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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Disqualification of Village Panchayat Member Under Bombay Village Panchayat Act. Disqualification order set aside for non-compliance with Section 16(2) requirement of personal hearing....

The petitioner, Popat S/o Bajirao Gaikwad, was an elected member of the Gram Panchayat of Nithurd, Taluka Majalgaon, District Beed. The first respondent, Dinkar S/o Bhagwanrao Gaikwad, filed a complai...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellants in Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Motive. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt....

The appellants, Kashinath s/o Dnyanoba Ghodke and Parvati w/o Kashinath Ghodke, were convicted by the trial court for the murder of a person under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and ...

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High Court of Bombay examined the legality of referring a cable business dispute to arbitration under Section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The court considered whether the trial court correctly referred the dispute despite allegations of fraud and the contention that the arbitration clause did not cover the parties....

The dispute arose between cable operators in Nagpur who had formed a consortium called 'City Cable Vision' (CCV) and entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated 30 August 2008 with responde...

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Bombay High Court Partly Allows Land Acquisition Appeal, Grants Uniform Compensation Rate of Rs.1,60,000 per Hectare for Bembla Project Land. The court applied the precedent from First Appeal No. 863/2010 to award compensation at the same rate with statutory benefits under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894....

The appellant, Keshaorao Narayanrao Kawalkar, filed a first appeal under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, seeking enhanced compensation for his land acquired for the Bembla Project in Yavatmal. The Hig...

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Bombay High Court Considers Second Appeals Regarding Evaluation of Handwriting Expert Evidence and Proof of Sale Deed in Land Dispute. Lower Courts Dismissed Suits Claiming Fraudulent Sale Deed, Preferring Direct Evidence Over Expert Opinion Under Section 45 of Evidence Act....

The case arose from two civil suits filed by the original plaintiff (appellant herein) against the defendant (respondent No.1) and a co-operative bank. The plaintiff sought a declaration that a sale d...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Notice of Motion for Interim Relief in Specific Performance Suit Due to Non-Compliance with Order XXXIX Rule 3 CPC. Plaintiffs Failed to Make Out Prima Facie Case for Appointment of Receiver or Injunction....

The plaintiffs, M/s. Pride Associates and others, filed a suit for specific performance of an Agreement for Sale dated 4th June 2005 for a property in Andheri East, Mumbai. They also took out a Notice...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Amendment of Plaint to Implead Subsequent Purchaser in Specific Performance Suit. Subsequent Purchaser Claiming Under Vendor is a Necessary Party and No Prejudice is Caused by Impleadment....

The appeal arose from an order of a Learned Single Judge allowing a Chamber Summons for amendment of the plaint in a suit for specific performance. The suit was instituted by the First and Second Resp...

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High Court of Bombay at Aurangabad Dismisses Petition Challenging Rejection of Plaint for Non-Payment of Court Fees in Suit for Declaration and Injunction. Court holds that Order VII Rule 11(c) CPC applies when deficit court fees are not paid within the time granted by the court, and the suit is properly rejected....

The petitioners (defendants in the suit) challenged the order of the trial court rejecting the plaint in Regular Civil Suit No.545 of 2006 filed by the respondents (plaintiffs) for declaration and inj...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Petition to Quash Prosecution Under Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976 — JMFC Retains Jurisdiction Despite Section 21 Notification. The court held that Section 21 of the Act is enabling and does not divest the Judicial Magistrate of jurisdiction to take cognizance of offences under the Act....

The petitioner, Shashi Kumar, filed a criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.) before the High Court of Karnataka at Bangalore, seeking quashing of the pro...