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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Sole Eyewitness Testimony. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as medical evidence contradicted prosecution version and identification was doubtful....

The appellant, Hanmant Nagnath Gavali (Bhosale), was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, for the murder of Bhagwan, and sentenced to life imprisonment with a fine of Rs.200 by ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal for Specific Performance of Oral Agreement for Sale of Shop. Oral Agreement for Sale of Immovable Property Not Enforceable Under Section 54 of Transfer of Property Act, 1882 and Section 17 of Registration Act, 1908....

The appellant, original plaintiff, filed an appeal against the judgment of a learned Single Judge of the Bombay High Court in Suit No.590 of 1980, whereby the suit was partly decreed for refund of the...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal by Acquiring Body in Land Acquisition Compensation Case — Enhances Compensation for Claimants. Market value of acquired land determined based on comparable sale instances and potential for development under Land Acquisition Act, 1894....

The appeal arises out of a judgment in Land Acquisition Reference No. 05/1999, where the learned Single Judge enhanced the compensation awarded by the Special Land Acquisition Officer (SLAO) for the a...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal by Flat Purchasers Against Conveyance Deed — No Right to Challenge Vendor's Title. Flat purchasers cannot challenge a conveyance deed executed by the original owner in favor of a developer as they have no right to question the vendor's title under the Transfer of Property Act, 1882....

The appellants, who are flat purchasers in a building, filed a suit seeking a declaration that a Deed of Conveyance dated 25th October 2004 executed between the original defendant No.1 (Nilkanth Ganes...

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Bombay High Court Allows Condonation of Delay in Filing Appeal Against Conviction Due to Sufficient Cause. The court held that a liberal approach should be taken in condoning delay to allow the appeal to be heard on merits, especially when the delay is short and explained....

The applicant, Shiv Mandhukar Giri, was convicted in R.C.C. No.2156/2007 by the 5th Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Aurangabad, for an offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 18...

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Bombay High Court Partly Allows Second Appeal Against Decree of Partition and Injunction; Holds Sale by Mother as Guardian Voidable Under Section 8 of Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act. Suit by Minor Children Without Prayer to Set Aside Sale Not Maintainable; Major Married Daughters Not Bound by Mother’s Sale and Entitled to Partition....

The second appeal arose from a suit filed by eight daughters and their mother against the appellant purchaser of agricultural land. The land originally belonged to Shivram, father of the daughters and...

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Patna High Court Modifies Sentence in Criminal Appeal Concerning Love Affair. The court found that the appellant had served sufficient time in jail, warranting a modification of the sentence under Section 366 IPC....

The case involved a criminal appeal against a conviction under Section 366 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, concerning an incident from 1988. The appellant, Fazlur Rahman, was sentenced to four years o...

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Court Allows Applicant in Civil Procedure Matter — Shares to be Released on Bank Account Provision. Court found the application for release of shares valid and directed compliance with bank account submission....

The case CMP No. 7339 of 2009 in CWP No. 248 of 1985 involved an application for the release of shares deposited by the applicant, Pawan Thakur. On March 23, 2010, the court heard the application in t...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Union's Petition Seeking Pay Scales as per Government Notification. Industrial Court's finding that the Government Notification dated 27.07.1989 was not applicable to the complainants and that the settlement at Exh. 48 governed their pay scales was upheld....

The petitioner, a trade union of non-teaching employees of Ramdeobaba Kamla Nehru Engineering College, filed a complaint under the MRTU & PULP Act alleging unfair labour practices by the employer (res...

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Bombay High Court Allows Insurance Company's Appeal in Motor Accident Claim — Reduces Compensation Due to Lack of Evidence of Income. Claimant failed to prove his income as a driver, leading to reduction of compensation from Rs.15,000 to Rs.7,500 under Motor Vehicles Act, 1939....

The appellant, New India Assurance Company Ltd., challenged the judgment and award dated 27.9.1990 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Bhandara in Claim Petition No.58/1987, whereby the Trib...