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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR in MPID Act Case — Intercorporate Deposits Not Covered Under MPID Act. Loan advanced by one company to another company registered under Companies Act, 1956 does not constitute a 'deposit' under Section 2(c) of the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors (In Financial Establishments) Act, 1999....

The petitioner, Mr. Ashish Mahendrakar, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India and Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, challenging an FIR registered by t...

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Bombay High Court Allows Wife's Maintenance Claim Under Section 125 CrPC, Restoring Magistrate's Order of Rs. 3000 Per Month. Sessions Court's Reduction Set Aside as Unjustified Given Husband's Income and Assets....

The petitioner, Anita Dashrath Dolare, filed a writ petition challenging the order of the Additional Sessions Judge, Solapur, dated 09.04.2018, which reduced the maintenance amount granted to her by t...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Eviction Order Under Maharashtra Rent Control Act — Agreement Held to Be Licence, Not Lease. The Court upheld the concurrent findings of the Competent Authority and Additional Commissioner that the petitioner was a licensee, not a tenant, based on the terms of the agreement and the conduct of parties....

The petitioner, Shrikant Dattatraya Deshpande, claimed to be a tenant of a portion of a house owned by Shalini Waman Bhat (since deceased, represented by her son Jayant Waman Bhat). The dispute arose ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Seeking EWS Quota Benefit for Lateral Entry in B.Pharm Course. Rule 13(h) of Information Brochure does not provide for EWS reservation at institutional level for direct second year admission....

The petitioners, Dattakala College of Pharmacy and two students (Yash A Gandhi and Athrava C Ghadyalji), filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the Bombay High Cou...

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Bombay High Court Partially Allows Appeal in Motor Accident Claim — Enhances Compensation for Permanent Disability and Loss of Promotional Prospects. Claimant sustained fracture radius ulna with 9% permanent disablement; Tribunal's award of Rs.99,868/- enhanced by Rs.50,000/- for loss of amenities and promotional prospects under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The appellant, Vinodbhai J. Master, was a claimant in a motor accident claim petition before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Ratnagiri. He sustained injuries in a bus accident on 22/10/1992 while ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Petitioners in Food Adulteration Case — No Offence Made Out Under Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. Sale of 'Mint' and 'Saunf' Products Not Prohibited Under Section 26(2)(i) of FSS Act, 2006 as They Are Not 'Food' as Defined....

The petitioners, Anand Ramdhani Chaurasia and Vijay Banarasi Chaurasia, were engaged in the business of selling 'Mint' and 'Saunf' products. On 12th June 2019, the Food Safety Officer, Suresh Posane T...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Dowry Harassment Case Due to Lack of Territorial Jurisdiction. Alleged Offences Under Sections 498A, 406, 323, 504, 506 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 Occurred Outside India, Not Triable in Indian Courts Without Sanction....

The petitioners, Arpan Amarish Parikh, his sister Amisha Chirag Desai, and his parents Mira and Amarish Parikh, filed a criminal writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challengin...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Directors in Cheque Dishonour Case Due to Lack of Vicarious Liability. Directors Not in Charge of Day-to-Day Operations Cannot Be Prosecuted Under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Without Specific Allegations....

The petitioners, who were directors of Shri Sainath Nagri Sahakari Path Sanstha Ltd. (a cooperative bank), filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 482 of...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Dowry Death Case — No Evidence of Abetment to Suicide. Acquittal of husband and in-laws under Sections 498-A and 306 IPC upheld as prosecution failed to prove cruelty or instigation beyond reasonable doubt....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of three respondents (husband, wife, and sister-in-law of the deceased) in Sessions Case No. 46 of 2003. The deceased, Shaheeda Syed Bagkari, di...