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High Court of Bombay Enhances Compensation for Parents of Deceased Bachelor in Motor Accident Claim — Tribunal's Failure to Consider Future Prospects and Inadequate Conventional Heads Corrected. Parents awarded Rs.5,63,600 with interest under Section 173 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, following Pranay Sethi principles....

The appellants, parents of the deceased Vithal Mahadev Supnur, filed a claim petition under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, seeking compensation for the death of their 22-year-old bachelor son in a moto...

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Bombay High Court Allows Assignee of Debt to Proceed Under SARFAESI Act Despite Company Being Under Liquidation. Assignee Steps into Shoes of Original Lender and Can Enforce Security Interest Under Section 13 of SARFAESI Act, 2002....

The petitioner, ASREC (India) Limited, is a company registered as a Reconstruction Company and Securitisation Company with the Reserve Bank of India under Section 3 of the Securitisation and Reconstru...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Cancellation of Tenders for Supplementary Nutrition Under ICDS Scheme — Violation of Natural Justice and Arbitrary State Action. Tender cancellation without notice to petitioners and without valid reasons set aside; direction to consider petitioners' bids afresh....

The petitioners, various Mahila Bachat Gats (women self-help groups) and a trust, had submitted tenders for the supply of supplementary nutrition under the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Termination of Driver in Sexual Assault Case — Departmental Enquiry Valid Despite Acquittal in Criminal Trial. Acquittal in criminal case does not automatically entitle reinstatement as standard of proof differs in departmental proceedings....

The petitioner, Ramesh Baburao Firode, was employed as a driver in the District Court at Shrirampur, Ahmednagar. On 28.11.2011, a complaint was lodged by Smt. Vandana Suresh Kamble alleging that the p...

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Bombay High Court Allows Pre-Arrest Bail to Accused in SC/ST Act Case Due to Lack of Prima Facie Caste-Based Insult. Court held that absence of specific allegation of caste-based humiliation in public view makes Section 18 bar inapplicable, granting relief under Section 14-A(2) of SC/ST Act, 1989....

The appellants, seven individuals, filed a criminal appeal under Section 14-A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, challenging the rejection of their p...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Life Conviction for Murder in Dowry Demand Case — Acquittal of Co-Accused for Cruelty and Murder Stands as State Did Not Challenge. Conviction under Section 302 IPC based on dying declaration and circumstantial evidence of demand of Rs.10,000/- leading to death....

The appellant, Feroj Mohammad Shaikh, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Osmanabad, for the murder of his wife Shahanaj under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and sentenced to l...

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Bombay High Court Grants Leave to Defend in Commercial Summary Suit for Recovery Under Deed of Cancellation — Triable Issues Raised Regarding Validity of Agreement and Quantum of Amount. The court held that the defendant raised substantial triable issues entitling unconditional leave to defend under Order XXXVII CPC....

The plaintiff, Dimples Infra, a registered partnership firm engaged in property development, filed a commercial summary suit against the defendant, Heer Mehta Landmark Developers Pvt. Ltd., for recove...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Abetment of Suicide Case — No Evidence of Instigation or Harassment Found. Suicide Note Did Not Name Accused; Allegations of Financial Irregularities Not Proven Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of four respondents (Ramchandra Dadaso Ladkat-Patil, Shridhar Vishwanath Ghorpade, Janardan Shankarrao Kore, and Atul Madhusudan Ranganekar) by ...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction for Murder Based on Circumstantial Evidence and Last Seen Theory. Appellant Convicted Under Section 302 IPC for Murder of Deceased Woman Whose Body Was Found in a Gunny Bag; Circumstantial Evidence Including Motive, Recovery of Weapon, and Conduct of Accused Sufficient to Sustain Conviction....

The appellant, Ramchandra Bhiva Bhuwad, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Greater Mumbai, under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) for the murder of an unknown woman and se...

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High Court of Bombay Considers Petition for Termination of Standing Arbitral Tribunal's Mandate in Railway Construction Contract Dispute. Petitioner Seeks Appointment of New Arbitral Tribunal Under Sections 11(6), 14(2), and 15(2) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Alleging Lack of Independence of Serving Railway Officer Arbitrators....

The petitioner, ITD Cementation India Ltd., a company engaged in construction and infrastructure, was awarded a contract by the respondent, Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd., a government company, for t...