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Bombay High Court Delivers Oral Judgment on Quashing of FIR in EPF Dues Under-Assessment Case — Court Examines Scope of Power Under Article 226 and Section 482 CrPC, Citing R.P. Kapur and Bhajan Lal Precedents...

The petitioner, a Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, had passed an assessment order under Section 7A of the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (EPF & MP Act) against ...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Setting Aside of Arbitral Award for Being Beyond Stipulated Time — Arbitration Clause Mandates Award Within Four Months of Entering Reference, Failure Renders Award Void....

The appeal arose from an order of a learned single Judge of the Bombay High Court setting aside an arbitral award dated 17th August 2006 on the ground that it was not made within the time stipulated i...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Student in Forgery Case Due to Lack of Evidence and Malicious Prosecution. The court held that the complaint under Sections 417, 420, 464, 466, 468, 471, 474 IPC did not disclose any offence against the petitioner and was filed with malafide intent....

The petitioner, Harshkumar Khare, a student pursuing M.E. and preparing for UPSC exams, filed a Criminal Writ Petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution seeking quashing of Regular Crimin...

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High Court Dismisses Writ Petition as Infructuous Due to Expired Term of Office. Court Found No Surviving Grievance as the Term of Municipal Commissioner Had Long Expired....

The case involved a writ petition filed by the petitioner against the State of Punjab, challenging his removal from the office of Municipal Commissioner, Municipal Committee, Bhatinda. The removal was...

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Bombay High Court Restricts Provisional Attachment to Disputed Amount in MVAT Act Case — Section 48(5) Constitutional Challenge Rejected. Court holds that attachment under Section 35 must be proportionate, and directs respondents to limit attachment to Rs.1.81 crores....

The petitioner, M/s. Premium Paper and Board Industries Ltd., a registered dealer under the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002 (MVAT Act) and the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956, challenged an order of...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Port Trust's Suit Against Bank for Demurrage Charges — Bank Not Owner Under Major Port Trusts Act, 1963. Suit Against Bank Barred by Limitation as Goods Sold in 1979 and Suit Filed in 1982....

The plaintiff, Board of Trustees of the Port of Bombay (BPT), filed a suit against defendant No.1 (M/s. South Iron & Steel Co.) and defendant No.2 (Union Bank of India) for recovery of demurrage and o...

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High Court of Bombay at Aurangabad Hears Challenge to Land Acquisition Notification for Growth Center in Waluj Notified Area....

Four writ petitions were filed challenging the acquisition proceedings initiated by a notification dated 1st December 2010 under Section 126(4) of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Husband's Petition Seeking Cancellation of Maintenance; Holds Wife's Past Adultery Does Not Permanently Bar Claim Under Section 125 CrPC. Wife's Entitlement to Maintenance Revives Upon Cessation of Adultery and Proof of Destitution....

The present criminal writ petition arose from a matrimonial dispute between the petitioner-husband and his former wife, respondent No.1. The parties were married in 1987 and had a daughter. In 1991, t...