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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Arbitral Award in NIFTY Trade Dispute. Court upholds arbitral tribunal's finding that petitioners failed to prove unauthorized trade and that credit note was accepted without objection....

The petitioners, Intex Financial Services Pvt. Ltd. and its director Dinesh Mehta, filed a petition under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 challenging an arbitral award dated 1...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Reopening of Assessment Under Section 147 of Income Tax Act, 1961 for Lack of Full and True Disclosure. Deduction Under Section 80M Allowed Based on Dividend Distributed Before Due Date....

The petitioner, Godrej Agrovet Limited, a domestic company, filed its return of income for Assessment Year 2003-04 on 27th November, 2003 declaring an income of Rs.1.61 Crores. In the return, the asse...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Income Tax Prosecution Due to Non-Recovery of Tax Demand. Death of Principal Accused and Dissolution of Firm Render Prosecution Under Sections 276C and 277 of Income Tax Act, 1961 Unsustainable....

The applicants filed two criminal applications under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, seeking quashing of RCC No.194/2004 and RCC No.193/2004 pending before the Chief Judicial Magistr...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Acquiring Body's Appeals in Land Acquisition Compensation Enhancement Cases. Reference Court's enhancement of compensation based on sale instances and potential value of acquired land upheld as appellant failed to produce evidence to rebut the claim....

The appellant, Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation, was the acquiring body for land acquisition for a minor irrigation project. The respondent landowners filed references under Section 18 of t...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Teacher in Rape Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Sections 376 and 506 IPC Set Aside as Prosecutrix's Testimony Found Unreliable and Medical Evidence Did Not Support Allegations....

The appellant, Sanjay s/o Shriram Gondchar, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Achalpur, in Sessions Case No.119/2006 for offences under Sections 376 (rape) and 506 (criminal intimidation...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition of Project Affected Persons for Resettlement Benefits Under Maharashtra Project Affected Persons Rehabilitation Act, 1999 — Authorities Directed to Level Plots and Provide Amenities. The court held that the government resolution dated 12.8.1967 obligates the authorities to level plots and provide basic amenities, not the villagers....

The petitioners, eight villagers of Jiwnapur, Tahsil Kuhi, District Nagpur, filed a writ petition seeking resettlement benefits under the Maharashtra Project Affected Persons Rehabilitation Act, 1999....

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Bombay High Court at Goa Quashes Corrigendum to SDO Order Under Section 133 CrPC — Substitution of 'or' by 'and' Held Illegal as It Removes Conditional Nature of Order. The Corrigendum effectively made the conditional order absolute without giving the transporters an opportunity of hearing, violating the scheme of Section 133 CrPC....

The petitioners, mine transporters, challenged a Corrigendum issued by the Sub Divisional Officer (SDO) of Bicholim on 03.02.2010, which substituted the word 'or' with 'and' in an earlier order dated ...

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Bombay High Court at Goa Dismisses Revision Against Conviction for Rash Driving Causing Death — Concurrent Findings of Fact Not Interfered With. The accused admitted to driving the rickshaw at the time of the accident, and the courts below found him guilty under Sections 279 and 304-A IPC and Section 134(a) Motor Vehicles Act....

The case arises from a criminal revision application filed by the accused, Zamir Khan, challenging his conviction for offences under Sections 279 and 304-A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 1...

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Bombay High Court Allows State's Appeal in Land Acquisition Compensation Case, Reduces Enhanced Compensation. Court holds that mere potentiality of land for non-agricultural use does not justify compensation at rates comparable to developed plots without evidence of comparable sales....

The case involves multiple first appeals arising from land acquisition proceedings initiated by the State of Maharashtra for a housing scheme under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The acquired land wa...

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Bombay High Court Grants Bail to Accused in Forgery and Cheating Case — Dispute Civil in Nature. No Prima Facie Case Made Out Under Sections 411, 406, 409, 416, 418, 420, 464, 467, 468, 471, 120B IPC....

The applicants, Shri Dilip Kanal and another, filed a criminal application before the Bombay High Court seeking bail in connection with MECR No. 15 of 2009 registered for alleged offences punishable u...