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High Court of Bombay at Goa Quashes Land Acquisition Notifications in Favor of Landowner Due to Lapse Under Section 11-A of Land Acquisition Act, 1894. Award Made Beyond Two-Year Period from Section 6 Declaration Invalidates Entire Acquisition Proceedings....

The petitioner, Mrs. Aienla Semelhago, challenged the notifications under Sections 4 and 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, concerning the acquisition of her property measuring 540.75 square metres ...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Acquittal of Accused in Murder Case on Ground of Insanity. Paranoid Schizophrenia Established Under Section 84 IPC — Act Done Without Knowledge of Nature or Wrongfulness....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the judgment and order dated 29.05.2003 of the learned ad-hoc Additional Sessions Judge, Sangli, in Sessions Case No. 157 of 2002, whereby Respondent Nos. 1 a...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellant in Murder Case Due to Insufficient Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Section 302 IPC read with Section 34 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt....

The appellant, Ganesh Bhagya Mandavkar, was convicted by the Sessions Judge, Mangaon, for the murder of Savitri Sagar Pawar under Section 302 IPC read with Section 34 IPC and sentenced to life impriso...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence and Inconsistent Witness Testimony. Conviction under Section 302 IPC for causing death by strangulation set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt....

The appellant, Nandakumar @ Chhotu Vasudev Samant, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Mumbai for the murder of his wife Suchitra under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment. ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Disqualification of Sarpanch in Gram Panchayat Case — Disqualification Based on Husband's Conviction Without Personal Involvement Held Invalid. Court holds that a Sarpanch cannot be disqualified under the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act for her husband's criminal conviction unless she is personally involved or has derived benefit....

The petitioner, Anusaya w/o Babu Pawar, was elected as Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat Chaundi, Taluka Udgir, District Latur, on 7 October 2017, on a seat reserved for OBC Women. In October 2020, responden...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Cancellation of NA Permission as Arbitrary and Mala Fide. Tahsildar's Order Set Aside for Being Passed at Behest of Third Party Despite Adverse Civil Court Decrees....

The petitioner, a 61-year-old widow, challenged the order dated 04.03.2015 passed by the Tahsildar, Newasa, cancelling the Non-Agricultural (NA) permission granted to her on 06.08.1992 under Section 4...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Government Order Declining Enquiry Entrustment to Lokayukta in Corruption Case. Section 14(3) of Karnataka Lokayukta Act, 1984 Mandates Entrustment of Enquiry Once Complaint is Made Against Public Servant....

The petitioner, the Registrar of Karnataka Lokayukta, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging a Government Order dated 20.03.2019 passed by the Principal Secre...

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Bombay High Court Sets Aside State Information Commissioner’s Order Granting Free Information. Held That Petitioner Not Entitled to Free Information Under Section 7(6) of Right to Information Act, 2005 Merely Due to Postal Delay Where PIO Had Communicated Fee Requirement Within Thirty Days....

The petitioner filed an application under the Right to Information Act, 2005 on 31.03.2015 seeking details of all sale deeds registered between 2006 and 31.03.2015 from the office of the Joint Sub-Reg...