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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Testimony of Related Witness and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as sole eye-witness was a close relative with material contradictions and no independent corroboration....

The appellant, Shivaji Vithal Godse, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of Kalyan Dagadu Mavalkar and sentenced to life imprisonment by the 3rd Additional Sessions...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Employer's Petition Challenging Higher Gratuity Award — Employee Entitled to Better Contractual Gratuity Under Section 4(5) of Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. The court held that the statutory ceiling under Section 4(3) does not apply when an agreement provides for better terms, as saved by Section 4(5)....

The case involves a dispute between Ethiopian Airlines (Petitioner) and its former employee, Shri A.D. Noel Henriques (Respondent No. 1), regarding the quantum of gratuity payable upon the employee's ...

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High Court of Bombay Disposes of Two Public Interest Litigations Challenging Joint Venture Agreement for Transfer of 20 Acres of Land at Film City, Goregaon. The Court Decided the Common Challenge to the Agreement in Both Petitions, Leaving Other Reliefs for Separate Adjudication....

The High Court of Bombay heard two public interest litigations filed by different sets of petitioners, both challenging the actions of the Maharashtra Film Stage and Cultural Development Corporation (...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Reassessment Notice for Lack of Fresh Material — Section 10A Deduction Cannot Be Reopened Based on Subsequent Year's Findings Without Independent Reason to Believe. The Court held that reopening of assessment under Section 148 requires independent material and cannot be based on a change of opinion or findings from a later assessment year....

The petitioner, Siemens Information Systems Limited, filed its return of income for Assessment Year 2004-05 declaring nil income after claiming a deduction of Rs.23.93 Crores under Section 10A of the ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal Against Conviction for Rape Under Section 376 IPC Due to Lack of Direct Evidence and Flawed Medical Opinion. Prosecution Failed to Prove Charge as Victim Deemed Incompetent to Testify and Chemical Analysis Report Did Not Support Forcible Intercourse....

The appellant was convicted by the Sessions Judge, Jalna, for an offence under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to seven years rigorous imprisonment and a fine. The prosecution case ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Laboratory Attendant to Continue Till 60 Years Following Precedent in Samadhan Rajaram Umak Case. Group D Employee of Agricultural University Entitled to Retirement at 60 Years Under Service Rules....

The petitioner, Rambhau Shaymrao Bhusari, was appointed as a Laboratory Attendant at Dr. Punjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, in 1980. He was retired from service on 30 June 2011 upon attainin...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Revenue's Appeal in Income Tax Revision Limitation Case — Commissioner's Order Under Section 263 Barred by Time. Revisional jurisdiction cannot be invoked beyond two years from the end of the financial year in which the original assessment order was passed, and subsequent reassessment orders do not extend limitation....

The appeal by the Revenue arose from an order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) dated 24 September 2008 for Assessment Year 1996-97. The Tribunal had held that the invocation of revisional j...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Revenue's Appeal in Slump Sale Case. Transfer of IMFL Business as Going Concern Not Subject to Capital Gains Tax Under Income Tax Act, 1961....

The case involves an appeal by the Revenue under Section 260A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 against an order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) dated 22 May 2007 for the Assessment Year 1994-19...