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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Property Tax Reassessment Under Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888 — Reassessment Based on Capital Value Method Without Proper Notice and Opportunity of Hearing Set Aside. Court Held That Reassessment Must Be Based on Fair Market Value as on 1st April 2010 and Not on Arbitrary Valuation....

The petitioners, residents of Narsinha Prasad Building and Narsinha Prasad Annex Building in Vile Parle (East), Mumbai, challenged the reassessment of property tax by the Municipal Corporation for Gre...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Refusal to Restrain Bank Guarantee Invocation in Contract Dispute. No Fraud or Special Equities Established to Prevent ONGC from Encashing Bank Guarantees Furnished by Mercator Oil & Gas....

The appellant, Mercator Oil & Gas Limited, had entered into a contract with the first respondent, Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), for the charter of vessels. Disputes arose, and ONGC ter...

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High Court of Bombay Quashes Death Sentence Execution Due to Procedural Irregularities and Delay. Execution Found Unconstitutional as Mercy Petitions Were Not Properly Considered and Ex-parte Proceedings Were Conducted....

The case involved two petitioners, Pradeep Yashwant Kokade and Purshottam Dashrath Borate, who challenged the constitutionality of their death sentences under Article 226 of the Constitution of India....

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Bombay High Court Enhances Compensation for Injured Tailor in Motor Accident Case — Apportionment of Liability Between Joint Tortfeasors Upheld. Claimant with 40% permanent disability awarded Rs. 5,00,000/- under Section 166 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, with liability apportioned 20% and 80% between the two vehicle drivers....

The appellant, Rajendra Maruti Pawar, a 30-year-old tailor, filed a claim petition under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, seeking compensation for injuries sustained in a motor accident on...

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High Court of Judicature at Bombay Aurangabad Bench Partially Allows Appeal Against Quantum of Compensation in Motor Accident Claim; Ex Gratia Payment Deducted to Prevent Double Benefit. Court Modifies Non-Pecuniary Damages Awarded by Tribunal Conforming to Supreme Court Guidelines in Pranay Sethi, Reducing Compensation by Rs.10 Lakh Ex Gratia Payment and Adjusting Consortium and Funeral Expenses....

The present appeal arose from the judgment and award of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Ahmednagar in MACP No. 407 of 2012, whereby the claim petition filed by the respondents under Section 166 of...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Succession Certificate Case — Dispute Between Brothers Over Entitlement to Succession Certificate for Deceased Brother's Estate. Court holds that the respondent, being the elder brother, is entitled to the certificate as per Section 372 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, but the appellant's claim as a creditor must be considered in separate proceedings....

The present appeal was filed by Rajendra Sadashiv Shreshtha (the appellant) challenging the judgment and order dated 21-01-2019 passed by the 2nd Joint Civil Judge (Senior Division), Aurangabad, in Ci...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Second Appeal in Specific Performance Suit — Concurrent Findings of Readiness and Willingness Upheld. Agreement to Sell for Agricultural Land Validly Enforced as Plaintiffs Proved Continuous Readiness and Willingness to Perform Contract Under Section 16(c) of Specific Relief Act, 1963....

The present second appeal was filed by the original defendant, Santosh Madanlal Agrawal, challenging the concurrent judgment and decree passed by the trial court and the first appellate court in a sui...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal for Enhanced Compensation in Motor Accident Claim. Claimant with Permanent Disability Awarded Rs. 5,00,000 Under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The appellant, Bano @ Banubi Rashid Shaikh, filed a claim petition under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, seeking compensation for injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident on 27-02-2...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal by Western Coalfields Limited in Motor Accident Claim — Reduces Compensation Due to Contributory Negligence. Jeep Owner Not Liable for Full Compensation as Deceased Employee's Negligence Contributed to Accident....

The case arises from a motor accident that occurred on 13 August 2004, when Sandeep Gupta, an employee of Western Coalfields Limited (WCL), was driving a jeep (MH31H1297) from Nagpur towards Chandrapu...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Allows Petitioner to File Written Statement in Commercial Suit Despite Delay — Emphasizes Liberal Approach Under Order VIII Rule 1 CPC and Commercial Courts Act. The court set aside orders of Commercial Court that had precluded the defendant from filing written statement, holding that the Commercial Court erred in mechanically rejecting the application for time without considering the reasons for delay and the lack of prejudice to the plaintiff....

The petitioner, Vedanta Limited, challenged two orders of the Commercial Court at Panaji in Special Civil Suit (Commercial) No.84 of 2017. The first order dated 27.03.2018 dismissed the petitioner's a...

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