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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellants in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Dying Declaration. Conviction under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC set aside as dying declaration recorded without doctor's certification and lacked corroboration....

The case involves an appeal by Pandurang Shankar Rajbhoj and Shobhabai Shankar Rajbhoj against their conviction under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of Sheela...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Dying Declaration and Lack of Eyewitness Credibility. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt, and the dying declaration was not recorded in question-answer form or attested by a doctor....

The appellant, Krushnmurti @ Deelip s/o Gokul Chaudhari, was convicted by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Bhusawal on 25-08-2015 in Sessions Case No.226 of 2014 for the murder of his wife Archa...

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Bombay High Court Quashes University Communication Removing Professor as Head of Department for English. Communication Issued Without Following Principles of Natural Justice and Without Providing Opportunity of Hearing Held Invalid....

The petitioner, Dr. Geeta Mallikarjun Patil, was a Professor in the Department of English at Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad. She was also serving as the Head of the Departmen...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Auction Sale Orders in Arbitration Execution Proceedings — No Jurisdictional Error Found in Orders for Proclamation of Sale and Approval of Draft Proclamation Under Order 21 Rule 66 CPC....

The petitioners, Mahesh Rambhau Patil and others, filed a writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India challenging two orders passed by the executing court in ARD No.284 of 2019. The f...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Rejection of Condonation of Delay in Service Termination Appeal. Delay of 10 months in filing appeal under Section 81 of Maharashtra Public Universities Act, 2016 not sufficiently explained; Tribunal's refusal to condone delay upheld....

The petitioner, Sayyad Rizwan Sayyad Kasam, was appointed as a Peon in 2011 at Maulana Azad College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Aurangabad, and was a permanent employee. He claimed that on 19.12.20...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes BDA's Demand for Stamp Duty on 'Donation' in Lease Deed — Word 'Donation' in Lease Context Held Not to Mean Gift but Premium or Consideration. The court applied the principle of contextual interpretation to hold that 'donation' in a lease deed executed by BDA was a premium for the lease, not a gift, and thus not subject to stamp duty....

The petitioner, Suchitra Cinema and Cultural Academy, a trust registered under the Indian Trusts Act, 1882, had entered into a lease agreement with the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) for a prop...

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High Court of Karnataka Hears Writ Appeal Against Single Judge's Dismissal of Land Acquisition Challenge. The Division Bench considered whether the dismissal of the writ petition on grounds of delay and laches was justified under the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Act, 1966....

The appeal arises from the dismissal of a writ petition that challenged land acquisition notifications issued under the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Act, 1966. The appellants, owners of 13 a...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition of Bus Driver Challenging Dismissal for Unauthorized Absenteeism. Concurrent Findings of Labour Court and Industrial Court That Enquiry Was Fair and Punishment Proportionate Upheld Under Article 227....

The petitioner, Nijam Mohamad Mulani, was employed as a bus driver with the Pune Mahanagar Pariwahan Mahamandal Ltd. from 30 November 1991. On 19 April 2008, a chargesheet was issued to him for unauth...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Petition of Married Daughter for Dependent Identity Card of Ex-Serviceman Father. Gender-Discriminatory Policy Denying Married Daughter Status While Granting to Married Son Struck Down as Unconstitutional Under Articles 14 and 15....

The petitioner, Priyanka R. Patil, is the second daughter of late Subedar Ramesh Khandappa Police Patil, who died in service due to a mine explosion during Operation Parakram in 2001. She applied for ...