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High Court Dismisses Appeal in Admiralty Suit Over Bunker Supply Dispute — No Maritime Claim Established. The court found no privity of contract between the appellant and the vessel's owners, thus no action in rem could be maintained....

The dispute arose from an appeal against an order allowing a motion to set aside an ex parte order of arrest of the MV Amoy Fortune, a foreign vessel. The appellant, a Turkish company engaged in suppl...

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High Court of Bombay at Aurangabad Allows Insurance Company's Appeal Against Penalty, Enhances Interest to 12% in Workmen's Compensation Case. Penalty Cannot Be Imposed on Insurer Under Section 4A of Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923; Interest Rate of 12% Applicable for 1999 Accident....

The case arises from a motor accident that occurred in 1999, resulting in a claim for compensation under the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923. The Commissioner of Workmen's Compensation & Labour Court...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Process in Criminal Complaint for Non-Compliance with Section 202 Cr.P.C. — Accused Residing Beyond Jurisdiction Requires Inquiry Before Issuance of Process...

The petitioner, Motilal Khivraj Banthia, was an accused in RTC No.254 of 2010 pending before the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Kopargaon, District Ahmednagar, for offences punishable under Sections...

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Bombay High Court Bench at Aurangabad Adjudicated a Group of 23 Writ Petitions Against Revenue Authorities. The petitions challenged recovery orders issued by Collectors and Tahsildars, but the substantive judgment content is not present in the extracted text....

The Bombay High Court Bench at Aurangabad heard a batch of 23 writ petitions filed by individuals against State revenue authorities. The petitions challenged orders of recovery passed by various Colle...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Arrest Warrant Against Managing Director in Recovery Certificate Proceedings Under MRTU & PULP Act — Personal Liability Not Established. Director Cannot Be Arrested for Company's Dues Without Lifting Corporate Veil or Establishing Personal Liability Under Sections 50-52 of MRTU & PULP Act, 1971....

The petitioner, Madhusudan Zumbarlal Sarda, was the Managing Director of Sarda Fashions Ltd. (later Sarda Information Technology Ltd.). Respondent Nos. 6 to 9 were former employees of the company who ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR in Rape Case Based on Promise of Marriage — Consent Obtained Under False Promise Not Rape if Promise Not Breached Initially. The court held that where the promise of marriage was genuine and not false from the inception, subsequent breach does not constitute rape under Section 376 IPC....

The applicant, Sachin Vishwnathrao Gawai, filed a criminal application under Section 482 CrPC seeking quashing of FIR No. 173/2017 registered at Police Station Mankapur, Nagpur, for offences under Sec...

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High Court of Bombay at Nagpur Dismisses Appeal by Society in Cheque Dishonour Case for Failure to Prove Debt. Appellant Society Could Not Establish Outstanding Loan Amount After Auction of Pledged Goods, Resulting in Acquittal Under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881....

The appellant, Buldana Urban Co-op. Credit Society Ltd., filed a criminal appeal against the acquittal of the respondent, Pyaru Saimulla Sheikh, for an offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Inst...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellant in Abetment of Suicide Case Due to Lack of Proximate Link Between Alleged Harassment and Suicide. Conviction Under Section 306 IPC Set Aside as Evidence Failed to Establish Instigation or Active Role in Driving Deceased to Commit Suicide....

The appellant, Subhash Motiram Wadekar, was convicted by the Sessions Court at Akola under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for abetment of suicide of his wife, Sharda, and sentenced to five...

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Bombay High Court Allows Transfer of Arbitration and Execution Proceedings to Principal District Judge Nagpur by Consent. Parties Agree Not to Raise Objections Under Arbitration Act or Commercial Courts Ordinance, 2015....

The petitioner, M/s. Kandla Cargo Handlers, challenged an order dated 27.6.2018 passed by the learned Principal District Judge, Nagpur, which granted an ex parte stay of execution proceedings (Special...