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Bombay High Court Upholds Labour Court's Finding of Unfair Labour Practice in Termination of Employee. Employer's Failure to Prove Voluntary Abandonment and Non-Compliance with Section 25F of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 Leads to Reinstatement with Back Wages....

The dispute arose from the termination of Ganesh Rambhau Bharambe (the employee) by Mayur Casting (the employer). The employee filed a complaint under the Maharashtra Recognition of Trade Unions and P...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Penalty Under RTI Act for Non-Application of Mind — Body Not Substantially Financed by Government. State Information Commission failed to consider whether petitioner trust was a 'public authority' under Section 2(h)(i) of Right to Information Act, 2005 before imposing penalty under Section 20(1)....

The petitioners, Dr. Hedgewar Seva Samiti, a trust conducting an Agricultural Science Centre, challenged an order of the State Information Commission, Nashik, dated 21st December 2010, which imposed a...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Appeal Against Setting Aside of Ex Parte Decree in Gift Deed Cancellation Suit. Order IX Rule 13 CPC Petition Filed Beyond Limitation Without Sufficient Cause Cannot Be Entertained....

The appellant, B.A. Viswanath, filed a suit (O.S.2699/2004) against the respondent, Smt. Govindamma, seeking declaration and cancellation of a gift deed dated 13.06.2003. The suit was decreed ex parte...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Revenue's Appeal in Income Tax Case — Section 54(1) Exemption Limited to One Residential House. The court held that the expression 'a residential house' in Section 54(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 means only one residential house, and thus the assessee is not entitled to exemption for purchase of two houses....

The Revenue filed an appeal under Section 260-A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 against the order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) which had held that the assessee was entitled to exemption und...

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Karnataka High Court Upholds Conviction of Accused for Defamation Under Section 500 IPC — Publication of Defamatory Article in Newspaper Constitutes Offence. Court Holds That Truth and Public Good Are Defences Under Exception 1 to Section 499 IPC, But Burden of Proof Lies on Accused....

The case arises from a private complaint filed by Respondent, a government officer, against Petitioners, who were journalists and editors of a Kannada newspaper 'Lankesh Patrike'. The complaint allege...

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High Court of Bombay at Nagpur Reduces Compensation in Motor Accident Claim Due to Lack of Evidence of Income. Insurance Company's Appeal Partly Allowed as Tribunal's Assessment of Deceased's Income Was Not Based on Reliable Evidence....

The case involves an appeal by the National Insurance Co. Ltd. against the judgment and award dated 11.7.2003 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Nagpur in Claim Petition No.862 of 1998. The...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Husband for Murder and Cruelty in Dowry Death Case. Life imprisonment confirmed as dying declaration and medical evidence establish homicidal death due to burns....

The appellant, Punjab s/o Narayan Kakde, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Buldana for the murder of his wife Anita under Section 302 IPC and for cruelty under Section 498A IPC. The pros...

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Bombay High Court Allows Second Appeal in Partition Suit, Sets Aside Appellate Decree for Non-Compliance with Order 41 Rule 31 CPC. Failure to Frame Points for Determination and Provide Reasons Renders Judgment Invalid....

The case involves a second appeal filed by the defendants against the judgment and decree of the 9th District Judge, Nagpur, in Regular Civil Appeal No.86 of 2011, which modified the trial court's dec...

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Bombay High Court at Goa Holds That Right of a Mundkar in a Dwelling House Is Heritable Under Section 3 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Mundkars (Protection from Eviction) Act, 1975. The court interpreted the definition of 'mundkar' to include family members and held that the right to occupy a dwelling house passes to legal heirs upon death....

The judgment concerns two writ petitions filed in the High Court of Bombay at Goa, which were heard together to decide the issue of the extent of heritability of a mundkar's right in a dwelling house ...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Hears Criminal Appeal Against Conviction for Murder Under Section 302 IPC. Appellant Challenges Circumstantial Evidence, Arguing Insufficient Proof of Guilt....

The case involves a criminal appeal before the High Court of Bombay at Goa arising from the conviction of the appellant, Santana Antonio Eugenio, for the murder of Smt. Faustine Rebello. The prosecuti...