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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Orders Under Mamlatdar's Courts Act for Non-Compliance with Mandatory Plaint Requirement. Application under Section 7 of the Mamlatdar's Courts Act, 1906 must be by way of a plaint supported by affidavit; failure to do so renders proceedings void....

The petitioner, Gaurakshan Sansthan, through its power of attorney holder, challenged the order dated 10-8-2017 passed by the Naib Tahasildar, confirmed by the Additional Collector on 6-11-2017, allow...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Employer's Challenge to Industrial Court Award Granting Wage Hike to Workmen Under Section 73(2) of MIR Act. Industrial Court's Findings on Comparable Units and Financial Capacity Upheld as Not Perverse....

The petitioner, M/s Diffusion Engineering Limited, a public limited company operating four manufacturing units, challenged an award dated 15-2-2019 passed by the Industrial Court, Nagpur, under Sectio...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Murder Case Due to Insufficient Circumstantial Evidence. Acquittal of Accused Under Section 302 IPC Upheld as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The State of Goa appealed against the acquittal of Mohan Biswal for the murder of an unknown person under Section 302 IPC. The prosecution case was that on 27.3.2011, a dead body was found in a pool o...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Intent and Inconsistent Evidence. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as the act was not intentional but occurred during a sudden quarrel, reducing offence to culpable homicide not amounting to murder....

The appellant, Mohammad Javed @ Zahid Babbuddin Qureshi, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Pune for the murder of his wife Nazneen under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonmen...

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Bombay High Court Confirms Death Sentence for Rape and Murder of Minor under POCSO Act and IPC. Circumstantial Evidence Including Last Seen Theory Sufficient to Sustain Conviction and Death Penalty in Rarest of Rare Case....

The case pertains to the confirmation of the death sentence awarded to Atul Rama Lote by the Special Judge (POCSO), Thane, for the rape and murder of a 7-year-old girl. The prosecution case was that o...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Public Sector Refinery Owner's Challenge to Construction Permissions in Security Prohibited Zone. Grant of Commencement Certificate for Residential Building Within 500 Meters of Category 'A' Vital Installation Found Contrary to Official Secrets Act, 1923, DCR, and Circulars Issued by Ministry of Home Affairs....

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd., a government company operating a refinery at Mahul in Mumbai, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court challenging the grant of commencement certificate by...

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High Court of Bombay at Aurangabad Dismisses Application Under Section 482 CrPC Challenging Magistrate's Refusal to Order Police Investigation Under Section 156(3) CrPC — Magistrate's Discretion to Treat Application as Complaint Upheld as Legal and Proper....

The applicant, Nikhil s/o Dhondiram Katke, filed a criminal application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) challenging an order dated 14.8.2018 passed by the learned Magi...

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Bombay High Court Hears Appeal Against Denial of Anticipatory Bail in SC/ST Act Case; Considers Applicability of Section 18A Bar. Court Notes That Prima Facie Offences Under Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) Require Caste-Based Abuse in Public View, Which Appeared Lacking....

The case involved a criminal appeal under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and the Indian Penal Code, stemming from the rejection of anticipatory bail by ...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Corruption Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Sanction. Conviction under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 set aside as prosecution failed to prove demand and acceptance of bribe beyond reasonable doubt....

The present appeal was filed by Vinayak Raghunath Wakle, who was convicted by the learned Special Judge, Aurangabad, in Special Case No. 8 of 1998 for offences under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with ...