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Bombay High Court Quashes Detention Order Under MPDA Act Due to Vague In-Camera Statements — Failure to Furnish Date, Time, and Place of Incidents Violates Detenu's Right to Make Effective Representation. The Court held that withholding details of incidents beyond witness identity renders statements vague and infringes Article 22(5) of the Constitution....

The petitioner, Satish Shivcharan Samudre, was detained under Section 3(1) of the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Slumlords, Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Dangerous Persons and Video ...

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Bombay High Court Examines Cut-off Date for Workmen Dues in Winding Up of Swadeshi Mills. Official Liquidator's Calculation Up to Appointment of Provisional Liquidator Challenged by Workmen Seeking Dues Up to Winding Up Order....

The matter concerns a company application filed by five workmen of M/s Swadeshi Mills Co. Ltd., which was wound up. The company had approximately 2970 employees and substantial assets, including 48 ac...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Civil Court Order Allowing Filing of Reply After Refusal — Civil Court Cannot Review Its Own Order Without Statutory Authority. The court held that a Civil Court cannot sit in appeal over its own order under Order 37 CPC and set it aside without specific provision....

The petitioner, Rentworks India Pvt. Ltd., filed a summary suit under Order 37 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) against the respondent, India Infoline Ltd., in the Bombay City Civil Court fo...

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Bombay High Court Allows Video Game Parlour Licence Despite Parking Concerns, Emphasizes Reasonable Exercise of Police Powers Under Bombay Police Act, 1951. Commissioner's Refusal Based on Mere Apprehension Without Specific Evidence Held Arbitrary....

The petitioner, Jagdish N. Shetty, sole proprietor of M/s. Om Sai Video Game Parlour, applied for a licence under the Bombay Police Act, 1951 to operate a video game parlour at Shop No.13, Sanpada, Na...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Denial of Drug Licence Based on Previous Licensee's Misconduct. Licensing Authority Must Consider Applicant's Own Suitability Under Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and Rules, 1945....

The petitioner, Namdev Genba Parthe, through M/s. Kulswami Medical & General Stores, applied for a retail drug licence from premises at 188, Ambedkar Nagar, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai. The Assistant Commiss...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Parents for Murder of Daughter in Love Affair Dispute. Circumstantial Evidence Including Last Seen and Recovery Sufficient to Prove Homicide Under Sections 302 and 201 IPC....

The appellants, Mohammad Munna Sardar Khan and Shehnaz Banu Mohd. Khan, were convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Greater Bombay, for the murder of their daughter Mehnaz and for causing disappe...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Board's Appeal in Land Acquisition Dispute — Directs Payment of Allotment Rate Instead of Development Cost. The court held that the Board's policy of charging allotment rate for industrial plots is valid and the writ court erred in directing payment of development cost....

The Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (Board) appealed against the order of a learned Single Judge in W.P.Nos.24701-702/2012, which directed the Board to charge development cost instead of a...