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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in CBI Corruption Case Due to Lack of Evidence and Procedural Lapses. Criminal Appeal Allowed Against Conviction Under Sections 409 and 477A IPC for Alleged Misappropriation of Rs. 2912.70 by Double Entries in Cash Book....

The appellant, Madhukar s/o Maroti Chandekar, was convicted by the Special Court for CBI (ACB) in Special Case No.11/1992 (renumbered as 6/2003) for offences punishable under Sections 409 and 477A of ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Pensioner's Claim for Balance Gratuity Under VIIth Pay Commission Ceiling. Petitioner restricted claim to Rs.20 lakh ceiling, already paid Rs.9,76,280, balance Rs.10,23,720 directed to be paid with interest....

The petitioner, Dr. Mohammad Modassir, a pensioner and former State Election Commissioner of Goa, filed a writ petition seeking payment of retirement gratuity. He was relieved from government service ...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Dismisses Writ Petition in Civil Suit for Declaration of Title and Injunction — Refusal to Compel Admission of Documents Upheld. Court holds that a party cannot be compelled to admit documents under Order XII CPC after denial; the burden of proof lies on the party seeking admission....

The petitioner, the plaintiff in Regular Civil Suit No.78/2015/D before the Civil Judge, Junior Division, Panaji, filed a suit for declaration of title and perpetual injunction against the respondents...

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Bombay High Court at Goa Quashes De Novo Inquiry Order in Disciplinary Proceedings Against Government Officer for Alleged Fraudulent Award of Works Without Tenders. Disciplinary Authority Cannot Order Fresh Inquiry Without Setting Aside Earlier Report and Without Hearing Delinquent Officer....

The petitioner, Shri K. Kamaladinni, a government officer, challenged an order dated 28 August 2018 directing a de novo inquiry into charges against him. He was suspended on 2 May 2013 and a charge me...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Dying Declaration. Conviction under Section 302 IPC for burning concubine set aside as dying declaration recorded by police officer without doctor's certification lacked credibility....

The appellant, Sanjay Baburao Randive, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) by the Additional Sessions Judge, Pune, for the murder of his concubine, Anita Ransingh, by pourin...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Admiralty Suit — Vessel Arrest Set Aside for Lack of Same Beneficial Ownership. The court held that the arrest of a vessel under admiralty jurisdiction requires proof that the vessel is in the same beneficial ownership as the charterer liable for the claim, and mere common control or management is insufficient....

The case involves a commercial appeal filed by Rainbow Ace Shipping S.A. Panama, the registered owner of the vessel M.V. Rainbow Ace, against an order of the learned Single Judge dated 21 March 2018 r...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Rejection of Plaint Rejection Application in Suit for Specific Performance. Court holds that plaint cannot be rejected under Order VII Rule 11 CPC when it discloses a cause of action and raises triable issues regarding fraud and misrepresentation....

The petitioners, defendants in a suit for specific performance, filed a writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India challenging an order of the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Islampur,...

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High Court of Karnataka Reserves Judgment on Challenge to Fringe Benefit Tax Provisions. Petitions question constitutional validity of Chapter XII-H of Income Tax Act, 1961 as violative of Article 14 and beyond legislative competence....

The High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru heard three writ petitions filed by M/s T.T.K. Prestige Ltd. and another, M/s N. Rangarao & Sons, and Karnataka Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Manufacturers Associa...

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Karnataka High Court Allows Input Tax Credit Based on Annual Audited Accounts in KVAT Act Cases. The court held that Section 10(3) of the KVAT Act permits availment of input tax credit based on the annual audited statement in Form VAT 240, irrespective of the claim in returns under Section 35....

The judgment involves multiple writ petitions filed by M/s MFAR Constructions Pvt. Ltd. and M/s Mangalore Force, challenging the interpretation of Section 10(3) of the Karnataka Value Added Tax Act, 2...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Revision Petition in Final Decree Proceedings — Rejection of Review Application Under Section 47 CPC Upheld. Court holds that objections to execution of a decree cannot be raised after final decree is passed and that a review application is not maintainable when the decree has merged with a higher court's order....

The revision petition arises out of the impugned judgment and order dated 16.06.2016 passed in FDP No.113/2010 on the file of the XXII Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru, rejecting th...