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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in POCSO Case Due to Inconsistent Child Testimony and Lack of Medical Corroboration. Conviction for Rape of Minor Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Penetration Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The appellant, Raju Vishwanath Sable, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Aurangabad on 25.10.2018 in Special Case (POCSO) No. 46 of 2015 for offences under Sections 376(1), 323 IPC and Se...

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High Court of Karnataka Enhances Compensation for Death of Minor in Tractor Accident — Notional Income of Rs. 30,000 per annum applied under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The court held that the Tribunal's award of Rs. 2,10,000 was inadequate and enhanced it to Rs. 4,10,000 by applying proper notional income and multiplier....

The appeal was filed by the claimants, parents and sibling of a 10-year-old girl named Roopa, who died in a road traffic accident on 27.08.2010 due to rash and negligent driving of a tractor bearing r...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Government Order Appointing Non-Hereditary Trustees to Religious Math in Violation of Section 18 of Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Act, 1997. Hereditary trustees' rights upheld; appointment set aside for non-compliance with statutory procedure....

The petitioners, Shree Ramachandrapura Math and its Peetadhipathi, challenged the order dated 12.07.2023 passed by the State of Karnataka appointing non-hereditary trustees to the Math. The Math is a ...

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Karnataka High Court Disposes Writ Petition Seeking NOC and Conformity Certificate in Inter-Country Adoption; Directions to Follow Adoption Regulations, 2022. Adoption under Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 held insufficient for inter-country recognition without compliance with Hague Convention and Adoption Regulations, 2022....

The dispute arose from a married couple’s attempt to obtain a No Objection Certificate (NOC) and Conformity Certificate for the inter-country adoption of a female child. The first petitioner, an IT ...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Tender Notification for Borewell Drilling Due to Unreasonable Local District Restriction — Condition Restricting Participation to Contractors of Chitradurga District Held Arbitrary and Violative of Article 14 of Constitution of India....

The petitioners, who are contractors engaged in drilling borewells, challenged a communication dated 02-11-2023 from the Department of Backward Classes Welfare and a tender notification dated 05-12-20...

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The matter arose from a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by a construction company against the Karnataka Slum Development Board and others. The petitioner had been aw...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Reinstatement of Teacher with Back Wages and Continuity of Service in Termination Case. Termination of Assistant Teacher Without Prior Approval Under Section 5 of M.E.P.S. Act Held Illegal....

The case involves two writ petitions arising from a common judgment of the School Tribunal, Amravati, in Appeal No.39 of 2018. The petitioner in Writ Petition No.5637 of 2022, Smt. Rukhmini Laxman Jad...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal in Succession Act Case — Probate of Will Upheld as Genuine and Validly Executed. The court affirmed that the propounder of the will had discharged the burden of proving due execution and attestation under Section 63 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, and that the will was not vitiated by undue influence or fraud....

The case involves a probate appeal under Section 299 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, challenging the judgment of the Civil Judge (Senior Division), Chandrapur, which granted probate of the Will De...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition Against Appellate Order Dismissing Shared Household Claim Under Domestic Violence Act — Reliance on Overruled Precedent S.R. Batra Held Erroneous. The court set aside the appellate order and remanded the matter for fresh consideration in light of Satish Chander Ahuja v. Sneha Ahuja and Prabha Tyagi v. Kamlesh Devi....

The petitioner, Smt. Reena C. Naik, filed a Criminal Writ Petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India challenging the order of the First Appellate Court dated 17/11/2022 in Criminal Appeal...