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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Intent and Inconsistent Evidence. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as injuries were inflicted during a sudden quarrel without premeditation, reducing offence to culpable homicide not amounting to murder....

The appellant, Ashok Rambhan Gaikwad, was convicted by the II Ad hoc Additional Sessions Judge, Nashik, for the murder of his wife Pushpa under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to li...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Dowry Death Case Due to Inconsistent Dying Declarations. Conviction under Sections 498A and 302 IPC Set Aside as Dying Declarations Were Contradictory and Did Not Prove Cruelty or Instigation to Commit Suicide....

The appellant, Anil Raghunath Vishwakarma, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Greater Bombay, for offences punishable under Section 498A (cruelty) and Section 302 (murder) of the Indian P...

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Bombay High Court Remands Caste Certificate Cancellation Case for Reconsideration of Vigilance Cell Report. Scrutiny Committee Failed to Consider Genealogical Tree Evidence Supporting Petitioner's Scheduled Tribe Claim....

The petitioner, Namdeo D. Borse, challenged an order dated 03.05.2012 passed by the Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Nashik, which cancelled and confiscated his caste certificate. The p...

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Bombay High Court Allows Default Bail in Section 306 IPC Case — Offence Punishable Up to 10 Years Falls Under 60-Day Category Under Section 167(2) CrPC. The phrase 'imprisonment for a term of not less than ten years' means a minimum of ten years, not a maximum, so the 90-day period does not apply....

The petitioner, Shakil Khan Yasin Khan, was arrested on 25 September 2013 in connection with Crime No. 153/2013 registered at Deopur Police Station, Dhule, for an offence under Section 306 read with S...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Appointment of Board Members in Wakf Act Case — Violation of Section 14(9) and Rule 32. Appointment of three members to Karnataka State Board of Wakfs set aside for non-compliance with statutory consultation requirements under Wakfs Act, 1995....

The petitioners, Karnataka Wakfs Protection Joint Action Committee and S. Moinuddin, filed writ petitions under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India challenging the notification dated 20....

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Karnataka High Court Allows Writ Appeal in Land Grant Cancellation Case — Appellants' Rights Restored as Respondents Failed to Prove Fraud. The Court held that cancellation of grant under Section 136(3) of Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964 requires proof of fraud or misrepresentation, and mere pendency of civil suit does not justify cancellation....

The appellants, legal heirs of late K.M. Gopalappa, were granted land by the Assistant Commissioner, Shimoga Sub-Division, under the Karnataka Land Revenue Act. Subsequently, the respondents, who clai...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Second Appeal in Property Dispute — Upholds Plaintiffs' Title and Possession. The court affirmed that the suit property was self-acquired by the plaintiffs' grandmother and not ancestral, and the defendant failed to prove adverse possession....

The case involves a property dispute over Gat No. 5/6, area 1.21 HR, situated at village Khamkhed, and a residential house in Jalgaon (Jamod). The plaintiffs, Vanmala and Sunanda, filed a suit for pos...

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High Court of Judicature at Bombay Nagpur Bench Addresses Three Criminal Appeals Challenging Conviction for Murder and Informant's Appeal Against Acquittal. Appeals Arise from Sessions Trial No. 309 of 2009 Wherein Accused Were Convicted Under Section 302 Read with Section 34 Indian Penal Code....

The High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Nagpur Bench, was hearing three connected criminal appeals arising from a murder case. The prosecution case stemmed from an old enmity between the family of the...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Municipal Council's Petition Challenging Labour Court Order Granting Wages to Legal Heirs of Deceased Workman under Section 33C(2) of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. Right to claim wages survives death of workman and can be enforced by legal representatives....

The petitioner, Municipal Council, Bhandara, challenged an order dated 5th July 2002 passed by the Labour Court, Bhandara, in IDA Case No. 38 of 1999. The Labour Court had allowed an application filed...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Tenant's Second Appeal for Non-Prosecution in Rent Eviction Case. Concurrent Findings of Fact on Arrears and Valid Notice Under Section 106 of Transfer of Property Act, 1882 Upheld....

The present second appeal was preferred by the defendant-tenant against the judgment and order dated 31.7.1998 passed by the learned Joint District Judge, Amravati, in Regular Civil Appeal No.1 of 199...