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Bombay High Court Upholds Classification of Bearings as General Bearings Under Entry C-II-146 of Bombay Sales Tax Act, 1959. The court held that bearings not exclusively used in automobiles or tractors are not auto or tractor parts, applying common parlance test....

The case involves three Sales Tax References filed by M/s Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd. against the Commissioner of Sales Tax, Maharashtra State, under Section 61 of the Bombay Sales Tax Act, 1959. The c...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Proceedings in Complaint Under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. Due to Inordinate Delay and Non-Compliance with Mandatory Requirements. Magistrate's Order Without Application of Mind and 14-Year Delay in Investigation Constitute Abuse of Process, Proceedings Quashed Under Section 482 Cr.P.C....

The petitioners, Sayed Anwar Ahmed and Sayed Ghulam Raza Naqvi, filed a Criminal Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Appeal Against Acquittal in NDPS Case — Prosecution Fails to Prove Conscious Possession of Heroin. Recovery of Contraband from Bag Not Linked to Accused as Independent Witnesses Turned Hostile and Procedural Lapses in Search and Seizure Under NDPS Act, 1985....

The appeal was filed by the Intelligence Officer, Narcotics Control Bureau, Chennai, against the judgment of acquittal dated 18.10.2008 passed by the XXXIII Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge an...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Externment Order Under Karnataka Police Act for Violation of Natural Justice. District Magistrate Failed to Provide Show Cause Notice and Personal Hearing Before Ordering Externment Under Section 55(A)(B) of Karnataka Police Act, 1963....

The petitioner, Shri Jayanth, challenged an externment order dated 31.08.2016 passed by the Deputy Commissioner/District Magistrate, Uttara Kannada, Karwar, under Section 55(A)(B) of the Karnataka Pol...

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Bombay High Court at Goa Directs State to Recover Tax Arrears in Public Interest Litigation. Court Emphasizes Expeditious Recovery of VAT and Entertainment Tax Dues from Commercial Establishments Despite Pending Appeals....

The petitioner, Mr. Trajano D'Mello, a social activist and spokesperson of the Goa Unit Indian National Congress Party, filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) under PIL Writ Petition No. 24/2016 bef...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Allows Furlough to Convict Despite Adverse Police Report — Furlough Cannot Be Denied on Grounds of Possibility of Breach of Peace or Absconding Without Concrete Evidence. The Court quashed the order refusing furlough and directed release for 21 days, noting that previous furlough was availed without incident....

The petitioner, Rajasaab Mujawar, a convict serving sentence at Central Jail Colvale, Goa, filed a Criminal Writ Petition challenging the order dated 10/10/2016 by which the first respondent (State of...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petitions Challenging Denial of Denatured Spirit License for Industrial Use. Held that rectified spirit/denatured spirit is not 'intoxicating liquor' under the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 and that the State cannot refuse license for industrial use under the Bombay Denatured Spirit, Methyl Alcohol and Varnish (Miscellaneous) Rules, 1954....

The petitioners, M/s. Biostar Pharmaceuticals Limited and Mr. Ashok Bora, filed two writ petitions challenging the refusal of the State Excise authorities to grant them a license for the use of denatu...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Originating Summons for Partition of HUF Property — Plaintiffs Fail to Establish Exclusive Ownership of Mazgaon Property. Court holds that property sold in 2007 was HUF property and proceeds were distributed among all coparceners, including daughters, under Hindu Succession Act, 1956....

The case concerns an Originating Summons filed by Kishore Morarji Bhojraj and Ramesh Morarji Shah (Plaintiffs) against Jaya Hiranchand Karani, Anju Krishnaraj Kollare, and Manilal Jadhavji Kenia (Defe...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Failure to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt. Conviction under Section 302 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Witnesses Turned Hostile and Circumstantial Evidence Was Insufficient....

The appellant, Bandu Ramu Phadvale, was convicted by the Extra Joint Adhoc Additional Sessions Judge, Thane, for the murder of his cousin Vijay Chintaman Phadvale under Section 302 of the Indian Penal...