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Bombay High Court Quashes Reassessment Notice in Income Tax Case — Lack of Reasonable Belief of Income Escaping Assessment. Reopening Based on Change of Opinion Without Fresh Material Held Invalid Under Section 147 of the Income Tax Act, 1961....

The petitioner, M/s. Bharat Bijlee Limited, challenged a notice dated 12.10.2012 issued under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, and an order disposing of its objections against the reassessment...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Compensation Order in Land Acquisition Case for Violation of Natural Justice. MMRDA's Deduction of Rs.1.68 Crore Without Hearing Petitioners Set Aside....

The petitioners, owners of land affected by a street alignment project, challenged an order dated 5 September 2013 passed by the Head of Social Development Ward of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Devel...

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Bombay High Court Allows Criminal Application Under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to Set Aside Trial Court's Order Discharging Accused Due to Non-Availability of Original Section 164 Statements. The High Court Held That the Trial Court Should Have Directed Reconstruction of Record Instead of Discharging the Accused....

The applicant, Krishna Sahebrao Patil, filed a Criminal Application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.) before the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Bench at Aurangab...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Revision Against Refusal to Stay Suit on Ground of Res Judicata — Previous Suit Against Different Party Does Not Bar Subsequent Suit Against Different Defendants. Section 10 CPC Requires Same Parties for Stay; Inherent Powers Under Section 151 Cannot Be Used to Bypass Statutory Conditions....

The present Civil Revision Application was filed by the applicants (defendants in Regular Civil Suit No.515 of 2007) against the order of the 8th Joint Civil Judge, Junior Division, Nanded, rejecting ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition, Sets Aside Dismissal of Conductor Who Fell Unconscious During Duty. Reinstatement with Continuity of Service and 50% Back Wages Granted as Punishment Was Shockingly Disproportionate....

The petitioner, Arjun Shankar Wagh, joined the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) as a Conductor in 1977. On 4 May 1990, while on duty on a bus from Shrirampur to Nanded, he felt unc...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Second Appeal in Partition Suit — Concurrent Findings of Fact Not Interfered With Under Section 100 CPC. Court upholds lower courts' decree for partition and separate possession based on evidence of joint family property and plaintiff's share....

The case involves a Regular Second Appeal filed under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, by the defendants (appellants) against the judgment and decree dated 12.07.2002 passed by the Pr...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellants in Gang Rape Case Due to Inconsistent Testimony and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 376(2)(g) IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The appellants, Subhash Govinda Ambhore and Gajanan Pandhari Chibhade, were convicted by the trial court for offences under Section 376(2)(g) (gang rape), Section 354 read with Section 34 (outraging m...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Reinstatement of Bus Driver in Rash Driving Case — No Evidence to Support Charge of Misconduct. Labour Court's finding of perversity in enquiry upheld as sole witness was not an eyewitness and no material substantiated the charge....

The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) challenged the judgment of the Labour Court and Industrial Court which set aside the termination of a bus driver, Manik Parasram Rathod, and or...

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Bombay High Court at Goa Enhances Compensation in Land Acquisition Case for Housing Scheme — Market Value Fixed at Rs. 50 per sqm Based on Comparable Sale Deed. Claimant's Appeal for Further Enhancement Dismissed as No Higher Comparable Evidence Was Provided....

The case involves two appeals arising from a common judgment of the Reference Court in Land Acquisition Case No. 134/2000. The land belonging to the appellant-claimant was acquired for a housing schem...