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Bombay High Court Upholds Discharge of Accused in Corruption Case Due to Lack of Sanction Under Section 17-A of Prevention of Corruption Act. Amendment requiring prior approval for investigation applies to chargesheets filed after its commencement....

The State of Maharashtra, through the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Anti Corruption Bureau, Nagpur, filed a criminal application challenging an order dated 25.10.2018 passed by the learned Addition...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Land Acquisition — Petitioner Company Fails to Establish Title Over Disputed Land as Revenue Records Show Government Ownership. The court held that revenue entries are prima facie evidence of title and disputed questions of title cannot be adjudicated in writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution....

The petitioner, Viraj Profiles Ltd., filed a writ petition challenging the acquisition of land by the State of Maharashtra under the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966. The petitioner claimed ownersh...

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Bombay High Court Reviews Consent Order in Commercial Execution Application Arising from Arbitration Award; State Challenges Consent Terms Signed During President's Rule Under Article 356 of the Constitution...

The dispute arose from a contract awarded on 6 July 2012 by the State of Maharashtra through its Public Works Department to Manaj Tollway Private Limited for construction, maintenance, and four-laning...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Corruption Case Due to Invalid Sanction. Sanctioning Authority's Admission of Using Draft Sanction Without Independent Application of Mind Renders Prosecution Void Under Section 19 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of Ramesh Khandu Salve, a BMC Inspector, charged under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The prose...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Abetment to Suicide. Conviction under Sections 498-A and 306 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove direct nexus between alleged cruelty and suicide....

The appellant, Dnyaneshwar Maruti Shirsat, was convicted by the 4th Additional Sessions Judge, Solapur, in Sessions Case No. 277/1997 for offences punishable under Sections 498-A and 306 of the Indian...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Consent Order Recording Settlement in Arbitration Challenge. Parties Bound by Compromise Under Order XXIII Rules 1 & 3 CPC; No Appeal Lies Against Consent Order....

The appellant, Bhiwandi Nizampur City Municipal Corporation, entered into a contract with the respondent, M/s. Antony Waste Handling Cell Pvt. Ltd., for waste collection and transportation. The contra...

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Bombay High Court Allows Ex-Serviceman's Appeal in Ceiling Act Land Allotment Case — Violation of Natural Justice Found. Allotment Cancellation Set Aside as Show-Cause Notice Not Served and No Hearing Given Before Cancellation Under Section 27(10) of Maharashtra Agriculture Land (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 1961....

The appellant, an ex-serviceman, applied for allotment of surplus agricultural land under the Maharashtra Agriculture Land (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 1961. His application was processed and allowed by...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellants in Robbery Case Due to Unreliable Identification. Identification parade held after unexplained delay and without corroboration held insufficient to sustain conviction under Section 392 read with Section 34 IPC....

The case pertains to an incident of robbery that occurred on 9th June 1995 at about 12 noon on the Western Express Highway in Mumbai. The complainant, Dipendra R. Shah (PW1), and his colleague Vilas C...