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High Court of Karnataka Allows Minor Rape Victim to Terminate 28-Week Pregnancy Under Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 — Best Interest of Child and Mental Trauma Considered. The court directed the hospital to admit the minor and perform the termination based on expert medical opinion and to prevent mental trauma....

The petitioner, a 17-year-old minor represented by her father, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a direction to the 4th respondent hospital to admit her and ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Accused to File Written Statement in NI Act Case — Right Under Section 313(5) CrPC Cannot Be Denied on Grounds of Delay. The Court held that the accused's desire to file a written statement recorded during Section 313 examination must be honoured, and rejection on grounds of delay and absence of cross-examination is perverse....

The petitioner, Ms. Patricia Reiter, is an accused in a complaint filed by the respondent under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. After the examination of the complainant, the matte...

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High Court of Bombay Allows Driver's Petition for Backwages in Disproportionate Penalty Case. Labour Court's denial of backwages set aside due to lack of reasons and failure to consider that employee was willing to work....

The Petitioner, a driver employed with the Respondent-Transport Corporation since 1985, was dismissed from service on 8 June 2011 following disciplinary proceedings for unauthorized absence. The Petit...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Insurance Company's Appeal in Motor Accident Claim — Tractor Trolley Accident in Field Considered Public Place, Labourer Treated as Third Party. The court held that the claimant was a third party and the accident occurred in a public place, and the Insurance Company failed to prove negligence or lack of valid driving licence....

The appeal was filed by Reliance General Insurance Company Ltd. against the judgment and order of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Satara, which awarded compensation to the claimant Baban Dattatray...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal Against Order Returning Plaint Without Reasons in Commercial Suit for Specific Performance. District Court's Order Under Order 7 Rule 10 CPC Set Aside for Lack of Reasoning and Non-Compliance with Commercial Court Act....

The appellant, Shreem Electric Limited, filed a Commercial Suit No. 4 of 2017 before the District Court, Kolhapur, seeking specific performance of purchase orders against the respondent, Transformers ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Sarpanch's Petition Challenging No-Confidence Motion Under Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act. Notice of No-Confidence Cannot Be Withdrawn Once Given; Bar of Two Years Applies to Moving of Motion, Not Notice....

The petitioner, Vijay Ramdas Kokate, was the Sarpanch of a Gram Panchayat. On 8th February 2022, a notice of no-confidence was given to the Tahsildar under Section 35(1) of the Maharashtra Village Pan...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses PIL Challenging Demolition of Temple Structure at Vaidya Wadi. Court holds that the structure was not a protected monument and the petitioners lacked locus standi....

The judgment pertains to a writ petition filed by four individuals claiming to be residents and devotees of a temple located at Vaidya Wadi, Mumbai. The petitioners challenged the demolition of the te...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses PIL Challenging Demolition of Temple and Construction of Commercial Complex. Petitioners Failed to Establish Temple as Protected Monument Under Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958....

The petitioners, residents of Vaidya Wadi, Mumbai, filed a Public Interest Litigation challenging the demolition of a temple dedicated to Lord Hanuman and the construction of a commercial complex by r...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Petitions Challenging BBMP Property Tax Reassessment. Court upholds BBMP's power to revise property tax under Section 108A of the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976, holding that the capital value method is valid and that reassessment does not require prior notice if done in accordance with law....

The judgment involves multiple writ petitions filed by property owners in Bengaluru challenging the reassessment of property tax by the Bruhath Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). The petitioners, inc...