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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Part, Acquits Relatives of Husband in Dowry Harassment Case. Conviction under Section 498A IPC set aside for relatives not residing with the couple due to lack of evidence of overt act....

The case involves an appeal by seven accused persons convicted under Section 498A read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code for subjecting the deceased wife to cruelty. The appellants include the ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Custody of Seized Bullocks to Animal Welfare Trust in Preference to Accused Owner Under Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. The court held that the welfare of animals is paramount and the trust, dedicated to animal welfare, is better suited to ensure their care and preservation pending trial....

The petitioner, Ujjawal Gorakshan Trust, a registered public trust dedicated to animal welfare, challenged an order dated 27/8/2015 passed by the trial court granting custody of 33 bullocks to respond...

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Bombay High Court Allows Amendment of Plaint in Specific Performance Suit — No New Cause of Action Introduced. Correction of property description in plaint to match agreement for sale held permissible under Order VI Rule 17 CPC as it does not change the nature of the suit....

The petitioners, original plaintiffs in Special Civil Suit No.1324/2017, filed a suit for specific performance of an agreement for sale of immovable property. The property was described in the agreeme...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Trial Court's Deletion of Defendants and Tenancy Issue in Suit Between Rival Tenants. Civil Court Has Jurisdiction Over Injunction Suit Between Tenants; Tenancy Issue Not Arising Unless Disputed by Landlord....

The dispute pertained to a piece of land bearing Survey No. 308/1 in Mandrem Village, Goa. The petitioner, Lawrence Jose Fernandes, claimed to be a tenant of the southern half of the property under th...

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Bombay High Court Allows MPCB Appeal in Water Pollution Case Against Deepak Fertilisers. Acquittal Set Aside Due to Procedural Lapses and Non-Compliance with Consent Conditions Under Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974....

The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) filed an appeal under Section 378(4) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 against the judgment and order dated 25.10.2001 passed by the learned Additi...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Attempt to Murder Case Due to Unreliable Testimony and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 307 IPC set aside as sole eyewitness's evidence was inconsistent and medical evidence did not support the prosecution case....

The appellant, Sukumar Kallappa Kamble, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Ichalkaranji, for offences under Sections 307 (attempt to murder) and 341 (wrongful restraint) of the Indian Pen...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Against Withholding of Payment Due to Complaints by Ex-Employee. Unilateral Withholding of Payment Without Contractual Authority or Opportunity of Hearing Violates Article 14 and 19(1)(g) of Constitution....

The petitioner, Mahimtura Consultants Pvt. Ltd., a company engaged in consultancy engineering and project management, was awarded a contract by the Pimpri-Chinchwad New Town Development Authority (res...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Termination of Appointed Clerks for Non-Submission of Caste Validity Certificate Within Six Months. Collector Not Empowered to Terminate Under Section 10 of Maharashtra SC, ST, etc. Act, 2000....

The petitioners were appointed as Clerks under reserved category on 28/10/2015 and joined the service of respondent no.3 - Collector, Thane. Their appointment orders contained a condition (Clause 8) r...