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Bombay High Court Allows Second Appeal in Partition Suit — Adoption and Hindu Succession Rights Upheld. Plaintiff's 1/2 share in suit properties declared, sale deeds by adopted son held not binding on adoptive mother....

The original plaintiff, Housabai, filed a suit for partition and separate possession of suit lands, claiming a 1/2 share as the widow of her husband who died in 1934. She had adopted Eknath, son of he...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Wilful Defaulter Declaration — Violation of Natural Justice and RBI Circular Mandates. Declaration set aside as Review Committee failed to provide personal hearing and did not consider petitioner's representation, violating RBI Master Circular on Wilful Defaulters....

The petitioner, Mr. Milind Patel, filed a writ petition challenging his declaration as a wilful defaulter by Union Bank of India (Respondent No. 1). The petitioner had availed credit facilities from t...

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Bombay High Court Allows Trustees' Petition Against Joint Charity Commissioner's Order Rejecting Application for Want of Jurisdiction. Jurisdictional bar under Section 36A(3A) of Maharashtra Public Trust Act, 1950 does not apply to applications for directions regarding trust property....

The petitioners, Dara H. Satpatiwala and Nevil M. Billimoria, are trustees of Pinnacle Global Foundation, a public charitable trust registered under the Maharashtra Public Trust Act, 1950, with its re...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Show-Cause Notice Under Section 56(1)(b) of Maharashtra Police Act for Lack of Live Link and Non-Recording of Statements. The court held that the authority must record statements of witnesses and establish a live link between offences before issuing such notice....

The petitioner, a farmer, challenged a show-cause notice dated 12 January 2024 issued under Section 56(1)(b) of the Maharashtra Police Act by the Sub-Divisional Officer, Haweli. The petitioner contend...

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Bombay High Court Converts Writ Petition into Suo Motu PIL over Illegal Construction on CIDCO Land; Appoints Court Receiver to Survey Occupants. Unauthorised structure built without any permissions on acquired land, despite repeated demolitions and stay orders, led the Court to take suo motu cognizance and restrain civil suits while considering demolition....

The Bombay High Court, in a suo motu writ petition arising from a private writ, addressed rampant unauthorised construction on government-acquired land in Navi Mumbai. The dispute began when Monish Ch...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Life Imprisonment for Murder Conviction Under Section 302 IPC — Common Intention Established in Fatal Assault. Appellants convicted for murder of deceased by inflicting multiple injuries with iron rod and stick, common intention under Section 34 IPC proved by joint participation....

The appellants, Raju Appasaheb Patil and Suraj Appasaheb Patil, were convicted by the District Judge-1 and Additional Sessions Judge, Sangli, under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petitioner to Have Advocate Present During DRI Interrogation at Visible Distance and Permits Videography at Petitioner's Cost. Right to Counsel and Transparency in Customs Act Proceedings Upheld....

The petitioner, Bhavika Soni, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court seeking a direction to the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) to permit her to attend proceedings during her int...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Reopening Notice Under Section 148 of Income Tax Act for Gift of Shares Without Consideration — Gift Does Not Constitute Income Escape Under the Act....

The petitioner, M/s. Jai Trust, a trust incorporated under the Indian Trust Act, 1882, challenged the legality and validity of a notice dated 12 March 2015 issued under Section 148 of the Income Tax A...