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Bombay High Court Allows Arbitration Application in Out-of-State Contract Dispute. Holds That Arbitration Is Not a 'Thing Done' Under Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958, and Contract Executed and Performed Outside Maharashtra Is Not Liable to Stamp Duty in Maharashtra....

The applicant, S Satyanarayana & Co, a partnership firm based in Visakhapatnam, filed an application under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, seeking appointment of an arbitrato...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR in SC/ST Act Case Due to Lack of Intent to Humiliate. Allegations of Caste-Based Insults Failed as Utterances Were Made in Service Dispute Context, Not with Intent to Humiliate Under Section 3(1)(r) of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989....

The petitioners, who were employees of a cooperative bank, filed a criminal writ petition seeking quashing of FIR No. 15/2019 registered at Newasa Police Station, District Ahmednagar, for offences und...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Externment Orders for Lack of Subjective Satisfaction and Non-Compliance with Maharashtra Police Act. Externment Orders Under Section 56 of Maharashtra Police Act, 1951 Set Aside as Show Cause Notices Were Vague and Authority Failed to Record Satisfaction Regarding Witnesses' Unwillingness....

The petitioners, Limbaji @ Vijay s/o Govind Ghobale and Hari @ Haridas (Haribhau) s/o Limbaji @ Ghobale, filed separate criminal writ petitions challenging externment orders passed against them by the...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Revision Petition Against Confiscation of SBBL Gun in Criminal Intimidation Case — Petitioner Acquitted of Main Offence but Gun Ordered to Be Returned as No Confiscation Order Could Be Sustained...

The petitioner, S. K. Lavakumar, was convicted by the trial court in C.C.No.302/2010 for the offence punishable under Section 506(2) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for criminal intimidation. The incid...

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High Court of Karnataka Upholds Conviction Under Section 323 IPC but Grants Probation in Criminal Revision — Benefit of Probation of Offenders Act Extended to Accused for Simple Hurt Case....

The petitioners, Sri Ananda and Sri Vasu, were convicted by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bangalore District, in C.C. No.3179/2009 for offences punishable under Sections 323, 324, 504, and 506 of the...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in Karnataka Excise Act Case Due to Lack of Independent Witnesses. Conviction under Section 36 of Karnataka Excise Act set aside as prosecution failed to prove sale of liquor beyond reasonable doubt....

The petitioner, Manoj Kumar, was convicted by the II JMFC, Mangaluru in C.C.No.781/2014 for an offence punishable under Section 36 of the Karnataka Excise Act, 1965. The conviction was confirmed by th...

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Bombay High Court Allows Applicant's Challenge to Cancellation of Bail in Murder Case — Cancellation Order Quashed for Lack of Supervening Circumstances. Bail Granted After Charge-Sheet Cannot Be Cancelled on Same Grounds as Rejection....

The applicant, Mahadeo Deoba Gajbhar, was arrested in connection with Crime No.30/2019 for offences under Sections 302, 143, 147, 148, 149, 323 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code, based on a report lodg...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Election Petitions Challenging Zilla Parishad Election Result Due to Lack of Proper Verification. Court holds that election petition must be verified in accordance with Order 6 Rule 15 CPC and Section 83(1)(c) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, and failure to do so renders the petition liable to be dismissed....

The judgment concerns two writ petitions arising out of an election petition challenging the election of a member of Zilla Parishad. The petitioner in the original election petition had challenged the...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeals in Land Dispute and Teacher Recruitment Cases — Upholds Single Judge's Orders on Limitation and Selection Process. In LPA No.177/2012, appeal dismissed as barred by limitation; in LPA No.288/2011, selection of respondent upheld as per rules....

The judgment comprises two Letters Patent Appeals. LPA No.177/2012 arises from a land dispute where the appellants challenged an order of a Single Judge dismissing their writ petition. The appeal was ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal Under Section 37 of Arbitration Act, Setting Aside District Court's Order That Had Set Aside Arbitral Award on Grounds Beyond Section 34 Scope. The Court Held That Reappreciation of Evidence Is Not Permissible Under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, and the District Court Exceeded Its Jurisdiction....

The appellant, M/s. Scigen Biopharma Pvt. Ltd., filed an appeal under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, challenging an order dated 16 March 2018 passed by the learned District ...