession in a Pune Eviction Suit
Sunita owned a flat at Kothrud, Pune, and gave it to Ramesh in 2016 under a registered leave-and-licence agreement for eleven months at Rs 18,000 per month, later revised to Rs 24,000, renewed each year, with a clause that possession would be returned on expiry. Ramesh never vacated.
1,045 words, about 5 min2Default Bail Under Section 167(2) CrPC: Sixty or Ninety Days, and the Incomplete Charge-Sheet
On 2 February 2024 an FIR under Sections 406, 420, 468 and 471 IPC was registered at Gadhinglaj police station alleging that the accused had collected Rs 68 lakh from seventeen depositors and defaulted. The accused was arrested on 10 February 2024 and has remained in judicial custody since.
906 words, about 5 min3Three Dying Declarations, a Mobile Video and the Dowry Death Presumption
Kavita, aged 24, married to Pravin in August 2021, suffered 85 per cent burns at her matrimonial home in Aurangabad on 14 September 2023 and died nine hours later. Three dying declarations exist: an oral statement to her mother at the hospital naming Pravin and her mother-in-law as demanding Rs 3 lakh and saying she had been set on fire; a statement recorded by the police sub-inspector, not certified by any doctor, in which she is said to have stated that she caught fire while cooking; and a case-paper entry by the duty doctor recording 'patient conscious, oriented - history of burns while cooking'.
1,064 words, about 5 min4Specific Performance of an Agricultural Sale: Limitation, Readiness and Section 63 of the Tenancy Act
By an agreement dated 12 June 2017, Dattatraya agreed to sell two hectares of agricultural land at Kagal, Kolhapur, to Anil, a chartered accountant practising in Pune, for Rs 45,00,000. Anil paid Rs 5,00,000 as earnest money; the sale deed was to be executed on or before 31 December 2017, the balance to be paid at registration.
955 words, about 5 min5Cheque Dishonour: Forum, Condonation of Delay and the Security-Cheque Defence
Rohit advanced Rs 12,00,000 to his friend Sameer in April 2023 for a business venture. Sameer issued a cheque dated 5 November 2023 for Rs 12,00,000, drawn on a bank at Fort, Mumbai, in Rohit's favour.
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