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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Decree for Want of Written Statement in Specific Performance Suit. Failure to File Written Statement Despite Repeated Opportunities Justifies Decree Under Order 8 Rule 5(2) and Rule 10 CPC....

The case arises from a suit filed by the respondent (original plaintiff) against the appellants (original defendants) seeking specific performance of an agreement dated 10 December 1984 for the allotm...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Seizure of Sonography Machine for Violation of Natural Justice under PC & PNDT Act. Failure to Provide Opportunity to Disprove Presumption Before Drawing Adverse Inference Renders Action Illegal....

The petitioner, Dr. Sujit Govind Dange, a medical practitioner, challenged the legality of a notice/order dated 21.6.2011 passed by the Medical Officer of Health (respondent no.3) and the appellate or...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Murder Conviction in Loni Axe Killing. Live-in Partner's Murder Proved Through Partly Hostile Eyewitness, Blood Evidence, and Call Records Under Section 302 IPC....

The appeal arose from the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of Maya, his live-in partner of five years. The Additional Sessions Judge, Kopargaon, in...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Second Appeal Upholding Suit for Possession After Symbolical Delivery in Execution; Plea of Non-Maintainability and Limitation Cannot Be Raised First Time in Second Appeal. Cross-Objection Held Maintainable After Admission of Appeal....

The litigation originated from a suit for possession, declaration, and damages regarding agricultural lands bearing Survey Nos. 1/2 and 54/3. The lands had been mortgaged by one Ganpat Motiram Mahajan...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Mother-in-law and Sister-in-law of Abetment to Suicide in Dowry Harassment Case. Conviction under Section 498A IPC Upheld for Husband and Relatives for Cruelty and Dowry Demand....

The case pertains to the death of Rekha, who was married to Prashant Puttewar (appellant no.1) on 13/05/2001 and resided with her husband, parents-in-law Laxman and Shalutai (appellant no.2), and sist...

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High Court Acquits Accused in Corruption Case Due to Lack of Demand and Acceptance of Bribe. Conviction under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 set aside as prosecution failed to prove demand and acceptance beyond reasonable doubt....

The appellant, Ashwin Chintaman Shambharkar, was convicted by the Special Judge, Nagpur in Special Case No. 18 of 1997 for offences under Section 7 and Section 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) of the ...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Acquittal of Junior Engineer in Corruption Case Due to Lack of Proof of Demand. The court held that the prosecution failed to establish the demand of bribe, which is essential for conviction under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of the respondent-accused, a Junior Engineer in the Maharashtra State Electricity Board (M.S.E.B.), for offences under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) and ...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Contempt Proceedings for Breach of Injunction Against Subsequent Purchaser. Order 39 Rule 2A CPC applies to parties added after injunction order if they have knowledge of it....

The case arises from a civil suit (Regular CS No. 21 of 2001) filed by respondents no. 2 and 3 (original plaintiffs) seeking injunction against defendants regarding common space around flats. An appel...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Trust Property Dispute — Possession of Suit Plot Not Acquired by Government. Land Acquisition Proceedings Did Not Include the Suit Plot, Hence Government Cannot Claim Title or Possession Without Proper Acquisition Under Land Acquisition Act, 1894....

The appeal arises from a judgment and decree dated 25.9.1995 of the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Yavatmal, dismissing Special Civil Suit No.86/1994 filed by the appellants, Rukhamini Pandurang Sansth...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Acquittal in Cheque Dishonour Case Due to Lack of Proof of Debt and Probable Defence. Complainant Failed to Establish Legally Enforceable Debt as Cash Loan Exceeded Income Tax Limit and No Documentary Evidence of Transaction....

The appeal was filed by the complainant (Smt. Shobha and others) against the acquittal of the respondent/accused (Gajanan Joshi) under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. The complain...