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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition of Widow Teacher Against Rejection of Condonation of Delay in Appeal Against Termination. Continuous Service for More Than Three Years and Subsequent Employment for Survival Not Ground to Deny Condonation of Delay....

The petitioner, Smt. Biner Soman Dattatraya, a widow with a 12-year-old daughter, was employed as an Assistant Teacher in the school of respondent nos. 1 and 2 from 9th June 2003 continuously until 30...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Challenge to Notification under Section 20(4) of Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966. Court Holds No Additional Hearing Required After Considering Objections; Acquisition Proceedings Challenge Not Concluded....

The petitioners, owners of Gat No. 264 in Village Varsoli, Pune, challenged two actions by the State and Lonavala Municipal Council. The adjoining Gat No. 263, owned by the State and leased to the Cou...

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Bombay High Court Allows Revenue's Appeal in Transfer Pricing Case — Royalty on Bad Debts Not Deductible Without Actual Sales. ITAT erred in deleting disallowance of royalty paid on bad debts where software did not work, as no sale occurred....

The case involves an appeal by the Commissioner of Income Tax under Section 260A of the Income Tax Act, 1961, against an order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) that allowed the respondent-a...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction for Murder Based on Dying Declaration. Dying declaration recorded by police officer held admissible under Section 32(1) of Indian Evidence Act, 1872 as deceased was in a fit state of mind....

The appellant, Vasant Ramchandra Gaikwad, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 for the murder of John Lazoras and sentenced to life imprisonment. The prosecution case was tha...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Husband for Cruelty Under Section 498-A IPC in Dowry Death Case. Appellant convicted for subjecting wife to cruelty, but acquitted of dowry death and abetment to suicide due to lack of evidence....

The case pertains to the death of Rekha, who was married to the appellant Jitendra Baburao Patil in May 1995. She died due to burn injuries on 25 August 1998. The complainant, Kishor Ingale, brother o...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking to Restrain Former Additional Judges from Practicing in Lower Courts. Article 220 of the Constitution does not apply to Additional Judges who resigned before confirmation, as they are not 'permanent Judges' within the meaning of the provision....

The petitioner, Nitin Shankar Deshpande, filed a Public Interest Litigation in the Bombay High Court seeking to restrain Respondents 5 to 9, who were former Additional Judges of the Bombay High Court,...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Quashing Process Against Accused in Section 138 NI Act Case. Cheque Drawer Alone Liable Under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881; Admission of Liability in Settlement Does Not Create Vicarious Liability....

The petitioners, Banwarilal L. Saini and another, were accused nos.1 and 3 in a criminal case under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 pending before the Metropolitan Magistrate, 71st...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Jurisdiction of Assistant Sessions Judge in Section 326 IPC Case. Assistant Sessions Judge Has Jurisdiction to Try Offences Punishable with Life Imprisonment, But Sentencing Power Limited to Ten Years Under Section 28(3) CrPC....

The petitioner, Prabhakar @ Babu Laxman Pawar, filed a Criminal Writ Petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India and Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC), chall...