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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Cancellation of Shack Licence for Filing False Affidavit Regarding Criminal Cases. Suppression of Pending Charge Sheets and False Statements in Affidavit Violate Clause 25 of Tourism Policy 2016-2019....

The petitioner, Dhaktu Naik, challenged the order dated 12/6/2019 of the Director of Tourism, Goa, cancelling his shack licence for filing false affidavits regarding the pendency of criminal cases aga...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Suit for Cancellation of Deed of Declaration and Power of Attorney — Findings of Undue Influence and Duress Held Perverse. The court restored the trial court's dismissal of the suit as the plaintiff failed to prove coercion or undue influence under the Indian Contract Act, 1872....

The case involves a second appeal filed by the defendant (appellant) against the judgment of the Additional Sessions Judge, which reversed the trial court's dismissal of a suit for declaration and can...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Government Resolution Permitting Composite Tenders for Civil and Electrical Works in Contractual Matters. The Court held that the decision in Aurangabad Electrical Contractors Association v. State of Maharashtra was incorrect as it interfered with policy decisions without showing arbitrariness or mala fides....

The case arose from a reference by a Division Bench of the Bombay High Court questioning the correctness of an earlier decision in Writ Petition No. 3196 of 2013 (Aurangabad Electrical Contractors Ass...

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Bombay High Court Allows Amendment to Plaint in Suit for Compensation and Declaration of Sale Agreement as Void. Amendment Sought to Challenge Agreement for Sale of Property Allegedly Purchased with Siphoned Funds Allowed Under Order VI Rule 17 CPC....

The Plaintiff, Edit II Productions, filed a suit seeking compensation for financial loss caused by the Defendants who allegedly siphoned funds from the Plaintiff's bank account by forging cheques. The...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR and Chargesheet in Ration Card Fraud Case Due to Civil Dispute and Lack of Criminal Intent. The court held that the dispute over a ration card was civil in nature and did not constitute offences under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 IPC as the card was issued by the Tahsildar after due process....

The applicant, Satyanarayan Lohiya, a senior citizen, filed an application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 seeking quashing of FIR No. 148/2015 registered at Police Station B...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Trust Dispute Over Alleged Forged Documents and Election Irregularities Under Maharashtra Public Trusts Act, 1950. The court set aside the District Judge's order and remanded the matter for fresh consideration of the change report....

The present appeal was filed by the original respondent Nos.1 to 6 challenging the Judgment and order dated 07.04.2017 passed by the learned District Judge-6, Nanded in Miscellaneous R.J.E. No.40/2015...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Appeal by Driver in Employee's Compensation Case — Remands for Fresh Consideration on Merits. Commissioner's Dismissal for Default Set Aside as Claimant's Medical Evidence and Inability to Attend Were Not Properly Considered Under Employee's Compensation Act, 1923....

The appellant, Sandeep B.N., was a driver employed by the second respondent, B.N. Santhosh, driving a maxi cab bearing registration No.KA-03-D-5331. He claimed a monthly salary of Rs. 8,000/-. On 05.0...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Petition Seeking Winding Up of Bangalore Development Authority for Non-Payment of Arbitral Award. Court holds that a statutory authority cannot be wound up under the Companies Act, 2013, and the remedy lies in execution of the award under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996....

The petitioner, IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company Ltd. (formerly Maytas Infra Ltd.), a company engaged in infrastructure construction, had an arbitral award dated 31.03.2014 in its favor agai...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Trial Court Orders Passed Without Hearing Plaintiff in Review Applications. Principle of Natural Justice Violated as Orders on Review Applications Were Passed on Same Day Without Granting Opportunity to File Reply....

The petitioner, Rajkumar Shankarlal Agrawal, was the original plaintiff in a civil suit. He had filed applications (Exhibits 35 and 36) seeking police aid for measurement of suit property and directio...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Construction Licence and NOC in Goa Panchayat Raj Act Case — Petitioner Failed to Establish Violation of Statutory Provisions or Bye-Laws. Writ of Mandamus Denied as Petitioner Did Not Demonstrate Legal Right or Duty Under Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994....

The petitioner, Mr. Umesh Pundlik Pednekar, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the Bombay High Court at Goa, seeking a writ of mandamus to direct the Village P...