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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Robbery Case Due to Unreliable Identification and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Sections 394 and 397 IPC Set Aside as Testimony of Sole Eyewitness Found Unreliable and Medical Evidence Inconsistent....

The case involves two criminal appeals filed by three accused persons convicted under Sections 394 and 397 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for robbery and using a deadly weapon during the commission of...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Execution Petition for Unregistered Arbitral Award in Property Dispute. Registration of Award Under Section 17 of Registration Act, 1908 Held Mandatory for Creating Rights in Immovable Property Worth Over Rs.100....

The case involves a dispute over the execution of an arbitral award that partitioned immovable properties. The original plaintiffs (respondents) had filed a suit for perpetual injunction against the p...

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Bombay High Court Allows Decree Holder's Application for Appointment of Commissioner for Partition in Final Decree Proceedings. Final Decree Proceedings Not Governed by Article 136 of Limitation Act, 1963....

The petitioner, Sugandhabai alias Sundarabai J. Sakharam Meher, was the decree holder in a partition suit. A preliminary decree was passed on 16/03/1993, declaring her 3/7th share in the suit property...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition of Daughters Challenging Invalidation of Caste Certificates Despite Father's Valid Certificate. Principle of 'Once Validity, Always Validity' for Blood Relatives Applies Even if Earlier Validity Was Granted Without Police Verification....

The petitioners, two daughters of Sudhakar Nanaji Sawsakade, challenged an order dated 3 July 2018 passed by the Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Gadchiroli, which invalidated their cas...

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High Court Quashes Prosecution Under Goa Town and Country Planning Act for Lack of Mandatory Sanction. Criminal proceedings under Section 17A of the Goa Town and Country Planning Act, 1974 quashed as prosecution was instituted without previous sanction required under Section 124 of the Act....

The petitioners, Sushant Singh Kushwaha and his wife Kavita Sushant Singh Kushwaha, filed a Criminal Writ Petition before the High Court of Bombay at Goa challenging the prosecution of Criminal Case N...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Upholds Conviction in NDPS Act Case for Possession of 2.225 kg Charas. Mandatory compliance with Section 50 of NDPS Act not triggered as recovery was from bag, not person....

The appellant, Krishna S/o Kavi Raj Malla, was convicted by the Special Judge of Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Court, Mapusa, for the offence punishable under Section 20(b)(ii)(C) of the Na...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petitions Seeking Stay of By-Election for Municipal Ward No. 81 Pending Election Petition. By-Election Notification Upheld as Scheme of Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888 Does Not Require Staying Casual Vacancy Filling Despite Pending Challenge Under Section 33(2)....

The Bombay High Court heard a group of four writ petitions filed by voters and rival candidates from Ward No. 81 of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai. The petitioners challenged a notificati...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in 1992 Riots Case Due to Unreliable Identification and Delayed FIR. Conviction under Section 326 IPC for causing grievous hurt with dangerous weapon set aside as identification parade was not conducted and FIR was lodged 10 days after incident....

The appellant, Abdul Gani Kamruddin Mulla, was convicted by the Sessions Court for offences under Sections 326 and 452 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, arising out of the 1992 communal riots following ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Land Acquisition Case — Enhances Compensation for Irrigated Land Based on Comparable Sales. Court holds that the Reference Court erred in not considering comparable sale instances and potential of land, leading to enhanced compensation under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894....

The present appeal arises from a land acquisition proceeding where the original claimant, Trimbak Jaiwant Jagdale (since deceased, represented by legal representatives), sought enhanced compensation f...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Externment Order Against Zilla Parishad Member for Lack of Material and Non-Compliance with Section 56 of Maharashtra Police Act, 1951. The court held that the show cause notice was vague and did not contain specific details of incidents, and the appellate authority failed to consider the grounds raised in appeal....

The petitioner, Dnyaneshwar Sopan Gite, a resident of Andrud, Tahsil Bhoom, District Osmanabad, and a member of the Zilla Parishad, challenged an externment order dated 11.1.2019 passed by the Sub-Div...