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Bombay High Court Allows Appointment of Arbitrator in Iron Ore Sale Dispute Under Section 11(6) of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. Court holds that existence of arbitration clause in MOU and failure of respondent to appoint arbitrator entitles applicant to seek court's intervention....

The applicant, M/s. Hira Steel Limited, filed an application under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, seeking appointment of an arbitrator. The dispute arose from a contract ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Insurance Company's Appeal in Motor Accident Claim Case — Reduces Compensation Due to Contributory Negligence of Deceased. The court held that the deceased, a pillion rider, contributed to the accident by sitting on a motorcycle in a drunken state and allowing an unlicensed minor to drive, reducing the insurer's liability to 50%....

The case arises from a motor accident claim filed by Smt. Meena Dhanji Chheda, the widow of the deceased Dhanji Chheda, under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The deceased was a pillion ri...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Refusal of Suitability Certificate for Rummy Competition — Holds Rummy as a Game of Skill Exempt from Gambling Laws. The court directed the police to issue a Suitability Certificate for the Rummy competition under the Bombay Police Act, 1951, finding the refusal arbitrary....

The Petitioner, Milind Shriram Limaye, an entrepreneur and founder of the Competitive Tournament Rummy Players Association (CTRPA), a registered public trust, sought to organize a Rummy competition un...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Cancellation of Banking Licence of Co-operative Bank. Reserve Bank of India's Order Under Section 22(4) of Banking Regulation Act, 1949 Upheld as No Ground for Interference in Writ Jurisdiction....

The petitioners, Surendra K. Kambli and another, were members and shareholders of the Bhandari Co-operative Bank Ltd. (First Respondent), a co-operative bank established under the Maharashtra Co-opera...

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Karnataka High Court Upholds Executing Court’s Dismissal of Obstruction Applications Filed Under Order 21 Rule 97 and 99 CPC. Decree for Eviction Executed; Objectors Failed to Prove Possession at Time of Delivery....

The revision petitions arose from the execution of eviction decrees passed by the Small Causes Court in three eviction petitions filed by the decree holders (landlords) under Sections 27(1)(a) and (r)...

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Bombay High Court Remands Motor Accident Claim for Reassessment of Compensation Due to Incomplete Consideration of Medical Evidence. The court held that the Tribunal must consider all evidence and correctly compute loss of earnings based on permanent disability under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The appellant, Sheikh Rehan, sustained injuries in a motor vehicle accident and filed a claim before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal. He was 19 years old at the time, earning Rs. 3,000 per month as...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Union of India's Appeal in Railway Accident Claim — Upholds Compensation for Deceased Passenger's Dependents. Court holds that mere absence of onward ticket does not disprove bonafide passenger status when death occurred due to fall from train....

The Union of India, through the General Manager of Central Railway, appealed against the judgment of the Railway Claims Tribunal, Nagpur Bench, which awarded compensation of Rs. 4,00,000 to the respon...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Arbitral Award of 18% Interest in Commercial Dispute Over Television Serial Production. Court holds that arbitral tribunal's discretion to award interest under Section 31(7)(a) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 does not require evidence or reasons beyond the award's reasoning, and 18% is not per se excessive in commercial matters....

The appeal arose from a commercial dispute between Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (appellant) and Klassic Studios & Films Private Limited (respondent) concerning a Hindi television serial produ...