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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Revision Against Conviction under Sections 332 and 353 IPC Owing to Lack of Specific Evidence of Assault on Public Servant. Conviction Quashed as No Specific Role Attributed in Assault on Assistant Controller of MSRTC....

The case arose from an incident on 12 March 2005 at Chimthana bus stand, where the informant, Mr. B.N. Sangle, an Assistant Controller of MSRTC, asked the petitioner (original accused no.1) and others...

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High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Examination Cancellation Due to Unfair Means. Court Upheld Board's Decision Based on Credible Evidence of Malpractice....

The dispute arose from the cancellation of the petitioner's Higher Secondary Certificate Examination by the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education due to alleged unfair me...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Externment Order Due to Inordinate Delay in Initiating Preventive Action. Externment Proceedings Under Section 56(1) of Bombay Police Act, 1951 Vitiated as Urgency Not Established; Gap of Over One Year Between Offences and Show Cause Notice Destroys Imminent Threat Requirement....

The petitioner, Saimudkhan son of Sardarkhan, challenged an externment order passed under Section 56(1) of the Bombay Police Act, 1951, by the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Ambazari Division, Nagp...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Government Contractor in Foodgrain Transport Case — Dispute Held to be Purely Civil in Nature. Criminal prosecution under Sections 406, 409, 109 IPC read with Sections 3 and 7 of Essential Commodities Act quashed as allegations did not disclose criminal breach of trust or criminal misappropriation....

The applicant, Rajan Manoharlal Dhaddha, a government contractor and transporter, filed an application under Section 482 CrPC seeking quashing of FIR registered at Police Station Saoner, District Nagp...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Rejection of Application to Stay Suit Under Section 10 CPC. Court Held That Section 10 CPC Does Not Apply When Parties Are Not Same in Both Suits and Subject Matter Is Not Directly and Substantially in Issue....

The petitioner, original plaintiff, filed Regular Civil Suit No.19 of 2009 seeking a declaration that a sale deed dated 31/10/2008 was obtained by fraud. The defendants filed an application under Sect...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Exporter's Challenge to Meat Sourcing Notification. Notification requiring APEDA registration for meat sourcing held valid under Section 5 of Foreign Trade Act....

The petitioner, Al Zubair Exporter, an exporter of buffalo meat since 1992, challenged a notification dated 31 October 2011 issued by the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry. The notification, iss...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition of Solicitor Firm in Income Tax E-Filing Dispute — Return Held Valid Despite Non-Receipt of ITRV Form by CPC. Assessee Complied with Department's Instructions to Send ITRV by Ordinary Post and Had Certificate of Posting; Department Cannot Treat Return as Invalid....

The petitioner, M/s. Crawford Bayley & Co., a firm of solicitors, filed a writ petition challenging a communication dated 21 March 2011 from the Income Tax Department treating its electronically filed...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Reopening Notice Under Section 148 for Lack of Fresh Material. Reassessment Based on Mere Change of Opinion on Exemption Under Section 10(38) of Income Tax Act, 1961 is Invalid....

The Petitioner, General Insurance Corporation of India, a public sector general insurance company, filed a return of income for Assessment Year 2006-07 declaring a loss after claiming exemptions under...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Detention Order Under Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1981 for Non-Application of Mind to Bail Conditions. Detaining Authority Failed to Consider That Petitioner Was on Bail and Could Be Prosecuted Under Regular Law, Rendering Subjective Satisfaction Invalid....

The petitioner, Santosh Tukaram Chavan, was detained under Section 3 of the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Slumlords, Bootleggers, Drug-Offenders and Dangerous Persons Act, 1981 (th...

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Bombay High Court Sets Aside Trial Court Order Directing DNA Test in Partition Suit. Affidavits Filed After Order Admitted Paternity, Ruling That DNA Test Should Not Be Ordered as Routine Measure....

This writ petition was filed before the Bombay High Court challenging an order of the Joint Civil Judge, Senior Division, Kolhapur, passed in Special Civil Suit No. 37 of 2009. The suit was filed by t...