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Karnataka High Court Dismisses PIL Challenging Allotment of Surplus Airport Land to Private Parties. Court holds that acquisition under KIAD Act is for planned development and surplus land need not be returned to original owners....

The petitioners, including an RTI activist and agriculturists, filed a Public Interest Litigation before the Karnataka High Court challenging the allotment of surplus land acquired for the development...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Witness and Incomplete Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as sole eyewitness testimony was contradictory and uncorroborated....

The appellant, Maroti Gangaram Kamble, was convicted by the Sessions Judge, Wardha in Sessions Trial No.157/2008 for the murder of his wife and daughter under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 186...

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Bombay High Court Allows Condonation of Delay in Filing Caveat in Testamentary Case — Caveators' Rights Protected Despite Procedural Lapse. Court holds that caveat filed after petition for Letters of Administration is maintainable and delay in lodging caveat can be condoned under Section 148A of CPC....

The case involves a Chamber Summons filed by the applicants, who are the legal heirs of Mr. Adhip Lal Barua (predeceased son of the deceased Captain Makhan Lal Barua), seeking condonation of delay in ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Rejection of Plaint in Property Dispute — Suit Barred by Limitation Under Order 7 Rule 11(d) CPC. Clause 10 of Agreement for Sale Dated 31-03-1957 Was a Right of Re-Conveyance, Not a Contract for Sale, and Cause of Action Arose in 1988....

The appellant, Kishorbhai Premchand Shah, filed a civil suit in the City Civil Court, Mumbai, seeking a declaration of ownership and permanent injunction in respect of Room No. 3, Mahavir Building, Ma...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal Against Rejection of Plaint in Property Dispute — Agreement of Transfer and Re-conveyance Clause Requires Trial. Order VII Rule 11 CPC plaint rejection set aside as suit raises triable issues regarding clause 10 of 1957 agreement and plaintiff's transferee rights....

The appellant, Satish Talakchand Shah, filed a civil suit (Civil Suit No. 1708 of 2010) in the City Civil Court, Mumbai, seeking declaration of ownership and injunction against the respondents, Hirji ...

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Bombay High Court Sets Aside Contempt Order Against Municipal Officers for Alleged Breach of Injunction — Demolition Without Notice Not Contempt. The court held that uncommunicated order cannot be basis for contempt under Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888, and that the plaintiff had suppressed the fact of prior demolition....

The appeal arose from an order dated 5 February 2005 passed by the City Civil Court, Bombay, which held three officers of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay guilty of contempt of court for br...

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Bombay High Court Allows Winding Up Petition Against Company for Default on Convertible Bonds — Administrator Appointed to Protect Creditor Interests. The court upheld the admission of the winding up petition and appointment of an administrator based on the company's failure to repay convertible bonds under trust deeds....

The appeals arose from an order of the Learned Single Judge on a Company Petition for winding up. By the impugned order, the Learned Single Judge admitted the Company Petition and appointed an adminis...

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Bombay High Court Adjudicates Interim Application by Writers of Original Film Against Remake Film Producers Alleging Copyright Infringement of Literary Works. Writers Claim Exclusive Copyright in Story, Screenplay and Dialogues of 1973 Film 'Zanjeer' and Seek Injunction Against Unauthorized Remake in Hindi and Telugu Under Sections 18 and 19 of Copyright Act, 1957....

The matter arises from a copyright dispute over the iconic Hindi film 'Zanjeer' (1973). Plaintiffs Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar, acclaimed writers, claim authorship and ownership of the story, screenpl...

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Bombay High Court Allows Motion to Strike Out Caveat Filed by Person Claiming Adverse Title in Probate Proceedings. Caveator Without Caveatable Interest Cannot Maintain Caveat Under Section 283 of Indian Succession Act, 1925....

The petitioner, Ashokkumar Krishnakumar Shukla, as sole executor named in the last Will and testament of Krishnakumar, filed a probate petition in the Bombay High Court. The respondent, Mohammed Rafiq...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Caste Validity of Tadvi Bhil Community. Scrutiny Committee's finding that respondents belong to Scheduled Tribe 'Tadvi Bhil' is upheld under Maharashtra Restoration of Lands to Scheduled Tribes Act, 1974....

The petitioners, Laxman and others, are the sons of late Shivram Mahajan who purchased agricultural land in 1968 and 1969. Respondent nos.1 to 3 filed an application under Section 3 of the Maharashtra...