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Bombay High Court Converts Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Holi Colour Sprinkling Incident. Accused Uncle's Single Blow with Stick on Deceased's Head During Festival Altercation Lacked Intent to Cause Death, Attracting Section 304 Part II IPC....

The appellant, Lal Saheb Mahanand Pal, was convicted by the III Ad-hoc Additional Sessions Judge, Thane on 30.11.2005 for the murder of his nephew, Dilip, under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (I...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Revenue's Appeal in Income Tax Trust Registration Cancellation Case — Commissioner Lacked Jurisdiction Under Unamended Section 12AA(3). The amendment by Finance Act 2010 is prospective and does not apply retrospectively to cancellation orders passed before 1 June 2010....

The Petitioner, Sinhagad Technical Education Society, a trust registered under Section 12A of the Income Tax Act, 1961, was issued a notice under Section 12AA(3) on 31 July 2007 proposing cancellation...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellants in Abetment of Suicide Case Due to Lack of Proximate Link Between Alleged Cruelty and Suicide. Conviction Under Section 306 IPC Set Aside as Deceased's Suicide Not Directly Attributable to Appellants' Conduct....

The case pertains to an appeal against the conviction of three appellants under Sections 306 and 498-A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) read with Section 34 IPC by the Additional Sessions Judge, Beed. T...

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Bombay High Court Allows Returning Officer's Petition, Upholds Rejection of Nomination for Lack of Caste Validity Certificate. Mandatory requirement under Section 12A of Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis Act, 1961 cannot be circumvented by conditional acceptance....

The case involves a challenge by the Returning Officer, Hingoli, against an order of the District Judge, Basmathnagar, dated 30.01.2012, in Election Appeal No. 12/2012. The respondent, Kantabai Balaji...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Head Master in Flag Desecration Case — Lack of Intent and Medical Emergency Justify Quashing Under Section 482 CrPC. Petitioner's sudden illness prevented him from lowering the national flag on Republic Day, and the court held that no criminal intent was established under the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971....

The petitioner, Amgonda Vithoba Pandhare, was working as a Head Master in a Zilla Parishad Primary School in Sonlagi, Taluka Jat, District Sangli. On Republic Day, 26th January 2010, a flag hoisting p...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction for Murder in Domestic Violence Case — Life Imprisonment Confirmed for Killing Wife with Stone. Circumstantial Evidence Including Motive, Last Seen, and Recovery of Weapon Sufficient to Sustain Conviction Under Section 302 IPC....

The appellant, Nandlal Bajranlal Sainy, was convicted under Section 302 IPC for the murder of his wife, Pushpadevi, and sentenced to life imprisonment. The prosecution case was that the couple had mar...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Quashing Reopening of Assessment Under Section 148 of Income Tax Act, 1961 for Assessment Year 2004-05. Mere Change of Opinion Cannot Justify Reopening When All Material Facts Were Disclosed During Original Assessment Under Section 143(3)....

The petitioner, Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad, a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1960 and the Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950, had been granted exemption under Section 10...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Land Acquisition Under MHADA Act Due to Non-Compliance with Section 41(1) Proviso and Lapse of Urban Land Ceiling Proceedings. Acquisition Notification Held Invalid as Land Already Vested in State Under Urban Land Ceiling Act Was Not Available for Acquisition Under MHADA Act....

The case involves a challenge to the acquisition of land bearing Survey No. 113/3 and 115/6 at Solapur under the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Act, 1976 (MHADA Act). The petitioners, legal ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Revenue Appeal in Income Tax Case — Cost of Repair/Reconstruction of Tenanted Premises Held Capital in Nature. The court held that the contribution of Rs.1.50 Crores by the tenant-assessee for repair/restoration of the building was capital expenditure, not allowable as revenue deduction under Section 30(a)(i) of the Income Tax Act, 1961....

The case involves an appeal by the Revenue against the order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal which allowed the assessee's claim for deduction of Rs.1.50 Crores as revenue expenditure under Sectio...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Foreign Award Execution Case Due to Property Location. Territorial jurisdiction for execution of foreign award under Section 48 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 is determined by location of property to be attached, not by place of cause of action....

The appellant, Wireless Developers Inc., a US company, obtained a foreign arbitral award against the respondent, Indiagames Ltd., an Indian company, from the International Centre for Dispute Resolutio...