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Bombay High Court Allows Second Appeal in Partition Suit — Daughter's Claim to Mother's Share Not Barred by Limitation or Res Judicata. Daughter Sakhubai's suit for partition of her mother Radhabai's share in ancestral property held maintainable despite earlier partition suit between other family members to which she was not a party....

The case pertains to a partition suit filed by Sakhubai Jagu Bodare (since deceased, represented by her legal representatives) against the appellants (defendant nos. 8 to 11) and other respondents. Th...

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Bombay High Court Habeas Corpus Petition by Claimed Adoptive Parents Seeking Custody of Minor Child. Court Examines Whether Adoption Deed is Valid Under Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 and Whether Child is in Need of Care and Protection Under Juvenile Justice Act, 2015....

The petition was filed by a married couple claiming to have adopted a girl-child from her biological mother, who had expressed unwillingness to care for the child. After the birth on 08/01/2019, the b...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal by Defendants in Property Dispute — Holds That Plaintif Failed to Establish Prima Facie Case for Injunction Restraining Sale of Flat. Court finds that the agreement for sale was not a concluded contract and the plaintif's claim for specifc performance was not maintainable....

The present appeal arises from an interim order dated 28 January 2021 passed by the learned Single Judge in Interim Application (L) No. 196 of 2021 in Suit No. 22 of 2021. The Appellants, Preity Zinta...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Rejection of Order XII Rule 6 CPC Application in Suit for Recovery and Possession — No Clear Admission Found in Written Statement....

The petitioner, Manoj Brijlal Kapoor (Defendant No.5), filed a writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India challenging an order dated 21/04/2018 passed by the learned Judge, City Civi...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Refusal of Leave to Adduce Additional Evidence in Civil Suit — Petitioner Failed to Show Due Diligence in Producing Documents at Appropriate Stage....

The petitioner, defendant No.5 in a civil suit filed by Khandelwal Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., challenged an order dated 26/04/2018 passed by the City Civil Court, Greater Bombay, refusing leave to adduce...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Dowry Harassment Case Due to Settlement Between Parties. Section 482 CrPC invoked to quash FIR under Sections 498-A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, as parties amicably settled disputes and complainant no longer wished to prosecute....

The applicant, Supriya Raju @ Rajkumar Biradar, filed an application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quashing of Regular Criminal Case No.64/2020 arising out of FIR ...

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High Court of Karnataka Sets Aside Order Relegating Plaintiff to Arbitration Under Section 8 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Non-Signatory to Arbitration Agreement Cannot Invoke Section 8 Against Willing Party. Amendment to Section 8 in 2016 is Procedural and Retrospective, But Does Not Confer Right on a Non-Party to Compel Arbitration....

The petitioner, Smt. Sushma Swaraj, filed a suit for specific performance (O.S. No. 458/2014) against M/s Blue Valley Properties Pvt. Ltd. (1st defendant) and Shageer Shereef (2nd defendant) based on ...

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High Court of Karnataka Delivers Judgment in Criminal Appeals Against Conviction for Murder and Rioting Under IPC. Trial Court Had Convicted Accused Persons for Forming Unlawful Assembly, Committing Murder of Krishnappa, and Causing Injuries to PWs, Based on Evidence of Interested Witnesses and Recoveries....

The judgment pertains to a set of criminal appeals filed by accused Nos. 2 to 8 against their conviction and sentence by the IV Additional District and Sessions Judge, Madhugiri, in S.C. No. 89 of 201...