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Bombay High Court Holds Convictions Unsustainable in POCSO and IPC Case Due to Failure to Prove Victim Was a Child and Absence of Evidence of Lack of Consent. School Leaving Certificate Procured After Incident and Not Based on Birth Certificate Had No Evidentiary Value Under Section 2(d) of POCSO Act, 2012....

This was a criminal appeal before the Bombay High Court against conviction recorded by the Special Judge, POCSO Court, Pune in POCSO Special Case No.489 of 2016. The appellant was convicted under Sect...

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High Court of Judicature at Bombay Considered Writ Petitions Challenging a Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal Order that Set Aside Mid-Term Transfers of Police Constables Under the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951. The dispute centered on whether transfer orders issued before completion of five-year normal tenure met the statutory requirements of exceptional cases, public interest and administrative exigencies under Section 22N(2) of the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951....

The matter arose from a common order of the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal, Mumbai dated August 9, 2019, by which the Tribunal set aside transfer orders of twelve police constables posted at the ...

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High Court of Judicature at Bombay Upholds State's Recovery of Excess Pay from Retired Employee Dismissing Writ Petition. Undertaking Furnished by Employee Prior to Retirement to Repay Inadvertently Paid Excess Amount Binds Him, Excluding Rafiq Masih Protection; Recovery of Rs.1,95,048 from Retiral Benefits Upheld....

The writ petition arose from the recovery of excess pay from a retired graded headmaster in Maharashtra. The petitioner had joined service on 14.03.1984 and retired on 31.05.2018 as a graded headmaste...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Husband's Petition Challenging Maintenance Order in Marriage Annulment Case — Perjury and False Claims by Husband Lead to Dismissal with Costs. Court Upholds Family Court's Interim Maintenance of Rs. 1,00,000 per month and Rs. 75,000 litigation expenses under Section 24 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, finding husband's income concealment and false statements as abuse of process....

The petitioner-husband, Dr. Praveen R, and the respondent-wife, Dr. Arpitha, are estranged medical practitioners. The husband filed M.C. No. 1607/2013 before the Family Court seeking annulment of marr...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Revision Petition in Suit for Declaration and Injunction — Order 7 Rule 11(d) CPC Application Rejected as Plaint Discloses Cause of Action. The Court held that the plaint cannot be rejected under Order 7 Rule 11(d) CPC if it discloses a cause of action, even if the claim may be weak or unlikely to succeed....

The present Civil Revision Petition was filed by the defendant No.4 in O.S.No.238/2017, a suit for declaration and perpetual injunction instituted by the plaintiffs (respondents No.1 to 3) in the Cour...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellants in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Eye Witness and Lack of Evidence. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as sole eye witness was found to be planted and not credible....

The appellants, Waghya alias Manoj Bhaiyalal Uke and Sandip s/o Bhaiyalal Uke, were convicted by the Sessions Judge, Wardha, for the murder of Pintu under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC and sent...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Acquisition Order Under MHADA Act Due to Non-Compliance and Delay. Land Acquisition Proposal Sanctioned in 2006 Set Aside as Authority Failed to Complete Acquisition Within Reasonable Period, Rendering the Order Unenforceable....

The petitioners, H.I.M.S. Botawala Charities (a public charitable trust) and another, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the Bombay High Court challenging an o...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Reopening Notice Under Section 148 of Income Tax Act for Lack of Fresh Material — Reassessment Based on Mere Change of Opinion is Invalid. The court held that where the Assessing Officer had already considered the issue of set-off of short-term capital gain during scrutiny assessment, reopening after four years without fresh material is impermissible....

The petitioner, First Source Solutions Limited, engaged in contact centre and transaction processing services, had two SEZ units for AY 2012-13. The Pritech unit made profit eligible for deduction und...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Revision Petitions in Dishonour of Cheque Cases — Conviction Under Section 138 NI Act Upheld Due to Lack of Evidence on Loan Repayment. The court held that concurrent findings of fact cannot be interfered with in revision unless perverse, and the accused failed to rebut the presumption under Section 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881....

The petitioner, Sri Narayana Mudaliyar @ Narayana Raju, was convicted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, in two separate cases (C.C.No.6087/2013 and C.C.No.21935/2012) for dish...

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High Court of Karnataka Upholds Executive Officer's Appellate Order in Grama Panchayat Property Dispute — Khata Change Directed Based on Possession and Revenue Records. The Court held that the Grama Panchayat cannot refuse khata change when the applicant is in possession and has valid revenue entries, and the Executive Officer's appellate order under Section 269 of the Karnataka Gram Swaraj and Panchayat Raj Act, 1993 is binding....

The dispute pertains to property bearing Khata No.160 measuring East-West 150 feet and North-South 100 feet situated in K.R.Sagara, Belagola Hobli, Srirangapatna Taluk, Mandya District. Sri V. Harish ...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellants in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Eye Witness and Lack of Evidence. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as sole eye witness was found to be planted and not credible....

Bombay High Court Quashes Acquisition Order Under MHADA Act Due to Non-Compliance and Delay. Land Acquisition Proposal Sanctioned in 2006 Set Aside as Authority Failed to Complete Acquisition Within Reasonable Period, Rendering the Order Unenforceable....

Bombay High Court Allows Appeals by Acquiring Body in Land Acquisition Compensation Cases,...

Bombay High Court Dismisses NHAI Appeals in Land Acquisition Compensation Dispute — Upho...

Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Concurrent Findings in Suit for Spec...

High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Revision Petitions Against Discharge Order in Corruption...

High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Company Secretary in KOPD Act Case Due to ...

Supreme Court Upholds Conviction and Death Sentence in POCSO Case Due to Credible Testimon...

Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against High Court's Reversal of Trial Court's Decree on Wi...

Supreme Court Acquits Appellant in IPC and POCSO Case Due to Insufficient Evidence and Dou...

Supreme Court Quashes Recovery Order Against Contractor — Violated Principles of Natural...

Supreme Court Restores Conviction in Cheque Dishonour Case — Statutory Notice Validity A...