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Bombay High Court at Goa Directs Removal of Grounded Vessel and Protection of Shoreline in Public Interest Litigation. Court holds that the vessel constitutes a hazard to navigation and environment, and the State is obligated to remove it and prevent coastal erosion....

The petitioner, The River Princess Hatao Manch, a registered society through its Convenor Mr. Fermino Fernandes, filed a Public Interest Litigation before the Bombay High Court at Goa seeking a writ o...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Lease Agreement for Masunda Lake Without Tenders - Violation of Article 14 and Municipal Corporation Act. The court held that a 25-year lease granted by Thane Municipal Corporation without public advertisement or tender process is arbitrary and illegal....

The petitioner, Sonalaxmi Machhimar Sahakari Society Ltd., a cooperative society registered under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960, challenged the lease agreement dated 19th September, ...

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Bombay High Court Sets Aside Municipal Corporation's Attachment and Auction of Property for Non-Compliance with Statutory Notice Requirements under Bombay Municipal Corporation Act, 1888. The court held that failure to serve notice under Section 206 of the BMC Act renders the entire recovery proceedings illegal and void....

The original plaintiff, Champaklal Shah, filed a suit in 1986 seeking a declaration that the warrant of attachment dated 26th September 1983 and the subsequent auction sale held on 29th March 1985 by ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Revenue's Appeal in Customs Case — Confiscation of Indian Currency Not Sustainably Linked to Smuggling. CESTAT's finding that Revenue failed to establish necessary ingredients for invoking Section 121 of Customs Act, 1962 upheld....

The Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), Mumbai filed an appeal against the order of the Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) dated 29th June 2005, which set aside the absolute ...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Accused No.3 in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence. Last Seen Evidence and Motive Sufficient to Sustain Conviction Under Section 302 IPC, While Acquittal of Co-Accused Upheld for Lack of Evidence....

The case involves two appeals arising from a common judgment of the Adhoc Additional Sessions Judge, Kolhapur, dated 7th April 2003, in Sessions Case No.146/2002. The prosecution case was that on 30th...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Tenants' Revisions in Ejectment Suit Under Bombay Rent Act Due to Concurrent Findings on Bona Fide Need. Landlords' Need for Premises for Family Vocation Not Limited to Specific Business Pleaded; Environmental Clearance Not Prerequisite for Decree....

The judgment disposes two civil revision applications filed by tenants challenging decrees of ejectment passed by the District Court in favour of the respondents, who are landlords of two shop premise...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Ejectment Decree Against Licensee in Maharashtra Rent Control Act Case. Licensee Cannot Claim Protection When Original Tenant Is a Government Company Exempted Under Section 3(1)(b) of the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999....

The dispute arose from a suit for ejectment filed by the respondent landlords (original plaintiffs) against the applicant licensee and the original tenant, Oriental Insurance Company Limited, in respe...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appointment of Arbitrator in Shareholder Agreement Dispute Despite Respondent's Objections. Court Appoints Sole Arbitrator Under Section 11 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 After Prior Judgment Confirmed Validity of Arbitration Clause....

The applicant, Mr. Rajiv Vyas, filed an application under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 seeking appointment of an arbitral tribunal to resolve disputes arising from a Shareh...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Stamp Duty Demand on Timber Auction Bid Sheets. Bid Sheet for Purchase of Timber from Forest Department Not a 'Conveyance' Under Bombay Stamp Act, 1958 as It Does Not Transfer Any Right, Title or Interest in Property....

The Nagpur Timber Merchants Association and another petitioner challenged a Government Resolution dated 27.08.2009 and subsequent directions by which stamp duty was sought to be recovered from members...