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Bombay High Court Upholds Penalty for FEMA Violations in Bogus Export Case — Appellant Director Held Liable for Receiving Remittances Without Actual Exports Under Sections 3(b) and 3(d) of FEMA....

The case involves an appeal under Section 35 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) against an order of the Appellate Tribunal for Foreign Exchange dated 27 April 2010. The appellant, Vin...

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Bombay High Court Allows Conversion of Divorce Petition to Mutual Consent Despite Wife's Absence. Counselling Not Mandatory Under Section 13B of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955; Power of Attorney Holder Can Represent Party for Consent Terms....

The petitioner husband filed a divorce petition under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, on the ground of cruelty, which was pending before the Family Court, Mumbai. During the pendenc...

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Bombay High Court Hears Writ Petitions Challenging Scrutiny Committee's Requirement of Proof of Migration from Specified Areas for Thakur Scheduled Tribe Status. Scrutiny Committee's Rejection Based on Non-Migration from Earlier Specified Areas Challenged....

The matter arose from two writ petitions before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, challenging orders of the Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee which rejected the petitioners' claims...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Application for Cancellation of Bail in SC/ST Atrocities Case — No Supervening Circumstances or Misuse of Bail Established. The court held that cancellation of bail requires supervening circumstances or misuse of liberty, not mere re-appreciation of evidence....

The applicant, Sanjay Dattu Kamble, the original informant, filed an application under Section 439(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking cancellation of bail granted to respondents 2 to 5, who wer...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Anticipatory Bail Granted Without Notice to State in Abetment of Suicide Case. Ex-parte Interim Bail Under Section 438 CrPC Set Aside for Violation of Natural Justice....

The applicant, Ashok Jairam Bhojane, the original first informant, filed a criminal application before the Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench, challenging the grant of ad-interim anticipatory bail to res...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR in Flag Code Violation Case — Non-compliance of Flag Code Does Not Constitute Offence Under Prevention of Insult to National Honours Act, 1971. Headmaster's act of flying flag beyond sunset not an insult to national honour, as Flag Code is directory and not mandatory....

The applicant, Umesh Chopde, was the Headmaster of a school in Akot, Maharashtra. A police constable (non-applicant No.2) allegedly found the national flag hoisted on the school flag post at midnight,...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Corruption Case Due to Unreliable Witnesses. Demand and Acceptance of Bribe Not Proved Beyond Reasonable Doubt Under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988....

The State of Maharashtra, through the Anti Corruption Bureau, Yavatmal, appealed against the judgment and order dated 24/01/2002 passed by the learned Special Judge, Yavatmal in Special Case No. 1 of ...

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High Court Dismisses Arbitration Petitions Under Section 34 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Upholds Arbitrator's Awards in Charterparty Dispute. Court Confirms That Arbitrator's Findings on Breach of Contract and Damages Are Not Open to Reappraisal Under Section 34....

The Petitioner, Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd. (RCF), a public sector company, entered into an Agreement of Affreightment with the Respondent, J.S. Ocean Liner Pte. Ltd. (JSOL), on 6 November ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Bond Trustee Case — Appoints Receiver and Grants Injunction Against Alienation of Assets. Trustee entitled to protect bondholders' interests where corporate debtor defaulted on convertible bonds and attempted to transfer business to related parties....

The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee for bondholders, filed a suit against Zenith Infotech Ltd. and others after Zenith defaulted on repayment of US$33 million 3.0% convertible bonds due in 2011 an...