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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Demand Notice for Royalty on Steatite Extraction in Violation of Affidavit Condition — Petitioner's Use of Mineral for Decorative Blocks Not Proved to Be for Cottage Industry. Affidavit Undertaking Not Incorporated in Lease Deed Cannot Be Enforced as Condition of Lease....

The petitioner, S.K. Suresh, held a quarry lease for steatite (a minor mineral) granted on 10-11-2010 under the Karnataka Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1994. Before execution, the Senior Geologist (...

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Karnataka High Court Dismisses Telecom Companies' Appeals, Upholding Tax Deduction at Source Under Section 194H on Discounts to Distributors. Relationship Between Telecom Companies and Distributors Held to Be Principal-Agent, Making Discounts Liable as Commission for Tax Deduction Purposes....

Multiple telecom companies, including Bharti Airtel Limited, Vodafone Essar South Limited, and Tata Teleservices Limited, filed appeals under Section 260-A of the Income Tax Act, 1961, against orders ...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Applications for Appointment of Arbitrator in Pending Suits Under Section 8 of Arbitration Act. Court holds that Section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 applies only before filing of first statement on substance of dispute, not to pending suits....

The petitioner, HMT Watches Ltd., filed writ petitions under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India challenging the orders passed by the Principal City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bangalore C...

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CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION Nos. 452...

Multiple writ petitions and a criminal application were filed before the Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench, challenging police actions of raiding or stopping vehicles transporting liquor. The petitioner...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Transfer of Professor in Medical College — Transfer Order Not Vitiated by Malafides or Non-Relieving of Predecessor. Administrative Transfer Upheld as Incident of Service, No Interference Warranted....

The petitioner, Dr. Sudhir Vithal Medhekar, was working as an Associate Professor at Bhausaheb Hire Government College, Dhule. By order dated 30th June 2012, he was promoted and posted as Professor at...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Tender Process for Coal Supply. The court held that the evaluation committee's decision to open price bids was within its discretion and not vitiated by mala fides....

The petitioners, Knowledge Infrastructure Systems Private Limited and its director, challenged a tender process issued by Maharashtra Power Generation Company Ltd. (Respondent No.1) for supply of coal...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Second Appeal in Lease Subletting Dispute — Subletting Without Consent Validly Terminates Lease Under Section 106 of Transfer of Property Act, 1882. Concurrent findings of fact regarding subletting and breach of lease upheld; no substantial question of law under Section 100 CPC....

The case involves two suits: Regular Civil Suit No.657 of 1991 filed by the appellants (Anil Dhondu Shinde and Kishore Dhondu Shinde) against the original owner Govind Jagannath Samant (respondent No....

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Bombay High Court Full Bench Interprets Prospective vs. Retrospective Operation of Amended Section 6 of Hindu Succession Act in Second Appeals. Court Examines Coparcenary Rights of Daughters Born Before and After 2005 Amendment and Whether Division Bench Decision Is Per Incuriam....

This matter came before a Full Bench of the Bombay High Court upon a reference by a learned Single Judge (R.G. Ketkar, J.) who doubted the correctness of a Division Bench decision in Vaishali S. Ganor...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses PILs Alleging FDI Violations in Insurance Sector as Motivated by Personal Interest. Petitioner's failure to disclose material facts and filing of multiple petitions with similar allegations leads to dismissal with costs....

The petitioner, Sambhaji Savakar Jadhav, filed three public interest litigation petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the Bombay High Court. The petitions alleged violations ...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Direct Evidence and Unreliable Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Section 302 IPC for murder of three-year-old girl set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt....

The appellant, Smt. Ranjana Bhagwan Gotarne, was convicted by the learned Extra Joint Ad hoc Additional Sessions Judge, Thane in Sessions Case No. 36 of 2007 for the murder of her three-year-old niece...