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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Intent and Unreliable Dying Declaration. Conviction under Section 302 IPC altered to Section 304 Part I IPC as act of setting deceased on fire after quarrel over refusal of sexual intercourse was not murder but culpable homicide not amounting to murder....

The appellant, Mudas @ Mumtaz Hajrat Ali Sayyad, was convicted by the Ad-Hoc Additional Sessions Judge, Thane, for the murder of Bablu Sagir Ahmed Rain under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to life impr...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Police Constable for Murder of Wife — Life Imprisonment Confirmed. Daughter's Testimony and Medical Evidence Establish Guilt Under Section 302 IPC....

The appellant, Shatrughna Madhav Meshram, a police constable, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of his wife, Kavita, and sentenced to life imprisonment. The incid...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Municipal Commissioner's Order on Building Proposal Validity — Held That Commissioner's Decision Under Section 351 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888 Is Final and Not Subject to Judicial Review on Merits....

The petitioner, M/s Mahendra Builders, a partnership firm, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging an order dated 24 January 2013 passed by the Municipal Commi...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition for Counting Part-Time Service as Qualifying Service for Pension — Part-time Librarian's Service Must Be Converted to Full-Time Equivalent Under Maharashtra Pension Rules Following Precedent in Shalini Asaram Akkarbote....

The petitioner, Mukund Bapurao Dhadkar, retired as Librarian from Bhagirath English School, Jalgaon on 31st July 2008. He was initially appointed as a part-time Librarian on 16th August 1977 and worke...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Employer's Petition Challenging Industrial Court's Direction to Consider Clerical Post for Mazdoors Under Kalelkar Award. Unfair Labour Practice Found as Employer Failed to Disprove Employees' Claim of Performing Clerk Duties Despite Appointment as Mazdoors....

The case involves a writ petition filed by the Superintending Engineer, Nagpur Irrigation Circle, and the State of Maharashtra challenging an order of the Industrial Court dated 13.01.2006. The Indust...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses PIL Challenging Nagar Panchayat Notification Under Section 341A of Maharashtra Municipal Councils Act. State Government's Discretion to Determine Area of Nagar Panchayat Upheld; No Obligation to Include All Surrounding Gram Panchayats....

The petitioner, Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat Amgaon, filed a Public Interest Litigation challenging a notification dated 12.2.2015 issued by the State of Maharashtra under Section 341A of the Maharashtr...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellants in Corruption Case Due to Unreliable Trap Witness. Conviction under Sections 7, 13(2) read with 13(1)(d) and Section 12 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 set aside as sole trap witness was a stock witness and evidence lacked corroboration....

The case involves two appeals against conviction under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The appellant Gopal Gadhave (accused no.1) was convicted under Sections 7 and 13(2) read with 13(1)(d) fo...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Developer's Section 9 Petition for Appointment of Court Receiver in Redevelopment Dispute. Court holds that disputes regarding possession of flats by dissenting members are not arbitrable under the agreement and that the developer failed to establish a prima facie case for interim relief....

The petitioner, Aditya Developers, filed a petition under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, seeking appointment of a Court Receiver to take possession of flats from respondent n...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Arbitral Award in Construction Contract Dispute. Court Holds That Arbitrator's Findings on Contract Rescission and Quantification of Damages Are Not Open to Challenge Under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996....

The case involves an arbitration appeal under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, arising from a construction contract dispute. The appellant, Kamal Construction Company, was awa...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Criminal Revision Petition, Sets Aside Dismissal of Appeal for Non-Prosecution. Appellate Court Must Decide Criminal Appeal on Merits Under Section 397 CrPC....

The petitioner, H.A. Devegowda, filed a criminal revision petition under Section 397 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, challenging the order dated 17.10.2014 in Criminal Appeal No.145/2013 pass...