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Bombay High Court Dismisses Second Appeal in Gift Deed Cancellation Suit — Concurrent Findings of Non-Execution Upheld. Gift Deed Allegedly Obtained by Fraud on Illiterate Executant; Burden of Proof Not Discharged by Donee....

The appellant-defendant (Dattatray Narayan Aher) challenged the concurrent judgments of the trial court and first appellate court decreeing the suit filed by the respondent-plaintiff (Bhaskar Narayan ...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Husband for Murder and Cruelty Based on Circumstantial Evidence. The court held that the chain of circumstances was complete and ruled out any hypothesis of innocence, affirming the life sentence under Section 302 IPC and three years under Section 498-A IPC....

The appellant, Laxman Mansukha Khavadiya, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge for Greater Bombay on 7th April 2003 for offences under Sections 302 and 498-A of the Indian Penal Code. He was...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Son for Murder of Father's Second Wife Based on Circumstantial Evidence. Motive, last seen, recovery of blood-stained shoes, and false explanation established guilt under Section 302 IPC....

The case involves the murder of Nagavva @ Bismilla, the second wife of accused no.2 Yusuf Ismail Shaikh. Accused no.1 Badesaab Yusuf Shaikh, son of accused nos.2 and 3, was convicted under Section 302...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Revision Against Ejectment Decree in Rent Control Matter — Tenant's Subletting and Unauthorised Construction Justify Eviction Under Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947. Concurrent findings of fact on subletting and permanent alterations cannot be interfered with in revision under Section 115 CPC....

The case involves a revision application filed by the tenants (M/s A.P. Hordiwala & Co. and its partners) against a judgment of the Appellate Bench of the Court of Small Causes, Bombay, which upheld a...

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Bombay High Court Allows Assessee's Appeal for Full Deduction of Roof Repair Expenditure Under Section 37(1) of Income Tax Act, 1961. Expenditure incurred by tenant on replacement of common roof held to be revenue expenditure allowable in entirety as commercial expediency....

The appellant, Danesh A. Irani, an assessee under the Income Tax Act, 1961, filed an appeal against the order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) dated 15 June 2005, which had confirmed the As...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction for Murder and House Trespass in Love Marriage Dispute — Life Imprisonment Confirmed. Appellant convicted under Section 302 IPC for murder of his son-in-law and under Section 449 IPC for house trespass, with concurrent sentences....

The appellant, Balkrishna Khashaba Mohite, was convicted by the Sessions Court at Satara for the murder of Sunil Kakade, his son-in-law, under Section 302 IPC and for house trespass under Section 449 ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Challenge to Arbitral Award in LPG Dealership Dispute — Termination Upheld as Valid. Arbitrator's findings on breach of agreement clauses and quantification of damages were not patently illegal under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996....

The Petitioner, Ms. Anila Gautam Jain, proprietress of M/s. Badal Agency, was appointed as a dealer by the Respondent, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), under a dealership agreement date...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal in Insurance Claim Dispute — Lockout Not Covered Under Riot and Strike Policy. Consequential loss claim fails as lockout is not a peril insured under the fire and riot/strike extension policies....

The appellant, M/s. Century Textiles & Industries Ltd., a public limited company, filed a suit against four insurance companies (Oriental Fire & General Insurance Co. Ltd., New India Assurance Co. Ltd...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Industrial Tribunal Award in Labour Dispute — Miscarriage of Justice Due to Ignoring Industrial Jurisprudence. Union's Reference Rejected Without Considering Prohibitory Order and Denial of Participation in Domestic Enquiry....

The petitioner, General Kamgar Union, challenged an award of the Industrial Tribunal dated 10.3.1995 which rejected Reference (IT) No.97 of 1980. The dispute pertained to general demands of workers em...