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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Murder Case — Circumstantial Evidence Fails to Establish Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt. Acquittal of Accused Under Section 302 IPC Upheld Due to Lack of Credible Evidence and Failure to Prove Motive....

The State of Karnataka, through H.D. Kote Police Station, filed an appeal under Section 378(1) and (3) of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, challenging the judgment of acquittal dated 20.02.2016 pass...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal of District Central Co-operative Bank in Share Transfer Dispute Under Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960. Single Judge’s Direction to Transfer Shares to Nominees of Deceased Member Upheld, Rejecting Bank’s Reliance on RBI Policy Over Statutory Mandate Under Section 30....

The dispute arose from the refusal of the Gondia District Central Co-operative Bank to transfer 20 shares held by deceased member Shankarlal Agrawal to his nominees, respondents 4 to 15. The deceased ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Letters Patent Appeal by MSRTC Driver, Restores 50% Back Wages. Industrial Court Found to Have Exceeded Jurisdiction Under Section 44 of MRTU & PULP Act, 1971, by Interfering with Labour Court's Discretionary Award....

The appellant, a former driver with the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC), was dismissed from service on 28.09.1991 on grounds of absence without sufficient cause after an internal ...

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High Court Enhances Compensation in Motor Accident Claim by Setting Aside Tribunal’s Erroneous Deductions for Contributory Negligence, Non-Joinder, and Lump Sum. Multiplier Enhanced to 9 as per Sarla Verma for a 60-Year-Old Deceased....

The appeal arose from a motor accident claim where the widow and daughter of the deceased Narayan Rasekar sought enhancement of compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Gadchiroli. ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR for Cheating and Criminal Breach of Trust in Business Transaction Dispute. Allegations Found to be Civil in Nature, Not Disclosing Ingredients of Offences Under Sections 406 and 420 IPC, Constituting Abuse of Process....

The applicant, Avdhesh Harichand Jaiswal, a businessman from Uttar Pradesh, filed a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quashing of FIR No.307/2019 registered a...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Pronounces on Legality of Government Order Retrospectively Exempting Stone Crusher Units from Conversion Sanads Under Land Revenue Code; Finds Order Not Relating to Land or Class of Land, Thus Beyond Scope of Section 35, Goa Land Revenue Code...

This writ petition challenged an order dated 2/3/2009 issued by the State of Goa under Section 35 of the Goa, Daman and Diu, Land Revenue Code, 1968, which retrospectively exempted certain basalt/ston...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Look-Out Circular Issued Against NRI Businessman in Gitanjali Gems Investigation, Citing Violation of Personal Liberty. Stamping of Passport as 'Cancelled Without Prejudice' Held to be Without Authority of Law and Arbitrary, Contravening Article 21 of the Constitution of India....

The petitioner, a Non-Resident Indian businessman based in Hong Kong and managing director of a company dealing in diamonds, held an Indian passport valid until 2028. On 10 September 2020, while attem...

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High Court of Judicature at Bombay Hears Criminal Appeal Against Conviction for Bribery Under Prevention of Corruption Act. Appeal Challenges Conviction Based on Insufficient Evidence of Demand and Acceptance of Illegal Gratification....

This criminal appeal was filed before the High Court of Judicature at Bombay against a judgment of the Special Judge, Raigad, Alibag, convicting the appellant for offences under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) r...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Divorce on Ground of Desertion After 21 Years of Separation — Marriage Held to Be Dead and Irretrievably Broken Down. Long separation of 21 years and wife's failure to explain desertion established wilful desertion under Section 13(1)(ib) of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955....

The appellant-husband, K. Mallikarjuna, filed a petition under Section 13(1)(ib) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, seeking divorce from his wife, H. A. Sudha Mallikarjuna, on the ground of wilful deser...