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Bombay High Court Allows Transfer of Marriage Petition from Vasai to Bandra Family Court Due to Hardship Faced by Wife with Infant Child. The court held that the husband's offer to bear travel expenses was no solace given the arduous journey and the wife's responsibility to care for her 15-month-old infant daughter, and directed transfer under Section 24 CPC....

The applicant, Sarita Rahul Sharma (wife), filed a Miscellaneous Civil Application under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, seeking transfer of Marriage Petition No. 11 of 2024 filed by ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Deficit Stamp Duty Demand Against Housing Society Due to Limitation Under Section 53A of Maharashtra Stamp Act. Demand raised beyond six-year period from Amnesty certificate under Section 41 is barred by time, and even otherwise, a 20-year delay is unreasonable....

The Petitioner, Uma Niwas Co-Operative Housing Society Ltd., a society registered under the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Second Wife's Revision in Succession Certificate Dispute. Second Marriage During Subsistence of First Marriage Held Void Under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Entitling First Wife to Family Pension....

The case involves a dispute between two widows of the deceased Gangadhar Hiremath regarding entitlement to a succession certificate and family pension. The first wife, Nirmala, married Gangadhar in 19...

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Bombay High Court Appoints Court Receiver as Administrator Pendente Lite in Testamentary Suit Due to Executor's Incarceration and Risk to Estate. The court held that under Section 247 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, an administrator pendente lite can be appointed when the executor is unable to act, to preserve the estate pending determination of the suit....

The dispute arises from the estate of Timothy D'Souza, who died on 7 April 2003. The plaintiff, Lalit D'Souza, propounded a Will dated 14 March 2003 appointing himself as sole executor, while the defe...

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High Court of Karnataka Adjudicates Criminal Appeals Against Conviction for Murder Under Section 302 read with Section 149 IPC. Accused persons challenged their conviction arguing that the prosecution relied on interested witnesses and contradictory evidence....

The two criminal appeals before the High Court of Karnataka arose from the same occurrence and challenged the judgment of conviction and order of sentence passed by the IV Additional Sessions Judge, V...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Challenge to GST Notification Extending Time Limit for Show Cause Notice. Notification No. 09/2023 held valid under Section 168A of CGST Act, 2017 as a legislative act not amenable to certiorari....

The petitioner, M/s Sahaj Construction, a registered dealer under the GST laws, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India before the High Court of Karnataka, Kalabu...

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High Court of Karnataka Upholds Penalty of Dismissal Substituted by Compulsory Retirement in Disciplinary Proceeding — State Challenges Tribunal's Modification of Punishment for Misconduct by Typist....

The State of Karnataka and its authorities filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging the order dated 04.01.2018 passed by the Karnataka State Administrative Trib...

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Karnataka High Court Quashes Transfer Order of Undertrial Prisoner in Murder Case — Holds Magistrate Applied Blanket Transfer Without Assessing Individual Role. The Court Held That the Transfer of the Petitioner, Who Was Not Involved in Prison Misconduct, Violated Procedural Fairness and Set Aside the Impugned Order Under Sections 302, 201 IPC....

The writ petition challenged an order passed by the XXIV Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bengaluru, directing the transfer of the petitioner, an undertrial prisoner accused in Crime No. 250 of 2...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Conviction in Cheque Bounce Case Due to Delayed Notice Beyond 30 Days Under Section 138 NI Act. Notice Posted on 31st Day from Bank Intimation Fails to Meet Mandatory Requirement of 'Giving Notice' Within 30 Days....

The case involves a criminal revision application filed by the accused, Shivnath Suryoba Gaonkar, challenging his conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (NI Act) for dish...