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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction for Murder in Bride Killing Case — Circumstantial Evidence of Throttling and Motive Established. Appellant's Conviction Under Section 302 IPC for Murder of Wife Affirmed Based on Medical Evidence of Strangulation and Prior Ill-Treatment....

The appellant, Kiran Shahuraj Surwase, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Osmanabad, for the murder of his wife under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment. The marriage took...

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Bombay High Court Allows Reinstatement of Nurse in Saibaba Sansthan Case Due to Disproportionate Punishment for Pursuing Higher Education. Termination for Unauthorized Absence While Seeking Leave for Nursing Course Set Aside Under Industrial Disputes Act, 1947....

The petitioner, Smt. Vidya Vijay Kadam, was appointed as a trained nurse by Shri. Saibaba Sansthan, Shirdi, on 6 January 1992 on probation for two years. She was regularized and made permanent on 23 J...

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Bombay High Court Enhances Compensation for Land Acquisition in Irrigation Projects — Market Value Determined by Potential Use and Comparable Sales. The court applied the belting method and relied on sale instances of adjacent lands to enhance compensation under Section 23 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894....

The appeals were filed by original claimants challenging the judgment and award passed by the Reference Court under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, concerning the acquisition of their la...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petitioner's Challenge to Tender Disqualification in Public Works Contract. Non-compliance with mandatory tender conditions and lack of arbitrariness in respondent's qualification upheld....

The petitioner, M/s Siddhivinayak Construction Company, challenged its disqualification from a composite tender issued by the State of Maharashtra for construction of K.T. Weirs. The petitioner was di...

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High Court Grants Bail to Accused in Murder Case Based on Parity with Co-Accused Who Were Already Enlarged on Bail. Petitioners-accused entitled to bail under Section 439 Cr.P.C. as co-accused in same crime had been granted bail by coordinate benches....

The petitioners, accused nos. 1 and 2, filed a criminal petition under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.) seeking regular bail in connection with Crime No. 115/2015 register...

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Karnataka High Court Acquits Police Officers in Corruption Case Due to Unreliable Trap Witness and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) and 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 set aside as sole trap witness was interested and independent witnesses turned hostile....

The case involves two appeals by accused police officers (Ramaiah, Police Head Constable, and T.R. Hanumanthaiah, Police Sub-Inspector) against their conviction under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) and 13(2) of...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Revision Petition in Domestic Violence Case — Jurisdiction of Magistrate Upheld. The court held that the V ACMM, Traffic Court, Bangalore had jurisdiction to entertain a petition under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, as the respondent-wife resided within its territorial limits....

The case involves a criminal revision petition filed by K.C. Vijayakumara and K.C. Basavaraj (petitioners) against Smt. S. Geetha (respondent). The petitioners sought to set aside the judgment dated 1...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Bar Council Resolution Recognizing Rival Advocates Association — Unregistered Association Cannot Be Recognized Over Registered One. Resolution BCM Res. No.52/10 dated 12-13/06/2010 quashed as arbitrary and illegal....

The petitioner, Advocates' Association, Nelamangala, a registered society under the Karnataka Societies Registration Act, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India ...