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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal for Recovery of Fishing Rights Compensation Due to Lack of Evidence of Loss. Agreement for fishing rights at sluice gates did not confer exclusive rights, and plaintiff failed to prove actual loss from alleged breach....

The appellant, originally Orlando Dias and later his widow Maria Fausta Dias, filed a first appeal against the judgment and decree dated 29/10/2005 of the Additional District Judge-II, North Goa, Pana...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of State Transport Driver for Murder and Rampage in Confirmation Case and Appeal. Conviction under Sections 302, 307, 324, 381, 427 IPC and Section 3(2) Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act Affirmed; Insanity Defence Rejected....

The Bombay High Court dealt with a confirmation case for death sentence and a criminal appeal arising from the conviction of Santosh Maruti Mane, a driver employed with the Maharashtra State Road Tran...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Sanction of Disputed Development Control Regulations in PIL Challenging Unauthorized Insertion by Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation. Unauthorized Insertion of Regulations 16.4.12 and 16.4.13 Without General Body Approval Violates Section 37 of Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 and Vitiates State Government's Approval....

The case originated from a Public Interest Litigation filed by Sandeep Sharadchandra Thakur challenging the legality of the insertion of two regulations, namely Regulation Nos. 16.4.12 and 16.4.13, in...

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Bombay High Court Allows Decree Holder's Appeal in Execution Proceedings — Transfer of Attached Property Void Under Section 64 CPC. Sale of Property by Judgment Debtor After Attachment Order Cannot Defeat Decree Holder's Right to Execute Decree....

The case arises from a First Appeal filed by Mrs. Meera Unnikrishnan, the decree holder, against the dismissal of her execution application by the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Thane. The appellant ha...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Externment Order Under Bombay Police Act for Non-Compliance with Section 56(1)(a)(b) and Failure to Consider Acquittal. The court held that the show cause notice and externment order must explicitly state that the activities caused alarm, danger or harm to person or property, and that the authority must consider acquittal in one of the cases....

The petitioner, Sohan s/o Vijay Lalbegi, filed a Criminal Writ Petition challenging an externment order passed by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Ahmednagar under Section 56(1)(a)(b) of the Bombay Poli...

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Bombay High Court Allows Quashing of Criminal Proceedings in Abetment of Suicide Case Due to Lack of Instigation. Allegations of Threat and Loan Dispute Do Not Constitute Abetment Under Section 306 IPC....

The applicant, Vijay @ Munna Bharat Gurkhude, filed an application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking quashment of criminal proceedings in R.C.C. No. 551/2013 pen...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as last seen witness testimony was unnatural and contradictory....

The appellant, Nazira w/o Anwarkhan, was convicted by the 3rd Additional Sessions Judge, Aurangabad on 9th February 2001 in Sessions Case No.305 of 1996 for the murder of Samina, her sister-in-law, un...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Externment Order Under Section 56 of Bombay Police Act Due to Lack of Satisfaction Regarding Public Harm. Failure to Record That Petitioner's Activities Caused Alarm or Danger to Person or Property Renders Externment Order Invalid....

The petitioner, Krishna Vijay Lalbegi, challenged an externment order passed by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Ahmednagar, under Section 56 of the Bombay Police Act, 1951. The petitioner had three cri...

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Bombay High Court Admits Central Excise Appeal on Conditional Exemption and Cenvat Credit. The Appeal Raises Substantial Questions of Law Regarding Notification No.6/2006-C.E. and Credit on Aggregates Used in Export....

The Bombay High Court heard a central excise appeal filed by Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. against the Commissioner of Central Excise, Mumbai-V. The appellant, a manufacturer of tractors falling under Head...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Appeal in Sales Tax Input Tax Credit Dispute — Furnace Oil Not Eligible for Input Tax Credit Under KST Act. Furnace oil used as fuel in manufacturing process does not qualify as 'raw material' or 'input' for input tax credit under Section 15 of Karnataka Sales Tax Act, 1957....

The appellant, M/s. Shantadurga Petro Chemicals, a trader registered under the Karnataka Sales Tax Act, 1957 (KST Act), purchased furnace oil worth Rs. 17,08,235 (inclusive of 15% tax) during the asse...