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High Court Allows Property Owners and Tenants in Writ Petitions Against Resumption Orders. Resumption Order Set Aside Due to Compliance with Regulations and Acknowledgment of Violations as Compoundable....

The case involved three civil writ petitions concerning the resumption of property located at SCO Nos.70 to 72 in Sector 17-D, Chandigarh. The petitioners, who were the owners of the property, challen...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Second Appeal in Property Possession Suit — Failure to Produce Original Sale Deed Proves Fatal to Title. Plaintiff's claim for possession based on registered sale deed from 1955 fails as original deed not produced, and courts below concurrently found title not proved....

The case involves a property dispute between siblings. The plaintiff-appellants (legal representatives of the original plaintiff Damaji Sakharam Chivande) claimed ownership of a house property based o...

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Bombay High Court Allows Second Appeal in Partition Suit, Remands Case for Fresh Consideration. Lower Appellate Court Failed to Consider Will and Adverse Possession Issues Raised by Defendants....

The case involves a second appeal filed by the original defendants (appellants) against a judgment of the lower appellate court in a partition suit. The plaintiffs (respondents) had filed a suit for p...

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Bombay High Court Allows Lower TDS Rate for Consortium in Mumbai Monorail Project — Section 197 Certificate Granted at 0.11% Based on Estimated Tax Liability. The Court held that the absence of prior assessment does not disentitle an Association of Persons from obtaining a certificate for deduction of tax at a lower rate under Section 197 of the Income Tax Act, 1961....

The Petitioner, Larsen & Toubro Ltd. and Scomi Engineering Berhad, formed a consortium (Association of Persons) to execute the Mumbai Monorail Project awarded by MMRDA. The total contract value was Rs...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petitions Challenging Cancellation of Selection Process for Chief Engineer (Transmission) by Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company. Selection process cancelled without valid reasons and without affording opportunity of hearing to candidates, violating principles of natural justice....

The petitioners, Prakash Bapurao Hote and Dr. Sanjay Shrikrishna Kulkarni, filed separate writ petitions challenging the cancellation of the selection process for the post of Chief Engineer (Transmiss...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Second Appeal as Not Maintainable Under Section 29(2) of Bombay Rent Act. Appeal Against Order Passed Under Section 29(1) of the Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947 is Barred by Sub-section (2)....

The appellant, Narishala Society, filed a second appeal against the judgment and order of the Small Causes Court, Pune, in Civil Appeal No.833 of 2007. The background of the case involves respondent N...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction for Murder in Love Affair Case — Circumstantial Evidence Sufficient to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt. The court held that the last seen theory coupled with motive and recovery of weapon established the guilt of the accused under Section 302 IPC....

The appellant, Satish Ramchandra Bavbande, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Pune for the murder of Neeta, a 16-year-old girl, under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment. H...

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Bombay High Court Allows Revision Application in Rent Control Eviction Case — Tenant Protected Under Section 12(3) of Bombay Rent Act Due to Compliance with Court Order. The court held that when a court order for deposit of arrears is silent on interest, the tenant who complies fully is entitled to protection from eviction....

The revision application arises from a landlord-tenant dispute. The respondent-landlord filed RAE & R Suit No.9/21 of 1991 for eviction of the applicant-tenant on grounds of arrears of rent and unauth...

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Bombay High Court Adjourns Criminal Appeal Due to Related Appeal by Absconding Accused - Registry Directed to Prepare Paper Book. The court consolidated two appeals arising from the same crime for final hearing....

The Bombay High Court at Nagpur Bench was hearing Criminal Appeal No. 712/2004 filed by Surjit Fulchand Khandke and another against the State of Maharashtra. During the proceedings, the learned APP po...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Rape Case Based on False Promise of Marriage — Consent Not Vitiated as Relationship Was Consensual and Prolonged. Prosecutrix's Testimony Lacks Credibility Due to Inconsistencies and Delay in FIR; Conviction Under Section 376(1) IPC Set Aside....

The appellant, Anwar Khan Iqbal Khan, was convicted by the Sessions Court for the offence of rape under Section 376(1) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment. Th...