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Bombay High Court Dismisses Challenge to SRA Committee's Order on Slum Dweller Eligibility. The Court upheld the High Power Committee's jurisdiction to determine eligibility for rehabilitation under the Slum Rehabilitation Scheme, rejecting the petitioners' claim for inclusion of additional tenants....

The case involves two writ petitions filed by Housing Development and Infrastructure Ltd. and another challenging the order of the High Power Committee dated 2nd July 2013 in Appeal No.28 of 2012. The...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Dissolution of Municipal Council for Violation of Natural Justice and Non-Compliance with Section 298 of Daman and Diu Municipalities Regulation. Administrator's order set aside as show cause notice did not specify grounds and opportunity of hearing was not granted before dissolution....

The petitioners, who were Councillors of the Daman Municipal Council, challenged the order dated 31 October 2014 passed by the Administrator, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli, dissolving the Counc...

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Karnataka High Court Dismisses Pontiff's Appeal Against FIR Quashing in Criminal Defamation Case — Allegations of Sexual Assault and Criminal Intimidation by a Seer Against a Woman and Her Family Not Quashed at Threshold....

The appellant, a 39-year-old pontiff of Shree Samsthana Gokarna – Shree Ramachandrapura Mutta, filed a writ petition under Article 226 and Article 227 of the Constitution of India read with Section ...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal Order in Bank Recovery Proceedings — Petitioner Failed to Deposit 25% of Debt Amount as Required Under Section 21 of Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act, 1993....

The petitioner, Sri. Srinivasa Desai, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India before the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, challenging the order dated 21.03.2...

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High Court of Karnataka Adjudicates Writ Petitions Against Re-Assessment Order Under KVAT Act on Software Implementation Services and Sales Tax. The Assessee Challenged a Demand of Rs.49 Crore and Sought Declarations of Unconstitutionality for Sections of KVAT Act and Finance Act, 1994, but Constitutional Arguments Were Not Pressed Before the Court....

The assessee, a company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956, was engaged in development and sale of software, including Finacle universal banking solution, and provision of implementation, cust...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Husband in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Abetment to Suicide. Conviction under Sections 498A and 306 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove cruelty or instigation leading to suicide....

The appellant, Mohd. Rafique, was convicted by the 2nd Additional Sessions Judge, Nagpur, for offences under Sections 498A and 306 of the Indian Penal Code for allegedly subjecting his wife Mumtaj to ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes NDPS Prosecution for Lack of Sanction Under Section 36A(2) of NDPS Act — Cognizance by Special Court Without Valid Sanction Held Illegal. The court held that the mandatory requirement of previous sanction under Section 36A(2) of the NDPS Act was not complied with, rendering the entire prosecution void....

The applicants, Shailesh Kanada (accused No.3) and Kailash Rajput (accused No.2), were prosecuted in NDPS Special Case No.51/13 pending before the Special Court for Narcotics cases at Mumbai. They fil...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Constitutional Validity of Section 234E of Income Tax Act, 1961 — Levy of Fee for Late Filing of TDS Returns is Valid. The Court held that the fee under Section 234E is compensatory in nature and not a penalty, and does not violate Article 14 of the Constitution....

The petitioners, a practising Chartered Accountant and others, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging the constitutional validity of Section 234E of the Incom...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Dowry Death Case. Acquittal of Accused for Murder and Cruelty Under Sections 302 and 498A IPC Confirmed Due to Lack of Evidence of Dowry Demand and Homicidal Death....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the judgment and order dated 28th November 1996 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Jalna, acquitting the respondents (Ramesh, Vijay, and Avinash Joshi) ...