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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Proof of Causal Link Between Injuries and Death. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as medical evidence failed to establish that the stab injuries were the direct cause of death, which occurred after a prolonged hospitalization and intervening complications....

The appellant, Natthu s/o Bakshu Uike, was convicted under Section 302 IPC for the murder of Rajendra Shinde. The prosecution alleged that on 19.5.1999, the appellant stabbed the deceased with a knife...

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Bombay High Court at Goa Upholds Life Imprisonment for Murder Based on Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Section 302 IPC for assaulting elderly woman with knife and bamboo danda resulting in death....

The appellant, Philip Fernandes, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge-2, South Goa, Margao, in Sessions Case No. 03/2008 for the murder of Smt. Joaquina Mendes, a 62-year-old woman, under Se...

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Bombay High Court Grants Leave Under Clause XII of Letters Patent, 1865 for Partition Suit Involving Immovable Property Outside Jurisdiction. Part of Cause of Action Within Jurisdiction Sufficient to Confer Jurisdiction Over Entire Suit....

The plaintiff, Jaspal Sawhney, filed a petition seeking leave under Clause XII of the Letters Patent, 1865 to file a suit (L) No. 494 of 2014 against his father Joginder Sawhney (defendant no.1) and b...

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High Court of Bombay Dismisses Arbitration Petition in Interest on Security Deposit Dispute. Contractual Bar on Interest and Non-Applicability of Section 31(7)(a) Arbitration Act Renders Claim Unsustainable; Arbitrator’s Finding on Evidence Upheld....

The dispute arose from an agreement dated 30 December 1996 between the petitioner, M/s. Mascon Multiservices & Consultants Pvt. Ltd., and the respondent, Bharat Oman Refineries Ltd., where the petitio...

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Bombay High Court Quashes NCW Proceedings Against KPMG in Service Dispute. National Commission for Women Lacks Jurisdiction Over Employment Grievances Under Section 10 of the National Commission for Women Act, 1990....

The petitioners, KPMG India Pvt. Ltd. and its Company Secretary Harsh Sagar Goyal, filed a writ petition seeking to quash proceedings initiated by the National Commission for Women (NCW) based on a co...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition Challenging ULCR Act Vesting Notification Due to Non-Specification of Vesting Date and Repeal of Principal Act. Notification under Section 10(3) of Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 invalid for not specifying date of vesting; proceedings abated as possession not taken....

The petitioner, M/s Anupam Insulating Industries, owned land at mouza Nagalwadi, Hingna, Nagpur, admeasuring 6.07 HR. Out of this, 59000 sq. mtr. was declared surplus vacant land under the Urban Land ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Second Appeal in Gram Panchayat Encroachment Dispute — Limitation Under Section 53(2A) of Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act Not Mandatory. The court held that the Gram Panchayat has jurisdiction to remove encroachments even after six months from the date of notice, and the appellant failed to prove title or possessory title....

The appellant, Gajanan Gyanuji Zamre, filed a suit for injunction against the Gram Panchayat, Kodali Zamre, seeking to restrain the Panchayat from removing an alleged encroachment on suit property. Th...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Penalty Imposed on Minority Institution for Alleged Excess Admissions and Late Uploading of Student Names. Director of Technical Education's Order Set Aside for Violation of Principles of Natural Justice and Lack of Hearing....

The petitioners, Shri Vile Parle Kelvani Mandal and its affiliated college, SVKM's Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi College of Engineering, along with its Principal, are a minority institution imparting technical...

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Bombay High Court Hears Revenue's Appeal Against Tribunal's Direction to Use Municipal Rateable Value for Determining Annual Letting Value Under Section 23(1)(a) of Income Tax Act, 1961. The Court Examines Whether Comparable Market Instances or Municipal Valuation Should Prevail When Property Is Not Subject to Rent Control Legislation....

The matter comprised multiple income tax appeals filed by the Revenue under Section 260A of the Income Tax Act, 1961, challenging common orders of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal that remanded deter...