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Bombay High Court Allows Section 11(6) Application and Appoints Sole Arbitrator in Property Sale Dispute. Arbitration clauses in MOU and Agreement for Sale held prima facie valid, and dispute referred to arbitration despite respondent's objection regarding non-signing of agreement....

The applicant, Bhupinder Singh Balwant Singh, filed an application under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, seeking appointment of a sole arbitrator to adjudicate disputes ar...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Reduction of Penalty in Disciplinary Proceeding for Pay Fixation Misconduct — Proportionality of Punishment Upheld. Court held that while misconduct was established, removal was disproportionate and Appellate Authority's modification to reduction to lowest scale was justified....

The petitioner, Rajesh Ashok Mankar, was employed as a Computer Operator with Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL). He was initially appointed on a daily wage basis and later regularized. While p...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Reopening Notice Under Section 148 of Income Tax Act for Lack of Full and True Disclosure — Petitioner Had Disclosed All Material Facts in Return of Income. The court held that the reopening was based on a change of opinion and was invalid as the Assessing Officer did not form a reasonable belief of escapement of income....

The petitioner, Astec LifeSciences Ltd., is engaged in the business of manufacturing and trading of agrochemicals and pharmaceutical intermediates. With effect from 6th November 2015, the petitioner w...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Reservation Policy for Principal Posts in Aided Colleges. Post of Principal is an Isolated Post Not Subject to Reservation Under Maharashtra Reservation Policy....

The petitioner, Marathwada Legal and General Education Society, runs two aided colleges: Manikchand Pahade Law College (established 1956) and Dr. (Smt.) Indirabai Bhaskarrao Pathak Mahila Arts, Commer...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal of Convicted Murderer Under Section 302 IPC. Eyewitness Testimony and Medical Evidence Sufficient to Sustain Conviction for Murder....

The appellant, Subhash Shamrao Gaikwad, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Pune, for the offence of murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and sentenced to life imprison...

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Bombay High Court Allows Enhancement of Compensation in Land Acquisition Case Based on Parity with Adjacent Land. Claimant awarded Rs. 200 per square meter for land acquired for Akoli diversion road, relying on previous judgment in LAC No. 77/2005....

The appellant, Smt. Kamlabai Wd/o. Ganeshsingh Parihar, was the owner and possessor of land bearing Survey No. 22/2 admeasuring 0.68 HR situated at Mouja Navsari, Tah. and District Amravati. The land ...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Life Convict in Murder Case Due to Lack of Direct Evidence and Unreliable Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Sections 302 and 201 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The appellant, Machhindra Ukandi Suryawanshi, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Aurangabad, for the murder of his wife Gangasagar under Sections 302 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code, 186...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Review Petition in Land Acquisition Compensation Case — No Fraud Established Against Claimant. Non-disclosure of earlier petition does not amount to fraud when subsequent correspondence kept the claim alive....

The case involves a review petition filed by Indian Oil Corporation (the original respondent) seeking to review an order passed in Writ Petition No. 802 of 2015. The review petitioner alleged that the...