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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Corruption Case Due to Unreliable Complainant. Demand and Acceptance of Bribe Not Proved Beyond Reasonable Doubt Under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of Gopal Ambadas Gawali, a Police Head Constable, charged under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The pr...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction for Murder and Robbery in Engineering Student's Death — Life Imprisonment Confirmed. Appellant convicted under Sections 302, 397, and 201 IPC for murdering a friend during a robbery and causing disappearance of evidence....

The appellant, Shaikh Yasir Abdul Mugni, an engineering student, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Nashik for the murder of Jamankumar Maheshwari under Section 302 IPC, robbery under Sec...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Murder and Outraging Modesty Case Due to Inconsistent Dying Declarations. Acquittal upheld as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt due to contradictions in dying declarations and lack of corroboration....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the judgment and order dated 31st October 1998 passed by the IInd Additional Sessions Judge, Kolhapur in Sessions Case No. 196 of 1997, acquitting the respond...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Upholds Conviction in Rash Driving Case — Death Caused by Negligent Driving of Mini Truck. Concurrent findings of fact based on credible evidence cannot be interfered with in revision....

The applicant, Pradeep N. Shetgaonkar, was convicted by the Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) on 01/10/2012 for offences under Sections 279, 338, 304A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 1...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Review Petition in Arbitration Matter — No Power of Review Under Arbitration Act. Review petition against judgment setting aside arbitral award dismissed as Arbitration Act is a self-contained code with no review provision, and Section 5 limits judicial intervention....

The review petitioner, Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd., sought recall of the judgment dated 8 November 2019 in Commercial Arbitration Petition No. 376 of 2017, by which the court had set aside the m...

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Bombay High Court Grants Interim Injunction in Design Infringement Suit Over Potato Chip Ridge Design. Frito-Lay's registered designs for wave-like potato chips held to be infringed by Balaji Wafers' 'Rumbles' product....

The Plaintiffs, Frito-Lay North America, Inc. and others, filed a Commercial IP Suit alleging infringement of their registered designs for potato chips. The Plaintiffs are manufacturers of snack foods...

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Bombay High Court Allows Insurance Company's Appeal in Motor Accident Claim — Reduces Compensation Due to Lack of Income Proof and Applies Standard Multiplier. Parents' Claim for Deceased Daughter's Income at Rs.30,000 Per Month Rejected as Unsubstantiated; Notional Income of Rs.15,000 Per Month Adopted Under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The case arises from a motor accident claim filed by the parents of a deceased 24-year-old woman who died in a road accident on 6th September 2007. The claimants, Suresh Narayan Khopar and Mrs. Seema ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Railway Accident Claim Case — Parents of Deceased Passenger Entitled to Compensation. Tribunal Erred in Holding Deceased Not a Bona Fide Passenger Despite Production of Unused Tickets....

The appellants, parents of the deceased Motiram Bramhadeo Haryan, filed a claim for compensation under the Railways Act, 1989 after their son died on 8 January 2010 when he fell from a running train n...

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Bombay High Court Allows MCGM's Appeal Against Arbitrator's Dismissal of Counter Claim at Threshold - Limitation for Counter Claim in Arbitration. The court held that the Arbitrator erred in dismissing the counter claim on limitation without a full trial, as the counter claim related to the same contract and was filed before conclusion of proceedings....

The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) appealed against an order of a sole Arbitrator dated 23rd June 2009 dismissing its Counter Claim at the threshold on the ground of limitation. The di...