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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Cruelty and Demand of Dowry. Conviction under Sections 304-B, 498-A IPC and Sections 3, 4, 6 of Dowry Prohibition Act set aside as prosecution failed to prove dowry demand and harassment soon before death....

The case involves appeals against conviction for dowry death and related offences. The deceased, Sunita, was married to accused no.2 (Digambar) and died by suicide within two years of marriage. The pr...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Child Witness. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as sole testimony of child witness was found untrustworthy and not corroborated by other evidence....

The appellant, Nijam Chindhu Tadvi, was convicted by the Sessions Judge, Jalgaon for the murder of Chayabai under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment. The prosecution case was that on 1...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition Under Article 226 Declaring Lapsing of Land Reservation Under Section 127 MRTP Act. Petitioner's land reserved for Public Health Center in Sangamner Development Plan deemed released as Municipal Council failed to acquire within ten years of purchase notice....

The petitioner, Sumanbai Uttam Gadekar, is the owner of land bearing Gut No.179 (Hissa No.1+9B/A) old Survey No.759 situated at Sangamner, District Ahmednagar, towards the Southern side of Kolhar-Ghot...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Revision Against Conviction Under Section 354 IPC for Outraging Modesty — Evidence of Victim and Family Members Found Credible Despite Delay in FIR. The court upheld the conviction based on the victim's testimony and the explanation for delay, rejecting the defence of false implication due to grocery bills....

The case pertains to a criminal revision application filed by Manoj Kaduba Nade (the applicant/accused) against his conviction under Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for outraging the modest...

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Bombay High Court Quashes ULC Act Demand for Entire Land Area Including Vacant Land — Demand Must Be Limited to Built-Up Area Only. The court held that under the repealed Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976, a demand for payment cannot include vacant land as per the Section 20 Exemption Order Schedule....

The petitioners challenged a demand of Rs 6,09,66,477 raised by the District Collector and Competent Authority under the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 (ULC Act) for an area of 4849 sq ...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Quashes Roznama Entry Dismissing Arbitration Suit in Absence of Signed Judgment. Failure to Comply with Sections 33 and Order XX Rules 1 and 2 CPC Renders Pronouncement Invalid, Directs Fresh Hearing on Merits....

The petitioner, M/s Karnataka Cement Pipes Factory Eng. and Contractors, filed a writ petition before the High Court of Bombay at Goa challenging a Roznama entry dated 18.02.2023 in Arbitration Suit N...

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Bombay High Court Allows Management's Petition in Education Service Dispute — School Tribunal Order Quashed for Lack of Jurisdiction. Part-time teacher on clock-hour basis not covered under M.E.P.S. Act, 1977, hence termination without prior approval valid....

The case involves a writ petition filed by Sarvajanik Education Society and Smt. S.T. Mehta Women's Junior College of Arts (the Management) under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, challenging ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Trust's Challenge to Acquisition of Trust Land for Road Widening — Land Vests in State Under Section 126 of MRTP Act, 1966. The court held that the trust's challenge after the land had vested in the State was not maintainable due to delay and laches....

The petitioner, Tulsidas Gopalji Charitable and Dhakleshwar Temple Trust, filed a writ petition challenging the acquisition of its land admeasuring 42.90 square meters in Mumbai for road widening. The...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Premium Demand on Entire Land in ULC Repeal Case — Demand Must Be Limited to Vacant Land Only. The Court held that under the repealed Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976, a premium demand for the entire land including built-up area is impermissible; only vacant land as per the exemption order can be subject to premium....

The Petitioner, Modern Paints, a partnership firm, acquired land in Oshiwara, Mumbai, under a conveyance dated 12 June 1975. On 1 August 1977, it filed a statement under Section 6(1) of the Urban Land...

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Bombay High Court Quashes ULC Act Demand for Excess Land Due to Repeal and Non-Completion of Proceedings. Demand for Rs 6,09,66,477 raised under Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 set aside as proceedings were not finalized before the Act's repeal and the land was not vested in the State....

The petitioners, nine individuals, filed a writ petition challenging a demand of Rs 6,09,66,477 raised by the District Collector and Competent Authority under the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) A...