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Bombay High Court Dismisses MSRDC's Petition Challenging Withdrawal from Land Acquisition Under Section 48(1) of Land Acquisition Act, 1894. Subsequent Purchaser Allowed to Seek Return of Land as Acquisition Was Not Completed Within Stipulated Time....

The petitioner, Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation Ltd. (MSRDC), challenged the judgment and order dated 6th December 2005 passed by the Land Acquisition Officer allowing an application un...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Under Section 188 IPC for Lack of Sanction and Absence of Public Nuisance. Applicant's act of pasting posters on own wall did not constitute disobedience of order under Section 188 IPC as no public nuisance was caused and no valid sanction under Section 195 CrPC was obtained....

The applicant, Datta Pandurang Raut, filed a criminal application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quashing of FIR No. 270 of 2017 registered at MIDC Police Station, ...

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High Court of Bombay Quashes FIR Under Section 188 IPC for Lack of Sanction and Non-Compliance with Section 195 CrPC. Criminal proceedings initiated without prior complaint by public servant are not maintainable....

The applicant, Mukteshwar s/o Sidram Deshmane, filed a criminal application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quashing of FIR No.264 of 2016 registered at Ausa Police ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Employer's Appeal in Industrial Dispute Case Due to Unexplained Delay and Prejudice. The court held that stale claims should not be entertained and that writ courts should not re-appreciate evidence....

The case involves an appeal by Western Coalfields Ltd. (employer) against a judgment of a learned Single Judge of the Bombay High Court, which allowed a writ petition filed by the workman, Santosh Kum...

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Bombay High Court Restrains Disqualification of Corporator Pending Caste Scrutiny - Section 5B Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Act, 1949. Court holds that disqualification under Section 5B cannot be invoked until the decision of the caste claim is communicated to the Municipal Corporation....

The Petitioner, Mrs. Anuradha Sudhakar Katkar, was elected as a Corporator of the Solapur Municipal Corporation in February 2017, contesting from an OBC category seat as a candidate of the Congress (I...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Life Sentence for Murder Under Section 302 IPC — Conviction Based on Motive, Last Seen Evidence, and Recovery of Weapon. The court held that the chain of circumstantial evidence was complete and pointed to the guilt of the appellant....

The appellant, Sidharth @ Siddya s/o Sitaram Jadhav, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of Prakash Patil and sentenced to life imprisonment. The incident occurred ...

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High Court at Bombay (Aurangabad Bench) Delivers Judgment in State Appeal Against Acquittal in Murder and Trespass Case under Sections 302, 447 read with 34 IPC...

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of three respondents who were charged with the murder of Kanta, the younger brother of accused No. 1, under sections 302 and 447 read with secti...

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Bombay High Court Allows Wife's Appeal Against Divorce Decree in Hindu Marriage Act Case — Remand for Fresh Consideration on Subsequent Cause of Action. The court held that a second divorce petition based on a cause of action arising after dismissal of earlier petition is maintainable under Order IX Rule 9 CPC and Section 13(1)(ia) of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955....

The appellant wife challenged the judgment and decree of the Family Court at Aurangabad in Hindu Marriage Petition No. A-220/2010, which dissolved her marriage with the respondent husband under Sectio...

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High Court Acquits Husband in Dowry Harassment and Abetment to Suicide Case Due to Unreliable Evidence. Cruelty Under Section 498A IPC Not Proved Beyond Reasonable Doubt, Presumption Under Section 113A Evidence Act Not Applicable....

The appellant was convicted by the trial court under Sections 498A and 306 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, for cruelty to his wife Leelabai and abetment of her suicide. The marriage took place in 1997...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Revenue in Block of Assets Case — Industrial Gala Sale Taxed as Short Term Capital Gain Under Section 50. Non-Use of Asset Does Not Remove It from Block of Assets; Depreciation History Determines Tax Treatment....

The case involves an income tax reference by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai Bench, at the instance of the assessee, Smt. Meena v. Pamnani, regarding the tax treatment of gain from sale of a...