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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Acquittal in Attempt to Murder Case Due to Unreliable Testimony and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 307 IPC cannot be sustained when the sole eyewitness's testimony is inconsistent and the medical evidence does not support the prosecution's version....

The appellant, Shevanta Babu Jadhav, the informant and victim, filed a criminal appeal against the judgment of the Sessions Court, Solapur, dated 15th October 2016 in Sessions Case No.235 of 2014, whe...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Dacoity Case Due to Lack of Identification and Recovery. Identification of accused not established beyond reasonable doubt as test identification parade was not conducted and recovery of stolen articles was not proved....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the judgment of the Additional Sessions Judge, Greater Mumbai, dated 4th August 1998, in Sessions Case No.330 of 1997, whereby the respondents (accused) were ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence. Circumstantial Evidence Found Insufficient to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt Under Sections 302, 201 read with 34 IPC....

The State of Maharashtra filed an appeal against the judgment and order dated 29/04/1999 passed by the IInd Additional Sessions Judge, Satara in Sessions Case No. 82 of 1997, acquitting the respondent...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Order Under Section 79AA of Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960. Court upholds order directing bank to extend interest subvention scheme to cooperative spinning mill, finding no error in the concurrent decisions of the authorities....

The petitioner, Kolhapur District Central Cooperative Bank Ltd., challenged the judgment and order dated 13th July 2018 passed by the State of Maharashtra (Respondent No.3) in Appeal No. 654 of 2016, ...

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Bombay High Court Allows State's Appeal in Land Acquisition Case — Acquisition Not Vitiated for Failure to Serve Notice on Unrecorded Purchaser. Civil Suit Challenging Acquisition Award Held Not Maintainable Under Land Acquisition Act, 1894....

The case pertains to a second appeal filed by the State of Maharashtra against the judgment of the lower appellate court which had decreed the suit in favor of the plaintiff-respondent. The plaintiff ...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Writ Petition in Service Dispute — Upholds Appointment of Assistant Public Prosecutor. The Court held that the selection committee's decision was not vitiated by bias or procedural irregularity, and the Tribunal's order setting aside the appointment was erroneous....

The petitioner, Ashok Kumar, was appointed as Assistant Public Prosecutor-cum-Assistant Government Pleader by an order dated 10.11.2010. The third respondent, Revanna P.C., challenged this appointment...

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High Court of Karnataka Sets Aside Dismissal of Execution Petition on Limitation and Inexecutability Grounds — Decree Holder Granted Relief Under Article 227. Executing Court Erred in Holding Decree Inexecutable Without Considering Order XXI Rule 32 CPC....

The petitioner, Smt. I A Kasturi, was the Decree Holder in Execution Petition No.722/2019 before the VII Additional City Civil Judge, Bengaluru. She filed a writ petition under Article 227 of the Cons...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Management's Writ Petition in Industrial Dispute Case, Upholding Order Refusing to Recall Witness. Order XVIII Rule 17 CPC Not Intended for Routine Recall to Fill Lacunae; Repeated Applications After Enquiry Held Proper Amount to Abuse of Process....

The case arose from an industrial dispute where the respondent workman had challenged his dismissal from service. The petitioner, a company, had terminated the respondent’s services on 30.09.2014 fo...

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High Court of Karnataka Partly Allows Criminal Appeal Against Conviction Under IPC, MMRD Act, and Motor Vehicles Act. Conviction Under MMRD Act Set Aside Due to Non-Compliance with Section 22 Bar on Police Cognizance, While Theft and Motor Vehicles Convictions Upheld Based on Official Witness Evidence....

Background: The case involves a criminal appeal filed before the Karnataka High Court against the judgment of conviction dated 03.01.2018 by the Principal Sessions/Special Judge, Tumakuru, in Special ...