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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Abetment of Suicide Case Due to Lack of Instigation. Love quarrel and threat to self-harm do not constitute abetment under Section 306 IPC as deceased acted on her own impulse....

The appellant, Shaikh Asif Ismail, was convicted by the 5th Additional Sessions Judge, Ahmednagar, on 19.5.2000 in Sessions Case No.80/1999 for the offence under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code (...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Case Against Directors and Company in Food Adulteration Matter Due to Lack of Vicarious Liability. Failure to Show That Accused Were In Charge of and Responsible for Business Conduct at Time of Offence Under Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954....

The applicants, who were directors and a company (Marico Industries Ltd.), filed an application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quashing of Regular Criminal Case No....

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Bombay High Court Allows Partition Appeal for Widow Under Hindu Women's Right to Property Act, 1937 — Half Share Upheld Despite Pre-1956 Death. Court holds that Section 3(2) of the 1937 Act creates a widow's interest in her husband's property, which is not extinguished by subsequent events....

The case involves a second appeal by the legal representatives of the original plaintiff Chandrabai, who filed a suit for partition and separate possession of half share in agricultural land admeasuri...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Wife's Appeal Against Ex Parte Divorce Decree for Lack of Proper Service. Family Court's Finding of Sufficient Service Based on 'Refused' Endorsement Set Aside as Notice Was Not Properly Addressed....

The appellant-wife married the respondent-husband on 10.7.2005 and they have a male child. On 26.3.2012, the husband filed a petition under Section 13(1)(i-a) and (i-b) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Second Appeal in Service Matter — Employee Fails to Prove Entitlement to Salary for Period of Unauthorised Absence. No Work No Pay Principle Applied as Appellant Did Not Work During Claimed Period and No Order of Reinstatement with Back Wages Was Passed....

The appellant, Ashok s/o Pralhad Meshram, was employed as a Deputy Engineer with the Nashik Municipal Corporation, Nashik. He filed a suit (Regular Civil Suit No.61 of 2009) claiming salary for the pe...

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Bombay High Court Allows Defendant to File Written Statement Despite Delay Due to Illness. Liberal Approach Adopted Under Order 8 Rule 1 CPC to Ensure Substantial Justice....

The petitioner, Smt. Asha Hedaoo, was the defendant in Regular Civil Suit No.122 of 2013 pending before the Seventh Joint Civil Judge Junior Division, Wardha. The suit was filed by the respondents (pl...

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Bombay High Court Grants Anti-Suit Injunction Restraining English Proceedings in Breach of Exclusive Jurisdiction Clause. Exclusive jurisdiction clause in EDA held binding despite subsequent MOU; strong cause not shown by defendants....

The Plaintiff, Hansraj Nayyar Medical India, a proprietorship engaged in selling medical products, filed a suit for anti-suit injunction against Smith Medical International Limited (Defendant No.1, an...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Revenue's Appeal in Severance Pay Amortization Case. ITAT's order allowing amortization of severance pay under Section 35DDA of Income Tax Act, 1961 upheld despite cessation of business....

The Commissioner of Income Tax-7, Mumbai appealed against the order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) dated 5th September 2011, which allowed the assessee, M/s Diageo India Pvt. Ltd., to ded...