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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Appellant for Murder and Causing Disappearance of Evidence Based on Circumstantial Evidence. Deceased Identified Through Tattoo Marks; Last Seen Theory and Motive Established....

The appellant, Uddhav @ Madhukar Ramchandra Jadhav, was convicted by the 2nd Additional Sessions Judge, Malegaon, for the murder of Gaman Dashrath Pawar and causing disappearance of evidence, under Se...

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Bombay High Court Allows Tenant to Examine Stamp Vendor in Eviction Suit — Rejection of Witness Summons Set Aside. The Court held that the requirement of filing a list of witnesses under Order XVI CPC is directory, not mandatory, and the Trial Court has discretion to permit examination of a witness essential for just adjudication....

The petitioner, Rajendra Mohanlal Rathi, was the original defendant in Regular Civil Suit No. 123/2005 filed by the respondents for eviction and possession on the ground of bonafide requirement. The p...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging NOC for Offset Printing Machine in Residential Area — Collector's Order Upheld as No Violation of Bye-laws Found. The Court held that the Collector's satisfaction regarding the machine's power being within 5 HP was not shown to be erroneous, and the petition under Articles 226 and 227 was dismissed....

The petitioner, Smt. Sushama Shilam, a councillor residing in Warispura Ward, Kamptee, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India challenging an order dated 28.01.20...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging PF Applicability and Dues for Seasonal Cotton Processing Unit. Employer's failure to produce records despite multiple opportunities leads to confirmation of liability under Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952....

The petitioner, M/s Ranisati Ginning Factory, a proprietorship engaged in cotton processing, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India challenging two orders: (1) t...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Seeking Seniority and Promotion in District Court Service — Date of Recruitment Not Sole Determinant for Seniority Where Subsequent Reversion and Reinstatement Occurred....

The petitioner, Namdeo Bawankar, filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court seeking a declaration that he was senior to Respondent No.4 (since deceased) based on his date of recruitment as English...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Specific Performance Case — Agreement for Sale Not Proved as Plaintiff Failed to Establish Execution and Attestation of Document. Court holds that mere production of a photocopy of an agreement is insufficient to prove its execution when the original is not produced and attesting witnesses are not examined....

The appellant, original defendant, challenged the judgment and decree of the 2nd Joint Civil Judge, Senior Division, Aurangabad in Special Civil Suit No.285/2002 dated 24.04.2007, which decreed specif...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petitioners to Lead Secondary Evidence in Civil Suit for Declaration and Partition — Rejection of Application Set Aside. The court held that the trial court must consider the pleadings and counter claim before rejecting an application for secondary evidence under Section 65 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872....

The petitioners, original defendants in Regular Civil Suit No.36/2007, filed a writ petition challenging the order dated 13/12/2010 passed by the learned Civil Judge, Senior Division, Achalpur, reject...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Slum Declaration — Landowners' Appeal Rejected as Time-Barred Under Section 4 of Maharashtra Slum Areas Act, 1971. Declaration of land as slum upheld as appeal filed after 22 years was grossly delayed and no sufficient cause shown....

The petitioners, owners of land bearing Survey No.51 in Ward No.19 of Municipal Council, Yavatmal, challenged the order dated 4/5/2010 passed by the President, Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Cle...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Abetment of Suicide Case Against Government Employees for Lack of Instigation. FIR under Section 306 IPC read with Section 34 IPC quashed as no evidence of direct or indirect instigation to commit suicide....

The applicants, Pandhari Narayan Somwanshi (Executive Engineer) and Ku. Anjali Dhanyakumar Vitalkar (Senior Grade Clerk) in the Minor Irrigation Department, Buldhana, filed a criminal application unde...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR and Criminal Complaints in Fishing Rights Dispute — Allegations of Criminal Trespass and Assault Found to be Civil in Nature. Court holds that where dispute is essentially civil, criminal proceedings cannot be used as a weapon of harassment....

The applicants, Inderchand Zumerlal Mutha and Vijay Shankar Salve, filed an application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking quashing of FIR No. M-1/2010 dated 16.0...