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Bombay High Court Upholds Life Imprisonment for Husband in Axe Murder Case — Conviction Based on Eyewitness Testimony and Medical Evidence Found Credible. The court held that the testimony of the deceased's father, an eyewitness, was reliable and corroborated by medical evidence, and the appellant's motive of suspicion over his wife's character was established....

The appellant, Sanjay Sahebrao Parkhe, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of his wife, Mangal, and sentenced to life imprisonment by the Additional Sessions Judge,...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellant in Murder Case Due to Lack of Circumstantial Evidence and Failure to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt. Conviction Based on Section 106 of Evidence Act Set Aside as Prosecution Did Not Establish Foundational Facts....

The appellant, Raosaheb Kakade, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of his wife, Chhayabai, by the Additional Sessions Judge, Udgir, on 27.11.2013. The prosecution ...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellant in Double Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence and Unreliable Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Section 302 IPC for murder of mother and brother set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt....

The appellant, Gopal Shivram Krishnan, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Sewree, Mumbai, for the murder of his mother and brother under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Order of Status Quo and Appointment of Receiver in Property Dispute. Court Holds That Suit for Declaration and Injunction Is Not Barred by Limitation or Res Judicata and That Receiver Cannot Be Removed Without Proper Application....

The appeal arises from a suit filed by the respondents (Afzal Khan and others) against the appellants (Mehboob Ayub Khan and others) seeking declaration and injunction in respect of property known as ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Convict's Petition for Recalculation of Sentence in Misappropriation Case — Remission Period Must Be Excluded from Default Sentence. Held that the period of remission granted by the State Government cannot be treated as part of the default sentence for non-payment of fine, and the jail authorities must recalculate the sentence accordingly....

The petitioner, Bhaskar Shankar Wagh, a 72-year-old convict, filed a Criminal Writ Petition under Articles 14, 21, 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Ben...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petitions Challenging Termination of MGNREGA Employees Without Inquiry. Termination of Gram Rozgar Sevaks without show cause notice or disciplinary proceedings violates Rule 28 of the Maharashtra Zilla Parishad District Services (Recruitment) Rules, 1967 and principles of natural justice....

The petitioners, Sharad Sonwane, Ganesh Chavan, Sunil Palaskar, Chetan Mahajan, and Sushilkumar Patil, were appointed as Gram Rozgar Sevaks under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petitions Challenging Demolition Notices for Shops in H.M. Petit Widows Homes — Violation of Natural Justice and Failure to Consider Representations. The court held that the municipal corporation must follow principles of natural justice before issuing demolition notices and must consider representations of occupants....

The petitioners, who are occupants of shops in a building known as H.M. Petit Widows Homes, owned by the Nesserwanjee Manockjee Petit Charity Fund (a public charitable trust), filed two writ petitions...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellants in Attempt to Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Absence of Intent. Conviction under Sections 307, 324, 506 IPC Set Aside as Injuries Were Simple and Not Caused by Dangerous Weapons....

The case pertains to an incident on 28 June 2014 where the informant, Ramesh Shankarrao Thakre, alleged that the appellants, Kiran Arjunsingh Rathod, Arjunsingh Amarsingh Rathod, and Bebi Arjunsingh R...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Government's Appeal Against Arbitrator's Award in Land Acquisition Compensation Case Under National Highways Act, 1956. Court Upholds Arbitrator's Market Value Determination Based on Sale Instances and Commercial Potential, But Sets Aside Additional Relief Granted by Principal District Judge as Beyond Section 34 Jurisdiction....

The case involves two cross-appeals arising from a land acquisition dispute under the National Highways Act, 1956. The Government of India (GOI) and National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) challen...