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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Cooperative Bank Officials in Dishonour of Cheque Case Due to Lack of Vicarious Liability. Directors and Chairman Not Liable for Offences Under Negotiable Instruments Act Without Specific Allegations of Role in Day-to-Day Affairs....

The petitioners, who are the Chairman and Manager of a cooperative society (Shri Rajiv Gandhi Sahakari Nagari Path Sanstha Maryadit), were arraigned as accused Nos. 1, 2, and 3 in R.T.C. No. 299/2006 ...

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High Court of Bombay at Aurangabad Addresses Illegal Detention of Accused by Police After Bail in Preventive Proceedings. Court Finds Arrest Under Section 151 CrPC and Remand Under Section 107 CrPC Not in Compliance with Statutory Procedure, Resulting in Violation of Article 21 and Liability for Compensation....

The petitioner filed a criminal writ petition before the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Bench at Aurangabad, alleging illegal detention by police officers after being released on bail in an FIR c...

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High Court of Karnataka Enhances Compensation for Death in Motor Accident - Negligence of KSRTC Bus Driver Established. The Court held that the deceased's income should include future prospects and applied a multiplier of 17 under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, enhancing the award from Rs. 21,28,774 to Rs. 13,59,000....

The case involves two appeals arising from a motor accident claim. The claimants, Smt. Sumathi B.S. (wife), Kum. P. Deepika @ Chandana (minor daughter), and Smt. Siddaramakka (mother), filed a claim p...

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High Court of Karnataka Enhances Compensation for Death in Motor Accident - Negligence of KSRTC Bus Driver Established. The court applied multiplier 16, added 50% future prospects, and awarded Rs. 24,84,000/- with 6% interest under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The case involves two appeals arising from a motor accident claim petition. The claimants, Smt. Sumathi B.S. (wife), Kum. P. Deepika @ Chandana (minor daughter), and Smt. Siddaramakka (mother) of the ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Monitoring Committee's Order in Mukesh Mills Redevelopment Case — CRZ-II Zoning and Development Control Regulations Apply to Textile Mill Land....

The petitioners, M/s TCI Industries Ltd and its Executive Director, owned a large property in Colaba, Mumbai, known as Mukesh Mills, a former cotton textile mill. The land, measuring 39,276 sq mts, wa...

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Bombay High Court Grants Bail to Accused in MCOC Case Due to Lack of Sufficient Material and Prolonged Incarceration. The court held that the chargesheet did not contain sufficient material to show the applicant's involvement in the alleged offences under the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act, 1999 and other penal laws....

The applicant, Javed Ahmed Abdul Majeed Ansari, was accused No.6 in MCOC Special Case No. 16 of 2006 pending before the Special Court under the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act, 1999 (MCOC A...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Revision Application of Councilor Challenging Disqualification for Contract with Municipal Corporation. Contract with Corporation Through Proprietary Firm Attracts Disqualification Under Section 10(i)(f) of Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporation Act, 1949....

The applicant, Manohar Krishna Madhavi, contested and won the election for councilor from ward no. 38 of Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation in March 2000. A complaint was made to the Municipal Commissi...

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Bombay High Court Allows Winding Up Appeal in Debt Dispute — Company Deemed Unable to Pay Debts Under Section 433(e) of Companies Act, 1956. Debt Acknowledged by Respondent Company and Not Bona Fide Disputed, Entitling Appellant to Winding Up Order....

The Appellant, Tata Advanced Materials Ltd., filed a winding up petition against the Respondent, M/s. Tooltech Global Engineering Pvt. Ltd., under Section 433(e) of the Companies Act, 1956, claiming t...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Insurance Company's Challenge to Property Tax Assessment on Leased Premises. Held that the liability to pay property tax under the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888 is on the occupier, and the insurance company as lessee is liable to pay taxes directly to the corporation....

The petitioner, The Oriental Insurance Company Ltd., a Government company under Section 617 of the Companies Act, 1956, filed a writ petition challenging the demand for property tax by the Municipal C...