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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Sand Mining Restriction Order in Favor of Lessee — Impugned Order Lacks Statutory Authority Under Karnataka Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1994. The court held that the Deputy Director cannot impose a blanket ban on sand mining during monsoon based on environmental guidelines without specific rule provision....

The petitioner, Sri. Fakkirappa M. Murgod, was granted a quarrying lease for ordinary sand for five years from 10 August 2017 under the Karnataka Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1994. He challenged an...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Execution Court Order in Land Acquisition Reference — Directs Deposit of Enhanced Compensation as Per Original Award. Execution Court Exceeded Jurisdiction by Recomputing Compensation Contrary to Final Judgment Under Section 18 of Land Acquisition Act, 1894....

The petitioners, claimants in a land acquisition reference under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, obtained a judgment and award dated 07.01.2002 from the II Additional Civil Judge (Sr.Dn....

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes FIR in Criminal Petition Under Section 482 CrPC — Allegations of Mischief, Criminal Intimidation, and Cheatment Found to Be Civil Dispute. Court Held That Where Dispute Is Purely Civil in Nature, Criminal Proceedings Cannot Be Sustained and Are an Abuse of Process of Law....

The petitioners, Mrs. G. Chitra Poornima and Mr. Jagadish, filed a criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) read with Article 226 of the Constitution of India...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes FIR and Charge Sheet in LPG Refilling Case Due to Lack of Sanction Under Essential Commodities Act. Essential Commodities Act, 1955 Requires Prior Sanction for Prosecution Under Section 7 for Violation of LPG Order, 2000....

The petitioner, C. Ramalingaiah, filed a criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.) before the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, seeking quashing of FIR ...

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Bombay High Court Directs Early Meeting for No-Confidence Motion in Sanquelim Municipal Council: Upholds Democratic Principle of Expeditious Floor Test. Requisition by Six Councillors to Oust Chairperson Leads to Court Intervention under Goa Municipalities Act, 1968, Fixing Meeting on 24.04.2021 to Prevent Horsetrading and Preserve Democratic Values....

The dispute arose from a requisition by six out of thirteen councillors of the Sanquelim Municipal Council seeking a no-confidence motion against the Chairperson, Yeshwant Shrikant Madkar. The requisi...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Journalists in Sedition Case for Reporting on Alleged Corruption. Reporting of public interest matters does not constitute sedition under Section 124A IPC unless there is incitement to violence or public disorder....

The case involves nine criminal writ petitions filed by journalists and media persons (Sudheer Rikhari, Nikhil Vasudevan, Subhanshu Singh, Sumant Balakrishnan, Nirmala Ravindran, and others) against t...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Acquittal in Cruelty and Abetment of Suicide Case — Prosecution Fails to Prove Demand for Dowry or Harassment Leading to Suicide. Evidence of Mental Illness and Lack of Proximate Cause for Suicide Leads to Confirmation of Acquittal Under Sections 498A and 306 IPC....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of Suresh Dada Aher for offences under Sections 498A and 306 IPC. The prosecution alleged that the accused subjected his wife Malti to cruelty b...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence — Link Between Incident and Accused Not Established. Conviction under Section 302 IPC Set Aside as Circumstances of Last Seen, Motive, Blood-Stained Clothes, and Absconding Did Not Form Complete Chain Pointing to Guilt....

The appellant, Sandip Baburao Waidande, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 for the murder of his wife Nirmala. The incident occurred in the intervening night of 29/12/2015 ...