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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Proof of Causal Link Between Injury and Death. Conviction under Section 324 IPC for voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapon upheld but Section 302 IPC not attracted as death due to pulmonary embolism was not shown to be direct result of injury....

The appellants, Govind Rangrao Birajdar and Shrimant s/o Rangnrao Birajdar, were convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Nilanga, for offences under Section 324 read with Section 34 of the Indian ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Second Appeal in Specific Performance Case — Agreement of Sale Found Unconscionable and Not Proved. Court holds that readiness and willingness is sine qua non for decree of specific performance and that appellate court cannot rely on unproduced documents without following Order 41 Rule 27 CPC....

The case arises from a suit for specific performance of an agreement of sale dated 8-8-1973 filed by the original plaintiff (respondent No.1) against the original defendant (appellant). The trial cour...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Dissolution of Gram Panchayat for Non-Compliance with Section 145(1) of Bombay Village Panchayats Act, 1958 — Failure to Provide Show Cause Notice and Opportunity of Hearing Renders Order Illegal....

The petitioners, three elected members of Gram Panchayat Morane, challenged the order dated 15th October 2010 passed by the Divisional Commissioner, Nashik Division, directing dissolution of the Gram ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Second Appeal in Will Dispute — Sets Aside Appellate Court's Judgment for Ignoring Will's Condition Precedent. Will Executed by Husband in Favour of Distant Nephew Held Invalid as It Was Enforced During Testator's Lifetime Despite Stipulation That It Would Take Effect Only After Death of Both Husband and Wife....

The appellant, Shewantabai, was the wife of Vishwanath Bhagat, who died on 10.12.2001. She filed Regular Civil Suit No.258/2002 seeking declaration, mandatory injunction, and possession of agricultura...

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High Court of Bombay Upholds Tenant's Claim for Restoration and Price Fixation Under Bombay Tenancy Act, 1948. Protected Tenancy Status Crystalized on Tiller's Day; Landlord's Subsequent Possession Recovery Held Void as Proceeding Was Without Legal Sanctity....

The dispute pertained to agricultural land in village Asoda, Jalgaon, originally owned by Subba Girdhar Jagtap and leased to Sampat Ramu Narkhede around 1938. On the tiller's day, 1st April 1957, Samp...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction Under Section 325 IPC for Causing Grievous Hurt with Wooden Stump in Family Dispute. Appellant's Sentence Reduced to Period Already Undergone Considering Long Pendency of Appeal and No Criminal Antecedents....

The appellant, Shivaji s/o Guja Pawar, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Parbhani in Sessions Trial No. 137 of 1994 for the offence punishable under Section 325 of the Indian Penal Code ...

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High Court of Bombay at Nagpur Delivers Oral Judgment in Multiple Appeals. Trial Court Had Convicted Twenty Accused for Murder and Attempt to Murder Following Gram Panchayat Election Revenge Attack; Complainant and State Appealed Against Acquittals....

The case arose from an incident on 26th October 2005 at village Badegaon, Saoner, Nagpur, following Gram Panchayat elections. Two rival groups, the Deshmukh family and the Choudhary family, clashed af...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Entry of Petitioner as Suspect in Charge-Sheet Holding Naming Suspect Without Evidence Illegal. Describing Person as Suspect in Police Report Under Section 173 CrPC Violates Procedure Established by Law and Right to Reputation Under Article 21....

The dispute arose from the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) paper scam case. The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) registered an FIR on 20 June 2002 and entrusted the investigation to Senior Po...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Employer's Petition Against Subsistence Allowance Order in De Novo Enquiry. Employee dismissed after departmental enquiry is entitled to subsistence allowance during de novo proceedings before Labour Court under Model Standing Orders....

The petitioner, Mumbai Cricket Association, challenged an order of the 12th Labour Court, Bombay, dated 15th October 2010, which directed the payment of subsistence allowance to the respondent-workman...