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Bombay High Court Examines Legality of TV Advertisements Promoting Hanuman Chalisa Yantra Under Black Magic Act and Cable Television Networks Act. The Court Continued Proceedings in Public Interest Despite Petitioner's Attempt to Withdraw and Appointed Amicus Curiae to Prosecute the Matter....

The petitioner, a teacher from Aurangabad, filed a criminal writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, challenging television advertisements that promoted the sale of Hanuman Chalis...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Murder Case Due to Lack of Causal Link Between Assault and Death. The court upheld the acquittal of accused charged under Section 302 r/w Section 34 IPC as the prosecution failed to establish that the head injury causing death was inflicted during the alleged assault....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of Rameshwar s/o Kanhoba Chalak and Ramesh s/o Kishanrao Chalak (respondents/accused) in Sessions Case No.186/1999, where they were charged with...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Transfer of Matrimonial Case from Bagalkot to Jewergi Under Section 24 CPC — Husband's Convenience and Child's Welfare Considered. The court held that the balance of convenience favored transfer to the husband's place of residence, Jewergi, to avoid undue hardship....

The petitioner, Shivangouda, filed a civil petition under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, seeking transfer of M.C.No.8/2019 pending before the I Additional Senior Civil Judge & JMFC, ...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Revision Petition in Wakf Property Dispute — Corrigendum and Gift Deed Held Binding on Plaintiff Masjid. The court upheld the Wakf Tribunal's order declaring that the corrigendum dated 03.11.2008 and gift deed dated 24.12.1969 were not binding on the plaintiff under the Wakf Act, 1995....

The present case involves a civil revision petition filed under Section 83(9) of the Wakf Act, 1995 read with Section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. The petitioner, The Majalis-E-Intizamiya...

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Bombay High Court Allows Concurrent Running of Sentences for Convict in Three Wildlife and Forest Offence Cases Under Section 427 CrPC. Court exercises discretion to direct concurrent sentences for a poor farmer convicted in three separate cases under Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 and Indian Forest Act, 1927....

The petitioner, Kuttu @ Rahul Chhahalal Pardhi, a convict undergoing imprisonment in three different crimes, filed a Criminal Writ Petition before the Bombay High Court seeking directions for concurre...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petitions Challenging Rejection of Nomination Objections in Gram Panchayat Elections. Election Dispute Under Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1959 - Court Holds That Orders of Returning Officer Are Not Subject to Writ Jurisdiction Under Article 226....

The petitioners, Shivaji Laxman Wadkar and Kiran Daulat Gosavi, filed two separate writ petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the Bombay High Court. They challenged the order...

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Bombay High Court Allows Curing of Minor Defect in Nomination Forms for Village Panchayat Elections — Rejection by Returning Officer Set Aside. The court held that under Rule 11(2-A) of the Maharashtra Village Panchayat Election Rules, a defect of missing signatures on Annexure II is minor and curable, and the Returning Officer must allow the candidate to cure it....

The petitioners, who had filed nominations from different wards of village Balsur, Taluka Omarga, District Osmanabad, challenged the decision of the Returning Officer rejecting their nomination forms ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Rejection of Nomination for Grampanchayat Election Due to Old Bank Passbook. Returning Officer's Order Set Aside as Defect Was Curable Under Rule 11 of Grampanchayat Election Rules....

The petitioner, Chhaya w/o Gopal Gavhane, filed a nomination for election to the Grampanchayat, Mhalsapur, Taluka Sengaon, District Hingoli from Ward No.1. The Returning Officer rejected her nominatio...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Rejection of Nomination for Gram Panchayat Election Based on Age Discrepancy. Returning Officer's reliance solely on voters list and refusal to consider Transfer Certificate held arbitrary and illegal....

The petitioner, Priyanka Vinayak Ranmale, submitted her nomination for election to the Gram Panchayat Mirpur from Ward No. 2. Respondent No. 6, Parvati Changdeo Dhatrak, objected on the ground that th...