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FIRST APPEAL NO.514 OF 2014...

The appeal arose from a suit dismissed by the trial court for mandatory injunction seeking execution of an agreement for sale of a flat under the Maharashtra Ownership Flats (Regulation of the Promoti...

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Bombay High Court Allows Insurance Company's Appeal in Marine Insurance Claim Dispute, Reduces Compensation. Court holds that the trial court had territorial jurisdiction but reduces the awarded amount due to errors in calculation of damages and interest....

The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. appealed against the judgment and decree dated 30th April 2013 passed by the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Panaji in Special Civil Suit No.124/98/B, which directed the...

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Bombay High Court Quashes 'C' Summary Report in Forgery Case — Directs Further Investigation Under Section 173(8) CrPC. Court holds that acceptance of summary report without considering FIR allegations and without examining witnesses vitiates the order, and that the informant has locus standi to challenge such acceptance....

The petitioner, Avneesh Harvansh Singh, is the first informant who lodged an FIR on 22 September 2015 against respondent nos.2 to 6, who are co-trustees of Nagar Yuvak Shikshan Sanstha, alleging offen...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in POCSO Case Due to Inconsistent Victim Testimony and Lack of Medical Corroboration. Conviction under Sections 4 and 8 of POCSO Act, 2012 set aside as medical evidence did not support penetration and delay in FIR was unexplained....

The appellant, Ganesh Kisan Navale, was convicted by the Special Judge under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO) for sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl on 1st Januar...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Witnesses and Lack of Evidence. Conviction under Sections 302, 324, 341 read with Section 34 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt....

The State of Maharashtra filed an appeal against the judgment and order dated 31st December 1994 passed by the Learned Joint District Judge and Additional Sessions Judge, Sangli, acquitting the respon...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Caste Validity Certificate Requirement for ST Appointments in Zilla Parishad Gadchiroli. Section 3 of Maharashtra Act 23 of 2001 mandates production of caste validity certificate for appointment against reserved posts, and the advertisement clause was held valid....

The petitioner, Ms. Chitra Sonarghare, filed a writ petition challenging a clause in an advertisement dated 26-12-2019 published by Zilla Parishad, Gadchiroli, which required applicants for posts rese...

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Bombay High Court Grants Injunction Against YouTuber for Disparaging Marico's Products in Video Review. Court holds that false and malicious statements in product reviews can constitute disparagement, and interim injunction can be granted even if defendant is not a competitor....

The plaintiff, Marico Limited, a company manufacturing and selling various consumer products including hair oils and foods, filed a suit against the defendant, Abhijeet Bhansali, who runs a YouTube ch...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Plaintiff's Copyright Infringement Claim Against Film 'Umeed' — No Substantial Similarity Found. Court holds that ideas and themes are not copyrightable under the Copyright Act, 1957, and that the plaintiff failed to establish access or copying....

The plaintiff, Shivani Tibrewala, a writer/director, filed a suit alleging copyright infringement by the defendants, Rajat Mukherjee and others, in relation to the film 'Umeed'. The plaintiff claimed ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Preventive Detention Order Under MPDA Act for Lack of Material to Show Public Order Threat — Single Crime and In-Camera Statements Insufficient to Sustain Detention as 'Dangerous Person'....

The petitioner, Vicky Satyawan Chavan @ Barkya, challenged a preventive detention order dated 08/07/2019 passed by the Commissioner of Police, Mumbai, under Section 3 of the Maharashtra Prevention of ...