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High Court of Bombay at Goa Adjudicates Writ Petition Under Article 226 on Pay Parity for Legal Assistants Transferred to Law Department. Claim of Hostile Discrimination Due to Lower Pay Band Than Direct Recruits in Same Cadre Despite Identical Duties....

The writ petition before the High Court of Bombay at Goa arose from a service dispute concerning pay parity for Legal Assistants. Petitioners were originally appointed as Legal Assistants in the Elect...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in POCSO and Kidnapping Case Due to Inconsistent Victim Testimony. Victim's Admission of Voluntary Association and Contradictions in Evidence Lead to Benefit of Doubt Under Section 366 IPC and Section 5(1) r/w Section 6 of POCSO Act....

The appellant, Popat Navasu Bendkoli, was convicted by the Special Judge (POCSO), Nashik, for offences under Section 366 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 5(1) read with Section 6 of the Prot...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in POCSO and Rape Case Due to Unreliable Testimony and Lack of Medical Corroboration. Conviction under Sections 376, 506 IPC and Sections 4, 6 POCSO Act set aside as prosecutrix's evidence was inconsistent and medical evidence did not support sexual assault....

The appellant, Arun Popatrao Pingale, was convicted by the Special Judge, Pune, under Sections 376 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Sections 4 and 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Retrospective Application of Government Resolutions Reducing Incentive Marks for In-Service Doctors. Court Holds Impugned GRs Dated 19-03-2019 and Corrigendum Dated 26-03-2020 Cannot Retrospectively Deprive Petitioners of Vested 10% Additional Marks Under 2010 and 2011 GRs....

The litigation arose from two writ petitions filed by in-service medical officers seeking admission to postgraduate medical courses under the in-service quota. The petitioners challenged Government Re...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Appointment of Administrator to Cooperative Bank Under Section 77 of MCS Act — Alternative Remedy of Revision Under Section 154 Not Exhausted. Court Held That Writ Petition Is Not Maintainable When Statutory Remedy Is Available and No Exceptional Circumstances Exist....

The petitioners, thirteen individuals who are agriculturists and members of the Amravati District Central Cooperative Bank Ltd., filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India be...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Hears Challenge to Constitutional Validity of Section 9(1)(b) of City of Panaji Corporation Act, 2003 and Quashing of Nominations. Petitioner Argues Provision Exceeds Article 243R Constitutional Limits and Nominees Lack Special Knowledge in Municipal Administration....

The petitioner, an advocate, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the High Court of Bombay at Goa challenging the constitutional validity of Section 9(1)(b) of t...

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Bombay High Court Allows Amendment of Shipping Bills in Customs Case Due to Clerical Error. Petitioner permitted to convert shipping bills from Drawback Scheme to Advance Authorization Scheme under Section 149 of Customs Act, 1962....

The petitioner, Pinnacle Life Science Pvt. Ltd., is engaged in the manufacture and supply of medicaments and holds an Importer-Exporter Code. It sought relief in the form of a direction to Respondent ...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Charge Sheet in Criminal Petition Under Section 482 CrPC — Allegations of Unlawful Assembly and Trespass Found Baseless. Court holds that continuation of proceedings would be an abuse of process of law as no prima facie case is made out against the petitioners....

The petitioners, five individuals, filed a criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking quashing of the charge sheet in C.C.No.5835/2019 pending before th...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes FIR in Cheating and Forgery Case Due to Civil Nature of Dispute. Dispute over property sale agreement held to be purely civil, not criminal, under Sections 420, 456, 466, 468, 471, 120B of IPC....

The petitioners, family members of Late Thimmarayappa, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution read with Section 482 CrPC seeking quashing of FIR No.425/2018 registered at...