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Bombay High Court Quashes Slum Acquisition Notification for Petitioners' Land Due to Non-Compliance with Section 14(1) of Maharashtra Slum Areas Act, 1971. Notification held invalid for failing to specify the particular land and for not providing opportunity of hearing before declaration of slum area....

The petitioners, Yogesh Chandulal Mehta and Suresh Chandulal Mehta, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the Bombay High Court challenging a notification dated 1...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in NI Act Case: Solitary Loan Transaction Not Money Lending Business Under Bombay Money Lenders Act, 1946. Single instance of lending does not constitute money lending business, making debt legally recoverable and prosecution under Section 138 NI Act maintainable....

The appellant, M/s. Raj Exports, filed a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 against the respondent for dishonour of a cheque issued towards repayment of a loan. The tr...

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Bombay High Court Allows Employer's Appeal in Workmen's Compensation Case — Death Not Arising Out of Employment. Deceased lineman died of heart attack while on duty but without any work-related strain; held not compensable under Section 3 of Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923....

The case involves two cross-appeals arising from a single judgment and award dated 23.11.2001 passed by the Commissioner, Workmen's Compensation Tribunal and Civil Judge, Senior Division, Osmanabad in...

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Bombay High Court Partly Allows Revision Against Enhancement of Maintenance Under Section 127 CrPC — Husband's Income and Wife's Earning Capacity Considered. The court reduced maintenance from Rs.7,000 to Rs.5,000 per month per applicant, holding that the wife's earning capacity and the husband's actual income must be properly assessed....

The case involves a criminal revision application filed by Gajanan Mandekar (husband) challenging the Family Court's order enhancing maintenance payable to his wife Deepashree and minor son Abhinav un...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition Challenging Selection Process for Assistant Engineer Post in Tata Institute of Social Sciences. Substitution of Skill Test with Interview Violated Advertised Procedure, Court Quashes Selection and Orders Fresh Process....

The petitioner, Rahul Annasaheb Shende, a Civil Engineer with B.Tech qualification, was initially appointed as an Engineer on a contractual basis by Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in 2018. H...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Insurance Company's Appeal Seeking Deduction of Medical Reimbursement from Motor Accident Compensation. Medical reimbursement under a separate Mediclaim policy is a contractual benefit and cannot be deducted from compensation payable by the insurer of the offending vehicle under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The appellant, Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd., filed an appeal against the judgment and order of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Mumbai, which awarded compensation of Rs.14,44,314/- to the cl...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal by BEST Corporation in Motor Accident Claim — False Involvement of Bus Not Proved. Tribunal's finding of negligence and compensation upheld as eye witness and FIR supported involvement of BEST bus....

The case arises from a motor accident claim where the deceased Virendrnath was knocked down by a BEST bus on 24th July 2000 at about 10:00 p.m. The claimants, being the brother, father, mother, sister...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR in Cheque Dishonour Case Due to Lack of Proper Service of Demand Notice. The court held that mere issuance of notice is insufficient; actual receipt by the accused is required for the presumption under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 to arise....

The applicants, partners of M/s. Megapolis Landmar LLP, filed an application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quashing of the complaint R.C.S. No. 580 of 2017 and con...