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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Defamation Case for Lack of Sanction Under Section 197 CrPC. Legal Practitioners as Public Servants Require Sanction for Prosecution for Acts Done in Discharge of Official Duty....

The judgment arises from two criminal writ petitions filed before the Bombay High Court. The petitioners, Anantrao Shankarrao Jagtap (original accused no.1) and Gangubai K. Wadhavane (original accused...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Habeas Corpus Petition by Father for Custody of Minor Child from Mother. Habeas Corpus Not Maintainable When Child in Lawful Custody of Mother; Proper Remedy Under Guardians and Wards Act, 1890....

The petitioner, Richard Alexander Geary, a UK citizen, married respondent No. 2, Aishvarya Krishnan Geary, an Indian citizen, in New York on 26 December 2018. Their daughter Anika was born on 27 March...

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High Court of Judicature at Bombay Examines Challenge by Women's Self-Help Groups to Tender Conditions for Supply of Take Home Ration under ICDS Scheme. Petitioners Asserted Preferential Right Based on Decentralized Distribution, While State Argued New Statutory Rules Did Not Confer Vested Rights or Mandate Decentralization....

The High Court of Judicature at Bombay considered a group of writ petitions filed by various women's Self-Help Groups challenging certain conditions of a tender issued by the State of Maharashtra for ...

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Bombay High Court Considers Bail Application in PMLA Case Involving Alleged Resort Construction and Predicate Offences. Applicant Challenged Validity of ECIR and Inclusion of FIR No. 177 of 2022 Offences, Arguing Absence of Proceeds of Crime Under Section 2(1)(u) of Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002....

The matter before the Bombay High Court was a bail application by the applicant, accused No.1 in ECIR/MBZO-I/57/2022, leading to Special Case No. 634 of 2023 under the Prevention of Money-Laundering A...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Husband for Murder of Wife in Dowry Harassment Case — Circumstantial Evidence Sufficient to Prove Guilt Under Section 302 IPC. Last Seen Theory and Motive Established Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The appellant, Ramesh Bhanudas Shelke, was convicted by the trial court for the murder of his wife Savita under Section 302 IPC. The prosecution case was that Savita was subjected to harassment for do...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Husband for Murder of Wife Based on Circumstantial Evidence. Chain of Circumstances Including Last Seen Together, Motive, and Recovery of Weapon Held Sufficient to Prove Guilt Under Sections 302 and 201 IPC....

The appellant, Vijay Bubasaheb Kakade, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Osmanabad on 29 November 2017 for the murder of his wife Suman and for causing the disappearance of evidence unde...

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Karnataka High Court Allows Land Owners’ Appeal, Remands Land Acquisition Reference for Fresh Consideration. Settlement Validity Must Be Examined Under KUDA Act and CPC, Prior Government Approval Necessary for Consent Award....

The appellants were owners of lands bearing Survey Nos.304/2A and 304/2B, measuring 11 acres 24 guntas, situated at Mahalbagayat, Vijayapura. The lands were acquired by the Bijapura Urban Development ...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Appeals by NWKRTC in Motor Accident Claims, Upholds Tribunal Awards with Enhanced Compensation. Contributory Negligence of Bus Driver Established, Insurance Company Liable to Pay Compensation with Right to Recover from Owner....

The judgment involves multiple appeals filed by the North-West Karnataka Transport Corporation (NWKRTC) against the awards of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Gadag, in various claim petitions ari...