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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses State's Appeal for Sentence Enhancement in NIA Case. Sentence of 8 Years Imprisonment for Offences Under Section 18 of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 Read With IPC Sections 120B, 121, 121A, 123 Held Adequate....

The State of Karnataka, through Cubbon Park Police, filed five criminal appeals under Section 377 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and Section 21 of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008,...

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Bombay High Court at Goa Dismisses Writ Petition Seeking Mandamus for Regularization of Contractual Research Associate. Contractual employee engaged on fixed-term project fails to establish legal right to regularization because appointment letter expressly disclaims any claim for permanent employment and adverse performance pleading was not traversed....

Background: The matter arose from a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the High Court of Bombay at Goa, seeking a writ of mandamus for regularization of contract...

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Bombay High Court Allows Second Appeal in Permanent Injunction Suit, Remands Case for Fresh Consideration on Issue of Possession and Title. Court holds that the Trial Court and First Appellate Court failed to frame necessary issues and properly evaluate evidence regarding possession and title under the Specific Relief Act, 1963 and the Transfer of Property Act, 1882....

The appellants, Dr. Shradha U. Singbal and Dr. Uday L. Singbal, filed Regular Civil Suit No. 93/09/C before the Civil Judge, Junior Division at Panaji, seeking a permanent injunction against the respo...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Amendment of Plaint in Eviction Suit Under Article 227 — Amendment Relating to Subsequent Events on Same Cause of Action Permissible. Amendment to incorporate details of sub-letting and permanent structure erection after filing of suit does not introduce new cause of action and is not barred by limitation under Order VI Rule 17 CPC....

The petitioners, defendants in an eviction suit, challenged the order of the Trial Court allowing amendment of the plaint and the Appellate Court's dismissal of their appeal as not maintainable. The r...

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Bombay High Court Clarifies Pleading Practice in Trademark Infringement and Passing Off Suits — Single Injunction Prayer Sufficient. The court held that separate prayers for infringement and passing off are unnecessary; a single prayer for injunction suffices regardless of the ground....

This judgment arises from an interim application in a commercial IP suit filed by Hindustan Unilever Ltd against an opposing party. The court had already made an ex parte ad-interim order granting an ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Termination of Pregnancy of Minor Rape Victim in Writ Petition Under Article 226. Gestational Age Exceeding 20 Weeks Permitted Termination Due to Risk to Minor's Mental and Physical Health Under Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971....

The petitioner, the mother of a minor girl aged about 17 years and 2 months, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the Bombay High Court seeking permission to ter...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Scrutiny Committee Order Invalidating Scheduled Tribe Certificate in 'Thakur' Tribe Claim Case. Committee Failed to Consider Contemporaneous Documents and Affidavits, Violating Principles of Natural Justice....

The petitioner, Sunil Hiraman Thakur, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging an order dated 12-04-2018 passed by the Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Comm...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Termination of Contract by Municipal Corporation — Violation of Natural Justice and Contractual Obligations. Contract Termination Set Aside as Corporation Failed to Follow Contractual Dispute Resolution Mechanism and Principles of Natural Justice....

The petitioner, BVG India Ltd., was awarded a contract by the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation in January 2016 for a period of five years for solid waste management. The Corporation terminated the co...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellant in Murder Case Due to Lack of Direct Evidence and Unreliable Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Section 302 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The appellant, Allwyn Liguroy Furtado, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Greater Bombay in Sessions Case No. 465 of 1995 for the murder of his mother, Leena Furtado, under Section 302 of...