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Bombay High Court Acquits Three Accused in Attempt to Murder Case Due to Unreliable Identification and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 307 IPC read with Section 34 IPC set aside as sole eyewitness testimony was inconsistent and not supported by independent evidence....

The case involves three appeals filed by Darshan Harbans Singh, Jamin Sharafat Khan, and Jayesh @ Bachchi Jeetnarayan Singh against their conviction under Section 307 read with Section 34 of the India...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Acquittal in Corruption Case Due to Lack of Demand Verification and Inconsistent Evidence. Allegation of Bribe Demand Fails as Trap Witnesses Did Not Support Prosecution Case Under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) r/w 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the judgment and order dated 23rd October 2012 passed by the Special Judge, Kolhapur acquitting the respondent of offences under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) r/w 13(2...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Revision in Eviction Suit Between Sisters — Concurrent Findings of Fact Not Interfered With Under Section 115 CPC. Ownership of Suit Property Vested in Plaintiff as Title Holder, and Defendants Failed to Prove Benami Transaction or License....

The case involves a dispute between two sisters over a residential property in Mumbai. The plaintiff, Vishala Bokapatna Laxman, filed a suit for eviction against her elder sister Vasanthi Shridhar Ban...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Appellate Arbitral Award in Stock Broker Dispute — Upholds Finding That Trades Were Authorized by Client. Court holds that under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, the arbitral award is not patently illegal or perverse and does not warrant interference....

The petitioner, Vinod Kumar Sharma, filed a petition under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, challenging an arbitral award dated 18th January 2017 passed by the Appellate Panel...

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Bombay High Court Quashes MCGM Demand Notice for Unauthorised Construction Penalty Due to Lack of Jurisdiction. Section 53(1) of MMC Act, 1888 does not empower the Corporation to levy penalty for unauthorised construction after the fact; remedy lies in demolition under Section 351 or regularisation under DCR....

The petitioner, Zenith Tins Private Limited, a company engaged in manufacturing, challenged a demand notice dated 20th January 2015 issued by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) under S...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Injunction Against Alienation of Suit Property in Title Dispute — Petitioners Restrained from Transferring Property Pending Suit. Court Confirms That Prima Facie Case and Balance of Convenience Favored Plaintiffs Who Claimed Possession and Ownership Through Long-Standing Mutation Entries....

The petitioners, original defendants, challenged an order of injunction passed by the learned Joint Civil Judge, Junior Division, Yeola on 15th March 2013 in Regular Civil Suit No.352 of 2012, which r...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Railway Accident Claim — Victim Held to be Bona Fide Passenger Despite Lost Ticket. Court sets aside Railway Claims Tribunal's finding that absence of ticket proves non-bona fide passenger, relying on Section 124-A of the Railways Act, 1989 and principle of strict liability....

The case arises from a railway accident on 25.08.2013, where the victim, Gopal Waman Chandekar, fell from the Sewagram Express while boarding at Nagpur station, sustaining severe leg injuries. He was ...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Class-IV Employees’ Right to Promotion Based on Statutory Recruitment Rules, Strikes Down Government Resolution Requiring Graduation. Recruitment Rules Framed Under Zilla Parishads Act Cannot Be Overridden by Executive Resolution; SSC with Three Years Service Remains Valid Eligibility....

These writ petitions arose from a dispute over promotions of Class-IV employees (peons) to Class-III posts (Junior Assistant) in Zilla Parishads. The statutory Maharashtra Zilla Parishads District Ser...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petitions Challenging Award of Pharmacy Contract to Private Entity — Upholds Government's Right to Outsource Services in Public Interest. The court held that no person has a vested right to a government contract and that the decision to outsource was a policy choice not subject to judicial interference under Article 226....

The judgment concerns two writ petitions filed before the Bombay High Court at Goa challenging the decision of the State of Goa and the Dean of Goa Medical College to award a contract for running a ph...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses KSRTC Appeal in Workmen's Compensation Case — Upholds Award of Rs.3,79,120/- with 12% Interest for Death of Conductor in Road Accident. The court held that the death of the conductor arose out of and in the course of employment under Section 3 of the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923....

The appellant, Managing Director of KSRTC, Bijapur Division, filed an appeal under Section 30(1) of the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923 against the judgment and order dated 15/05/2009 passed by the L...