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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Environment Tax Demand on Unfit Vehicle. Vehicle Owner Not Liable to Pay Environment Tax on a Vehicle That Is Mechanically Unfit and Permanently Unusable, as Tax Is Levied on Use of Vehicle on State Roads....

The petitioner, Ashokkumar Shankarprasad, owned a Premier Padmini car (registration No. MZV5876) which was 33 years old and mechanically unfit for use on roads. He sought cancellation of its registrat...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal of Daily Wage Workers Seeking Reinstatement Under Kalelkar Award. Workers Held Not Covered by Award but Entitled to Retrenchment Compensation Under Chapter VA of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947....

The case involves an appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against a judgment of a learned Single Judge of the Bombay High Court dated 15.10.1997 in Writ Petition No. 2618/1997. The appellants,...

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Bombay High Court Allows Anticipatory Bail in Cheque Dishonour Case — Applicants Granted Pre-Arrest Bail. No Prima Facie Case Under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Made Out Against Applicants....

The judgment pertains to two anticipatory bail applications filed under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The applicants in Criminal Application No. 783 of 2012 are Prem Malik and o...

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High Court of Karnataka Partly Allows Insurer's Appeal in Motor Accident Claim Case Due to Deduction of Personal Expenses and Multiplier Error. Compensation Reduced from Rs. 17,63,000 to Rs. 10,28,000 as Tribunal Erred in Not Deducting 1/3rd Towards Personal Expenses and Applying Multiplier of 13 Instead of 14 Under Section 166 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The appeal was filed by the insurer, The New India Assurance Co., Ltd., against the judgment and award dated 01/02/2010 passed by the III Additional District Judge and Member, Motor Accident Claims Tr...

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High Court of Karnataka Reduces Compensation in Motor Accident Claim Due to Wrong Multiplier and No Deduction for Personal Expenses. Insurer's Appeal Partly Allowed as Tribunal Erred in Applying Multiplier 13 Instead of 14 and Failed to Deduct 1/3rd for Personal Expenses Under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The appeal was filed by the insurer, The New India Assurance Co., Ltd., against the judgment and award dated 01/02/2010 passed by the III Additional District Judge and Member, Motor Accident Claims Tr...

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High Court of Bombay Considers Challenge to Arbitral Award in Construction Subcontract Dispute. Petition filed by main contractor against subcontractor's award under Section 34 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996....

Patel Engineering Co. Ltd (PEC) challenged an arbitral award dated 25 January 2010 under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 in the High Court of Bombay. The background involved a...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Principal's Petition Seeking Extension of Retirement Age Under Government Resolution. Government Resolution Dated 25.2.2011 Increasing Retirement Age from 60 to 65 Years Operates Prospectively and Does Not Apply to Those Who Retired Before Its Issuance....

The petitioner, Dr. Raosaheb A. Shinde, was appointed as Principal of Arts, Commerce and Science College, Kalwan in July 1983, with his appointment approved by Pune University on 12.6.1984. The colleg...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Disqualification of Gram Panchayat Member for Third Child After Cutoff Date Under Bombay Village Panchayat Act, 1958. Petitioner disqualified under Section 14(j)(1) for giving birth to third child after the cutoff date of 5.9.2010, despite claiming the child was born before the election....

The petitioner, Sau. Meerabai w/o Suresh Bhill, contested the election for the Gram Panchayat of Sawkheda on 5.9.2010 on a seat reserved for Scheduled Tribe Women and was elected as a member. On 14.9....

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Bombay High Court Allows Transfer of Matrimonial Petition from Jalgaon to Aurangabad on Grounds of Wife's Convenience and Safety. Wife's Convenience and Safety Given Paramount Consideration Under Section 24 CPC in Transfer of Hindu Marriage Petition for Annulment....

The applicant wife filed a Misc. Civil Application under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 seeking transfer of Hindu Marriage Petition No. 343 of 2012 filed by the respondent husband for...