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Bombay High Court Refused Permission to Abandon Part of Declaration Claim at the Appellate Stage. 

Order XXIII Rule 1(1) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Right to Withdraw Suit or Abandon Part of Claim – Appellate Stage – Effect of Trial...

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Supreme Court Dismissed Appeal Seeking Preliminary Inquiry Before FIR Registration. Preliminary Inquiry Not Mandatory for Cognizable Offences — Successive FIRs Do Not Automatically Amount to Harassment — Legal Safeguards Available Against Malicious Prosecution

Registration of FIR is a statutory duty when a cognizable offence is disclosed. The absence of a preliminary inquiry does not vitiate FIRs unless prov...

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High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Land Acquisition After 38 Years, Citing Delay and Laches. Petition Barred by Inordinate Delay – Abuse of Process of Law – Maharashtra Industrial Development Act, 1961 – Article 226 of the Constitution of India

Delay and Laches: The Court held that a petition filed after an inordinate delay, without any justification, is barred by the principles of delay and ...

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Bombay High Court dismissed writ petitios challenging notices under Section 153C of the Income-Tax Act, 1961, ruling that disputed questions of fact regarding incriminating material, limitation, and jurisdiction should be agitated before appellate authorities.

Income-Tax Act, 1961 – Section 153C – Limitation, Jurisdiction & Incriminating Material – Writ Petition Not Maintainable The writ petition ...

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Extension of Time for Hotel Construction Without Additional Lease Premium. Court Sets Aside CIDCO’s Termination Notice, Grants Extension for Hotel Project with Waiver of Additional Lease Premium

Arbitrary Action Violates Article 14: The Court held that CIDCO’s actions were arbitrary and violated the principles of equality under Article 1...

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High Court Quashed Appellate Order, Restored Temporary Injunction in Specific Performance Suit. Bombay High Court held that an unregistered Agreement for Sale is admissible as evidence in a suit for specific performance and reversed the appellate court’s decision denying temporary injunction.

A discretionary order granting a temporary injunction should not be interfered with unless it is arbitrary or perverse (Wander Ltd. vs. Antox India P....

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Supreme Court Upholds Cancellation of Select List for Constable Recruitment Due to Irregularities. Recruitment Process Cancelled Due to Violation of Reservation Policy and Lack of Fair Representation – Supreme Court Reiterates Doctrine of Proportionality and Wednesbury Unasonableness

The doctrine of Proportionality: The Court held that the decision to cancel the entire recruitment process was proportionate to the gravity of the irr...

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High Court of Bombay Quashes District Court Judgment, Restores Arbitration Challenge for Fresh Consideration on Grounds of Patent Illegality and Failure to Address Key Contentions. Arbitration Award Set Aside for Reconsideration Under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996

Scope of Section 34: The Court held that while the scope of interference under Section 34 is limited, the District Judge must consider specific chal...

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Supreme Court Partially Allowed Appeal — Clarified Sentencing Provisions Under IPC and POCSO Act — Restored Trial Court's Judgment Regarding Life Imprisonment and Fine

Conviction Under Sections 376(2)(f) and 376(2)(i) of Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 3 and 4 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, ...