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Karnataka High Court Allows Writ Petition Directing Payment of Interest on Delayed Compensation in Lieu of Employment under KIAD Act. The Court held that compensation under Section 29 of the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Act, 1966, includes monetary package agreed upon in lieu of employment, and delay in payment attracts interest at 15% per annum....

The dispute arose from the acquisition of the petitioner's land measuring 9 acres 31 guntas in Udagi Village, Sedam Taluk, for the benefit of the fourth respondent industry under the Karnataka Industr...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Appellants in NDPS Case Due to Non-Compliance with Sections 42 and 50 of NDPS Act — Search and Seizure Vitiated for Lack of Proper Information Recording and Personal Search Procedure....

The case pertains to an appeal against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 21.04.2011 passed by the Principal District and Sessions Judge & Special Judge, Dharwad in Special NDPS CC...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Revision and Quash Petitions in Corruption Case Against RTO Officials. Prima Facie Case Exists Under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) r/w 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 Based on Trap and Recovery of Bribe....

The judgment pertains to two connected petitions arising from Special Case No.35/2015 pending before the Principal District and Sessions Judge and Special Judge, Chikkamagaluru, under the Prevention o...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Charity Commissioner's Order in Trust Management Dispute — Resolution of Trust Cannot Be Ignored Without Proper Inquiry. Section 41A of Maharashtra Public Trusts Act, 1950 does not empower the Charity Commissioner to decide title or validity of resolutions without hearing all parties....

The petitioners, trustees of a registered public trust, challenged an order dated 16.04.2018 passed by the Assistant Charity Commissioner under Section 41A of the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act, 1950. ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Insurance Company's Appeal in Motor Accident Claim — Reduces Compensation Due to Contributory Negligence. Deceased was an unauthorized passenger in an auto-rickshaw, and the Tribunal failed to consider contributory negligence of the auto-rickshaw driver....

The case arises from a motor accident claim filed by the legal heirs of the deceased, Prabha, who died in a collision between an auto-rickshaw and an Indigo car. The claimants alleged that the Indigo ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR in Sexual Assault Case Due to Compromise and Settlement Between Parties — Court Holds That When Offences Are Not Heinous and Parties Have Settled, Continuation of Proceedings Would Be an Abuse of Process of Law....

The petitioner, Chirag Sundarlal Gupta, filed a Criminal Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quashing of...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Tax Recovery Proceedings Against Trust. Section 179(1) of Income Tax Act, 1961 cannot be invoked against trustees of a trust for tax dues of a company....

The petitioners, trustees of the Ramniklal C. Laliwala Family Benefit Trust, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging an order dated 15th December 1993 issued u...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition Challenging Refusal of Approval to Teacher Appointment on Un-aided Post. Education Officer's order denying approval on ground of appointment after academic session quashed; Court directs grant of approval with consequential benefits....

The petitioners, Shri Yogesh Kalyanrao Ghadage (an individual) and Atpadi Education Society (a society running a secondary school), filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Demolition of Shops in Municipal Council Pathri — Petitioners Failed to Establish Right Over Public Property. Unauthorized Construction on Municipal Land Without Permission Cannot Be Regularized Under Section 52 of Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966....

The petitioners, 29 individuals, filed a writ petition challenging the demolition of their shops by the Municipal Council, Pathri, and seeking regularization of the structures. The petitioners claimed...

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High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Aurangabad Bench, Hears PIL and Writ Petitions Regarding Ownership and Construction Rights Over Land CTS No.15849/A-228, Tilaknagar, Aurangabad. Court defers ruling on maintainability of PIL and examines factual background of dispute between private claimants and Municipal Corporation over open space land....

The judgment pertains to three connected matters before the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Aurangabad Bench: Writ Petition No. 1693 of 2005, Public Interest Litigation No. 28 of 2014, and Writ Pe...