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Bombay High Court Allows De-reservation of Plot Under Section 127 of MRTP Act for Failure to Acquire Within Time. The court held that the reservation on the petitioner's plot lapsed due to the respondents' failure to acquire the plot within the prescribed period after service of purchase notice under Section 127 of the Maharashtra Regional Town Planning Act, 1966....

The petitioner, Ashok Shriram Kulkarni, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court seeking de-reservation of a plot bearing CTS 339 1/A – A/B at Ashta, Sangli. The plot was reserved as No.54...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Suspension Order of Headmistress Due to Inordinate Delay and Retrospective Application of Government Resolution. Director of Education's Suspension Order Set Aside as Government Resolution Dated 14.07.2016 Does Not Confer Power to Suspend Retrospectively for Acts Prior to Its Issuance....

The petitioner, Ku. Kunda Motiram Bodalkar (now Smt. Kunda Arjun Godbole), was appointed as Headmistress in Sant Shivram Maharaj Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Bhandara on 05.07.2004, and her appointment was ap...

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High Court of Bombay at Nagpur Dismisses State Bank of India's Challenge to CAT Order Directing Payment of 12% Interest on Delayed Retiral Benefits to Retired Railway Employee. Bank Held Liable for Delay in Disbursement Despite Railways Depositing Funds Timely....

The petitioner, State Bank of India, challenged the order of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Nagpur, dated 03/05/2013, which directed the bank to pay interest at 12% per annum on the delaye...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Inheritance Dispute — Widow of Predeceased Son Not Entitled to Inherit from Father-in-Law Under Hindu Succession Act. The court held that the widow of a predeceased son is not a Class I heir under Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, and thus cannot claim inheritance from her father-in-law....

The case involves a second appeal before the Bombay High Court at Goa arising from a suit filed by the respondents claiming inheritance of properties owned by the father-in-law of respondent no. 1. Th...

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Bombay High Court Partly Allows Appeal in Lease Dispute, Reduces Mesne Profits Interest Rate. Court holds that interest on mesne profits should be at 6% per annum under Section 34 CPC, not 18% as awarded by trial court....

The appellant, Bandekar Brothers Pvt. Ltd., challenged the judgment and decree dated 16.04.2009 passed in Special Civil Suit No.62/1996 by the trial court. The respondent, Damodar Mangalji & Co. Ltd.,...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Allows Insurance Company's Appeal in Motor Accident Claim Due to Lack of Evidence of Negligence and Wrong Multiplier Application. The court held that the claimant failed to prove rashness and negligence, and the multiplier should be based on the father's age, not the deceased's....

The case involves an appeal by National Insurance Co. Ltd against a judgment and award dated 07.07.2015 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal in Claim Petition No. 100/2014. The Tribunal had aw...

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Bombay High Court Allows Widow's Claim to Inherit from Predeceased Husband's Parents Under Portuguese Civil Code — Right of Representation Under Article 1980 Upheld. The Court held that the widow of a predeceased son is entitled to inherit from her in-laws by representation under Article 1980 of the Portuguese Civil Code, setting aside the lower courts' judgments....

The case involves a second appeal before the Bombay High Court at Goa arising from a dispute over inheritance rights under the Portuguese Civil Code. The appellant, Mrs. Isha Sameer Dessai, is the wid...