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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal of Husband in Dowry Death Case. The Court held that the prosecution failed to prove unnatural death or cruelty under Sections 302 and 498-A IPC, and the dying declaration was unreliable....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of Shivaji Bhujangrao Ukirde (respondent) by the Ad-hoc Additional Sessions Judge, Aurangabad, in Sessions Case No. 42/2001. The respondent was ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Gram Panchayat Resolutions Allotting Public Plots to Private Societies in Writ Petition Under Articles 226 and 227 of Constitution of India. Allotment of Gaothan and Government Land Without Tender or Public Auction Violates Maharashtra Land Revenue Code and Panchayat Act Provisions....

The petitioner, Pravin Gokul Wani, was an elected member of Panchayat Samiti Taluka Sakri, District Dhule, and a resident of Nijampur. He filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Consti...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Applicant in Dishonour of Cheque Cases Due to Lack of Proper Service of Demand Notice. The court held that service of notice under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 must be proved by the complainant, and mere endorsement of 'not claimed' or 'refused' is insufficient without further evidence....

The applicant, Prafulla Purushottam Gadge, filed five criminal applications under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking quashing of criminal proceedings in five separate c...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal for Enhanced Compensation in Motor Accident Claim - Parents and Sister of Deceased Youth Awarded Rs.3,70,000 with Interest. Tribunal's Multiplier of 12 Replaced by 18 as Per Sarla Verma Guidelines for Bachelor Aged 22....

The appeal was filed by the parents and sister of deceased Yogesh Tekode, who died in a motor vehicle accident on 17th August 2005. The deceased was riding a two-wheeler when it collided head-on with ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Regularisation of Ad-hoc Promotion in Konkan Railway. No Legal Right Established Without Rules or Policy....

The petitioner, Sreekumar G., filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court seeking to quash an order dated 28.06.2013 and to declare that his ad-hoc promotion to junior scale in the accounts dep...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Valuers in Cheque Dishonour Case — No Offence Under Section 138 NI Act as Complainant Failed to Prove Debt Legally Enforceable. The court held that the presumption under Section 139 NI Act is rebuttable and the complainant must prima facie show a legally enforceable debt....

The judgment pertains to three criminal applications filed by Ramesh Dahyalal Shah, Yardi Prabhu Consultants & Valuers Pvt. Ltd., and Ashwinkumar Shetty seeking quashing of FIR No. 613 of 2016 and rel...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Rape and Acid Attack Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Sections 376 and 326 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Forcible Sexual Intercourse and Pouring of Acid Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The appellant, Sadashio s/o Rengo Kotangale, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Bhandara, in Sessions Trial 82 of 2012 for offences punishable under Section 376 (rape) and Section 326 (vo...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition for Arrears of Sixth Pay Commission to Non-Teaching Employees of Aided Social Work Colleges. Government Resolution dated 8-3-2011 denying arrears from 1-1-2006 to 31-3-2010 held illegal and quashed....

The petitioner, Maharashtra Association of Social Work Educators, representing teachers and non-teaching employees of aided Colleges of Social Work in Maharashtra, filed a writ petition seeking a decl...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Quashes FIR and Chargesheet in Criminal Writ Petition on Ground of Second FIR Being Incompetent — Principle of Law Against Multiple FIRs for Same Transaction Applied. The court held that a second FIR based on the same transaction as a prior FIR is not maintainable and amounts to abuse of process of law....

The petitioner, Hiro Kewalramani, filed a criminal writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quashing of FIR N...