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Bombay High Court Quashes Removal of Sarpanch in No-Confidence Motion for Violation of Mandatory Notice Requirements Under Bombay Village Panchayats (Meeting) Rules, 1959. Failure to Provide Three Days' Notice to Sarpanch Renders No-Confidence Motion Invalid....

The petitioner, Nirmala w/o Pandharinath Sarde (Shiralkar), was the Sarpanch of Shirala Village Panchayat. She was removed from the post by a no-confidence motion passed on 22 December 2023 in an extr...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Removal of Sarpanch for Violation of Mandatory Notice Requirements Under Bombay Village Panchayats (Meeting) Rules, 1959. No-confidence motion invalid as three-day notice not given to Sarpanch and motion not properly moved for voting....

The petitioner, Nirmala w/o Pandharinath Sarde (Shiralkar), was the Sarpanch of Shirala Village Panchayat. On 22.12.2023, an extraordinary meeting was convened on the notice of members of the Village ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Principal's Writ Against Break in Service and Non-Acceptance of Resignation — Directs Management to Treat Break as Spent in Service and Accept Resignation. The court held that the break in service was arbitrary and without natural justice, and the management must accept resignation and release salary....

The petitioner, Sabir Hussain s/o Fazal Hussain Attar, was appointed as Principal of Shri Bhagwan College of Pharmacy, Aurangabad, by respondent no.4 (Bhagwan Shikshan Prasarak Mandal) w.e.f. 1.9.2016...

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Bombay High Court Grants Bail to Accused in POCSO and Atrocities Act Case — Prima Facie Love Affair Not Rape. Medical Evidence Shows No Injuries, Victim's Statement Contradicts Allegations of Force, Court Finds No Prima Facie Case Under Sections 376(2)(j) IPC, Section 4 POCSO Act, and Sections 3(1)(w)(i), 3(1)(w)(ii), 3(2)(va) of SC/ST Act....

The applicant, Ashfak s/o Jafar Shaikh, filed a bail application under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, in connection with Crime No. 179 of 2023 registered at Himayatnagar Police S...

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Bombay High Court Grants Bail to Accused in POCSO and Atrocities Act Case — Prima Facie Love Affair Not Rape. The court held that the victim's statement indicated a consensual relationship, and the ingredients of rape and atrocities were not made out....

The applicant, Ashfak s/o Jafar Shaikh, filed a bail application under Section 439 CrPC in connection with Crime No. 179 of 2023 registered at Himayatnagar Police Station, Nanded, for offences under S...

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High Court of Karnataka Upholds Compensation in Motor Accident Claim Case — Insurance Company Liable for Third-Party Injuries. Claimant awarded Rs.68,250 with 6% interest for injuries sustained in accident involving Telco Ambulance....

The case involves multiple appeals arising from a motor accident claim. The claimant, Kumari Suprita Achari, a student aged about 20 years, sustained injuries in an accident involving a Telco Ambulanc...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Revision Petition by Parents-in-Law in Maintenance Case Under Section 125 CrPC — Parents-in-Law Not Liable to Pay Maintenance to Widowed Daughter-in-Law and Grandchildren. Section 125 CrPC imposes liability only on husband/father, not on parents-in-law; order of Family Court directing parents-in-law to pay maintenance set aside....

The revision petition was filed by the parents-in-law (petitioners) challenging the order dated 30.11.2021 passed by the Principal Judge, Family Court, Ballari in Crl.Misc.No.155/2021, whereby the Fam...

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High Court of Karnataka Enhances Compensation for Death in Motor Vehicle Accident, Upholds Insurer's Liability Despite Lapsed Driving License. Claimants awarded Rs.8,52,000/- for death of 45-year-old coolie, applying multiplier of 13 and notional income of Rs.4,500/- per month under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The case arises from a motor vehicle accident that occurred on 21.01.2007 involving a lorry bearing registration No.KA-18/553. The deceased, Sundara Naik, aged 45 years, was a coolie earning Rs.4,500/...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Railway's Appeals in Land Acquisition Compensation Cases — Enhancement of Compensation Upheld as Courts Below Properly Exercised Discretion Under Section 18(1) of Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The court held that no substantial question of law arises from concurrent findings of fact regarding market value....

The appellant, Deputy Chief Engineer, South Western Railway, filed multiple miscellaneous second appeals under Section 54(2) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, challenging the judgment and award dated...