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High Court of Karnataka Allows Discharge of Advocate in Abetment of Suicide Case — Filing of Multiple Legal Cases Does Not Constitute Abetment Under Section 306 IPC. The court held that without direct evidence of instigation, the accused cannot be compelled to face trial for abetment of suicide based solely on the filing of multiple cases over 17 years....

The petitioner, S. Sadashivappa, an advocate, filed a criminal petition under Section 482 CrPC challenging the order dated 15-03-2017 passed by the III Additional District and Sessions Judge, Tumakuru...

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Bombay High Court Examines Validity of Consumer Protection Appointment Rules; Selection Committee Procedure Under Scrutiny. Court Considers Whether Rules Violate Article 14 and Supreme Court Directions in State of UP v. UP Consumer Protection Bar Association....

These two petitions challenged the Consumer Protection (Qualification for appointment, method of recruitment, procedure of appointment, term of office, resignation and removal of President and Members...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Income Tax Reopening Notice Under Section 148 Due to Lack of Tangible Material and Failure to Disclose After Four Years. Reassessment Notice Based on Audit Objections and Mere Change of Opinion Barred by Proviso to Section 147 of Income Tax Act, 1961....

The writ petition arose from reassessment proceedings initiated against the petitioner company for Assessment Year 2012-2013. The petitioner filed its annual return under Section 139 of the Income Tax...

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Bombay High Court Examines Writ Petition Challenging Rejection of Technical Bid in Smart LED Street Lighting Tender. Court Notes Settled Principle that Judicial Review in Tender Matters is Limited to Public Interest and Malafide, and Examines Turnover Eligibility Criteria Under Tender Clause....

The matter concerned a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India filed before the Bombay High Court by a public limited company against Sangli Miraj Kupwad Municipal Corporation and...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petitioner in Service Reinstatement Dispute Over Resignation Withdrawal. Withdrawal of Accepted Resignation Under Office Memorandum Dated 10-06-2019 Is Discretionary, Not an Enforceable Right, and Reinstatement Was Denied Due to Prior Misconduct Under Sashastra Seema Bal Act, 2007....

The matter arose from a writ petition filed before the Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court challenging an order dated 13-01-2020 passed by the Commandant, 52nd Battalion SSB, Araria, which rejec...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Cross-Complaint Cases Due to Compromise Between Parties — Sections 498A, 307, 323, 341, 504, 506 IPC. Court held that continuation of proceedings would be an abuse of process of law when parties have amicably settled their disputes and the offences are not grave or heinous....

The judgment pertains to two criminal petitions filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) before the High Court of Karnataka, Kalaburagi Bench. The petitioners in Crl.P.No...

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Bombay High Court Examines Tender Dispute Concerning Garden Maintenance Contracts Under Judicial Review Principles. Court Evaluates Whether Rejection of Technical Bid and Allotment to Successful Bidders Was Arbitrary or Violative of Articles 14 and 19....

The dispute arose from a tender floated by the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation in August 2019 for maintenance and protection of gardens within its jurisdiction. The petitioner, a sole proprieto...

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High Court of Bombay Adjudicates Appeals in Attempted Murder Case; Conviction Under Section 326 IPC and Acquittal Under Section 307 IPC and Arms Act Under Challenge. Court Examines Private Defence Claim in Shooting of Sister Amid Property Dispute and Issues Notice for Sentence Enhancement....

The matter arose from a family dispute between siblings over properties left by their father, worth crores of rupees. The accused, Lalit Timothi D’souza, and the victim, Ms. Lorna D’souza, were br...