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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction for Murder Based on Child Witness Testimony and Circumstantial Evidence. Five-year-old daughter's ocular evidence corroborated by overwhelming circumstances including extra-judicial confession and recovery of weapon....

The appellant, Dilip Dnyanoba Ghaware, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of his wife, Savita, and sentenced to life imprisonment. The incident occurred on 15 Dece...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction for Murder and Arms Act Violations in Gang-Related Shooting. Appellant convicted under Section 302 IPC for murder of Sudhakar Kashinath Lone, a right-hand man of Arun Gavli, based on eyewitness testimony and recovery of weapon....

The appellant, Salim Abdul Razak Baig, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Greater Mumbai, for the murder of Sudhakar Kashinath Lone, a right-hand man of Arun Gavli, and for violations of ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Regularization of Temporary Clerk in State Police Department — Continuous Service from Initial Appointment Upheld. The court held that once regularization was granted pursuant to a Government Resolution and the petitioner's name was included in the list of successful candidates, the respondents could not terminate his services arbitrarily....

The petitioner, Shri Nandkumar Rajaram Parve, was appointed as a Junior Clerk on a temporary basis with effect from 1st June 1990 in the office of the Director General of Police, Mumbai. He was sponso...

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High Court Transfers Company Petition to Jharkhand High Court Due to Jurisdictional Issues. The Court Recognized the Exclusive Jurisdiction of the Jharkhand High Court Following the Bihar Reorganization Act, 2000....

The judgment concerned a company petition registered based on an opinion from the Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR) regarding the winding up of Bihar Gases Limited. The opinion,...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellants in Culpable Homicide Case Due to Inconsistent Eyewitness Testimony. Conviction under Section 304 Part II IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The appeal arises from a judgment of the Sessions Judge, Bhandara, convicting the appellants under Section 304 Part II read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code for the death of Shriram, who was a...

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Bombay High Court at Goa Partially Allows State Appeal in Land Acquisition Compensation Case — Reduces Rate from Rs.350 to Rs.200 per sq.metre. Court applies 10% deduction for development charges and rejects reliance on sale deeds of undivided shares in distant villages....

The State of Goa and the Chief Electrical Engineer appealed against the judgment and award dated 20.1.2003 passed by the District Judge, North Goa, Panaji in Land Acquisition Case No.71 of 2000, which...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Upholds Compensation Enhancement in Land Acquisition Case — Sale Deed of Nearby Land Held Comparable for Determining Market Value. The court dismissed the appeal by the acquiring authority, affirming the Reference Court's award of Rs.60/- per sq.metre based on a proximate sale instance....

The case arises from a land acquisition proceeding under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Special Land Acquisition Officer and the Executive Engineer appealed against the judgment and award dated 1...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Enhances Compensation in Motor Accident Claim — Deceased was a gratuitous passenger in a truck; Tribunal's award of Rs.75,000/- enhanced to Rs.1,50,000/- with interest. Notional income of deceased assessed at Rs.1,500/- per month and multiplier of 15 applied under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The appellants, parents of the deceased Narendra Datta Dessai, filed a claim petition under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, seeking compensation for the death of their son in a road accident on 8th Apri...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal for Correction of Date of Birth in Government Service Record — Belated Application and Lack of Evidence Lead to Dismissal. Fundamental Rule 56 Note 6 Requires Correction Within Five Years of Entry into Service....

The appellant, Shri Ramdas Parab, was a government servant who entered service in 1967 as a Watchman. His date of birth was recorded as 10-3-1943 in his service book. He was promoted to Peon in 1969 a...