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Bombay High Court Allows Wife's Appeal Against Divorce Decree in Hindu Marriage Act Case — Cruelty and Desertion Not Proved. Family Court's finding of cruelty based on wife's threats and desertion reversed as husband failed to prove grounds under Section 13(1)(i-a) and (i-b) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955....

The appellant-wife challenged the judgment and decree of divorce passed by the Family Court, Akola on 22.10.2021 in Hindu Marriage Petition No. 93/2016, which had granted divorce to the respondent-hus...

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Bombay High Court at Goa Quashes FIR Against Purchasers in Forgery and Cheating Case as Abuse of Process. No Cognizable Offence Was Disclosed by Complaint Which Was Filed to Criminalize a Pending Civil Dispute Under Sections 419, 465, 466, 193, 200, 467, 468, 471, 472, 420 r/w 34 of Indian Penal Code....

The petitioners filed a criminal writ petition before the High Court of Bombay at Goa seeking quashing of FIR No. 294/2020 registered at Mapusa Police Station for offences under Sections 419, 465, 466...

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High Court of Bombay Enhances Compensation for 100% Disabled Claimant in Motor Accident Case — Traumatic Paraplegia Victim Awarded Enhanced Compensation with Interest. Claimant's permanent disablement due to road accident led to enhancement of compensation under Section 166 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The judgment arises from two appeals against the award of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Mumbai, in Claim Application No.164 of 2005. The claimant, Yogesh Subhash Panchal, a 26-year-old metal cut...

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Bombay High Court Grants Bail to Accused in Bhima Koregaon-Elgar Parishad Case Under UAP Act. Prolonged Incarceration Without Trial Violates Article 21 and Entitles Accused to Bail Despite Section 43D(5) Bar....

The appellant, Hany Babu, a professor and academic, was arrested on 28 July 2020 in connection with FIR No. 1 of 2020 registered by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) relating to the Bhima Korega...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellant in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence and Inconsistencies in Prosecution Case. Conviction under Section 302 IPC for murder of wife set aside as circumstantial evidence failed to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt....

The appellant, Imranali Babuali Sayyed, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of his wife, Nasrinbano, by the Additional Sessions Judge, Malegaon, in Sessions Case No...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petitions Challenging Mutation Entries — Mutation Entry Does Not Confer Title; Civil Suit Remedy Available. The court held that mutation entries in revenue records are only for fiscal purposes and do not create or extinguish title, and writ petitions under Article 226 are not maintainable for such disputes....

The petitioner, Western Coalfields Limited, filed four writ petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution before the Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench, challenging mutation entries made by the Tahsild...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition of Hospital Work Assistant Challenging Termination for Suppression of Criminal Case. Employer's Failure to Consider Acquittal and Trivial Nature of Offence Renders Termination Disproportionate....

The petitioner, Swapnil Prakash Parab, applied for the post of Hospital Work Assistant with Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) in 2016. He filled an attestation form declaring that he had never been...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition for Lapsing of Land Reservation and Directs Compensation for Acquired Land under Right to Fair Compensation Act, 2013. Reservation of land for primary school and play ground lapsed under Section 127 of MRTP Act, 1966; compensation for land used for D.P. Road directed under Act of 2013....

The petitioner, Shri Rafiq Ahmed Saeed Qureshi, through his power of attorney, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the Bombay High Court. The petitioner owned l...

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Bombay High Court Hears Landowners in MRTP Act Reservation Lapse Case; Reservation Deemed Lapsed as Corporation Failed to Acquire Within Six Months of Purchase Notice. Petitioners Argue That Automatic Lapsing Under Section 127 Is Irreversible and Subsequent Notification Void....

The petitioners, owners of a parcel of land bearing CTS Nos. F/189, F/190, F/191, F/192 and Final Plot No. 646, T.P.S. No. III, Bandra, Mumbai, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitut...