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Bombay High Court Partially Upholds Arbitral Award in Railway Contract Dispute — Interest Rate Reduced from 18% to 9%. The court held that the arbitrator's award did not violate public policy but reduced the interest rate as excessive under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996....

The petitioner, Union of India, challenged an arbitral award dated 8 October 2010 under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The dispute arose from a contract for Handling and Tra...

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Bombay High Court Partially Allows Union of India's Petition Under Section 34 of Arbitration Act, 1996 Against Arbitral Award — Dispute Over Transportation Charges and Detention Claims for Fighter Tanks....

The Union of India filed a petition under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 challenging an arbitral award dated 4 October 2012. The dispute arose from a contract for transportat...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Against Hindustan Petroleum for Arbitrary Rejection of LPG Dealership Application Based on Lease Period Requirement. The court held that the rejection was arbitrary as the lease deed covered the required period and the difference of 28 days was not material....

The petitioner, Ranjeet Jibhau Shewale, applied for an LPG distributorship at village Dabhadi (Malegaon), District Nashik, under the open (CC) category, pursuant to an advertisement dated 29th October...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Sugar Factory Elections Under Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act. Court holds that election disputes must be resolved through the specific remedy under Section 91 of the MCS Act, not by writ petition....

The petitioners, 14 individuals, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging the election of the Board of Directors of a sugar factory, a co-operative society regi...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Compulsory Retirement of Railway Employee in Disciplinary Proceeding — Penalty of Compulsory Retirement with 67% Pensionary Benefits Upheld as Not Disproportionate. Court Held That the Disciplinary Authority's Decision Based on Evidence Cannot Be Interfered With Under Article 226 Unless Shocking or Unreasonable....

The petitioner, Gour Chandra Dutta, a central railway employee, was penalized with compulsory retirement with 67% pensionary benefits following a disciplinary inquiry. The appeal filed by the petition...

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Bombay High Court Allows Career Advancement Scheme Benefits to Lecturers Appointed Before NET/SET Became Mandatory. Services Rendered Prior to Acquisition of NET/SET Qualification Must Be Counted for Career Advancement Under UGC Regulations....

The petitioners, Krishna Kautik Valvi and Surekha Pandit Palve, were appointed as lecturers in 1995 by the Khandesh College Education Society's Mooljee Jaitha College, Jalgaon, after following due pro...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal for Enhanced Compensation in Motor Accident Claim — Deceased's Income Reassessed and Multiplier Applied Correctly. The Court held that the Tribunal erred in not considering future prospects and in deducting income from son's contribution, and enhanced compensation under conventional heads following Rajesh v. Rajbir Singh....

The appeal was filed by the claimants (widow and children of the deceased) under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, seeking enhancement of compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claims T...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Preliminary Issue on Jurisdiction in Construction Dispute. Civil Court Jurisdiction Not Barred Under Section 488 of Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, 1949 for Suit Alleging Violation of Byelaws and Infringement of Civil Rights....

The petitioner, Satish Trivedi, filed a writ petition challenging an order of the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Chandrapur, which decided a preliminary issue against him, holding that the Civil Court ...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Dismisses Second Appeal in Property Dispute — Finds No Misconstruction of Land Registration Document. The court upheld the Lower Appellate Court's finding that the suit property (Survey No.191/0) is part of the property registered under No.4181 based on identical boundaries....

The appellant, Comunidade of Poinguinim, filed a suit for injunction against the respondent, M/s Diksha Holdings Limited, alleging interference with suit property bearing Survey No.191/0 of Village Po...