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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Wildlife Case Due to Lack of Independent Witnesses and Procedural Lapses. Conviction under Section 9 read with Section 51 of Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 set aside as recovery of leopard skin not witnessed by independent persons and mandatory provisions of Act not complied with....

The case pertains to three revision applications filed by Vinod Diwakar Sontakke, Kuldip Madhukar Chaudhari, and Shridhar Kawadu Yerawar against the judgment and order dated 17.06.2023 passed by the l...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Wild Life Protection Case Due to Lack of Independent Witnesses and Procedural Lapses. Conviction for Possession of Leopard Skin Under Section 9 Read with Section 51 of Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 Set Aside as Evidence of Seizure and Recovery Was Unreliable....

The case involves three revision applications filed by Vinod Diwakar Sontakke, Kuldip Madhukar Chaudhari, and Shridhar Kawadu Yerawar against their conviction under Section 9 read with Section 51 of t...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petitioner's Challenge to LBT Assessment Orders for Lack of Jurisdiction. Factory in MIDC-Chole Village Held Outside Municipal Limits, Assessment Orders Quashed and Refund Directed....

The petitioner, Wintry Engineering & Chemicals Pvt. Ltd., filed three writ petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging assessment orders dated 14 September 2022 for financial ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Trade Union's Writ Petition Seeking Prohibition of Contract Labour and Regularization of Workers at Temple. The Court held that disputed questions of fact regarding employer-employee relationship cannot be adjudicated in writ jurisdiction and that the appropriate remedy lies under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947....

The petitioner, Rashtriya Shramik Aghadi, a registered trade union, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court seeking a writ of prohibition to restrain the respondents from hiring security gu...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction Under Section 138 NI Act, Reduces Sentence to Period Already Undergone, and Enhances Compensation to Rs. 10 Lakhs. The court held that the presumption of legally enforceable debt under Section 139 NI Act was not rebutted, and compensation was enhanced to meet the ends of justice....

The case arises from two criminal revisions filed against the judgment of the Additional Sessions Judge, Aurangabad, in appeals arising from a conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Petitions Challenging SARFAESI Sale Notice by Cooperative Bank — Alternative Remedy Under Section 17 Available. Cooperative Bank is a 'Bank' Under Section 2(c) of SARFAESI Act, 2002, and Can Initiate Proceedings Under the Act....

The judgment pertains to two writ petitions filed by Sri N Ravindranath Kamath and another petitioner challenging the sale notice dated 19.01.2021 issued by the Authorised Officer of Sri Subramanyeshw...

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High Court of Karnataka Enhances Compensation for Nieces of Deceased in Motor Accident Claim — Loss of Dependency Calculated at Rs. 9,500 per Month with Multiplier of 11. Notional Income of Deceased Fixed at Rs. 9,500/- per Month Under MV Act, 1988, Section 166, Based on Karnataka Legal Services Authority Guidelines....

The appeal was filed by the petitioners (appellants) who are the nieces of the deceased, Rangegowda, who died in a motor vehicle accident on 07.10.2015. The deceased was waiting for a bus near Mahalak...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes FIR Against BJP National President in Election Bribery Case — Alleged Bribery of Voters Not Made Out as No Evidence of Payment or Promise of Money. Section 171F IPC Requires Proof of Bribery Under Section 171B IPC, Which Was Absent....

The petitioner, Jagath Prakash Nadda, the National President of the Bharatiya Janata Party and a former Union Minister, filed a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Reassessment Notice Under Section 148 of Income Tax Act for Lack of Fresh Material. Notice Issued Beyond Four Years Based on Mere Change of Opinion on Already Scrutinized Transactions is Invalid....

The petitioner, Sterlite Technologies Limited, challenged a notice dated 27 March 2021 issued under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 for reassessment of Assessment Year 2016-17. The petitioner ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Probate Petition for Will of Ajay Harpal Singh, Dismisses Caveat by Widow on Grounds of Lack of Bona Fide Interest and Abuse of Process. The court held that a caveat filed without a caveatable interest and with intent to delay proceedings is liable to be rejected under Section 283 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925....

The case involves a probate petition filed by Dr. Harpal Singh, the father of the deceased Ajay Harpal Singh, seeking grant of probate of the last Will and Testament of Ajay Harpal Singh. The deceased...