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Bombay High Court Allows Petition for Removal of Personal Data from Ministry Website in RTI Privacy Case. Disclosure of Personal Details in RTI Application Uploaded Online Violates Right to Privacy Under Article 21 of the Constitution of India....

The petitioner, Saket S. Gokhale, a former journalist and social activist, filed an RTI application on 27 October 2019 with the Ministry of Youth and Sports Affairs seeking details about a government ...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Dying Declarations. Conviction under Section 302 IPC for setting wife on fire set aside as dying declarations were contradictory and not corroborated by medical evidence....

The appellant, Vinod Jaysing Kashid, was convicted by the Sessions Judge, Satara, for the murder of his wife, Chaya Kashid, under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and sentenced to life impr...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Disqualification of Councillor for Joining Aghadi Post-Election Under Maharashtra Local Authority Members' Disqualification Act, 1986. Formation of Aghadi or Front by elected councillors of recognized parties after election amounts to defection and attracts disqualification under Section 3 of the Disqualification Act....

The petitioner, Ibrahim @ Arif Kadir Deshmukh, was elected as a Councillor of Sangamner Municipal Council for the term 2016-2021 as a candidate of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). The respondent ...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Insurance Company's Appeal and Partly Allows Claimant's Appeal in Motor Accident Claim — Negligence and Contributory Negligence Determined Based on Police Records and Evidence. Compensation Enhanced for Permanent Disability and Loss of Future Prospects Under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The case arises from a motor vehicle accident that occurred on 09.01.2015 at about 8.30 p.m. when the claimant, Akash, was riding a motorcycle near Satya Hospital on Anand Hotel to Court Cross Main Ro...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Appeal in Motor Vehicle Accident Claim — Sets Aside Tribunal's Dismissal Based on Delay in FIR. Delay of 16 Hours in Lodging Complaint Held Not Fatal When Independent Witnesses and Medical Evidence Support Accident Occurrence....

The appeal was filed by the claimants (appellants) against the judgment and award of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (MACT), Gangavathi, dated 03.08.2013 in MVC No.152/2012, which dismissed their ...

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High Court Directs University to Issue Provisional Degree Certificate to Medical Student Pending Convocation. The Court held that a degree certificate in hand is worth ten in the cupboard and directed issuance of a provisional certificate having efficacy on par with the degree, within one week....

The petitioner, Lanson Brijesh Colaco, a medical student who completed his MBBS course, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India seeking a direction to the Rajeev ...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Labour Commissioner's Order on Subsistence Allowance Calculation Under Karnataka Payment of Subsistence Allowance Act, 1988 — Management's Appeal Allowed as Authority Exceeded Jurisdiction by Adjudicating Disputed Facts Without Proper Enquiry....

The petitioner, Recaero India Private Limited, a company engaged in manufacturing aircraft components with 82 workmen, challenged an order dated 05.11.2015 passed by the Assistant Labour Commissioner,...

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High Court of Karnataka Examines Criminal Appeal Against Acquittal Under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act on Ground of Erroneous Cheque Number in Legal Notice. The Court Highlights That Mismatch of Cheque Number in the Statutory Notice and Complaint Amounts to a Material Defect Affecting the Validity of the Prosecution Under the N.I. Act....

The appeal arose from a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. The complainant alleged that he lent Rs.2,00,000/- to the accused, a friend, who issued a cheque dated 3.6....

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellant in Kidnapping Case Due to Unreliable Identification and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Sections 363 and 365 IPC set aside as sole identification by witnesses was doubtful and no independent corroboration of recovery of child....

The appellant, Aditya Sham Chaturvedi, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Pune, under Sections 363 and 365 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code for kidnapping a child. The prosec...