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High Court Upholds Validity of Tax on Entry of Goods. Chowgule and Company’s Challenge Against the Goa Tax on Entry of Goods (Amendment) Rules, 2023, Dismissed...

The Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court examined the validity of the Goa Tax on Entry of Goods (Amendment) Rules, 2023. The petitioner, Chowgule and Company, argued that the amendment imposed an unfair...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction for Rash Driving Causing Death but Grants Probation to Young Offender. Concurrent findings of guilt under Section 304-A IPC and Motor Vehicles Act not perverse; benefit of Probation of Offenders Act extended considering age and first-time offence....

The petitioner, who was 18 years old at the time of the incident, was convicted by the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Aurangabad, for offences under Section 304-A of the Indian Penal Code and variou...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in POCSO Case Due to Inconsistent Testimony and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Sections 376(2)(i) and 452 IPC and Section 4 POCSO Act set aside as victim's evidence found untrustworthy and medical evidence inconclusive....

The case involves an appeal against the conviction of Kishore Vitthalrao Shendre for offences under Sections 376(2)(i) and 452 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Section 4 of the Protection of Childre...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Contempt Petition for Lack of Willful Disobedience in IP Infringement Case. Court finds that the alleged new label/trade dress of the respondents was not identical or deceptively similar to the petitioner's FEVICOL MR artistic work, bottle, and glue pens, and thus did not violate the consent decree....

The petitioner, Pidilite Industries Ltd., filed a contempt petition against the respondents, Premier Stationery Industries Pvt. Ltd. and others, alleging willful disobedience of a consent decree dated...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Dismissal of Watchman for Misconduct in University College. Enquiry Found Fair and Proper Under Standard Code Rules, 1984; No Perversity in Tribunal's Findings....

The petitioner, Mallinath Vithal Vathakar, was appointed as a watchman (Class IV) in Sree Narayan Guru College of Commerce on 19 October 1996 and later confirmed. On 19 June 2003, he was given the pos...

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Bombay High Court Sets Aside Order Striking Off Defence in Easement Suit — Inquiry Required Before Penalty Under Order XXXIX Rule 2A CPC. The court held that striking off defence is a harsh order and can only be passed after an inquiry establishing wilful disobedience of an injunction order....

The appellants, original defendants in a suit for easementary rights, challenged an order of the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Quepem dated 16.9.2020, which struck off their defence under Order XXXIX ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Tender Eligibility Decision in Municipal Solid Waste Management Project — Court Refuses to Interfere with Expert Committee's Evaluation of Technical Capacity and Debarment Status....

The petitioner, Adarsh Bharat Enviro Pvt. Ltd., challenged the decision of Ichalkaranji Municipal Corporation (Respondent No. 2) to declare Respondent No. 3, Greentech Environ Management Pvt. Ltd., el...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Transfer Order of Police Officer Mother of Child with Autism on Humanitarian Grounds. Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 invoked to exempt from routine transfer due to child's severe autism requiring constant maternal proximity....

The petitioner, Mrs. Devyani C. Naik, a Lady Police Sub-Inspector with 22 years of service, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging her transfer order dated 14...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petitions of Shop Tenants Against BMC and MHADA for Occupation Certificate and Tax Waiver. Developer's Default in Surrendering Area to MHADA Cannot Prejudice Tenants Who Cooperated in Redevelopment....

The petitioners were tenants of shops in a property owned by Mumtaj Begum Shah Mohammed and others, located at Miya Mohamed Chhotani Road, Mahim, Mumbai. The property was purchased by Raj Realtors Con...

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High Court Grants Mother's Custody Plea for Surrogate Twins Amid Legal and Emotional Turmoil. A Landmark Decision Balancing Legal Rights and Emotional Bonds in a Surrogacy Case....

The Bombay High Court, the court addressed a complex case involving the custody of twin daughters born through surrogacy. The petitioner, the legal mother, sought custody and visitation rights after h...