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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR in License Forgery Case Due to Lack of Evidence and Civil Dispute Nature. The court held that where the allegations in the FIR do not disclose a criminal offence and the dispute is essentially civil, continuation of criminal proceedings is an abuse of process under Section 482 Cr.P.C....

The applicant, Suresh Vithalrao Raut, a retired Shop Inspector of Municipal Council, Chandrapur, filed an application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quashing of FIR...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Rejection of Approval for Appointment of Peon in Minority Institution. Ban on Recruitment Under Government Resolution Dated 12/02/2015 Not Applicable to Minority Institutions and Where Recruitment Process Had Already Commenced....

The petitioners, Elizabeth Benjamin Joseph (Petitioner No.1) and the institution running the school (Petitioner No.2), challenged the order dated 04/07/2019 passed by Respondent No.2, the Education Of...

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Bombay High Court Hears Writ Petitions Challenging Corrigenda to Deemed Conveyance Certificates Under Maharashtra Ownership of Flats Act, 1963. Competent Authority Issued Certificates for Constructed Area and Later Extended to Land Without Notice, Prompting Promoters to Seek Quashing....

Background: The dispute involved ten cooperative housing societies formed under the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960, in a development called 'Kashish Park' at Thane. The petitioners, Kash...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition Challenging Government Circular Restricting MBA/MMS Admissions to Only MAH-CET, GMAT, and CAT Scores. The Court held that the circular was arbitrary and violated the legitimate expectation of students who had appeared for ATMA, MAT, GMAT, and XAT examinations....

The petitioners, three students who had appeared for the ATMA (AIMS Test for Management Admission) examination on 6 July 2020, challenged a Government Circular dated 16 March 2020 issued by the Higher...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses PIL Challenging MPLADS Circular Allowing Funds for Private Hospitals in COVID-19 Relief. Circular dated April 8, 2020, permitting MPLADS funds for private hospitals is intra vires the MPLAD Scheme and not arbitrary....

The petitioner, a legal practitioner, filed a Public Interest Litigation challenging a circular dated April 8, 2020, issued by the Joint Secretary (MPLADS) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Students in SC/ST Atrocities Case Due to Lack of Intent to Humiliate. Caste-based insult allegations fail as the incident arose from a trivial dispute without any intention to insult on caste grounds under Section 3(1)(r) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989....

The judgment concerns three criminal applications filed by students (Sayeeshdarshan Kanala, Sanket Adlak, and Piyush Dawkar) seeking quashing of FIR No. 0225/2019 registered at Pundlik Nagar Police St...

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Karnataka High Court Sets Aside Disqualification Order Against Gram Panchayat Members Under Section 43-A of Karnataka Gram Swaraj and Panchayat Raj Act, 1993 and Remits for Fresh Enquiry. Insufficient Cross-Verification of Statements and Lack of Detailed Enquiry Prompt Reconsideration by Regional Commissioner....

The writ petition was filed by the President and members of Allampura Gram Panchayat, Chickmagalur District, challenging their disqualification from membership under Section 43-A of the Karnataka Gram...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Dowry Harassment Case Due to Settlement Between Parties. Court Allows Compromise in Non-Compoundable Offences Under Section 482 CrPC to Secure Ends of Justice....

The petitioners, including the husband and his relatives, filed two criminal petitions under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quashing of criminal proceedings arising from ...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Revision Petition in Electricity Supply Company Case — Plaint Rejected for Lack of Jurisdiction Under Section 145 of Electricity Act, 2003. Civil Court Has No Jurisdiction to Entertain Suit for Specific Performance of Contract for Electricity Connection Where Remedy Lies Before the Special Court Under the Electricity Act....

The present case involves a civil revision petition filed by the Hubli Electricity Supply Company (HESCOM) and its Assistant Executive Engineer against an order of the Additional Senior Civil Judge, J...