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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petitions Challenging Land Acquisition Award Under Section 18 of Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Reference Court's Enhancement of Compensation Upheld as No Error of Jurisdiction Found....

The petitioner, Ramubai Krushna Patil, filed three writ petitions (WP No. 10896/2025, WP No. 10897/2025, WP No. 10898/2025) challenging the award of the Reference Court under Section 18 of the Land Ac...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Missing Person Declaration Case — Father Presumed Dead After 7 Years of Unexplained Disappearance. Presumption of Death Under Section 108 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 Applies When Person Missing for Over 7 Years and Not Heard Of....

The appellant, Vishwesh Dogra Suvarna, filed a suit in the Trial Court seeking a declaration that his father be declared as 'dead'. The father had been missing since 8 April 2003, and the plaintiff ha...

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High Court of Bombay at Aurangabad Dismisses Appeal by State Authority Against Arbitral Award in Favor of Contractor for Repair of Minor Irrigation Tanks. Court upholds award of interest and costs under Section 31(7)(a) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, finding no patent illegality or perversity in the arbitrator's findings....

The present Commercial Arbitration Appeal was filed by the Appellants (Chief Engineer and Chief Administrator, Command Area Development Authority, Aurangabad, and others) challenging the arbitral awar...

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High Court Quashes Criminal Case Against Police Officers for Lack of Sanction Under Section 197 CrPC and Insufficient Medical Evidence in Alleged Police Atrocities Case Under IPC Sections 323 and 326...

The High Court allowed the criminal application filed by two police officers seeking to quash criminal proceedings and an order issuing process against them under Section 326 read with 34 IPC for alle...

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High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Education Officer's Order Restricting Salary Grant - Petitioner Secures Direction for Salary Aid from Appointment Date Despite Indemnity Bond...

The Petitioner challenged an Order by the Education Officer that approved his appointment as Shikshan Sevak from the date of appointment (5th July 2012) but restricted salary grant only from the appro...

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High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Rejection of Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme Application -- Petitioner Entitled to Scheme Benefits Despite Not Filing Separate Appeal Against Assessment Order Under Section 5A of Income Tax Act...

The Petitioner challenged the rejection of her application under Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Act, 2020 by the Principal Commissioner of Income Tax -- The rejection was based on the ground that she had...

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High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Acquittal in Cheque Dishonour Case Under Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 -- Appellant Appeal Against State of Maharashtra and Others Fails -- Acquittal of Respondents Upheld...

The High Court dismissed an appeal challenging the acquittal of five accused persons in a cheque dishonour case under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. The case originated from a ha...

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Bombay High Court Considers Section 9 Petition in Post-Foreign Award Enforcement Against Guarantor Deleted from Proceedings. Court Examines Applicability of Group of Companies Doctrine to Bind Non-Signatory for Interim Relief....

The petition was filed under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 by Ningbo Aux Imp & Exp Co. Ltd., a Chinese company, seeking interim measures to secure a foreign arbitral award ag...

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Bombay High Court Addresses Section 11 Application for Appointment of Arbitrator; Validity of 20% Claim Cap Clause Under Scrutiny. The Court Examines Whether a Contractual Condition Limiting Arbitration to Claims Not Exceeding 20% of Contract Value Is Arbitrary and Discriminatory....

The dispute arose from a contract dated 7 May 2018 between a contractor and the Central Railways for the preparation of design and structural drawings for bridges in the Manmad-Jalgaon 3rd line projec...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Partition Suit — Dispute Over Agricultural Land Between Brothers. Court Holds That a Suit for Partition Is Not Barred by Limitation When the Plaintiff Is in Joint Possession and the Property Is Ancestral....

The appellant, Shivaji Gopal Kurhade, filed a suit for partition and separate possession of ancestral agricultural land against his brothers and their family members. The trial court rejected the plai...