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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Arbitral Award Upholding Termination of LPG Distributorship for Misconduct. The court held that the appellant failed to prove absence of gross misconduct and that the arbitrator's findings were not perverse under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996....

The appellant, a distributor of Indane Gas under an agreement dated 29th February 2001 with the respondent Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., was alleged to have committed certain acts and omissions amounti...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal Against Rejection of Interim Relief in Suit for Cancellation of Sale Deed Based on Fraudulent Power of Attorney. The court held that revocation of power of attorney prior to sale deed execution renders the sale voidable and the plaintiff is entitled to interim protection of possession....

The appellant, Surekha Sakharam Washiwale, filed a suit for cancellation of a sale deed dated 11 October 2011, alleging that the respondents fraudulently executed the sale deed using a power of attorn...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Invalidation of Thakur Scheduled Tribe Claim. Petitioner failed to prove her caste claim due to lack of contemporaneous documentary evidence and contradictory school records....

The petitioner, Smt. Sangita Sahebrao Bhalerao, filed a writ petition challenging the order dated 06/07/2011 passed by the Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Konkan Region, Thane (Respond...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Blacklisting in Tender Matter — Petitioner Failed to Show Violation of Natural Justice or Arbitrariness in Respondent's Decision to Blacklist for Abandoning Contract....

The petitioner, Madhukar Bhikaji Patil, a businessman from Bhusawal, filed a writ petition challenging his blacklisting by the Zonal Railway's Training Institute, Bhusawal (respondent No.3). The petit...

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Karnataka High Court Allows Daughters' Partition Appeal Against Father in Hindu Joint Family Property Dispute. Daughters Held Entitled to Share as Coparceners Under Section 6 of Hindu Succession Act, 1956 as Amended by Act 39 of 2005....

The appellants, R. Sandhya and R. Swetha, daughters of S.R. Raju, filed a suit for partition and separate possession of their 1/3 share each in the schedule B property, claiming that the property is j...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Appointment of Member to Wakf Board for Non-Compliance with Section 101 of Wakf Act, 1995. Appointment of R. Abdul Reyaz Khan set aside as mandatory consultation with Board and Committee of Management was not undertaken....

The petitioner, M. Javeed Ali, a Muslim and Mutawalli of Masjid-e-Farooquia, Kodihalli, Bangalore, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India challenging the notific...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Company Application Seeking Recall of Winding Up Petition Admission Order Against Kingfisher Airlines Limited. Company Court Has No Power to Recall or Review Its Own Order Admitting a Winding Up Petition Under the Companies Act, 1956....

The applicant, Kingfisher Airlines Limited, filed an application under Section 466 of the Companies Act, 1956, seeking recall of the order dated 30.10.2013 by which a winding up petition filed by a co...

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Bombay High Court Enhances Compensation for Injured Police Constable in Motor Accident Claim Under Section 163A Motor Vehicles Act. Permanent Disability of 45% Leads to Recalculation of Compensation Using Multiplier Method, Setting Aside Inadequate Tribunal Award....

The appellant, Vilas Bagde, a police constable, was injured in a motor vehicle accident on 23 January 1995 when a jeep dashed his scooter. He sustained a compound fracture of the left femur, underwent...

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Bombay High Court Enhances Compensation for Army Officer with 60% Permanent Disability in Motor Accident Claim. Claimant's loss of promotion prospects and future earnings considered under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The appellant, an Hon. Captain in the Indian Army, filed a claim petition before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Nagpur, seeking compensation for injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident on ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Parole Extension for Convict Under Prisons (Bombay Furlough & Parole) Rules, 1959 — Rule 25 Confers Discretion to Extend Parole Up to 90 Days. The court held that failure to consider discretion under Rule 25 amounts to failure to exercise jurisdiction, directing authority to reconsider application....

The petitioner, Amit son of Gajanan Gandhi, a convict lodged in Central Prison, Nagpur, filed a Criminal Writ Petition before the Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench, seeking extension of his parole. The ...