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Bombay High Court Upholds Life Conviction for Double Murder Based on Circumstantial Evidence and Motive — Illicit Relationship Leads to Murder of Two Persons. The court found that the prosecution established a complete chain of circumstances linking the appellants to the murders under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC....

The appellants, Khalid Abdul Razak Kazi, Mohammed Farukh @ Akram Abdul Razak Kazi, and Mohammed Azmal Mohammed Kasam, were convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Greater Mumbai, on 16th February ...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Settlement Commission Order Allowing Exemption for Imported Ferrari Despite Temporary UK Registration. Temporary registration for transit purposes does not disqualify a vehicle from exemption under Notification 21/2002-CUS as 'new, not registered anywhere prior to importation'....

The case involves a challenge by the Commissioner of Customs (Import) against an order of the Settlement Commission under Section 127C(5) of the Customs Act, 1962. The respondent imported a Ferrari ca...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Penalty Order in Cable Operator Entertainment Duty Case — Compounding Provision Misused as Adjudication Mechanism. Section 9A of Bombay Entertainments Duty Act, 1923 cannot be invoked for determining duty and penalty without a proper adjudication under Section 7....

The petitioner, Vimal Balbhim Nangane, was a cable operator in Mumbai Suburban District. The Collector issued a notice on 15 January 2004 alleging that she had been conducting business unauthorizedly ...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Capital Gains Treatment for Land Sale by Estate Administrator — Assessee Not a Trader in Land. Surplus from sale of inherited land held as capital gain, not business income, under Income Tax Act, 1961....

The case involved a reference under Section 256(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, at the instance of the Revenue, challenging the Tribunal's decision that the surplus realized on sale of land by the Adm...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Sole Eyewitness and Inconclusive Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt....

The appellant, Kalu @ Sharwansingh Manoharsingh Shekhawat, was convicted by the trial court for the murder of Dagdu under Section 302 IPC and for offences under Sections 323 and 506 IPC, and sentenced...

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Bombay High Court Hears Writ Petition Challenging Eviction Order Under Section 95A of Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Act, 1976 in Cooperative Society Redevelopment Scheme. Petitioners, Tenement Owners, Opposed Redevelopment by Developer Appointed by Majority of Society Members and Sought Quashing of Eviction Order and Declaration that Scheme Is Illegal....

The petitioners, eight members and owners of tenements in Chitranjan Nagar Vidya Cooperative Housing Society Limited, Rajawadi, Ghatkopar (East), Mumbai, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High C...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition of APMC Chairman Challenging Removal — Show-Cause Notice Under Section 45 of Maharashtra APMC Act Must Specify Charges. Removal Order Quashed for Violation of Natural Justice as Notice Was Vague and No Proper Hearing Was Given....

The petitioner, Sopanrao Onkarrao Sathe, was a member and Chairman of the Agricultural Produce Market Committee, Malkapur. He was served with a show-cause notice dated 2nd June 2010 under Section 45 o...

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Patna High Court Accepts Inventory and Accounts in Test Suit. Court acknowledged the procedural compliance of the documents submitted by the plaintiff in the Test Suit....

The case involved Test Suit No.2 of 1996, where Miss Annu Verma was the petitioner against Maheshwar Prasad Verma, the respondent. The matter was brought before the Patna High Court, presided over by ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Condonation of Delay in Divorce Appeal Due to Alleged Fraud and Suppression of Ex-Parte Decree by Husband. The court found sufficient cause for delay of 5 years 144 days as the wife was unaware of the ex-parte divorce decree obtained allegedly by fraud and suppression....

The appellant, Mrs. Regi Suresh Nair, filed a Civil Application for condonation of delay of 5 years and 144 days in filing an appeal against an ex-parte divorce decree granted by the Family Court on 1...