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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Rejection of Impleadment Application in Partition Suit — Petitioner's Right to be Heard as Necessary Party Upheld Under Order 1 Rule 10 CPC....

The petitioner, Dattatraya S/o Laxman Anandkar, filed a writ petition challenging the order of the Civil Judge, Junior Division, Shrigonda, dated 30/09/2013, rejecting his application (Exh.29) under O...

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Bombay High Court Allows Revision Against Discharge in Attempt to Murder Case — Reinstates Section 307 IPC Charges. The court held that at the charge stage, a prima facie case under Section 307 IPC is made out if there is evidence of intention or knowledge to cause death, regardless of whether the injuries are actually dangerous to life....

The case arises from a criminal revision application filed by the original first informant (Pandharinath Tukaram Raut) and another applicant against the order of the Sessions Court discharging the acc...

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Bombay High Court Allows Discharge of Accused in CBI Case for Lack of Evidence of Conspiracy Under Section 120B IPC and Section 12 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Court held that mere presence during search and subsequent statements do not establish criminal conspiracy or abetment without prior meeting of minds....

The applicant, Ashok Suri, was accused no.2 in CBI Special Case No.82 of 2010 pending before the Special Judge (CBI) for Greater Mumbai. The case arose from a FIR registered by the Superintendent of P...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Father for Murder of Daughter Based on Circumstantial Evidence. Last Seen Theory and Motive Sufficient to Sustain Conviction Under Section 302 IPC....

The appellant, Ramchandra Appa Kandhare, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Kalyan, for the murder of his 16-year-old daughter Pooja under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonme...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petitions Challenging Central Excise Duty Demand on Scrap Generated During Car Manufacturing. Generation of scrap during manufacturing process is not a separate taxable event under Central Excise Act, 1944....

The judgment concerns two writ petitions filed by Premier Ltd. and New Holland Fiat (India) Pvt. Ltd. challenging show cause notices issued by the Central Excise Department demanding duty on scrap gen...

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Bombay High Court Alters Conviction from Murder to Culpable Homicide in Sudden Quarrel Case. Accused's act of causing death with wooden plank during sudden provocation held not murder but culpable homicide under Section 304(I) IPC....

The appellant, Pandharinath Shinde, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Jalgaon, for the murder of Pradeep under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment. The prosecution case wa...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition Against Re-inclusion of Property in Development Plan After Reservation Lapsed Under Section 127 of MRTP Act. Municipal Corporation cannot re-reserve same property after statutory lapse of reservation....

The petitioner, M/s. Motiwala Land Agencies, owned a piece of land in Aurangabad which was reserved for a public purpose (garden) in the Development Plan under the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planni...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in NDPS Case Due to Lack of Conscious Possession and Procedural Lapses. Conviction under Sections 21(c), 23(c) read with 28 of NDPS Act set aside as prosecution failed to prove possession of contraband beyond reasonable doubt....

The case involves three criminal appeals arising from a common judgment of the XXXIII Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge and Special Judge (NDPS) Bangalore in Spl.C.C.No.165/2009. The appellants...

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High Court of Karnataka Adjudicates TDS Obligations of Turf Clubs on Stake Money Payments to Horse Owners under Income Tax Act. Interpretation of Section 194B and CBDT Circulars Central to Dispute over Characterization of Stake Money as Winnings....

The case involved writ petitions filed by Bangalore Turf Club Limited, Mysore Race Club Limited, Karnataka Race Horse Owners Association, and an individual horse owner challenging notices issued by th...