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High Court of Karnataka Allows Correction of Clerical Errors in Decree Under Sections 152 and 153 CPC — Petition to Quash Rejection of Application for Amendment in Final Decree Proceedings Allowed. The court held that the trial court has inherent power to correct clerical mistakes at any time and set aside the rejection order....

The petitioners, who were plaintiffs in O.S.No.129/1994, filed an application under Sections 152 and 153 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) in Civil Misc. Appeal No.7/2008, which was a final d...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Kidnapping and Rape Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Sections 363, 366, and 376 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Age of Victim and Offence Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The appellant, Ganesh Palaspagar, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Amravati for offences under Sections 363, 366, and 376 IPC. The prosecution case was that the appellant kidnapped a 15...

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Bombay High Court Sets Aside Trial Court's Order on Court-Fees Valuation in Suit for Registration under Section 77 of Registration Act. Suit for Enforcement of Statutory Obligation Not Susceptible of Monetary Valuation, Governed by Section 6(iv)(j) of Bombay Court-fees Act, 1958, Not Section 6(xi)....

The petitioners, as plaintiffs, filed a suit in the Court of Civil Judge, Junior Division, Pune under Section 77 of the Registration Act, 1908, seeking directions to the respondents to register a sale...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Rejection of Amendment Application in Civil Suit — Amendment Sought to Introduce Declaration Regarding Will Was Not Necessary for Determining Controversy....

The petitioner, Ms. Sheela Suresh Nimkar, filed a writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India challenging an order dated 10 June 2015 passed by the Joint Civil Judge Senior Division, ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes State's 'Best Five' Policy for ICSE Students in Junior College Admissions. The Court held that the policy was arbitrary and discriminatory under Article 14 of the Constitution of India....

The petitioner, Adv Om Balkrishna Trivedi, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging the 'Best Five' policy introduced by the State of Maharashtra on 3rd June 20...

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Bombay High Court Allows Retired Teachers' Pension Revision Claims Under Maharashtra Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samitis Act, 1961 — Government Resolution of 2009 Held Applicable to Pre-2005 Retirees. The court directed revision of pension and payment of arrears from the date of filing petitions, rejecting the state's argument that the GR was prospective only....

The judgment concerns three writ petitions filed by retired primary teachers of Zilla Parishad schools in Maharashtra, seeking revision of their pension and payment of arrears in accordance with a Gov...

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Bombay High Court Holds Caste Certificate Must Be from Native Place Authority in Scheduled Tribe Claim Case. Full Bench Answers Reference Affirmatively, Overruling Niraj More's View on Jurisdictional Validity of Caste Certificates....

The case arose from a reference made by a Division Bench in Rajendra Thakur v. State of Maharashtra, which disagreed with the earlier Division Bench decision in Niraj More v. Scheduled Tribe Certifica...

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Karnataka High Court Quashes Condonation of 1137-Day Delay in Appeal Filing Under Order XLI Rule 3A CPC — Delay Not Sufficiently Explained, Costs Not Imposed. The court held that the lower appellate court's order condoning inordinate delay without sufficient cause and without imposing costs was perverse and liable to be set aside....

The petitioners, who were the respondents in an appeal (R.A. No. 22/2017) before the II Additional District and Sessions Judge, Mandya, challenged the order dated 13.03.2019 that condoned a delay of 1...