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Bombay High Court Dismisses Son's Petition for Revocation of Probate Due to Unexplained Delay and Consent. Consent Affidavit Given by Son at Time of Grant Precludes Challenge After Seven Years Under Section 263 of Indian Succession Act, 1925....

The petitioner, Raana Haripada Roy, son of the deceased Haripada Roy, filed a Miscellaneous Revocation Petition under the Testamentary and Intestate Jurisdiction of the Bombay High Court seeking revoc...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Insurer's Appeal in Motor Accident Claim — Upholds Compensation Based on Actual Income Under Section 163A of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The court held that the structured formula under Section 163A read with Schedule II is mandatory but actual income of the deceased must be used for computation, not notional income....

The appellant, The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd., challenged the judgment and award dated 18 November 2009 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Thane in MACP No.562 of 2005. The Tribunal had he...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal of Convicted Murderer in Strangulation Case — Circumstantial Evidence Sufficient to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt. Chain of Circumstances Including Motive, Last Seen, Recovery of Weapon, and Medical Evidence Established Murder Under Section 302 IPC....

The appellant, Lalitkumar Laxminarayan Sharma, was convicted under Section 302 IPC for the murder of Jyoti Radheshyam Tripathi. The incident occurred on 13.4.2009 at about 9:30 pm in the victim's flat...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal Against Dismissal of Injunction Motion in Possession Suit — Prima Facie Case Established for Protection of Possession Without Adjudicating Title. Long-Standing Possession Supported by Documentary Evidence and Threat Notice Warrants Injunction Against Dispossession Without Due Process....

The appellant-original plaintiff, Azeem Jagani, filed a suit in the City Civil Court, Dindoshi, Mumbai, seeking a permanent injunction against the respondents-defendants (Behram Tejani and others) fro...

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Karnataka High Court Allows Appeal in Income Tax Case on Capital Gains Liability of Firm on Partner's Retirement. Full Bench resolves conflict under Section 45(4) of Income Tax Act, 1961 regarding liability when retiring partner receives only money for his share without distribution of assets....

The case involves an appeal under Section 260-A of the Income Tax Act, 1961, arising from an order dated 02.03.2006 in ITA No.1295/BANG/2004 for the assessment year 1995-1996. The Commissioner of Inco...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses KSRTC's Petition Challenging Industrial Tribunal's Modification of Punishment for Conductor Misconduct. Tribunal's Reduction of Punishment from Two Increments with Cumulative Effect to One Increment Without Cumulative Effect Upheld as Proportionate Under Section 11-A of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947....

The petitioner, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), appointed the respondent as a conductor. The respondent was found to have committed acts of misconduct, and after disciplinary proce...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Decree in Favor of Forest Department in Suit for Declaration and Correction of Survey Records. Court Holds That Appellants Failed to Prove Title Over Disputed Land and That Government's Claim Based on Survey Records Was Correct....

The case involves an appeal filed by the appellants against the judgment of the Ad-hoc District Judge-2, South Goa, Margao, in Civil Suit No. 4/2007 dated 19.11.2007, whereby the suit filed by the res...

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Bombay High Court Considers Interim Relief in Redevelopment Contract Dispute. Non-Cooperating Members of Cooperative Housing Society Face Motion for Injunction and Mandatory Orders....

The plaintiff, a developer, filed suit for specific performance of a redevelopment contract against a cooperative housing society and some of its non-cooperating members. The dispute arose after the s...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Municipal Corporation's Demolition Notice for Unauthorized Structure. Notice under Section 351 of the Municipal Corporation Act for covering open space with shed held valid as plaintiff failed to prove long-standing existence or authorization....

The appellant, Mohammed Kasam, filed a suit in the Bombay City Civil Court seeking a declaration that a notice dated 15.11.1997 issued by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay under Section 351 ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal by Slum Dwellers Against Eviction for Redevelopment. Non-members of cooperative society lack locus to challenge Slum Rehabilitation Authority's eviction order....

The case involves an appeal filed by four individuals (Ramesh Fakira Lohkare, Arun Baban Kadam, Ramesh Rama Dhakrao, and Suryakant Janardhan Sonawane) against the Mumbai Municipal Corporation, the Slu...