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Bombay High Court Dismisses Revision Against Acquittal in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Cruelty and Demand of Dowry. Presumption under Section 113-A of Evidence Act not attracted as prosecution failed to establish that deceased was subjected to cruelty or harassment soon before her death....

The petitioner, the father of the deceased Vandana @ Seema, filed a criminal revision application under Section 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.) challenging the judgment and order...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in POCSO Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Sections 4, 5(m) and (n) read with Section 6 of POCSO Act set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt....

The appellant, Shaikh Anees, was convicted by the Special Judge (POCSO Act), Aurangabad, for offences under Sections 4, 5(m) and (n) read with Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offen...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Corruption Case Due to Unreliable Trap Witnesses and Lack of Proof of Demand. Demand and Acceptance of Bribe Not Proved Beyond Reasonable Doubt Under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) r/w 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988....

The appellant, Smt. Shobha Sonba Raut, was serving as Sub-Divisional Officer and Land Acquisition Officer at Osmanabad. The complainant, Dattatraya Arjun Deshmane, alleged that his land was acquired b...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petitions of Contractual Staff Nurses and Community Health Officers Seeking Regularization of Services. Court directs State to consider regularization in accordance with policy and law, holding that temporary employees cannot be continued indefinitely without regularization....

The judgment concerns two writ petitions filed by Seema Shivaji Jaybhaye, a Staff Nurse on contract basis at Covid-19 Hospital, Jalna, and Sapna Dilip Nikam, a Community Health Officer on contract bas...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Second Appeal in Property Dispute — Concurrent Findings of Fact Not Interfered With. Suit for Declaration of Title and Injunction Dismissed as Plaintiff Failed to Prove Possession and Title Based on Registered Sale Deed....

The appellant/plaintiff filed a suit for declaration of title and permanent injunction in respect of three agricultural properties. He claimed to have purchased items 1 and 3 from the defendant under ...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Insurance Company's Appeal in Motor Accident Claim — No Negligence on Part of Deceased Driver. Claimants Entitled to Compensation Under Section 163A of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 as Tribunal Correctly Applied Structured Formula Without Need to Prove Negligence....

The appeal was filed by the insurance company, Reliance General Insurance Company Limited, challenging the judgment and award dated 09.05.2014 passed by the I Additional Senior Civil Judge and Member,...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Allows Writ Petition Challenging Recall of Compromise Decree in Comunidade Land Dispute. Civil Court Cannot Recall Compromise Decree Without Application Under Order 23 Rule 3A CPC, as It Acts Without Jurisdiction....

The petitioner, Govind Atmaram Kubal, filed a writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India challenging an order dated 23.12.2019 passed by the learned Civil Judge, Junior Division 'B' ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Second Appeal in Property Partition and Possession Dispute — Upholds Concurrent Findings on Title and Adverse Possession. The court held that the registered partition deed of 1961 was valid and that the defendants failed to prove adverse possession or that the deed was a will....

The case involves a property dispute between two brothers, Sharadrao Daulatrao Jadhav (plaintiff) and Bapusaheb Daulatrao Jadhav (defendant, now deceased, represented by his LRs, the appellants). The ...