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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Two Accused for Sexual Assault of Minor Orphan Girl Under POCSO Act and IPC. Court Relies on Testimony of Victim and School Teachers, Holds That Absence of Medical Evidence Does Not Disprove Sexual Assault When Victim's Testimony Is Credible....

The case involves an appeal by two accused, Sudhir Govindrao Suradkar and Santosh Nathaji Jumbde, against their conviction by the Special Judge (POCSO Act), Aurangabad, for offences under Sections 376...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging 'No Revaluation' Rule in Departmental Examination. Court holds that revaluation is not a matter of right and the examination rules prohibiting revaluation are valid and binding....

The petitioner, Manoj Samag, a Senior Clerk in the Court of CJJD, Ghansawangi, appeared for the MFAS Departmental Examination Part-II conducted in 2018 by the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MP...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Grampanchayat Notice for Demolition of Construction on Land Subject to Revenue Dispute. Petitioner's Application for Correction of Land Records Pending Before Tahsildar Since 2022, Notice Issued Without Considering Petitioner's Rights....

The petitioner, Bapurao Gopala Gaikwad, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the Bombay High Court, Bench at Aurangabad, challenging a notice dated 12.01.2024 is...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Writ Petition of Dismissed Employee in Bribery Case — Acquittal in Criminal Trial Does Not Automatically Vitiate Disciplinary Proceedings. The court held that disciplinary proceedings and criminal trials are independent, and an honourable acquittal does not erase the gravity of proven misconduct in departmental proceedings....

The petitioner, P V Rudrappa, a Panchayat Development Officer, was dismissed from service on 24.05.2019 on the ground of proven bribery. He challenged the dismissal order before the Karnataka State Ad...

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Karnataka High Court Disposes of Cross Appeals in Murder and Attempt to Murder Case Arising from Cart Track Dispute. The Court applies the principle that cross cases are to be tried independently but may be disposed by a common judgment to avoid inconsistency, examining evidence under Sections 302, 307, 34 IPC and Sections 372, 374(2) CrPC....

The High Court of Karnataka heard two criminal appeals arising from a single incident on 19 October 1998 at Ummadahalli Village, Mandya District. The dispute involved two families over a cart track ac...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Writ Petition Quashing Arbitrator's Orders Refusing to Decide Jurisdiction as Preliminary Issue. Arbitrator Must Rule on Jurisdiction at Threshold Under Section 16 of Arbitration Act, 1940....

The petitioner, M/s. Northroof Ventures Private Limited (formerly M/s. Nitesh Housing Developers Pvt. Ltd.), a company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956, entered into a contract with the firs...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Revision Petition in Maintenance Case Under Section 125 CrPC — Family Court Erred in Dismissing Petition on Ground of Failure to Prove Marriage. Proceedings Under Section 125 CrPC Are Summary in Nature and Evidence Must Be Appreciated on Preponderance of Probabilities....

The revision petition was filed by Smt. Shashikala (wife) and her two minor children, Sneha and Thilak Kumar, challenging the order dated 25.09.2018 passed by the Principal Family Court, Kolar, in Crl...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Railway Accident Claim — Deemed Untoward Incident Despite Deceased's Negligence. Death of a bona fide passenger who fell while boarding a moving train is an 'untoward incident' under Section 123(c) of the Railways Act, 1989, and negligence is not a defence under Section 124A....

The appellants, being the wife and children of the deceased Gautam Patil, filed a claim for compensation before the Railway Claims Tribunal, Nagpur, alleging that the deceased died in an untoward inci...