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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Demand for Dowry and Proximate Cause. Conviction under Section 304-B IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Establish That Death Occurred Within Seven Years of Marriage and That Soon Before Death She Was Subjected to Cruelty in Connection with Dowry Demand....

The case involves two appeals: Criminal Appeal No.311 of 1998 filed by the accused (Ramkishan Digambar Jadhav and others) against their conviction under Sections 498-A, 302, and 304-B read with Sectio...

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Karnataka High Court Dismisses Writ Appeal Against Land Tribunal Order Confirming Occupancy Rights Under Karnataka Land Reforms Act. Landlord's Claim of Tenancy Not Established as Tenant Was in Possession Prior to 1974 Cut-off Date....

The case pertains to a dispute over occupancy rights under the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961. The appellants, legal representatives of the deceased landlord Hanamantrao Shankar Kulkarni, challenged...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Police Officer in SC/ST Act Case for Lack of Sanction Under Section 197 CrPC. Court Held That Acts Alleged Were in Discharge of Official Duty, Making Sanction Mandatory Before Investigation....

The State of Maharashtra filed a criminal application before the Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench, challenging an order passed by the Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Nagpur, directing investigation u...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal for Enhanced Compensation in Motor Accident Claim - Deceased Pan Shop Owner's Income Assessed at Rs.6,000 per Month with Multiplier of 18. Negligence of Driver Established; No Contributory Negligence; Compensation Enhanced to Rs.5,00,000....

The appeal arises from a judgment and award dated 2.1.2006 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Wardha in M.A.C.P. No.49 of 2003. The claimants, being the mother, sister-in-law, niece, and br...

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Bombay High Court Allows Second Appeal Against Lower Appellate Court's Decree for Non-Compliance with Order XLI Rule 31 CPC. Holds That First Appellate Court Must Independently Assess Evidence and Give Reasons for Each Point; Mere General Concurrence Is Insufficient and Vitiates Judgment....

The dispute originated from a partition suit filed by the respondent-plaintiff, claiming a one-fourth share in ancestral properties as the daughter of Chandru Shelke, through succession under the Hind...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Section 156(3) CrPC Order for Police Investigation in Cheating and Forgery Case — Magistrate Must Apply Judicial Mind Before Ordering Investigation. The court set aside the order as it was passed mechanically without recording satisfaction that the complaint disclosed a cognizable offence under Section 156(3) CrPC....

The applicants, including Pinni Co-operative Housing Society and others, challenged an order dated 22.6.2010 passed by the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Pune under Section 156(3) of the Code o...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Admiralty Suit for Arrest of Vessel Based on Beneficial Ownership. Court holds that under the International Convention on Arrest of Ships, 1999, a maritime claimant can arrest a vessel beneficially owned by the same person who owns the charterer-debtor, even if the vessel is registered in a different name....

The appellant, Lufeng Shipping Company Ltd., a Chinese company, had a maritime claim of US$ 1,628,658.07 against respondent No.2, Whim Star Chartering Co. Ltd., arising from a voyage charter party agr...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal in Arbitration Matter — Service Tax Reimbursement Denied for Non-Submission of Cenvatable Documents. Contractual Condition Requiring Submission of Cenvatable Documents for Service Tax Reimbursement Upheld as Valid and Enforceable....

The appeal arose from a judgment of a Learned Single Judge dismissing a petition under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, which challenged an arbitral award dated 20 May 2011. T...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal Against Single Judge Order Requiring Separate Valuation and Court Fees for Joint Will Probate. Court Holds That a Joint Will Executed by Testator and Testatrix Constitutes a Single Subject for Probate, Attracting Single Court Fee Under Bombay Court Fees Act....

The appeal arose from an order of the Learned Single Judge dated 6 February 2013 in a Testamentary Petition for probate of a joint will executed by Kantilal Mehta and his wife Induben Mehta. The will ...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Father's Vacation Access to Children in Custody Dispute with Conditions to Prevent Removal from India. Family Court's Order Allowing Seven-Day Trip Within India Upheld with Additional Safeguards Including Passport Deposit and Reporting Requirements....

The case involves a custody dispute between Dr. Ashrita S. Toshniwal (petitioner/wife) and Sandeep S. Toshniwal (respondent/husband) regarding their two daughters, aged 8 and 5. The parties were marri...