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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR in Abetment to Suicide Case Against ESIC Officers — No Instigation Found. Allegations of Harassment by Colleagues Did Not Meet Threshold of Abetment Under Section 306 IPC Read with Section 107 IPC....

The Bombay High Court quashed an FIR registered under Section 306 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code against two officers of the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) for allegedly a...

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Bombay High Court Disposes of Petition Seeking Compensation for Student's Death, Directs State to Ensure Medical Facilities in Educational Institutes — Court Emphasizes Need for Structured Medical Emergency Response in Colleges and Schools....

The petitioner's daughter, Tejuswini, a final-year diploma student at a polytechnic college in Mumbai, collapsed in her classroom on 22 February 2016, hit her head, and later died due to a haemorrhage...

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Bombay High Court Partially Sets Aside Arbitral Award in Shareholder Dispute Over Hotel Company Exit — Holds That Arbitrator Exceeded Jurisdiction by Granting Relief Beyond Scope of Reference and Without Proper Valuation....

The judgment pertains to two Commercial Arbitration Petitions arising from an arbitral award dated 5th April 2016. The petitioners (Panchamias Group and Ganatra Hotels) sought setting aside of the awa...

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High Court of Karnataka Upholds Conviction in Cheque Bounce Case — Accused Failed to Rebut Presumption of Legally Enforceable Debt Under Section 139 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. Concurrent Findings of Fact Not Interfered With in Revision Under Sections 397 and 401 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973....

The revision petitioner, D.B. Jatti, was convicted by the XX Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru, in C.C. No. 17696/2013 for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments...

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Bombay High Court Allows Grand-Daughter's Employment Claim Under R&R Policy 2008 for Land Acquisition by Western Coal Fields Ltd. — Inclusive Definition of 'Family' Includes Other Relatives...

The petitioners, Namdeo (land owner) and his grand-daughter Sonu, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking employment for Sonu under the Rehabilitation and Resettle...

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Bombay High Court Directs FRRO to Issue Exit Permit to Acquitted Chinese National in Gold Smuggling Case — Customs Department's Opposition Held Unjustified. The court held that the mere intention to challenge an acquittal does not justify preventing an acquitted person from leaving the country....

The petitioner, a Chinese national, arrived in India on a flight from Beijing that was diverted to Mumbai due to bad weather. Upon arrival, customs officials intercepted her and recovered ten gold bar...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Second Appeal in Property Suit — Concurrent Findings of Fact Not Disturbed. Plaintiff failed to prove title and possession; no substantial question of law under Section 100 CPC....

The present Regular Second Appeal under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) arises from a suit for declaration and injunction filed by the original plaintiff (since deceased, repres...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes POCSO and Rape Proceedings on Compromise Between Accused and Victim's Mother — Offences Under Sections 376(2)(n), 506 IPC and Sections 5(L), 5(J)(II), 6 POCSO Act Quashed as Parties Settle Dispute, Court Holds That Compromise in Cases Where Victim and Accused Have Married and Are Living Happily Warrants Quash to Secure Their Future....

The petitioner, Manjunatha, filed a criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking quashment of proceedings in Special Case No.242/2023 pending before the A...