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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Corruption Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Failure to Prove Demand and Acceptance of Bribe. Conviction under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 set aside as prosecution failed to establish demand and acceptance beyond reasonable doubt....

The case pertains to a criminal appeal filed by the original accused (since deceased) against his conviction under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, ...

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Bombay High Court Partly Allows MSRTC Appeal in Motor Accident Claim — Reduces Compensation Due to Wrong Deduction for Personal Expenses of Unmarried Deceased. Tribunal's multiplier of 17 upheld but deduction for personal expenses corrected from 1/3rd to 50% as per Sarla Verma guidelines....

The case arises from a motor accident claim where Vinod, a 22-year-old unmarried man, died after falling from a city bus on 9 September 1993. His parents, Natthu and Sakwarbai Pancham, filed a claim p...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Arbitral Award in Contractual Dispute Over Withheld Payments. Court upholds award directing release of Rs. 2,66,48,000 with 8% interest, finding no patent illegality or perversity under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996....

The petitioner, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd., challenged an arbitral award dated 2 March 2009 passed by a sole arbitrator under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The di...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal Challenging Civil Court Jurisdiction in Co-operative Society Property Dispute. Jurisdiction of Civil Court upheld over Co-operative Court for disputes involving title and possession of immovable property, not management or business of society....

The appeal arose from a decision of a Learned Single Judge of the Bombay High Court dismissing three Notices of Motion taken out by the Sixth and Seventh Defendants (Appellants) in a suit filed by Pun...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Invalidation of Caste Certificate for Migrant Scheduled Caste. Migrant from Karnataka cannot claim Scheduled Caste benefits in Maharashtra as per Presidential Order and Constitution Bench judgment....

The petitioner, Apurva Ashok Gokhale, challenged an order of the Divisional Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee dated 10 July 2012 invalidating her caste certificate. The petitioner's father had migr...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Maintenance Order in Favor of Step-Mother Under Section 125 Cr.P.C. — Step-Mother Held Entitled to Maintenance from Step-Sons as Widow, Following Supreme Court's Liberal Interpretation of 'Mother'....

The case involves a criminal application filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.) and Article 227 of the Constitution of India, challenging an order passed by the Judi...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeals in Land Acquisition Compensation Enhancement Case — Compensation for Agricultural Land Enhanced from Rs. 12,000 to Rs. 30,000 per Hectare Based on Comparable Sale Deeds and Potential Value Under Land Acquisition Act, 1894....

The State of Maharashtra and the Executive Engineer, Minor Irrigation, Buldhana, filed multiple first appeals against the judgment and award of the Reference Court at Buldhana, which had enhanced comp...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Refusal to Register Conveyance Deed Between Builder and Cooperative Housing Society. Registering Authority Cannot Refuse Registration on Grounds Outside Indian Registration Act, 1908....

The petitioner, Chairman/Secretary of Deep Apartment CHS Ltd., filed a writ petition challenging the orders of the Registering Authority and the Appellate Authority refusing to register a conveyance d...