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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Motor Accident Compensation Case — Insurance Company Liable for Interest on Compensation Under Employee's Compensation Act, 1923. Employer's Failure to Notify Insurance Company Does Not Shift Interest Liability to Employer....

The case involves an appeal by the claimants (widow and minor son of deceased Rajesh Sonawne) against the order of the Labour Court/Commissioner under the Employee's Compensation Act, 1923, which fast...

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Bombay High Court Allows Social Organization to Hold Public Meeting in Nagpur, Directs Police to Grant Permission Without Unreasonable Conditions. The Court upholds the fundamental right to peaceful assembly under Article 19(1)(b) of the Constitution, holding that police cannot refuse permission based on vague law and order apprehensions without specific material....

The petitioners, Bhim Army (Bharat Ekta Mission, Nagpur) and its District President Prafulla Shende, filed a criminal writ petition seeking permission to hold a workers' meeting at Reshimbagh ground i...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR in SC/ST Atrocities Case for Lack of Public View and Mens Rea. Alleged Caste-Based Insults Made in Private Office Not in Public View Under Section 3(1)(x) of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989....

The judgment concerns two criminal applications filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quashing of the same First Information Report (FIR) registered as Crime No.0251...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Penalty and Confiscation Orders in Sand Mining Cases for Violation of Natural Justice. Orders under Section 48(7) of Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966 set aside for lack of hearing; matters remanded for fresh consideration....

The judgment involves two writ petitions challenging orders passed under Section 48(7) of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966. In Writ Petition No.7056 of 2018, the petitioner, M/s. Shri Hariom Kr...

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Bombay High Court Allows Sarpanch's Petition Against Disqualification for Encroachment on Government Land — Interpretation of Section 14(1)(j-3) of Maharashtra Village Panchayat Act, 1959 Requires Encroachment to be on Government Land as Defined Under Land Revenue Code....

The petitioner, Sau. Seema w/o Ramesh Khule, was elected as Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat Gawandgaon in October 2017. Respondent No.4, Nandu s/o Bhikaji Dakhore, filed an application before the Collector...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Preventive Detention Order Under MPDA Act for Non-Application of Mind — Failure to Consider Bail Orders and In-camera Statements Renders Detention Invalid...

The petitioner, Shamim Makmood Khan, mother of detenu Firoj @ Babbali Maqbul Khan, challenged a preventive detention order dated 16 October 2019 passed by the Commissioner of Police, Pune City under t...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Acquittal in House Trespass and Assault Case Due to Property Dispute and Lack of Preparation. Entry into shared ancestral house does not constitute house-trespass under Section 452 IPC when there is a long-standing property dispute and no evidence of preparation for hurt....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of three accused persons (Babu Bhaga Zore, Sandeep Janardan Zore, and Dilip Janardan Zore) by the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Ratnagiri, fo...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Acquittal in Cattle Poisoning Case Due to Lack of Evidence Linking Accused to Offence. Prosecution failed to prove that accused sprayed pesticide on grass consumed by bullocks, as no witness saw the act and chemical analysis did not connect the seized bottles to the poisoning....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of Bhanudas Nivrutti Lande by the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Khed, for offences under Section 429 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The pros...