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Bombay High Court Allows Wife's Appeal Against Divorce Decree in Hindu Marriage Act Case — Remand for Fresh Consideration on Subsequent Cause of Action. The court held that a second divorce petition based on a cause of action arising after dismissal of earlier petition is maintainable under Order IX Rule 9 CPC and Section 13(1)(ia) of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955....

The appellant wife challenged the judgment and decree of the Family Court at Aurangabad in Hindu Marriage Petition No. A-220/2010, which dissolved her marriage with the respondent husband under Sectio...

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High Court Acquits Husband in Dowry Harassment and Abetment to Suicide Case Due to Unreliable Evidence. Cruelty Under Section 498A IPC Not Proved Beyond Reasonable Doubt, Presumption Under Section 113A Evidence Act Not Applicable....

The appellant was convicted by the trial court under Sections 498A and 306 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, for cruelty to his wife Leelabai and abetment of her suicide. The marriage took place in 1997...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Revenue in Block of Assets Case — Industrial Gala Sale Taxed as Short Term Capital Gain Under Section 50. Non-Use of Asset Does Not Remove It from Block of Assets; Depreciation History Determines Tax Treatment....

The case involves an income tax reference by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai Bench, at the instance of the assessee, Smt. Meena v. Pamnani, regarding the tax treatment of gain from sale of a...

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Bombay High Court Partly Allows MBBS Admission Cancellation Challenge, Directs Consideration for Open Category Seat. Debarment from Health Science Courses Set Aside for Violation of Natural Justice....

The petitioner, Bipin Blowda, a domicile of Rajasthan, appeared for NEET for the academic year 2017-18 and secured a score making him eligible for MBBS admission in Maharashtra under both All India qu...

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High Court of Judicature at Bombay Holds That Examination of Recorder of Dying Declaration Unnecessary if Defence Admits Document. Dying Declaration Admitted by Accused Need Not Be Proved Under Section 58 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872....

The High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Aurangabad Bench, heard a criminal appeal filed by five appellants (Vijay Goroba Shinde and four others) against their conviction under Sections 498A and 302 re...

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Bombay High Court Quashes District Collector's Order Reducing Liquor Shop Timings in Parbhani — Arbitrary Exercise of Power Violates Article 19(1)(g). The court held that the Collector lacked authority to alter business hours fixed under the Bombay Foreign Liquor Rules, 1953, and the order was disproportionate and without legal basis....

The petitioner, Parbhani Jilla Daru Vikreta Sanghatana, an association of liquor retailers in Parbhani district, challenged an order dated 18-09-2017 passed by the District Collector, Parbhani, direct...

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Bombay High Court Allows Second Appeal in Property Suit — Finds Concurrent Findings of Courts Below Suffer from Material Irregularity and Perversity. Suit for Declaration of Ownership and Injunction Dismissed as Plaintiffs Failed to Prove Title and Possession Over Suit Property....

The present second appeal arises from a suit for declaration of ownership and permanent injunction filed by the respondents (original plaintiffs) against the appellants (original defendants) in respec...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Revision Against Maintenance Order Due to Applicant's Failure to Contest. Husband's Revision Challenging Maintenance of Rs.4,000 Per Month Dismissed as He Failed to Lead Evidence Despite Sufficient Opportunities....

The applicant (husband) filed a criminal revision against the order of the Family Court, Nagpur, dated 22.08.2016, directing him to pay maintenance of Rs.4,000 per month to the non-applicant (wife) fr...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR for Rape and Cheating in Consensual Relationship Case. Long-term consensual relationship with promise of marriage conditional on employment does not constitute rape under Section 376 IPC as promise was not false from inception....

The applicant, Sidharth Vishwanath Wasnik, filed a criminal application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking quashing of FIR No. 123/2017 registered at Badnera Poli...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Prospective Levy of Land Development Charges Under Section 124A of MRTP Act, 1966 — No Retrospective Recovery for Pre-1992 Permissions. Rain Harvesting Charges and Audit Objections Also Raised....

The Bombay High Court at Nagpur Bench heard a public interest litigation (Writ Petition No.4264/2009) concerning three issues: levy and recovery of land development charges under Section 124A of the M...