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Bombay High Court Directs Demolition of Unauthorized Structure in PCMC Area, Citing Supreme Court Precedent. Corporation’s Inaction in Enforcing Building Regulations Despite Lack of Permission and Influence of Corporator Condemned as Brazen Violation of Law....

This Public Interest Litigation came before the Bombay High Court against the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) for its failure to demolish an unauthorized structure. The petitioner, a pub...

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Bombay High Court Disposes of Public Interest Litigation Concerning Implementation of JNNURM Housing Scheme in Nashik. The Court Accepts the Municipal Corporation's Assurance to Hand Over 2,060 Dwelling Units by January 2014 and Directs Monitoring Committees to Ensure Proper Utilization of Funds and Submission of Accounts....

The case involved a Public Interest Litigation filed by Nirbhay Foundation through Manoj S. Pingle, seeking accountability in the implementation of the central government assisted scheme 'Provision of...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Decree Declaring Plaintiffs' Ownership of 3/4th Share in Suit Property. Agreements Executed by Co-Owners Held Not Binding on Plaintiffs' Undivided Share Under Transfer of Property Act, 1882....

The appeal arises from a judgment and order dated 21 August 2003 passed by the Joint Civil Judge Senior Division, Pune, in Special Civil Suit No.2107 of 1997. The suit was filed by two real sisters, S...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction for Dowry Death and Cruelty — Demand for Motorcycle and Monetary Gifts Proved as Dowry Demand Leading to Suicide. The court applied presumption under Section 113B of Evidence Act, 1872 and held that the appellant failed to rebut the presumption of dowry death under Section 304B IPC....

The appellant, Faizan Ahmed Abdul Wahab Shah, was convicted by the trial court for offences under Sections 498A, 304B, 306 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and Sections 3, 4, 6 of the Dowry Prohib...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction for Dowry Death and Cruelty — Demand of Rs. 50,000 and Persistent Harassment Proved. Circumstantial Evidence Including Oral Dying Declaration and Threat Calls Sufficient to Sustain Conviction Under Sections 304B, 498A IPC and Section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961....

The appellant, Faizan Ahmed Abdul Wahab Shah, was convicted by the trial court for offences under Sections 304B and 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal in MOFA Agreement Dispute Due to Delay and Conduct — Termination of Agreement Upheld as Plaintiffs Failed to Seek Timely Interim Relief....

The appellants, Purnimakumari Dharmendra Jain and Dharmendra Khetalal Jain, filed a suit in the Bombay High Court seeking a declaration that an agreement of sale dated 31 December 2007 in respect of a...

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High Court of Karnataka Upholds Property Tax Classification for Marriage Halls in BBMP Rules 2009 — Rule 3(v) Not Ultra Vires or Discriminatory. The court held that classification of marriage/community halls as a separate category for property tax under the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 is reasonable and not violative of Article 14 of the Constitution....

This batch of writ petitions challenged the validity of Rule 3(v) of the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Property Tax Rules, 2009, which classified marriage/community halls under Category-XI...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal and Enhances Compensation in Motor Accident Claim for Death of Grocery Shop Owner Due to Negligent Bus Driving. Tribunal's failure to consider future prospects and apply correct multiplier led to enhancement of compensation from Rs.8,80,000 to Rs.16,40,000 under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The appeal was filed by the legal representatives of Ganesh Manohar Kanavaje, who died in a motor vehicle accident on 9 April 2008. The deceased was 35 years old, running a grocery shop at Lanja, and ...