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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Land Acquisition for Industrial Development — Petitioners Failed to Demonstrate Violation of Statutory Provisions or Fundamental Rights. The court held that acquisition by KIADB for a private company is permissible under the KIADB Act, 1966, and the petition was barred by laches and alternative remedy....

The petitioners, owners of land in Hebbal Village, challenged the acquisition of their land by the Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) for the benefit of M/s Lakeview Tourism Corporati...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Magistrate's Order Granting Further Investigation Under Section 173(8) CrPC Against Accused in Forgery Case — Order Passed Without Notice and Hearing Violates Principles of Natural Justice....

The petitioner, Maheshkumar Hargovind Goyal, accused no.7 in Crime No.343/2016 registered at Police Station Wadi, Nagpur for offences under Sections 420, 465, 468, 471 read with Section 34 IPC, challe...

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Bombay High Court Allows Quashing of DV Act Proceedings Due to Lack of Territorial Jurisdiction. Acts of Domestic Violence Allegedly Occurred in Germany, Not Within India, Hence Magistrate at Nagpur Had No Jurisdiction Under Section 27 of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005....

The applicant, Sumeet Ninave, challenged an order dated 21.10.2022 passed by the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nagpur, rejecting his application (Exh.13) to dismiss proceedings initiated by hi...

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Bombay High Court Allows Promotion with Deemed Date in Service Law Case Due to Delayed Communication of Adverse CR and Subsequent Upgradation. Petitioner entitled to promotion from 15.05.2012 despite initial adverse grading which was later upgraded to 'Very Good'....

The petitioner, an employee of Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd., joined service on 29.06.1999 as Assistant Engineer. For the year 2007-08, he received an adverse grading of 'Poor' i...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Employer's Petition Challenging Labour Court's Finding of Perversity in Domestic Enquiry Against Workman. Concurrent Findings of Perversity Upheld as Inquiry Officer's Findings Were Based on No Evidence and Contrary to Record....

The petitioner, M/s Crane Process Flow Technologies Pvt. Ltd., an engineering company, challenged the judgment and order of the Industrial Court, Satara, dated 11 June 2021, which dismissed its revisi...

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Bombay High Court Allows Landlord's Commercial Redevelopment Over Tenant's Objection — Tenant Cannot Dictate Nature of Redevelopment Under DCPR 2034 Regulation 33(19). The court held that a tenant's insistence on residential redevelopment after demolition of a dilapidated building is not sustainable, and the landlord is entitled to redevelop as per permissible rules....

The petitioner, G M Heights LLP, is the owner of land in Bandra, Mumbai, which previously had a building with 21 tenants, some commercial and some residential. The building became dilapidated, and the...

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High Court of Karnataka Directs Consideration of Passport and Citizenship Application for Children of Indian Mother and Pakistani Father. Minor's Right to Citizenship Under Section 3(1)(a) of Citizenship Act, 1955 Recognized — Court Orders Respondents to Consider Representation Without Being Influenced by Father's Nationality....

The petitioners, Aisha Malik (aged 17) and Ahmed Malik (aged 14), are children of an Indian mother, Smt. Ameena Rahil, and a Pakistani father, Sri Assad Malik. They were born in the United Arab Emirat...

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High Court of Karnataka Dharwad Bench Delivers Judgment on Appeals Against Acquittal in Murder and Forgery Case; Circumstantial Evidence Scrutinized...

The High Court of Karnataka Dharwad Bench heard two criminal appeals against the judgment of acquittal dated 26-10-2017 passed by the III Additional District and Sessions Judge and Special Judge, Bela...