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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Scrutiny Committee's Rejection of Scheduled Tribe Claim. Pre-Constitutional Revenue Record Showing 'Mana' Caste Held Sufficient to Establish Tribal Status....

The petitioner, Santosh son of Patiram Gaikwad, filed a writ petition challenging the order of the Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Gadchiroli, which rejected his claim for a Scheduled ...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conditional Leave to Defend in Summary Suit Based on Dishonoured Cheques — Defendant Must Deposit Full Suit Amount. Court holds that under Order XXXVII CPC, leave to defend can be granted on condition of deposit when defence is not bona fide or raises no triable issue....

The petitioner, Navnath R. Adak, was the defendant in Summary Suit No. 464 of 2015 filed by the respondent, Rakesh Giridharilal Rungta, under Order XXXVII of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. The sui...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Retrospective Demand of Market Fee and DPC Under Maharashtra Agricultural Produce Marketing Act. Market Committee Cannot Levy Fee on Transactions Prior to Notification of Market Area Under Sections 26 and 27 of the Maharashtra Agricultural Produce Marketing (Development and Regulation) Act, 1963....

The petitioner, M/s. Arasa Hotels Pvt. Ltd., filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the Bombay High Court challenging a demand notice dated 21-2-2012 issued by the...

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Bombay High Court Allows Tenant's Petition in Tenancy Dispute Over Delayed Payment of Purchase Price. Belated payment with interest and penalty before landlord's application does not render sale ineffective under Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948....

The petitioners, Baburao Pandurang Madane and Vithal Pandurang Madane, were tenants of agricultural land survey No. 39/1 at village Kusmod, Taluka Malshiras, District Solapur, under the Bombay Tenancy...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Property Tax Reassessment Under Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888 — Reassessment Based on Capital Value Method Without Proper Notice and Opportunity of Hearing Set Aside. Court Held That Reassessment Must Be Based on Fair Market Value as on 1st April 2010 and Not on Arbitrary Valuation....

The petitioners, residents of Narsinha Prasad Building and Narsinha Prasad Annex Building in Vile Parle (East), Mumbai, challenged the reassessment of property tax by the Municipal Corporation for Gre...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Refusal to Restrain Bank Guarantee Invocation in Contract Dispute. No Fraud or Special Equities Established to Prevent ONGC from Encashing Bank Guarantees Furnished by Mercator Oil & Gas....

The appellant, Mercator Oil & Gas Limited, had entered into a contract with the first respondent, Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), for the charter of vessels. Disputes arose, and ONGC ter...

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High Court of Bombay Quashes Death Sentence Execution Due to Procedural Irregularities and Delay. Execution Found Unconstitutional as Mercy Petitions Were Not Properly Considered and Ex-parte Proceedings Were Conducted....

The case involved two petitioners, Pradeep Yashwant Kokade and Purshottam Dashrath Borate, who challenged the constitutionality of their death sentences under Article 226 of the Constitution of India....

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Bombay High Court Enhances Compensation for Injured Tailor in Motor Accident Case — Apportionment of Liability Between Joint Tortfeasors Upheld. Claimant with 40% permanent disability awarded Rs. 5,00,000/- under Section 166 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, with liability apportioned 20% and 80% between the two vehicle drivers....

The appellant, Rajendra Maruti Pawar, a 30-year-old tailor, filed a claim petition under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, seeking compensation for injuries sustained in a motor accident on...