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Special Court Hears Application for Scaling Down Income Tax Demands in Securities Transactions Case — Applicant Bank Claims Tax Liability Should Be Reduced Due to Non-Delivery of Securities and Consent Decrees. The Application Highlights Erroneous Assumptions in Assessment Orders and Seeks Priority for Decretal Dues Under Section 11(2) of Special Court Act, 1992....

The Miscellaneous Application was filed by Canbank Financial Services Ltd., a notified party, seeking scaling down of the income tax demands raised by the Commissioner of Income Tax against the attach...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Application for Transfer of Sessions Case Due to Transfer of Presiding Judge. Court holds that mere transfer of a judge does not warrant transfer of a case to the successor court unless prejudice is shown....

The applicant, Anees Shakil Ahmed Ansari, filed an application under the Criminal Procedure Code seeking transfer of Sessions Case No. 73 of 2015 from Court No. 17 to Court No. 27 in the Bombay Sessio...

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High Court of Bombay Dismisses Section 34 Petition Challenging Arbitral Award in Favor of Government of Israel in Commercial Lease Dispute. Arbitrator's Rejection of Set-Off and Counter-Claim as Time-Barred Upheld as Not Patently Illegal....

The petitioner, Earnest Business Services Private Limited, filed a petition under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 challenging an arbitral award dated 3rd December 2018. The re...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Tenants' Revision in Eviction Suit Based on Bona Fide Requirement — Concurrent Findings of Courts Below Upheld. Subsequent Induction of New Tenant in Adjacent Shop Not Relevant as It Was Not Part of Suit Property....

The case involves a suit for eviction filed by the owners (plaintiffs) against the tenants (defendants) in respect of two shops, on the ground of bona fide requirement under Section 13(1)(g) of the Bo...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Landlord's Writ Petition in Eviction Dispute Due to Lack of Perversity in Concurrent Findings. Supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227 not to be used to reappreciate evidence; landlord failed to establish bona fide requirement under Rent Act....

The case involves a landlord-tenant dispute where the petitioners (landlord's legal heirs) sought eviction of the respondents (tenants) from a property in Pune. The original landlady, Vrushali Udayan ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Conversion of Appeal into Cross-Objection in Eviction Suit — No Limitation for Cross-Objection Under Order 41 Rule 22 CPC. The court held that a cross-objection can be filed at any time before the hearing of the appeal, even if the appeal itself is time-barred....

The petitioners, as co-owners of the suit premises, filed an eviction suit (R.A.E. Suit No.366/543 of 2010) against the respondents (tenants) on two grounds: unauthorized change of user and unlawful s...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Life Imprisonment for Murder Based on Circumstantial Evidence and Last Seen Theory. Conviction under Section 302 IPC Sustained as Chain of Circumstances Complete Despite Acquittal of Co-Accused for Lesser Offence....

The case involves two criminal appeals filed by Jasbirsing Tak and Nitin Nerlikar against their conviction under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for the murder of Suresh Sulgekar. The incid...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Writ Appeal in Land Acquisition Case — Upholds Validity of Acquisition for Bangalore Development Authority. Landowners' challenge to acquisition proceedings fails as court finds no violation of statutory provisions under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and the Bangalore Development Authority Act, 1976....

The appellants, Sri A. Chandrashekar and Smt Kempamma, filed a writ appeal against the State of Karnataka and others, challenging the acquisition of their land by the Bangalore Development Authority (...

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High Court of Judicature at Bombay (Nagpur Bench) Hears Appeals Against Conviction for Double Murder and Criminal Conspiracy. Convictions Under Sections 302, 120B, 364 IPC and Arms Act Based on Circumstantial Evidence Challenged on Merits....

The case pertains to the murder of Advocate Pradeep Nalamwar and Vijay Bisne, allegedly carried out at the behest of accused no. 4 Swami, the landlord of the deceased advocate. Advocate Nalamwar was a...

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Bombay High Court Allows Withdrawal of Civil Suit with Liberty to File Fresh Suit Under Order 23 Rule 1(3)(b) CPC — Sufficient Grounds for Formal Defect in Plaint. The court held that even in the absence of a formal defect, the plaintiff may be permitted to withdraw the suit if sufficient grounds exist, such as a mistake in the description of the suit property....

The petitioner, Manohar Gawande, filed Regular Civil Suit No.76/2015 against the respondents seeking a permanent injunction restraining them from constructing on the suit land and a mandatory injuncti...