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Bombay High Court Quashes Cancellation of No Objection Certificate for Firecracker Shop Under Explosives Act, 1884 — Violation of Natural Justice. District Magistrate and Divisional Commissioner failed to provide opportunity of hearing before cancelling NOC granted in 1997....

The petitioner, Gopal Agrawal, had been operating firecracker shops/godowns on Survey No.86 at Mouza Shirajgaon, Khamgaon, Buldana since 1997 pursuant to a no objection certificate (NOC) granted by th...

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Bombay High Court Considers Reference on Revival of Twin Conditions for Bail Under Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002 After 2018 Amendment. Court Examines Whether Amendment Act 13 of 2018 Cured Constitutional Defect in Section 45(1) Identified in Nikesh Shah....

The judgment of the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Nagpur Bench, arose out of Criminal Application (BA) No.1149 of 2021 filed by the applicant-accused under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Pr...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Minor Penalty on Government Employee in Disciplinary Proceeding for Unauthorized Absence. Withholding of One Increment for Two Years Held Proportional Under Rule 11(iv) of CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965....

The petitioner, Mr. Hanamatrao M. Kulkarni, was a Junior Engineer (Electrical) in the Electricity Department, Government of Goa, recruited in 1983. He was placed under suspension on 09/02/2011 in cont...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Specific Performance of Agreement for Sale in Favor of Flat Purchaser Against Developer and Subsequent Purchasers. Agreement for Sale dated 6th March 1980 declared valid and binding, subsequent agreement dated 4th April 1988 declared bogus and invalid....

The case involves a dispute over the specific performance of an agreement for sale of a flat. The flat purchaser, Dr. Arun Subrao Prabhu, entered into an agreement for sale with the developer, Rizvi B...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Landlord's Writ Petition in Rent Control Eviction Case — Appellate Court's Reversal of Eviction Decree Upheld. Section 12(3)(b) of Bombay Rent Act Not Applicable as Tenant's Default Not Established....

The petitioners, legal heirs of the original landlord Purushottam D. Rajadne, filed a writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India challenging the judgment and order dated 31.1.1998 pa...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Appeals in Dishonour of Cheque Cases, Sets Aside Acquittal. Presumption under Section 139 of NI Act applies when signature and issuance of cheque are admitted, shifting burden on accused to rebut....

The appellant, Mr. Ashfaq Rasheed Shaik, filed six criminal appeals under Section 378(4) Cr.P.C. against the judgment of acquittal dated 07.06.2018 passed by the VI Additional Small Causes Judge and X...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses State's Petition to Cancel Bail in Double Murder Case — Bail Cancellation Requires Supervening Circumstances or Misuse of Liberty, Not Mere Reappreciation of Evidence. The State sought cancellation of bail granted under Section 302 IPC for double murder, but the court found no supervening circumstances....

The State of Karnataka, through Somwarpet Police Station, filed a criminal petition under Section 439(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) before the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru....

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in POCSO and IPC Case Due to Lack of Evidence. Trial Court's Acquittal Upheld as Prosecution Failed to Prove Case Beyond Reasonable Doubt Under Section 6 of POCSO Act and Section 366-A IPC....

The State of Karnataka filed an appeal under Section 378(1) and (3) of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 against the judgment and order of acquittal dated 09.04.2018 passed by the I-Addl. District and...

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Bombay High Court Allows Declaration of Lapsed Reservation Under Section 127 of MRTP Act for Failure to Acquire Land Within Statutory Period. Purchase Notice Served Under Section 127(1) of Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 Not Followed by Acquisition Within Two Years, Resulting in Deemed Lapsing of Reservation....

The petitioner, Shree Vinayak Builders & Developers, owned land admeasuring 6377.12 Sq.Mts. in Nagpur, which was reserved for a 24-meter wide DP Road in the Final Development Plan that came into force...

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Bombay High Court Hears Writ Petitions by Regularized Municipal Employees Challenging Conditions Denying Service Benefits. Conditions Imposed by Director of Municipal Administration Allegedly Conflict with Final Industrial Court Order Under MRTU & PULP Act, 1971....

The High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Nagpur Bench, heard a batch of five writ petitions filed by around sixty employees of Municipal Council, Mul, challenging orders of regularization that imposed ...