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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal in Motor Accident Claim Due to Lack of Evidence of Negligence. Claimants Failed to Prove That the Offending Vehicle Was Involved in the Accident, and Non-Examination of Eyewitness Led to Adverse Inference....

The appellants, original claimants, filed an appeal against the judgment dated 07.05.2004 of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Jalgaon, which dismissed their claim for compensation of Rs. 5,00,000/-...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellant in Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Dying Declarations. Conviction under Section 302 IPC Set Aside as Dying Declarations Contradicted Each Other and Medical Evidence Did Not Support Prosecution Case....

The appellant, Dilip Sukhdeo Gaikwad, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Jalgaon, for the murder of his wife Tulsabai under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment. The prosecu...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petitions Challenging Rejection of Objections to Nomination in Co-operative Society Election — Petitioner's Objections to Respondent's Nomination Were Not Properly Considered by Election Officer...

The petitioner, Vaibhav Manohar Bhokare, filed two writ petitions challenging an order dated 03.01.2023 passed by the District Co-operative Election Officer (respondent no.2) in the election of Yogesh...

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Bombay High Court Allows Discharge in Rape Case Based on Consensual Relationship and Breach of Promise Not to Marry. The court held that a mere breach of promise to marry does not constitute rape under Section 376 IPC if the promise was not false from inception, and the provisions of the SC/ST Act are not attracted when the parties belong to the same caste....

The appellant, Prathamesh Surendra Sohale, aged 24, was charged under Sections 376, 376(2)(n) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and Sections 3(1)(w)(i), 3(2)(5) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tri...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appointment of Sole Arbitrator in Commercial Dispute Over Purchase Orders. Arbitration Clause in Purchase Orders Held Binding Despite Absence of Signed Agreement, as Parties Acted on Purchase Orders Containing Arbitration Clause....

The applicant, Bajaj Electricals Limited, filed an application under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, seeking appointment of a sole arbitrator to adjudicate disputes arising f...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petitions Challenging Land Acquisition Under MID Act Due to Non-Compliance with Section 32. The court set aside acquisition proceedings for Survey No.150, Hissa No.3, Village Mann, as no valid notification under Section 32(1) of the Maharashtra Industrial Development Act, 1961 was issued for the specific plot....

The petitioners, owners of various plots including Survey No.150, Hissa No.3, at Village Mann, Taluka Mulshi, District Pune, challenged the land acquisition proceedings initiated under the Maharashtra...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction for Murder and House Trespass in Brother-in-Law Killing Case. Circumstantial Evidence Including Motive, Last Seen, and Recovery of Weapon Sufficient to Sustain Conviction Under Sections 449 and 302 IPC....

The appellant, Laxman Pandurang Pawar, was convicted by the Sessions Judge, Yavatmal, for offences punishable under Sections 449 (house-trespass in order to commit murder) and 302 (murder) of the Indi...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Credible Evidence and Doubtful Circumstantial Chain. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt....

The appellant, Gopalrao Dnyanobaji Borkar, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge-3, Amravati on 29/04/2019 in Sessions Case No.178/2016 for the murder of his son Shailesh under Section 302 of...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Order Refusing Return of Plaint in Suit for Possession of Garage. Court Holds That Question of Valuation and Court Fee Is a Mixed Question of Law and Fact to Be Decided at Trial, Not Under Order 7 Rule 10 CPC....

The petitioner, Ganpat Govind Shigvan, was a defendant in Suit No. 2151 of 2010 filed by the respondent, Preeti Paresh Shah, and her mother for possession of a garage. The petitioner had been a domest...