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Bombay High Court Dismisses Union of India's Challenge to Settlement Commission's Reduction of Interest Under Section 220(2) of Income Tax Act, 1961. Settlement Commission Has Power to Reduce Interest Under Section 220(2) When Settling Case Under Chapter XIX-A, and Such Reduction Does Not Require Prior Payment of Interest....

The Union of India and the Commissioner of Income Tax filed a writ petition challenging two orders dated 05/06/1998 and 04/08/1999 passed by the Income Tax Settlement Commission (Respondent No.2) whic...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Blacklisting Notice Against Contractor for Non-Payment of Dues — Violation of Natural Justice. Failure to Provide Show Cause Notice and Hearing Before Blacklisting Renders Administrative Action Illegal Under Article 14 of Constitution....

The petitioner, M/s. Bhagwati Construction, a proprietorship firm, challenged a notice dated 02.11.2021 issued by the Executive Engineer, Bhokar Division, Zilla Parishad, Nanded, blacklisting the peti...

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Bombay High Court Allows De-amalgamation of Plots in CIDCO Area — Rejection Order Quashed. Held that Note 5 below Table-3 of the General Development Control Regulations does not prohibit de-amalgamation of plots falling in Category 8, and the authority must consider the application on merits without imposing a blanket bar....

The petitioners, Anupam Harnath Goyal (aged 80) and his wife Kamal (aged 71), owned two adjacent plots (283 and 284) in Sector N-3, CIDCO, Aurangabad. Plot 283 was originally leased to petitioner no.1...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Land Acquisition Lapse and Subsequent Possession Under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 — Held that Once Acquisition Lapses, Possession Cannot Be Retained Without Fresh Proceedings....

The petitioners, owners of agricultural lands in Golatgaon, Aurangabad, challenged the acquisition of their lands under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The acquisition was initiated for a minor irriga...

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High Court of Judicature at Bombay (Aurangabad Bench) Dismisses Owner's Appeal in Motor Accident Case, Holding That Use of Tractor for Excavation Work Breached Farmers Package Policy. Tractor insured for agricultural operations only; transporting excavated material from a well constituted non-agricultural use, exonerating insurer from liability....

The appeal arose from a motor accident claim where the appellant, owner of a tractor and trailer, challenged the Tribunal's award holding her liable and exonerating the insurer. The accident occurred ...

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High Court Acquits Accused in Kidnapping and Wrongful Confinement Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Sections 366 and 342 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The appellant, Obalesha @ Ranga, was convicted by the Fast Track Sessions Court-XVI, Bangalore City, in S.C.No.305/2011 for offences under Sections 366 and 342 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. The pros...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Writ Petition by Unincorporated Association Challenging Rejection of Reservation Recommendation. Court holds that an unincorporated association lacks locus standi to seek enforcement of reservation benefits under the Karnataka State Backward Classes Commission Act, 1995....

The petitioner, Codava National Council, an unincorporated association of individuals belonging to the Kodava community of Coorg, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India b...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition of Assistant Teachers Seeking Pay Upgradation Benefits from Date of Order. Zilla Parishad Teachers Entitled to Pay Revision from 02/12/2003 as Per Government Resolution....

The petitioners, four Assistant Teachers working in different Zilla Parishad schools in Chandrapur, filed a writ petition seeking the benefit of pay upgradation and revision in pay scale from the date...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Rejection of Tribe Certificate Validity for 'Mana' Scheduled Tribe. Court holds that mere existence of non-tribe communities with similar nomenclature cannot be sole ground to disbelieve consistent documentary evidence of tribe status....

The petitioner, Durga Namdeo Dodke, claimed to belong to the 'Mana' Scheduled Tribe. She submitted her tribe certificate to the respondent, the Scheduled Tribe Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Ga...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Motor Accident Claim Case Due to Erroneous Application of Burden of Proof. Negligence of ST Bus Driver Established Through Res Ipsa Loquitur and Evidence of Bus Crossing into Wrong Side....

The appeal arises from a judgment and award dated 20.12.2006 passed by the Motor Accident Claim Tribunal, Chandrapur, dismissing the claim petition filed by the appellants, who are the widow and minor...