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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Credible Evidence. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt....

The appellant, Dagadu Vishvanath Gaikwad, was convicted under Section 302 IPC for the murder of his wife Sunita. The prosecution's case was based on circumstantial evidence including motive, last seen...

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High Court Allows Appeal in Entry Tax Case — Lubricants Not 'Petroleum Products' Under Karnataka Entry Tax Act. Synthetic and petroleum-based lubricants imported under Customs Tariff Chapters 34 and 37 are not covered by the definition of 'petroleum products' in Section 2(6) of the Karnataka Entry Tax Act, 1979, and thus not liable to entry tax....

The appellant, M/s. Kluber Lubrication (India) Pvt Ltd, a private limited company registered as a dealer under the Karnataka Value Added Tax Act, 2003 and the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956, is engaged i...

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Bombay High Court at Goa Dismisses PIL Alleging Illegal Construction and Environmental Violations in Navelim — No Specific Violation of Law Found. The court held that the petitioners failed to establish any illegality in the constructions or environmental violations, and the authorities were taking adequate steps....

The petitioners, Navelim Civic & Consumer Forum and six residents, filed a Public Interest Litigation before the Bombay High Court at Goa alleging illegal constructions, environmental degradation, and...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Refusal to Impound Agreement of Sale in Specific Performance Suit. Notarised Agreement of Sale Not an Instrument Chargeable with Stamp Duty Under Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958....

The petitioners (defendants in the suit) challenged a common order dated 22/8/2019 passed by the learned Senior Civil Judge at Pune in Special Suit No.935/2012, whereby the trial court refused to impo...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Rejection of Inclusion in Shalarth Pranali — Petitioner Appointed as Peon in Clear Vacancy, Delay in Approval Not Attributable to Him. The court held that prior permission is not required for appointment in a clear vacancy and the petitioner cannot be penalized for administrative delay....

The petitioner, Dilip Mohan Desai, was appointed as a Peon by the Ajara Mahal Shikshan Mandal in Vyankatrao High School and Junior College, Kolhapur, on 5th April 2007 in a clear vacancy. The manageme...

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Bombay High Court Allows CIDCO to Cut Mangroves for Public Road Project Subject to Conditions. Court permits removal of mangroves over 0.6266 hectares for construction of 11m wide bypass bridge in Navi Mumbai, imposing compensatory plantation and environmental safeguards....

The petitioner, City & Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra Ltd. (CIDCO), filed a writ petition seeking permission to cut and remove mangroves over an area of 0.6266 hectares for the cons...

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Karnataka High Court examines whether exclusion of married daughters from compassionate appointment under Karnataka Civil Services Rules violates Article 14; petitioner challenged rejection of her application for compassionate appointment and constitutional validity of the rules defining 'dependent' as including only unmarried daughter....

The petitioner, daughter of a deceased government servant who died in harness, sought appointment on compassionate grounds under the Karnataka Civil Services (Appointment on Compassionate Grounds) Rul...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes FIR in Abetment of Suicide and Dowry Harassment Case — No Prima Facie Case Made Out Against Husband. Allegations of cruelty and abetment of suicide under Sections 306, 498-A IPC fail as there is no proximate link between the alleged acts and the suicide, and the complaint lacks specific instances of cruelty....

The petitioner, M.S. Niranjan Babu, filed a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking quashing of FIR No. 173/2016 registered at Sanjay Nagar Police Station, Ba...