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Bombay High Court Reviews Tahsildar's Jurisdiction Under Maharashtra Land Revenue Code in Mineral Extraction Penalty Case. Writ petitions challenged penalty orders for illegal mineral extraction and raised interplay of Sections 48(7) and 330A regarding authorization and delegation of powers....

The judgment, delivered by the Bombay High Court (Aurangabad Bench), addressed three writ petitions filed by Montecarlo Ltd. Iron Triangle (Joint Venture), a company undertaking construction of differ...

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Karnataka High Court Quashes Defamation Case Against Accused in Private Complaint for Offences Under Sections 500, 501, 504 IPC. Private Complaint Found Politically Motivated, Lacking Prima Facie Ingredients and Abuse of Process....

The petitioner, a former minister and public representative, sought quashing of criminal proceedings arising from a private complaint filed by the respondent, a state-level office bearer of a politica...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Writ Petition for Reconsideration of Freedom Fighter Pension Claim — Endorsement Rejecting Claim for Lack of Two Affidavits Set Aside. The Court directed the respondent to consider the original application dated 27.12.1995 for freedom fighter pension, taking a liberal view considering the petitioner's advanced age of 94 years....

The petitioner, Gundurao Desai, aged 94 years, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India before the High Court of Karnataka. He claimed to be a freedom fighter and ...

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Karnataka High Court Dismisses Public Interest Litigation Against Tree-Planting Fund Collection — Cauvery Calling Project Not Found to Be Collecting Funds Illegally or Without Government Oversight. Court Finds No Illegal Fund Collection or Activity on Government Land, Holds State Already Monitoring the Project....

The present writ petition was filed as a public interest litigation under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, by a practicing advocate, seeking to restrain respondent No.2, Isha Foundat...

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Bombay High Court Considers Death Sentence Confirmation and Appeals in Gang Rape of Minor Under IPC and POCSO Act. Trial Court Convicted Two Accused and Imposed Death Penalty, Requiring High Court Review....

The High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Nagpur Bench, heard a death sentence confirmation reference and two criminal appeals arising from Special (POCSO) Case No. 27 of 2019 decided by the Special Jud...

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High Court of Bombay Considers Writ Petition Challenging Cancellation of Watershed Project Allotment Under Article 226 of Constitution of India; Guideline 35.2 of Common Guidelines for Watershed Development Projects, 2008 at Issue. Petitioner Contends 10,000 Hectare Cap Not Mandatory and Forest Land Should Be Excluded from Total Project Area....

The writ petition was filed in the High Court of Judicature at Bombay under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. The petitioner, Model Action for Rural Change, a society and public trust register...

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Bombay High Court Holds Writ Petition Liable to Dismissal for Non-Mention of Constitutional Provision and Non-Joinder of Standing Empowered Committee. Liquidated Damages Imposed by Empowered Committee Challenged in Road Contract Dispute Without Impleading the Committee as Respondent....

The High Court of Judicature at Bombay heard a writ petition filed by a private limited company engaged in road construction, challenging an order dated 5 December 2013 passed by the Standing Empowere...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Trial Court Order Allowing Secondary Evidence in Cheque Dishonour Case. Lost Envelope with Refusal Endorsement Could Be Proved by Secondary Evidence Under Section 65(c) of Indian Evidence Act, 1872....

The dispute arose from a summary criminal case pending before the Judicial Magistrate (First Class), Parbhani under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. The petitioner was the accused,...

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High Court Holds State Must Frame Uniform Policy for Grants-in-Aid to Special Schools After Finding No Policy Exists Despite Prior Judicial Direction. Government Resolutions Sanctioning Select Schools as Special Cases Do Not Fulfill Mandate to Evolve General Eligibility Criteria Under Persons With Disabilities Act, 1995....

The petitioner, a society running three special schools for specially enabled children in Amravati district, approached the High Court seeking direction to the State Government to frame a policy for g...