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Bombay High Court Quashes Rape and Atrocities Case Against Boyfriend: Consent Under Promise of Marriage Not Vitiated When Promise Was Not False From Inception. Distinction Between 'Breach of Promise' and 'False Promise' Reiterated Under Section 376(2)(n) IPC and SC/ST Act....

The applicant, Vaibhav Deshpande, filed a criminal application under Section 482 CrPC seeking quashing of FIR No. 338/2022 and the charge-sheet registered at Sadar Police Station, Nagpur, for offences...

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Bombay High Court at Goa Allows Writ Petitions of Jail Guards Seeking Pay Parity with Police Constables — Denial of Equal Pay for Equal Work Violates Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution. The court held that jail guards perform duties similar to police constables and are entitled to the same pay scale....

The judgment concerns three writ petitions filed by jail guards in Goa seeking pay parity with police constables. The petitioners, including Dilip Gulelkar and others, were employed as warders/jail gu...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition of Senior Citizen Father Seeking Maintenance from Children Under Senior Citizens Act. Maintenance Order Set Aside Due to Non-Compliance with Section 4(2) Requiring Consideration of Children's Financial Capacity....

The petitioner, Govind Laxman Bawkar, a 75-year-old senior citizen, filed a petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India challenging an order dated 12th April 2021 passed by the Sub-Divisio...

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Bombay High Court Considers Contempt Petition Against Directors for Wilful Disobedience of Deposit Order in Arbitration Dispute. Allegation of Failure to Deposit Rs.1,21,80,000 Despite Available Funds and Siphoning of Amounts Under Section 2(b) of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 Formed Core of Civil Contempt Claim....

The litigation arose from a commercial dispute between Starlift Services Pvt. Ltd. (petitioner) and Alba Asia Pvt. Ltd. and its directors (respondents) regarding payment of hire charges for a Mobile H...

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Bombay High Court Partly Allows Appeal Reducing Land Acquisition Compensation from Rs. 2,00,000 to Rs. 1,00,000 per Acre for Lack of Evidence. Claimants failed to prove market value through sale instances or other evidence under Section 18 of Land Acquisition Act, 1894....

The case pertains to an appeal filed by the Executive Engineer, Medium Project Division, Latur, against the judgment of the Reference Court enhancing compensation for land acquired under the Land Acqu...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Maintenance Order for Aged Parents Under Section 125 CrPC — Refusal to Accept Notice Deemed Valid Service. The Court upheld the maintenance of Rs. 6,000/- per month to the parents, holding that the petitioner's refusal to accept registered notice constituted valid service and did not violate natural justice....

The petitioner, Suresh Kaluram Thorat, a retired Veterinary Officer, filed a Criminal Writ Petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedu...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Cancellation of EWS Certificate for Medical PG Admission. Petitioner's Monthly Salary of Rs. 1,00,000 Exceeds EWS Income Limit Under Government Resolution Dated 12.02.2019, Making Him Ineligible for EWS Reservation....

The petitioner, Dr. Vilas Raghunath Dukare, a medical professional pursuing postgraduate studies at Government Medical College, Miraj, challenged the cancellation of his Economically Weaker Section (E...

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Karnataka High Court Delivers Order on Writ Petitions Challenging DGFT Policy Circulars on SEIS Eligibility and Show Cause Notices. The Court Addresses the Ultra Vires Nature of Circulars No. 06/2018 and 08/2018 under Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020....

Two writ petitions were filed before the Karnataka High Court challenging the validity of Policy Circulars No. 06/2018 dated 22.05.2018 and No. 08/2018 dated 21.06.2018 issued by the Director General ...