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Bombay High Court Upholds Acquittal in Food Adulteration Case Due to Non-Compliance with Sampling Procedure. Failure to Take Samples in Clean and Dried Bottles as Required Under Rule 14 of Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955 Renders Prosecution Unreliable....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of Ashishkumar Dineshkumar Patel, proprietor of M/s. New Rajashiri Oil Depot, for offences under Section 7(i) read with Section 2(ia)(a) and 2(i...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Dying Declarations. Conviction under Section 302 IPC Set Aside as Dying Declarations Contradicted Each Other and Medical Evidence Did Not Support Prosecution Case....

The appellant, Navin Bhimrao Bansode, was convicted by the trial court under Sections 302, 323 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of his wife Pushpa. The prosecution case was that on 16.1...

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Bombay High Court Directs Police to Register FIR Against Sugar Mill Officials for Non-Payment of Sugarcane Price Under Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and Sugarcane (Control) Order, 1966. The court held that failure to pay sugarcane price within prescribed period is a cognizable offence, and police must register FIR under Section 154 CrPC....

The petitioner, Pawan Ramkisan Chandak, a farmer, filed a criminal writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, seeking a direction to the police to register a First Information Repor...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Credible Evidence. Conviction under Section 302 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The appellant, Bheemappa, was convicted under Section 302 IPC for the murder of his wife, Gangawwa, by the II Additional District and Sessions Judge, Haveri, sitting at Ranebennur, in S.C. No. 32/2012...

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High Court of Karnataka Dharwad Bench Hears Appeal Against Conviction of Village Accountant Under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Conviction Based on Alleged Demand and Acceptance of Bribe for Issuing Death Certificate Challenged for Lack of Proof of Demand....

Background: The matter pertained to a criminal appeal filed under Section 374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 before the High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, challenging the judgment dat...

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Karnataka High Court Allows Writ Petition, Sets Aside Tribunal’s Quashing of Disciplinary Proceedings Against Retired Commercial Tax Officer. Furnishing of False Date of Birth by Employee Justifies Disciplinary Action and Criminal Prosecution Despite Retirement, Following State of Punjab v. Kailash Nath....

The dispute arose from a writ petition filed by the State of Karnataka under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, challenging an order of the Karnataka Administrative Tribunal that had q...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Petitioner's Challenge to Land Conversion Rejection in KLR Act Case — Deputy Commissioner Directed to Reconsider Application Under Section 95 of Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964. Endorsement Without Reasons Quashed as Not a Speaking Order....

The petitioner, Sri Suhail Rehaman, claimed to be the absolute owner of agricultural land bearing Sy.No.177/5 (old No.177) measuring 0-35 ½ guntas situated at Lalithadripura village, Mysore District....

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes ESIC Compulsory Service Bond for MBBS Graduates — Bond Violates Right to Practice Profession Under Article 19(1)(g) and Lacks Statutory Backing. The court held that the bond requiring MBBS graduates to serve ESIC for 5 years is an unreasonable restriction without statutory authority....

The petitioners, MBBS graduates who completed their PG or MBBS from ESIC Medical College, were directed by the ESIC Corporation to execute a bond for compulsory service for 5 years. They challenged th...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows State's Appeal and Dismisses Writ Petition Due to Inordinate Delay of 21 Years. The Division Bench held that a writ petition seeking enforcement of a Government Order dated 1992 was not maintainable after such a long delay, despite the petitioner company's lawful succession through amalgamation....

The dispute arose from a writ petition filed by M/s. Anand Investment Private Limited, a company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956, seeking a mandamus to the Karnataka Industrial Areas Develo...