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Bombay High Court Disposes of Appeals by Acquiring Authority in Land Acquisition Compensation Dispute. The Court examines the correctness of enhanced compensation awarded under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, for land acquired under the MRTP Act....

The appeals before the Bombay High Court arose from land acquisition proceedings under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 read with the Maharashtra Regional Town Planning Act, 1966. The appellant, City In...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Rape Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Sections 376 and 323 IPC set aside as prosecutrix's testimony was unreliable and medical evidence did not support rape....

The appellant, Santosh Deelip Shinde, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Gangakhed, for offenses under Sections 376 and 323 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for allegedly raping a physicall...

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Bombay High Court Allows Pensioner's Writ Petition for Fixation of Pay Scale and Pensionary Benefits in Education Service — Held that Petitioner is Entitled to Pay Scale of Trained Graduate Teacher and Pensionary Benefits from Date of Initial Appointment....

The petitioner, Walmik Sitaram Sirsath, was appointed as an Assistant Teacher in the Government D.Ed. College, Neknoor, on 1.12.1984. He possessed a B.A. degree and a B.Ed. degree. He claimed that he ...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Acquittal in Food Adulteration Case — Mineral Oil as Foreign Matter Must Exceed 3% Limit Under Rule 44AAA. Clause A.05.17 of Appendix B to Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955 permits extraneous matter up to 3% by weight, and mineral oil falls within that category....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of the respondent-accused, Mangala Badkhal, proprietor of M/s. Sweta Spices Industries, for offences under the Prevention of Food Adulteration A...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal for Enhanced Compensation in Motor Accident Claim — Minor Injured in Bus-Truck Collision. Negligence of MSRTC Driver Established, Compensation Enhanced from Rs. 1,00,000 to Rs. 2,00,000 with Interest....

The appellant, a minor, was travelling in a bus owned by the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) when it collided head-on with a truck on 11.06.1995 due to the negligence of the bus d...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal Against District Court's Rejection of Succession Certificate Application as Not Maintainable. Appeal Under Section 384 of Indian Succession Act, 1925 Lies to High Court, Not District Court....

The appellants, legal heirs of Pandurang Wanjari, filed an application for a succession certificate before the Civil Judge Senior Division, which was rejected. They appealed to the District Court, whi...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition of Bank Against Order Returning Recovery Application for Lack of Jurisdiction. Multi-State Co-operative Bank's Recovery Application Under Section 101 of Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002 Held Maintainable Before Registrar Despite Conversion from State Act....

The petitioner, T.J.S.B. Sahakari Bank Ltd., originally registered as Sadguru Jangli Maharaj Sahakari Bank Ltd. under the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960, was later converted into a multi...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Convict's Furlough Petition Due to History of Overstay and Absconding. Past conduct of overstaying parole by 117 days and furlough by 1055 days considered sufficient ground to deny further furlough under Prisons Act and Rules....

The petitioner, Rambharose @ Ranga Pannalal Malviya, was a life convict undergoing sentence for offences under Sections 147 and 302 of the Indian Penal Code. He had undergone 11 years, 10 months, and ...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellant in Abetment to Suicide Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Instigation. Conviction under Section 306 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove that the accused instigated or provoked the deceased to commit suicide....

The appellant, Surendra Goswami, was convicted by the 4th Ad hoc Additional Sessions Judge, Nagpur, for offences under Sections 306 and 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for allegedly abetting the s...