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Bombay High Court Acquits Husband in Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Dying Declarations. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as dying declarations were contradictory and not corroborated by medical evidence....

The appellant, Sandip Prakash Rathod, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of his wife, Kavita, by setting her on fire. The prosecution alleged that on 17 September ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Applicant in Section 153-A IPC Case — Abusive Facebook Comments Not Constituting Promotion of Enmity Between Groups. Allegations of Filthy and Abusive Language Against a Political Leader Do Not Satisfy Ingredients of Section 153-A IPC as They Are Not Directed at Any Religious, Racial, or Community Group....

The applicant, Suraj Arvind Thakare, filed a criminal application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 seeking quashing of an FIR registered against him by Police Station Rajura, ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Orders of Land Acquisition Authority Setting Aside Reference Orders as Ex-parte. Acquiring Body's Appearance and Filing of Written Statement and Evidence Rendered Reference Orders Not Ex-parte, Contravening Order IX Rule 13 CPC....

The High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Nagpur Bench, heard a batch of eleven writ petitions filed by landowners whose agricultural lands were acquired for the Wardha to Nanded Rail Project under the ...

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Bombay High Court Partially Allows Insurance Appeal in Motor Accident Claim — Reduces Interest Rate from 7.5% to 6% Per Annum. No Contributory Negligence Found as Tribunal's Finding of Negligence on Part of Xylo Driver Was Based on Evidence and Not Shown to Be Perverse....

The appeal was filed by Reliance General Insurance Company Limited under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, challenging the judgment dated 3rd May 2018 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tr...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Land Acquisition Case — Enhances Compensation Rate Based on Comparable Sale Deeds. Market Value Determined at Rs. 25,000 per Acre Under Section 23 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, with 30% Solatium and 12% Additional Interest....

The appellant, Waman s/o Rajaram Gabhane, owned Survey No. 105 admeasuring 4.99 hectares at Mouza Jamb. The State acquired 40 R of this land for extension of Gaothan under the Land Acquisition Act, 18...

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High Court of Bombay at Nagpur Dismisses Insurance Company's Appeal in Motor Accident Claim — Insurer Liable Despite Alleged License Breach. The court held that the insurer failed to prove that the driver lacked a valid driving license, and thus the award of compensation was upheld....

The case arises from a motor accident claim petition filed by the legal representatives of the deceased Ramji Bhoyar, who died in a head-on collision between a Santro car and a motorcycle on 24 Octobe...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Railway Accident Claim — Untoward Incident Presumed Under Section 124A of Railways Act, 1989. Deceased's fall from train due to sudden jerk or push constitutes an untoward incident; railway's defense of suicide or self-inflicted injury not established....

The appellants, being the father, mother, and brother of the deceased Ganesh Vasanta Kajale, filed a claim before the Railway Claims Tribunal, Nagpur, seeking compensation for his death in an alleged ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Bank's Delay Condonation Application Due to Negligence of Counsel — 579-Day Delay Not Sufficiently Explained. The court held that the bank failed to exercise due diligence in monitoring the appeal filing and the advocate's illness did not constitute sufficient cause for condonation....

The Bombay High Court dismissed an interim application filed by Bank of India seeking condonation of a 579-day delay in filing a commercial appeal against an order dated 9 November 2020. The bank clai...