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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal in Family Property Dispute — Upholds Injunction Against Father from Alienating Joint Family Property. Minor Children's Suit for Partition Through Next Friend Held Maintainable Under Order 32 Rule 1 CPC....

The case involves a family dispute over property. The appellant, Ajay Kumar Garg, is the father and the respondents are his minor children (Avyaay Anirudh Garg and Araaya Anirudh Garg) acting through ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Promotion Policy Based on Merit-Cum-Seniority in High Court Administration. Court upholds that marks in departmental examination are not the sole criterion for promotion and that seniority can be given weightage under the applicable rules....

The petitioner, Kishore D. Raorane, joined the High Court administration on the Original Side as a Clerk in 1985 and retired as Master (Adm) in 2021. He passed both Lower and Higher Standard Departmen...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Mother-in-law in Abetment of Suicide and Cruelty Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Instigation. Conviction under Sections 306 and 498-A IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove that the appellant instigated or abetted the deceased's suicide....

The present appeal was filed by three accused persons challenging their conviction under Sections 306 and 498-A read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in Sessions Trial No.134 of 1999 by ...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Motive. Conviction under Section 302 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The appellant, Syed Vaseem, was convicted by the Principal Sessions Judge, Bengaluru Rural District, for the murder of one person under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment. The case was...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Tribunal Order in Service Matter — Seniority Dispute Between Executive Engineer and Superintendent Engineer. Held that the Tribunal exceeded its jurisdiction by granting promotion without considering the petitioner's seniority and eligibility under the Karnataka Agricultural Marketing Department Service Rules....

The petitioner, Sri Basasanagouda M. Patil, a Superintendent Engineer in the Department of Agricultural Marketing, challenged an order dated 20.12.2021 passed by the Karnataka State Administrative Tri...

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High Court of Bombay at Nagpur Allows Appeals for Enhanced Compensation in Land Acquisition Cases — Market Value Determined at Rs. 1,50,000 per Hectare with Additional Benefits Under Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The court applied the belting method and granted statutory benefits including additional compensation, solatium, and interest....

The case involves four first appeals filed by landowners whose agricultural lands were acquired by the State of Maharashtra for the Maharashtra State Electricity Generation Company Ltd. for a thermal ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Mutation Entry in Revenue Records — Civil Suit Remedy Available for Title Disputes Under Section 149 of Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966. Mutation entries do not confer title and revenue authorities cannot adjudicate title; proper remedy is civil suit....

The petitioners, Jagannath Khanderao Kedar and Indumati Khanderao Kedar, filed a writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India challenging the mutation entries made in the revenue recor...

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Bombay High Court Considers Reference to Larger Bench on Applicability of Pay Commission Recommendations to Private School Employees. Division Bench examines statutory rule-making procedure under Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Regulation Act, 1977 and divergent Coordinate Bench views....

The Bombay High Court, in a batch of four connected writ petitions, addressed a preliminary issue whether questions raised regarding applicability of Pay Commission recommendations to employees of pri...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition in Property Dispute Over Will Validity — Concurrent Findings of Fact Not Disturbed Under Article 227. The court upheld the concurrent findings of the courts below that the Will executed by Bhatu was not proved, and the petitioners failed to establish their title....

The case involves a property dispute between the petitioners (legal representatives of Tryambak Namdev Mali) and the respondents (legal heirs of Bhatu Sonar). The petitioners claimed title to certain ...