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Bombay High Court Examines Challenge to Charge-Sheet Issued Under Rule 14 CCS (CCA) Rules Two Days Before Retirement. Department's 13-year delay in initiating proceedings and subsequent acquittal in criminal case on same facts raised questions of law....

The petitioner, a member of the Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise) recruited in 1979, was working as Additional Commissioner of Customs in 2000 when an incident relating to excess dut...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellants in Abetment of Suicide Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Instigation. Conviction under Sections 498-A and 306 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove cruelty or abetment beyond reasonable doubt....

The case pertains to an appeal against the conviction of Ramdas Dhondu Kalatkar (appellant no.1) and Bharti Ramdas Kalatkar (appellant no.2, since deceased) under Sections 498-A and 306 of the Indian ...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellant in Murder Case Due to Benefit of Doubt — Circumstantial Evidence Fails to Establish Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove chain of circumstances consistent only with guilt....

The appellant, Gangubai Kashinath Kamble, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Pune, in Sessions Case No. 365/1994 for the murder of her husband under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to life ...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Father's Custody Petition in Guardianship Dispute — Emphasizes Child's Welfare and Father's Right to Custody Under Guardians and Wards Act, 1890. The court held that the father, as natural guardian, is entitled to interim custody of the minor child pending final adjudication, as the welfare of the child is paramount....

The petitioner, Mohammed Mushtaq G K, the husband of the respondent Ayesha Banu, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India challenging the order dated 17.12.2018 pa...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Pronounces Judgment on Criminal Writ Petition Filed by Sitting MLA to Quash FIR for Alleged Assault, Wrongful Restraint and Criminal Intimidation. Petitioner Contends that Ingredients of Sections 323, 341 and 506 IPC Are Not Made Out and Investigation Is Politically Motivated....

The petitioner, a sitting Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly, filed a criminal writ petition seeking to quash FIR No. 18/2020 and charge sheet No. 101/2020 registered at Porvorim Police Station fo...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Dismisses Appeal Against Conviction Under Section 302 IPC; Upholds Life Sentence. Stabbing in Stomach with Kitchen Knife During Quarrel Over Labour Work Amounts to Murder, Not Culpable Homicide, as Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC Not Applicable Due to Undue Advantage Taken by Accused....

The High Court of Bombay at Goa heard a criminal appeal against the conviction of the appellant for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The appellant, a labourer, was convicted by...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Caste Scrutiny Committee Order Invalidating Caste Claim Due to Bias — Member Who Conducted Vigilance Cannot Sit on Committee. The Court held that participation of a vigilance officer as a member of the scrutiny committee violates natural justice and renders the order a nullity....

The petitioners, Kum. Shruti Nivarutti Hainalkar and Master Shravan Nivarutti Hainalkar (minors through their mother), challenged an order dated 9 December 2021 passed by the Scheduled Tribe Certifica...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition by Employees Challenging Employer's Circular Requiring Unvaccinated Employees to Undergo Periodic RT-PCR Tests at Own Cost. The court held that the employer's circular was a reasonable public health measure and not violative of fundamental rights....

The petitioners, employees of Mumbai Port Trust (MPT), challenged a circular dated 15 June 2021 that required unvaccinated employees to undergo RT-PCR tests every ten days at their own cost to attend ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Mutation of Names in Revenue Records Without Collector's Permission for Transferable Land Under Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966. The Court held that when the land is transferable and heritable as per the sanad, no permission of the Collector is required for mutation, and the City Survey Officer must carry out mutation upon application....

The judgment disposes of two writ petitions filed by Sudhir Vasu Shetty and Charisma Builders Limited against the City Survey Officer, Chembur and the State of Maharashtra. The short issue involved wa...