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Bombay High Court Sets Aside Order Closing Plaintiff's Evidence in 1999 Suit, Allows Further Opportunity Subject to Costs. Death of Counsel's Senior Constitutes Sufficient Cause for Adjournment Under CPC; No Formal Application Needed for Secondary Evidence as Per Karthik Bhat....

The petitioner, Suman Vitthalrao Jaikar, filed three writ petitions challenging orders passed in Special Civil Suit No. 267 of 1999, a suit pending since 1999. In Writ Petition No. 13189 of 2017, the ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Withdrawal of Teacher's Approval. Education Officer Cannot Review Own Order Without Statutory Power or Fraud....

The petitioner, a teacher, challenged the order of the Education Officer dated 7 August 2014 withdrawing the approval granted to him on 19 October 2013. The High Court noted that the Division Bench in...

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Bombay High Court Allows Mutation and Quashes Demand for Unearned Income in B1 Category Land Transfer Cases. State cannot insist on NOC or demand unearned income without statutory authority under the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966....

The judgment concerns two writ petitions challenging the State Government's actions regarding B1 category land. In Writ Petition No.2378 of 2018, the petitioners purchased property and applied for mut...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Nigerian National in NDPS Case for Heroin Possession and Conspiracy. Court finds that NCB followed mandatory procedures and that the appellant's statement under Section 67 of NDPS Act was voluntary and admissible....

The appellant, a Nigerian national, was convicted by the Special Judge for NDPS, Greater Mumbai, for offences under Sections 8(c) read with 21(B) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substanc...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Counterfeit Currency Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Knowledge and Intent. Conviction under Sections 489B and 489C IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove that the appellant knew or had reason to believe the notes were counterfeit....

The appellant, Smt. Jahanurbir Gayasuddin Shaikh, was convicted by the Ad-hoc Additional Sessions Judge, City Civil and Sessions Court, Gr. Mumbai, for offences under Sections 489B and 489C of the Ind...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petitioners' Challenge to Trial Court's Refusal to Send Documents for Handwriting Expert Opinion in Will Dispute. Court Holds That Section 73 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 Does Not Empower a Court to Compel a Witness to Give Sample Signatures for Comparison....

The case involves two writ petitions filed by the petitioners (defendants in a suit) challenging an order of the Trial Court dismissing their application under Exhibit 67. The application sought three...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Cheque Dishonour Case, Sets Aside Acquittal and Convicts Accused Under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. Court Holds That Rebuttal of Presumption Under Section 139 Must Be Based on Preponderance of Probabilities and Not Mere Denial....

The appellant-complainant, Dipali Enterprises, a proprietorship firm dealing in building materials, filed a criminal appeal under Section 378 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, against the acqui...

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Bombay High Court Allows Insurance Company's Appeal in Motor Accident Claim — Reduces Compensation Due to Contributory Negligence of Deceased. Deceased motorcyclist found 50% negligent for not wearing helmet and causing accident with truck, reducing insurer's liability under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

This appeal arises from a motor accident claim where the deceased, Sanjay Patil, died in a collision between his motorcycle and a truck. The claimants, his widow, son, and mother, filed a claim petiti...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Writ Appeal Against Single Judge Order in Service Matter — Appellants Failed to Establish Prima Facie Case for Interim Relief in Dispute Over Termination of Contractual Employees....

The appellants, 16 individuals employed as Operators and Helpers in various sub-stations of a public sector undertaking (likely Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited or similar), filed a wr...