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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Negotiable Instruments Act Case — Acquittal Set Aside Due to Improper Appreciation of Evidence. Dishonour of Cheque for Rs. 1,50,000 for Plot Purchase — Presumption Under Section 139 N.I. Act Not Rebutted by Accused....

The appellant, Smt. Y. Bangarama, filed a criminal appeal challenging the judgment and order dated 23rd July 2008 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class (Special Court) under the Negot...

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Bombay High Court Considers Validity of Secret Ballot Method for Ascertaining Trade Union Majority at Mormugao Port Trust. Petitioner Union Argued That Check-Off System Under Major Port Trusts Act, 1963 and Code of Discipline Should Prevail....

The writ petition was filed under Article 226 of the Constitution by the Mormugao Port and Railway Workers' Union, a trade union registered under the Trade Unions Act, 1926 and affiliated to All India...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition to Disqualify Panchayat Member for Conflict of Interest Under Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 — Respondent Used Official Position to Obtain NOC for Spouse's Business, Violating Section 10(1)(h)....

The petitioner, a resident and voter of Verla Canca village, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking a declaration that respondent no.1, Santosh Vasant Morajkar, is disqual...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Rape and SC/ST Act Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 376 IPC and Section 3(1)(xi) of SC & ST Act Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The appellant, Aannaso Shripal Bukade, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge-2, Kolhapur in Sessions Case No.159 of 2006 for offences under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Sect...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction for Murder Under Section 302 IPC — Appellant Found Guilty of Killing Wife with Axe. Evidence of Eye Witness and Recovery of Weapon at Scene Sufficient to Sustain Conviction....

The appellant, Hanma @ Hanmanta Ishvarappa Budane, was convicted by the 1st Adhoc Additional Sessions Judge, Sangli, for the murder of his wife Rukmini under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and s...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petitions Challenging Consumer Forum Jurisdiction Over Cooperative Credit Societies. Members of Managing Committees Cannot Claim Immunity from Consumer Forum Orders as Cooperative Credit Societies Provide Services for Remuneration....

This group of writ petitions was filed by members of managing committees of cooperative credit societies challenging the jurisdiction of the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum under the Consum...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellants in Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Doubtful Identification. Conviction under Section 302 IPC read with Section 34 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt....

The appellants, Ramkishan @ Pintya s/o Asaram Kayande and Ramprasad @ Nana Dattatraya Janjal, were convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge-2, Jalna in Sessions Case No.56 of 2010 for offences punis...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Applicant in Property Fraud Case Due to Lack of Prima Facie Evidence of Conspiracy. Allegations of forgery and cheating in sale of Russian Federation property fail to establish criminal conspiracy under Section 120B IPC against the applicant who was a subsequent purchaser....

The case involves a property dispute over Marine House, a property owned by the erstwhile U.S.S.R. and later vested in the Russian Federation. In December 2005, the Consul General of the Russian Feder...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Demolition Order for Unauthorized Extensions in Commercial Premises. Petitioners Failed to Show Any Sanctioned Plan or Permission for Structures on Compulsory Open Space Under Section 55 of Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966....

The petitioners, occupants and owners of shops in Dattani Shopping Centre, Mumbai, challenged an order dated 14 January 2011 passed by the Assistant Municipal Commissioner, R/S Ward of Municipal Corpo...

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Bombay High Court Grants Injunction in Quia Timet Action for Passing Off Based on Distinctive Bottle Shape of Vodka. Shape of a bottle can be protected as a trademark or get-up if it has acquired distinctiveness and is likely to cause confusion....

The plaintiff, Gorbatschow Wodka KG, a German company manufacturing Vodka, filed a quia timet action against John Distilleries Limited alleging that the defendant's bottle shape for its Vodka was a de...