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Bombay High Court Grants Probate of Will Dated 12 December 1996 in Testamentary Suit — Will Proved to be Genuine and Duly Executed. Court holds that attesting witnesses' testimony and dismissal of caveats establish the will as the last testament of the deceased....

The present Testamentary Suit was filed by the Plaintiffs, who are executors named in the Will dated 12th December 1996 of Yashwantilika Narottamdas Dalal (the deceased), seeking probate of the said W...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Revenue's Appeal in Bogus Purchases Case — Upholds Profit Rate Estimation. The court held that where purchases are proved genuine except for two parties, the disallowance can be restricted to profit margin and 100% disallowance is not warranted under Section 69C of the Income Tax Act, 1961....

The case involves an appeal by the Principal Commissioner of Income Tax (revenue) against the order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) for the assessment year 2010-11. The assessee, Shree Gan...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Declaration of Lapsed Reservation Under MRTP Act — Purchase Notice Period Governed by Amended Section 127(1) as on Date of Notice, Not Date of Reservation Notification. The court held that the amended period of 24 months applies to a purchase notice issued after the amendment, and the petition was premature....

The petitioners, owners of land bearing Survey No.34/3/5/2 at Village Ambegaon, Budruk, Pune, sought a declaration that the reservation of their land as Playground PG-32 had lapsed under Section 127 o...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Assessee's Appeals in Bogus Purchases Case — Concurrent Findings of Fact Not Interfered With Under Section 260A of Income Tax Act, 1961. Addition of 10% of Gross Profit Margin on Unproved Purchases Upheld as No Substantial Question of Law Arises....

The case involves six Income Tax Appeals filed by Refrigerated Distributors Pvt Ltd (now known as Partytime Ice Pvt Ltd) against the Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax and Assistant Commissioner of Inc...

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Bombay High Court Grants Interim Injunction in Trademark Infringement and Passing Off Suit — Plaintiff's Registered Mark 'STREAX' Protected Against Deceptively Similar Mark 'STREAK Street' Used for Hair Products. The court found the defendants' adoption dishonest and the marks phonetically similar, warranting restraint pending trial....

The plaintiff, Hygienic Research Institute Private Limited, filed a suit for trademark infringement and passing off against the defendants, Chandan and Shah Trading LLP and its partner, alleging that ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition of Company Seeking Mandamus to Permit Construction of Captive Jetty and Cement Plant in Mangrove Area. Court holds that prior environmental clearances are mandatory and the petitioner cannot circumvent the directions in PIL No.87/2006....

The petitioner, Adani Cementation Limited, a company incorporated under the Companies Act, 2013 and part of the Adani Group, filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the respondents to permi...

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Bombay High Court Quashes UGC Rejection of ODL/OL Approval for University Due to Lack of Hearing and Reasoning. NIRF Rank-1 Achievement Not Considered Fairly Under UGC Regulations, 2020....

The petitioner, Symbiosis Open Education Society, through its Principal Director, challenged a letter dated 19 December 2024 issued by the University Grants Commission (UGC) rejecting its application ...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Eye Witness and Suppressed First Information. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt....

The appellant, Rahul Babanrao Bhad, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of Pratiksha, with whom he had a love affair and allegedly married. The prosecution's case r...

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The Bombay High Court held that the competent authority could not reject a compounding application solely on the ground of delay, as the Income-tax Act, 1961 did not prescribe a limitation period. The court set aside the impugned order and directed the Chief Commissioner to reconsider the application based on relevant facts and judicial precedents....

Income-tax Act, 1961 – Section 279(2) – Compounding of Offences – CBDT Guidelines – Discretion of Authority The court reaffirmed that when a statute does not prescribe a limitation period, on...

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Bombay High Court Allows Section 11 Application, Holds LLP Can Be Party to Arbitration Under LLP Agreement Despite Not Being Signatory. LLP Agreement is Charter Document Binding the LLP, and Disputes Relating to LLP's Affairs Necessarily Involve LLP as Party....

The applicant, Kartik Radia, a former partner of BDO India LLP, was expelled from the LLP. He sought to initiate arbitration under the LLP Agreement dated August 1, 2014, against both BDO and its Mana...