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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Demand for Dowry and Inconsistent Testimony. Conviction under Section 304-B IPC set aside as prosecution failed to establish that death occurred within seven years of marriage and that there was a demand for dowry soon before death....

The case involves two criminal appeals filed by the appellants, who were convicted by the trial court for offences under Sections 302, 304-B, 498-A, and 316 read with Section 34 IPC. The appellants ar...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Recovery of Excess Salary Paid to Employee Due to Mistaken Fixation of Pay Scale. Petitioner failed to challenge the recovery order within reasonable time and the recovery was based on a mistake of law....

The petitioner, Smt. E.S.S. Almeida, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court at Goa challenging an order dated 24-09-2003 passed by the respondents, the Director General of CSIR and the Dir...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Two Accused in Murder Case Based on Eyewitness Testimony and Medical Evidence. Common Intention Under Section 34 IPC Established for Murder and Attempt to Murder in Family Land Dispute....

The case arises from a family land dispute between the Gholap family. The complainant and accused Nos. 1 and 2 are from the same original Gholap family. On the day of the incident, accused Nos. 1 and ...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Brother's Murder Case Due to Unreliable Testimony. Conviction under Sections 302, 506(II) IPC and Arms Act Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The appellant, Dilip Madhukar Jadhav, was convicted by the 2nd Ad-Hoc Additional Sessions Judge at Kalyan for the murder of his brother Ravindra Jadhav under Section 302 IPC, criminal intimidation und...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Revenue's Appeal in Central Excise Classification Dispute — Embossing and Cutting of Aluminium Foil Not 'Manufacture'. Process of embossing 'PULL' on aluminium foil and cutting to shape for cigarette packing does not result in a new product distinct from the input, hence no excise duty liability under Central Excise Act, 1944....

The Commissioner of Central Excise, Mumbai-V, filed an appeal under Section 35(G) of the Central Excise Act, 1944, against the order of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ...

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High Court of Bombay at Aurangabad Allows Insurance Company's Appeal in Motor Accident Claim — Reduces Compensation Due to Error in Multiplier Application. Claimant's husband aged 60 years, retired, earning pension; Tribunal erred by applying multiplier of 14 instead of 9 as per Sarla Verma v. DTC, (2009) 6 SCC 121....

The appellant, United India Insurance Co. Ltd., challenged the judgment and award dated 1.4.2010 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Dhule, in Claim Petition No. 1489 of 2005. The claimant, ...

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Bombay High Court Denies Right of Audience to Power of Attorney Holder in Civil Appeal. Recognized Agent Under Order 3 CPC Cannot Plead; Only Enrolled Advocates Have Right of Audience Under Advocates Act, 1961....

The case arose from a civil appeal (CAZ No. 93 of 2011) in the High Court of Bombay, Nagpur Bench, where the appellant, Mrs. Varsha A. Maheshwari, proprietor of Parijat Enterprises, was represented by...

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Bombay High Court Allows Subsequent Purchaser to Join as Defendant in Pending Suit — Upholds Right to Defend Property Under Order I Rule 10 CPC. The court held that a subsequent purchaser of suit property is a necessary party for complete adjudication and the plaintiff's dominus litis right is not absolute....

The present Letters Patent Appeal arises from a judgment of a learned Single Judge of the Bombay High Court at Nagpur, which upheld an order of the trial court refusing leave to a subsequent purchaser...