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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Stamp Duty Reassessment — Prior Agreement Valuation Binding. Sale Deed Executed in Conformity with Assessed Agreement Cannot Be Reopened Under Section 31A of Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (Goa Amendment)....

The petitioners, Mr. Sameer Vasudev Morajkar and Mrs. Prithvi B. Dessai, executed a sale deed dated 16.12.2020 in respect of property measuring 1900 sq. mtrs. situated at Socorro, Bardez Goa, valued a...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Stepfather in Rape Case Due to Lack of Corroboration and Inconsistent Testimony of Victim. Conviction under Sections 376 and 506(ii) IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The appellant, Sameer Sarkar, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Goa for offences under Sections 376 and 506(ii) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) for allegedly raping his stepdaughter...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Reassessment Notice Under Section 148 of Income Tax Act, 1961 for Lack of Fresh Material. Reopening Based on Mere Change of Opinion Without New Tangible Material is Invalid....

The petitioner, Everest Kanto Cylinder Ltd., a public limited company, filed its return of income for Assessment Year 2016-17 on 30 November 2015. The return was processed under Section 143(1) of the ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses PIL Challenging Tender for Construction of Commercial Complex in Thane. Court holds that no public interest is involved as the petition is filed by business rivals to scuttle a tender process....

The Bombay High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by the Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) and three other individuals challenging a tender issued by the Thane M...

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Bombay High Court Allows Revision, Discharges Junior Clerk in PC Act Case for Lack of Valid Sanction from Competent Authority. Sanction under Section 19(1)(c) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 must be granted by the authority competent to remove the public servant; Administrative Committee of the Mandal not being the appointing authority, the sanction was invalid....

The applicant, Madhuri Bharat Upadhey, was a junior clerk at Lalbahdhur Shastri Primary School, Solapur, which is run by Sanmati Dnyan Prasarak Mandal. She was accused of demanding a bribe of Rs. 150 ...

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High Court Quashes Lok Adalat Award in Suit for Injunction Due to Violation of Natural Justice — Petitioner Not Party to Proceedings. Award Set Aside as Petitioner's Rights Affected Without Hearing Under Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987....

The petitioner, Chandpasha s/o Amirsab Ansari, filed a writ petition challenging an award dated 17.03.2019 passed by the National Lok Adalat, Ausa in RCS No.174/2019. The petitioner is the step-brothe...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Regular Second Appeal in Property Suit — Upholds First Appellate Court's Reversal of Trial Court Decree. The court held that the appellant-defendant No.6 failed to raise any substantial question of law under Section 100 CPC, and the concurrent findings of fact by the lower appellate court did not warrant interference....

The present Regular Second Appeal under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) was filed by the appellant, who was defendant No.6 in the original suit, against the judgment and decree ...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Appeal Seeking Enhanced Compensation for Land Acquisition in Hippargi Dam Project — Reference Court's Valuation of Rs. 1,50,000 Per Acre Upheld. Claimants Failed to Produce Evidence for Higher Market Value, But Entitled to Statutory Benefits Under Land Acquisition Act....

The present appeal was filed under Section 54(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, challenging the judgment and award dated 25.11.2013 passed by the Principal Senior Civil Judge, Athani, in LAC No. 4...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Allows Writ Petition Against Trial Court Order Admitting Insufficiently Stamped Document in Evidence — Document Styled as Receipt but Claimed to be Agreement for Sale Cannot Be Admitted Without Payment of Proper Stamp Duty Under Indian Stamp Act, 1899....

The petitioners, defendants in a suit for specific performance of contract, challenged an order of the trial court that rejected their objection to the admissibility of a document styled as a receipt ...