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Bombay High Court Quashes Preventive Detention Order Under MPDA Act Due to Invalid Delegation of Powers. Delegation Order Under Section 3(2) Must Record Satisfaction Based on Material and Reasons; Absence Renders Delegation and Subsequent Detention Orders Invalid....

The petitioner, Alakshit Rajesh Ambade, challenged the legality of a preventive detention order dated 02.07.2022 passed by the Commissioner of Police, Nagpur (respondent no. 2) under Section 3 of the ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Habeas Corpus Petition for Detenu Under COFEPOSA — Detention Order Quashed for Non-Compliance with Section 3(1) and Procedural Violations. Failure to Supply Relevant Documents and Consider Representation Renders Preventive Detention Invalid....

The petitioner, Valy D'Costa, filed a habeas corpus petition challenging his detention under Section 3(1) of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 (COFE...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellant in POCSO Case Due to Inconsistent Testimony and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Sections 4, 6, 8, 12 of POCSO Act and Section 376(2)(i) IPC set aside as victim's evidence was unreliable and medical evidence did not support sexual assault....

The appellant, Mahadeo @ Nana Gundiba Khandale, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Baramati in Special (POCSO) Case No.8/2015 for offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Off...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Husband in Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Dying Declarations. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as dying declarations were contradictory and not corroborated by medical evidence....

The appellant, Sandip Prakash Rathod, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of his wife, Kavita, by setting her on fire. The prosecution alleged that on 17 September ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Applicant in Section 153-A IPC Case — Abusive Facebook Comments Not Constituting Promotion of Enmity Between Groups. Allegations of Filthy and Abusive Language Against a Political Leader Do Not Satisfy Ingredients of Section 153-A IPC as They Are Not Directed at Any Religious, Racial, or Community Group....

The applicant, Suraj Arvind Thakare, filed a criminal application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 seeking quashing of an FIR registered against him by Police Station Rajura, ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Orders of Land Acquisition Authority Setting Aside Reference Orders as Ex-parte. Acquiring Body's Appearance and Filing of Written Statement and Evidence Rendered Reference Orders Not Ex-parte, Contravening Order IX Rule 13 CPC....

The High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Nagpur Bench, heard a batch of eleven writ petitions filed by landowners whose agricultural lands were acquired for the Wardha to Nanded Rail Project under the ...

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Bombay High Court Partially Allows Insurance Appeal in Motor Accident Claim — Reduces Interest Rate from 7.5% to 6% Per Annum. No Contributory Negligence Found as Tribunal's Finding of Negligence on Part of Xylo Driver Was Based on Evidence and Not Shown to Be Perverse....

The appeal was filed by Reliance General Insurance Company Limited under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, challenging the judgment dated 3rd May 2018 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tr...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Land Acquisition Case — Enhances Compensation Rate Based on Comparable Sale Deeds. Market Value Determined at Rs. 25,000 per Acre Under Section 23 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, with 30% Solatium and 12% Additional Interest....

The appellant, Waman s/o Rajaram Gabhane, owned Survey No. 105 admeasuring 4.99 hectares at Mouza Jamb. The State acquired 40 R of this land for extension of Gaothan under the Land Acquisition Act, 18...