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Bombay High Court Upholds Specific Performance Decree in Property Sale Dispute — Plaintiff's Readiness and Willingness Established Despite Delay. Agreement for Sale of Land and Building dated 5.7.1984 for Rs.1,85,000 with earnest money of Rs.18,500; defendant failed to execute sale deed; suit decreed by trial court; appeal dismissed....

The case involves a suit for specific performance of an agreement for sale of immovable property. The original plaintiff, a builder-developer, agreed to purchase a property from the original defendant...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Witness Testimony and Lack of Homicidal Death Proof. Acquittal of Son, Wife, and Relatives for Murder of Deceased Trimbak Rasal Upheld as Prosecution Failed to Establish Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The State of Maharashtra filed an appeal against the judgment dated 21.7.2001 passed by the II Additional Sessions Judge, Osmanabad in Sessions Case No.12/2001, acquitting the four respondents (Satish...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR in Dowry Prohibition Act Case Due to Settlement Between Parties — Criminal Proceedings Terminated as Complainant and Accused Resolved Dispute Amicably....

The applicants, who are the accused in FIR No. 86 of 2017 registered at Police Station, City Chowk, Jalna for offences under Sections 498A, 406 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction Under Section 304-II IPC for Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder in Land Dispute Assault Case. State's Appeal Against Acquittal Under Section 302 IPC Dismissed as Evidence Does Not Establish Intent to Cause Death....

The case involves two appeals arising from a Sessions Trial. The State appealed against the acquittal of six accused under Section 302 IPC, while three accused appealed against their conviction under ...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellant in Cruelty and Abetment of Suicide Case Due to Unreliable Dying Declarations. Multiple and Inconsistent Dying Declarations, Possibility of Tutoring, and Failure to Prove Cruelty Under Section 498A IPC Led to Acquittal....

The appellant, Mohd. Salim, was convicted by the trial court under Sections 498A and 306 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 for subjecting the deceased, Manisha, to cruelty and abetting her suicide. The p...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Challenge to Metro Fare Hike; Judicial Review Not Permitted Over Specialist Committee's Decision Under Metro Act. Fare Fixation Committee's Determination Based on Section 34 Prevails Over Contractual Fare Stipulations, Limited to Checking Arbitrariness or Perversity....

The writ petition challenged the Fare Fixation Committee's decision to increase Mumbai Metro fares from Rs.9-13 to Rs.10-110 from January 2015. The petitioner, MMRDA, was the project implementation ag...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Husband's Appeal Against Denial of Divorce on Ground of Cruelty and Upholds Restitution of Conjugal Rights. Suppression of Wife's Ailment and Eccentric Behaviour Not Proven as Cruelty Under Section 13(1)(ia) of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955....

The appellant husband, Gaurav Sanjeev Wattal, and the respondent wife, Pallavi Gaurav Wattal, were married on April 30, 2006. Both are highly educated; the husband works in hospitality services, and t...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Preventive Detention Order Under MPDA Act for Non-Application of Mind and Mechanical Confirmation by State Government. The court held that the detaining authority failed to consider the possibility of bail and the State Government mechanically confirmed the detention, rendering the orders unsustainable....

The petitioner, Mohammed Mustafa, challenged the preventive detention order passed by the Commissioner of Police, Aurangabad under Section 3(1) of the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities of...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petitioner's Claim for Compassionate Appointment Due to 14-Year Delay. Appointment on compassionate ground cannot be claimed after lapse of considerable time as the purpose of providing immediate financial assistance is defeated....

The petitioner, Dinesh Shirish Saigunde, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, seeking directions to the respondents (Sta...