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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Revisional Order in Criminal Complaint Alleging False Revenue Entry. Court upholds issuance of process against accused for offences under IPC sections 166, 192, 199, 466 r/w 109 based on prima facie evidence of collusion with revenue officials....

The petitioner, original accused no.5 in Criminal Case No.259/1986 pending before the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Sangamner, challenged the order dated 1.11.2003 passed by the learned Additional ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Discharge of Directors in Food Adulteration Case Due to Lack of Specific Averments in Complaint. Directors of Company Prosecuted for Sale of Adulterated Gutkha Discharged as Complaint Failed to Allege They Were In Charge of Business, and Nominee Appointed Under Section 17(2) of Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954....

The petitioners, Rajivkumar Satyapal Gupta and Peushkumar Shrikisan Gupta, were directors of M/s Dharampal Satyapal Ltd. and were original accused nos. 4 to 6 in RCC No.57/1998 pending before the Judi...

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High Court of Karnataka Initiates Contempt Proceedings Against Accused for Wilful Disobedience of Arbitrator's Order Regarding Fees. Failure to Pay Arbitrator's Fees as Directed by Order Dated 02.04.2011 Amounts to Contempt of Court Under Article 215 of the Constitution of India and Sections 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971....

The High Court of Karnataka at Bangalore initiated suo motu contempt proceedings against Mr. Patrick Lawrence, proprietor of M/s. Lion Holding's, based on a letter dated 02.04.2011 from Justice B.S. R...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Railway Accident Claim — Negligence of Deceased Not Proved. Parents of deceased passenger awarded compensation under Section 124A of the Railways Act, 1989 as death occurred due to untoward incident and railway failed to prove negligence....

The appellants, parents of the deceased, filed a claim before the Railway Claims Tribunal for compensation under Section 124A of the Railways Act, 1989, alleging that their son died due to an accident...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal by BEST in Motor Accident Claim — No Fault Liability Under Section 140 MV Act Upheld. Bus Owner Liable Even Without Negligence as Death Occurred Due to Fall from Moving Bus, Entitling Claimants to Interim Compensation....

The case arises from a motor accident claim filed by the parents of a deceased person who died after falling from a moving BEST bus (No. MH-01-LA-6788). The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Mumbai, pas...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Specific Performance Suit — Agreement to Sell Not Proved as Plaintiff Failed to Produce Original Document and Attesting Witness. Adverse Inference Drawn Under Section 114(g) of Indian Evidence Act, 1872 for Non-Production of Original Agreement....

The appellant, original defendant, challenged the decree of specific performance passed by the trial court in favour of the respondents/plaintiffs. The plaintiffs had sued for specific performance of ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal Against Dismissal of Claim for Raising Attachment in Execution Proceedings — Registered Transfer of Property Must Be Adjudicated on Merits. The Court held that the Executing Court cannot summarily reject a claim based on a registered deed of transfer without proper inquiry under Order 21 Rule 58 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908....

The appeal arises from an order of the learned Single Judge dated 18 June 2012 dismissing a Chamber Summons taken out by the Appellant for raising an attachment levied on immovable property. The prope...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Revenue's Challenge to Settlement Commission Order in Bogus Purchases Case — No Jurisdictional Error Found. Settlement Commission's Discretion to Accept Additional Income Disclosure Under Section 245D of Income Tax Act, 1961 Upheld as Not Perverse or Unreasonable....

The Revenue (Commissioner of Income Tax, Pune) filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution challenging an order dated 21 September 2012 passed by the Income Tax Settlement Commission (...