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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in NI Act Case, Sets Aside Acquittal Based on Incorrect Application of Bombay Money Lenders Act. Court holds that mere filing of previous complaints does not prove money lending business without license under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881....

The appellant, Gulabrao Mahadeo Ghorpade, filed a criminal appeal against the acquittal of the respondent, Chandrakant Pandharinath Nehate, by the Additional Judicial Magistrate First Class, Pune, for...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Seeking Land Allotment and Compensation for Deficit Area in Rehabilitation Scheme — Petitioners Failed to Establish Entitlement Under Rehabilitation Policy and Orders Were Not Quashed....

The petitioners, Rukmini Dattatraya Tirawade and Vikram Hari Palkar, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the Bombay High Court seeking a writ of mandamus direct...

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Bombay High Court Allows Distillery Petitions Challenging Denial of NOC for Ethanol Production Under Maharashtra Excise Act. Court holds that denial of No Objection Certificate for ethanol production from sugarcane juice is arbitrary and violative of Article 14 when based on policy not applicable to molasses-based distilleries....

The judgment involves multiple writ petitions filed by distilleries challenging the denial of No Objection Certificate (NOC) by the State of Maharashtra for the production of ethanol from sugarcane ju...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Accused in Murder and Attempt to Murder Case Arising from Land Dispute. Conviction under Sections 302, 307, 506(II) read with Section 149 IPC confirmed for active participants in fatal assault, while acquittal of other accused upheld for lack of evidence....

The case arises from a land dispute between two families in Dhol Umari, Hingoli. On 18th May 2014, the informant Dipak Khandare and his family members were attacked by a group of accused persons armed...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Disqualification of Sarpanch for Encroachment on Government Land under Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act. The Additional Divisional Commissioner correctly set aside the Collector's order as the inspection report provided sufficient material to prove encroachment under Section 14(1)(j-3) of the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1959....

The petitioner, Sunita Pandalwad, was elected as a member of Grampanchayat Bori (Kh.) in March 2021 and later became Sarpanch. Respondent No. 5 filed a dispute under Section 14(1)(j-3) of the Maharash...

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Bombay High Court Allows Revenue's Appeal in Income Tax Case Due to Assessee's Failure to Prove Revenue Expenditure. The court held that the assessee did not discharge its burden to show that the expenditure was revenue in nature under Section 37(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961....

The case pertains to an appeal by the Commissioner of Income Tax against the order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) which had upheld the CIT(A)'s decision allowing certain expenditure claim...

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Bombay High Court Allows Enhancement of Compensation in Motor Accident Claim for Death of Bicycle Mechanic — Applies Multiplier of 18 and Adds Future Prospects. Notional Income Enhanced from Rs. 15,000 to Rs. 36,000 per annum, and 40% Future Prospects Added, Resulting in Total Compensation of Rs. 5,80,300/-....

The present appeal was filed by the original claimants, being the wife, minor children, and parents of the deceased Subhash Uttam Nagare, seeking enhancement of compensation awarded by the Motor Accid...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Appellant for Rape of Handicapped Woman with Low IQ — Evidence of Prosecutrix Found Credible and Corroborated. Medical Evidence and Testimony of Victim and Informant Establish Offence Under Section 376(2)(l)(n) IPC....

The appellant, Nilesh Prabhakar Jadhav, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Khamgaon, in Sessions Trial No.65/2017 for offences under Section 376(2)(l)(n) (rape of a woman with mental disa...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Rejection of Section 28-A Application for Violation of Natural Justice in Land Acquisition Matter. Failure to Issue Notice and Grant Hearing Before Rejecting Redetermination Application Under Land Acquisition Act, 1894 Renders Order Void....

The petitioners, whose lands were acquired for irrigation purposes, filed an application under Section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 seeking redetermination of compensation. The Deputy Collec...