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High Court of Karnataka Issues Directions for Effective Implementation of POCSO Act in Public Interest Litigation. Court Directs Appointment of Nodal Officers, Awareness Programs, and Timely Victim Compensation Under Section 40 of POCSO Act, 2012....

The petitioners, three women residents of Bangalore, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India seeking directions to the respondents—Union of India, State of Karn...

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High Court of Karnataka Upholds Tribunal Order Directing Appointment of Teacher from Additional List — Selection Authority Cannot Deny Appointment Based on Non-Existent Waiting List After Candidates Selected from Additional List Are Entitled to Appointment...

The petitioner, the Selection Authority and Secretary of the Karnataka High School Examination Board, challenged the order dated 09.03.2020 passed by the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal, Belag...

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Karnataka High Court Allows Compassionate Appointment to Adopted Daughter of Deceased Employee. Adoption by Widow Employee Valid Under Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, and Circular Denying Benefit to Adopted Children Quashed....

The petitioner, Kumari Sweta, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India challenging an endorsement dated 09.12.2019 issued by the respondent-Corporation (KPTCL) dec...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Food Safety Case Due to Inconclusive MSG Test. Misbranding Allegation under FSS Act Fails as Laboratory Lacked Facility to Test for Mono Sodium Glutamate, Making Prosecution Unsustainable....

The petitioner, a proprietor of a wholesale distributing agency in APMC Yard, Vijayapura, distributed various products including Sunfeast Yippee! Noodles manufactured by ITC Limited. On 11.06.2015, th...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Rule 35 of Maharashtra Shops and Establishments Rules, 2018 for Lack of Cause of Action and Failure to Make Demand for Justice. Rule requiring display of name boards in Marathi is held to be intra vires the Constitution and not violative of fundamental rights....

The petition was filed by the Federation of Retail Traders Welfare Association and an individual challenging Rule 35 of the Maharashtra Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Condition...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses PILs Seeking Ban on Film 'The Kashmir Files' for Alleged Hate Speech and Misrepresentation. Court holds that pre-censorship of a certified film is not permissible and that the film does not incite violence or hatred against any community....

The judgment concerns three petitions filed before the Bombay High Court seeking a ban on the film 'The Kashmir Files' or revocation of its certification. The petitioners, Hiten Dhirajlal Mehta, Amin ...

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Bombay High Court Confirms Death Sentence for Rape and Murder of Minor Girl - Upholds Conviction Under Sections 376, 302 IPC and Section 6 POCSO Act. Circumstantial Evidence Including Last Seen Theory and DNA Evidence Sufficient to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The case pertains to the rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl on 5th September 2013. The victim, a student of ITI, was last seen by her mother at Asangaon Railway Station at 5:45 a.m. The accused, As...

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

The appellants, Nishant Nandu Kamble, Nandu Ishwara Kamble, and Rahul Nandu Kamble, were convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Kolhapur, for the murder of Vishwas Kamble under Section 302 read w...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petitions in Inter Se Seniority and Head of School Appointment Dispute. Seniority determined by date of joining as Assistant Teacher, not by date of acquiring higher qualification....

The judgment concerns two writ petitions filed by Pandurang Kurhe and Namdeo Sase, both Assistant Teachers in a school run by Samta Shikshan Prasarak Mandal. The dispute revolves around inter se senio...

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High Court of Bombay at Aurangabad Allows Insurance Company's Appeal in Motor Accident Claim — Cleaner Not Covered Under Act Policy. Section 147(1)(b) of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 excludes liability for employees not specifically covered under policy....

The case arises from a motor accident claim where the deceased, Radhakishan Lokhande, was traveling as a cleaner in a tipper bearing registration No. MH 10 A 6700. The tipper was insured with United I...