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Bombay High Court Allows US National's Petition Against Expulsion Without Hearing. Court holds that an order under Section 3(2)(c) of the Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920 requires compliance with natural justice....

The petitioner, Joshua Sadagursky, a US national, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging a notice dated 21st May 2018 issued by the respondents (Union of Indi...

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High Court of Bombay Hears Criminal Appeal Against Conviction Under Prevention of Corruption Act. Appeal Pertains to Alleged Bribery Demand by State Excise Superintendent for Renewing Liquor License....

The matter involved a criminal appeal under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, filed by a Superintendent of the State Excise Department at Ratnagiri against his conviction by the Special Judge. T...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Convict in Section 377 IPC Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Motive for False Implication. Conviction for Unnatural Sex Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt Amidst Prior Enmity and Lack of Corroboration....

The appellant, Tillam Nalbahaddur Singh, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Greater Bombay, on 25 February 2013 in Sessions Case No. 452 of 2011 for an offence punishable under Section 37...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeals Against Order of Reference to Arbitration in Suit for Specific Performance and Injunction. Court Holds That Disputes Involving a Housing Society and Its Members Regarding Development Agreement Are Arbitrable Under Section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996....

The judgment arises from two appeals filed against an order of a Single Judge of the Bombay High Court referring the parties to arbitration under Section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 199...

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Bombay High Court Allows Transfer of Prisoners from Open Prison to Central Jail in Maharashtra Prison Rules Case. Prisoners' Representations for Transfer on Medical and Family Grounds Must Be Considered by Authorities Within Four Weeks....

The judgment concerns four criminal writ petitions filed by prisoners (Sayyad Ali, Abbas Ali, Habbirrao Khamkar, and Santosh Pawar) who were sentenced to life imprisonment and initially lodged in Cent...

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High Court of Karnataka Hears Appeal Against Decree for Rectification of Partition Deed in Brothers' Property Dispute. The Trial Court had Directed Execution of Rectification Deed and Permanent Injunction, Finding Existence of Joint Family and Error in Site Number....

The appeal arises from a suit for specific performance in the form of rectification of a partition deed and alternative partition, filed by one brother against two others. The plaintiff claimed that t...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence on Identity of Deceased and Homicidal Death. Circumstantial Evidence of Last Seen, Recovery, and Motive Found Insufficient to Sustain Conviction Under Sections 302 and 201 IPC....

The appellant, Nazir Pathyekhanvar, was convicted by the Sessions Judge, South Goa at Margao for the murder of Shanul son of Shajaan Sharif under Section 302 IPC and for causing destruction of evidenc...

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High Court of Judicature at Bombay Decides Two Notices of Motion in Property Trespass Suit Alleging Defective Verification and Improper Institution of Plaint. The Court Examines Whether Plaint Filed by Constituted Attorney Without Personal Knowledge and on Unstamped Power of Attorney Should Be Rejected Under Order VII Rule 11 CPC and Maharashtra Stamp Act....

The suit was filed by Sheikhah Fedi ah Saad Al - Abdullah Al - Sabah against Sanjay Mishrimal Punamiya and others alleging trespass into suit premises at Al-Sabah Court, Marine Drive, Mumbai on 6 May ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Tenants' Petition Against Demolition of Cessed Building Without Compliance with Section 354 of Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888. Court holds that prior permission of the Competent Authority under the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971 is mandatory before demolition of a cessed building....

The petitioners, tenants of a cessed building known as 'Shreeji Krupa' in Mumbai, filed a writ petition challenging the demolition of the building by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM)...