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Bombay High Court Quashes All Criminal Complaints Between Spouses in Matrimonial Dispute Based on Compromise and Consent Terms. Court Grants Divorce by Mutual Consent Under Section 13B of Hindu Marriage Act, Waiving Cooling-Off Period, and Quashes Proceedings Under Section 482 CrPC....

The petitioners, Mrs. Dhara Surbhit Barla and Mr. Surbhit Dileep Barla, were a married couple who got married on 0/5/2006. Disputes arose between them, leading to multiple legal proceedings in Maharas...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Validity of Will in Testamentary Suit and Examines Constitutional Validity of Hindu Succession Act Provisions. The Court Found the Handwritten Will Validly Executed and Considered Whether Sections 8 and 15 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 Discriminate on Grounds of Gender in Succession Matters....

The judgment involved two testamentary suits before the High Court of Judicature at Bombay. In Testamentary Suit No. 48 of 2005, the plaintiff claimed to be the paternal aunt of a deceased Hindu male ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Rejection of Application Under Section 9-A CPC for Framing Issue of Res Judicata as Preliminary Issue. Res Judicata is Not a Jurisdictional Issue Under Section 9-A CPC, Hence Application Not Maintainable....

The petitioner, Kisanrao Kulkarni, was a defendant in a civil suit (RCS No.79/2008) filed by the respondent/plaintiff for declaration of ownership and perpetual injunction over a portion of land. The ...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Abetment to Suicide. Conviction under Sections 498-A and 306 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove cruelty or instigation leading to suicide....

The case pertains to an appeal by the original accused (husband, father-in-law, and mother-in-law) against their conviction under Sections 498-A and 306 IPC for alleged cruelty and abetment to suicide...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Detention Order Under COFEPOSA for Non-Placement of Bail Order Before Detaining Authority. The court held that the bail order was a vital document and its non-consideration vitiated the subjective satisfaction under Section 3(1) of COFEPOSA Act, 1974....

The petitioner, brother of the detinue, filed a writ of habeas corpus under Article 226 of the Constitution challenging the detention order dated 17th April 2012 passed by the first respondent under S...

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Bombay High Court Partially Allows State Appeal in Land Acquisition Compensation Case — Enhancement Reduced from Rs.67,500 to Rs.50,000 per Hectare. Reference Court's reliance on purpose of acquisition for rehabilitation held irrelevant; market value must be determined based on sale instances of comparable lands....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the judgment and award dated 30.11.1996 passed by the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Amravati in Land Acquisition Case No.96/1992, whereby the compensation for...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Retail Outlet Dealership Selection for Arbitrary Marking. Court directs reassessment of marks for 'Liquid cash' criterion and fresh selection process....

The petitioner, Shri Pundalik Tukaram Chowgule, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court at Goa challenging the selection process for a Retail Outlet Dealership conducted by Hindustan Petrol...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petitioner's Challenge to Land Acquisition Due to Gross Delay and Laches. Petitioner's failure to establish tenancy and inordinate delay in challenging notifications under Land Acquisition Act bars relief....

The petitioner, Vinayak Bhaskar Sinai Dhume, filed a writ petition in the High Court of Bombay at Goa challenging notifications dated 7th April 1999 and 7th February 2000 issued under the Land Acquisi...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Constitutionality of Section 376(b) and (c) CrPC in Appeal Against Conviction Under Negotiable Instruments Act. Court holds that bar on appeal against sentence of imprisonment till rising of court and compensation order does not violate Article 14 or Article 21 of the Constitution....

The petitioners were convicted by the Metropolitan Magistrate for an offence under Section 138 read with Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, based on dishonour of two cheques of Rs.14...