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Bombay High Court Partially Allows Appeal in Motor Accident Claim — Enhances Compensation and Holds Insurance Company Liable Despite Driver's Invalid Licence. The Court applied multiplier 14 and added future prospects, and held Insurance Company liable to pay with right to recover from owner....

The appeal arises from a motor accident claim petition filed by the dependents of a deceased who died in a truck accident on 24.11.2006. The deceased was aged 45 years and earning Rs. 5,000 per month....

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High Court Partially Allows Insurance Appeal and Dismisses Claimant's Appeal in Workmen's Compensation Case — Penalty Set Aside, Interest Modified. The court held that penalty under Section 4A(3) of the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923 cannot be imposed on the insurance company and that interest must run from the date of accident, not the date of order....

The case arises from a claim under the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923, filed by Pandurang Dhere, a driver who sustained a fracture injury in a truck accident on 26.4.2010. The Commissioner awarded c...

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Bombay High Court Allows Adoption Petition in Juvenile Justice Act Case Due to Mechanical Rejection by District Judge. District Judge Failed to Consider Merits and Call for Reports Under Section 41 of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000....

The petitioners, Ashok Dinaji Ramteke and his wife Ujjwala, filed a writ petition challenging the order dated 17.4.2014 passed by the learned District Judge-2, Chandrapur, rejecting their application ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Rejection of Summons and Forfeiture of Right to Adduce Evidence in Civil Suit. Court holds that trial court acted arbitrarily in rejecting application for issuance of summons to witness and forfeiting plaintiff's right to lead evidence without giving sufficient opportunity....

The petitioner/plaintiff, Wasudeo Tathe, filed a writ petition challenging two orders passed by the Civil Judge Junior Division, Patur, in a civil suit. The first order dated 23.1.2014 rejected the pl...

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Bombay High Court Allows Second Appeal Due to Denial of Oral Hearing Opportunity in Civil Suit. Lower Appellate Court's Judgment Vitiated for Violation of Natural Justice Under Order 41 Rule 28 CPC....

The case involves a second appeal filed by the legal representatives of the deceased original appellant against a partnership firm, M/s. Horizon Realtors. The dispute arose from a civil suit where the...

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Bombay High Court Allows Second Appeal in Property Suit, Holding That Civil Court Jurisdiction Cannot Be Ousted Without Pleadings and That Courts Below Erred in Permitting Evidence on Unpleaded Facts...

The case involves a second appeal filed by the original plaintiffs (appellants) against the judgment and decree of the appellate court which dismissed their suit for want of jurisdiction. The appellan...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction for Murder Based on Circumstantial Evidence and Last Seen Theory. The court held that the chain of circumstances was complete and the appellant was guilty under Section 302 IPC....

The appellant, Mahammad Shabbir Akbar Shaikh, was convicted by the Sessions Judge, Raigad Alibag, for the murder of a woman and a boy under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment. The case...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Appellant for Rape and Murder of a 4-Year-Old Girl Based on Circumstantial Evidence. The Court held that the chain of circumstances, including last seen evidence and medical evidence, was complete and pointed to the guilt of the appellant....

The appellant, Ananta Tukaram Chaudhary, was convicted by the trial court for the rape and murder of a 4-year-old girl, Sanjana, and for causing disappearance of evidence. The prosecution case was bas...

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Bombay High Court Hears Challenge to Land Acquisition for Siddhivinayak Temple Trust — Tenants Object to Acquisition Under Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for Public Purpose Waiting Hall and Rest House for Devotees. Tenants' Writ Petition Challenges Section 4 and 6 Notifications and Award, Raising Issues of Procedure and Compensation....

The petitioners, a partnership firm occupying a garage on Plot No. 901 at Mahim, Mumbai, challenged the acquisition of that land by the State of Maharashtra for Shree Siddhivinayak Ganpati Mandir Trus...