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Bombay High Court Quashes Conviction for Non-Compoundable Offences Based on Settlement — Exercise of Inherent Powers Under Section 482 CrPC to Secure Ends of Justice. The court held that even non-compoundable offences can be quashed if parties have genuinely settled and continuation would be an abuse of process....

The applicants, Madhav Govindrao Sathe and Shvaji Govindrao Sonkamble, were convicted by the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Mukhed, on 26 June 2013 in R.C.C. No. 104 of 2011 for offences under Secti...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Circumstantial Evidence and Unreliable Witnesses. Conviction under Sections 302, 201, 364, 120-B IPC and Section 3(2)(v) of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The appellants, Sachin Jalindar Chavan and Babasaheb Jalindar Chavan, were convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Ahmednagar, for the murder of Vaishali Sanjay Ware, the wife of the informant San...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Writ Petition of Jewellers' Associations Seeking Compliance with Police Guidelines. Court Directs Police to Follow Circular and SOP for Jewellers' Security and Constitute Special Committee to Address Complaints....

The petitioners, three jewellers' associations in Bengaluru, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of mandamus directing the respondents (State o...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Grampanchayat Election Nomination Rejection Due to Bar Under Article 243-O(b) of Constitution. Writ Petition Held Not Maintainable as Remedy Lies Only Through Election Petition Under Section 15 of Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1959....

The petitioner, Gazala Bi Saddam Shah, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging the rejection of her nomination form for the election to Grampanchayat Dongaon, ...

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Karnataka High Court Allows Partition Appeal by Divided Son in Hindu Joint Family Property Dispute. Son who separated from father prior to 1956 is entitled to share in ancestral property as per Mitakshara law and Hindu Succession Act, 1956....

The case involves two regular first appeals (RFA No.100007/2014 and RFA No.100028/2014) arising from a common judgment and decree dated 25.10.2013 passed by the Senior Civil Judge, Haveri in O.S. No.1...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Insurance Company's Appeals in Workmen's Compensation Cases — Tractor-Trolley Accident Victims Awarded Compensation. Employer-Employee Relationship Established Despite Absence of Written Contract; Insurance Company Liable to Indemnify Owner Under Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923....

The case involves four appeals filed by the ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company against the common judgment and order dated 4/11/2008 passed by the Labour Officer and Commissioner for Workmen's Co...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Allows Petitioners to Summon Bank Manager and Registrar of Firms as Witnesses in Civil Suit — Trial Court's Rejection Set Aside for Failure to Apply Correct Legal Test Under Order 16 Rule 1 CPC...

The petitioners, who are plaintiffs in a civil suit, filed applications under Order 16 Rule 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) to summon the manager of Punjab National Bank and the Registrar...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Form-3 Under Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme, 2020 for Assessment Year 2002-2003. Petitioner Bank's Appeal Pending Before High Court Constitutes 'Appeal Pending' Under Section 2(1)(a) of DTVSV Act, Entitling It to Scheme Benefits....

The Petitioner, Cooperative Rabobank U.A., a bank established in the Netherlands and part of the Rabobank Group, is a regular assessee under the Income Tax Act, 1961. For Assessment Year 2002-2003, th...