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Bombay High Court Allows Petition for Correct Pension Based on Last Held Post of Assistant Registrar, Not Accounts Officer. Pension must be computed based on the post actually held by the employee, not a post never held....

The petitioner, Deepak B. Patil, retired from the post of Assistant Registrar in the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal (MAT) on 31 August 2006. He had initially served in the Maharashtra Finance and...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Penalty Under Customs Act for Import of Rough Diamonds — Cites Violation of Principles of Natural Justice and Lack of Evidence of Misdeclaration. The court held that the show cause notice was vague and the department failed to prove mens rea for penalty under Section 112(a) of the Customs Act, 1962....

The petitioners, M/s SU.Jewels Exim Pvt. Ltd. and its director, imported rough and uncut diamonds from Dubai during April-May 2003. The diamonds were cleared for home consumption after presentation of...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Cancellation of H.S.C. Examination Center Without Hearing. Cancellation of examination center on ground of inadequate infrastructure set aside as violative of principles of natural justice....

The petitioners, comprising Sant Gadgebaba Arts, Commerce & Science Junior College (Petitioner No.1) and two parents of students (Petitioners No.2 and 3), filed a writ petition challenging an order da...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petitioner's Challenge to Retail Outlet Dealership Selection by Indian Oil Corporation — No Arbitrariness Found in Selection Process. Petitioner Failed to Establish Violation of Selection Criteria Under Article 226 of the Constitution of India....

The petitioner, Anita Sidram Koli, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court seeking directions to respondent Nos. 2 to 4 (Indian Oil Corporation officials) to allot a retail outlet dealershi...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Order of Adhoc District Judge Setting Aside Municipal Election; Holds Disqualification Order Set Aside in Appeal Has Retrospective Effect. Court Rules That Appellate Order Wipes Out Stigmatic Disqualification from Inception, Thus Candidate Not Disqualified at Nomination Under Section 16(1)(a1)(ii) of Maharashtra Municipal Councils Act, 1965....

The dispute arose from elections to the Municipal Council, Kinwat, held in November-December 2007. The petitioner, Arun Alne, was elected as a councillor from ward No. 17, while the second respondent,...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Husband for Dowry Death and Cruelty — Ten-Year Rigorous Imprisonment Confirmed. Presumption under Section 304B IPC applied as death occurred within seven years of marriage and cruelty was proved....

The appellant, Ganesh s/o Ambarsing Kahite, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge-2, Aurangabad, in Sessions Case No. 154 of 2008 for offences punishable under Sections 304B and 498A of the I...

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High Court Dismisses Appeal for Non-Compliance with Office Note. Court emphasized the necessity of adhering to procedural norms in civil litigation....

The case involved an appeal filed by Most. Patia Devi against Smt. Dhanpatia Devi in the High Court of Judicature at Patna. The court noted that an office note dated 03.03.2010 required compliance, an...

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Bombay High Court Directs Director of Sugar to Decide Representation in Cooperative Sugar Factory Constituency Reorganization Dispute. Court declines interim relief as no election announced, grants liberty to approach if occasion arises....

The petitioners, members of Vasant Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana, a cooperative sugar factory, filed a writ petition challenging the manner in which the constituency had been reorganized and its effect on ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Reopening of Assessment Under Section 148 of Income Tax Act, 1961 for Lack of Fresh Material. Reassessment Based on Mere Change of Opinion on Allowability of Deduction and Depreciation Rate is Invalid....

The petitioner, Aventis Pharma Ltd., challenged a notice dated 16th March 2009 issued under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, seeking to reopen the assessment for assessment year 2004-05. The r...

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Bombay High Court Allows Assessee's Petition in Income Tax Reassessment Case Due to Change of Opinion. Reopening of Assessment Under Section 147 of Income Tax Act, 1961 Set Aside as No Fresh Tangible Material Existed After Original Assessment Under Section 143(3)....

The petitioner, Skol Breweries Ltd., challenged the reopening of its income tax assessment for assessment year 2004-05 by the Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax. The original assessment was completed u...