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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Obstruction and Outraging Modesty Case — Complainant Not a Public Servant Under Section 21 IPC for Section 186 IPC. Conviction under Sections 341, 186, 509 IPC set aside as essential ingredients not proved....

The case arises from a criminal revision filed by two accused, Gajanan and Ramchandra Satpute, challenging their conviction by the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Gadchiroli in Summary Criminal Case ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Bye-Election to Fill Casual Vacancy in Katol Assembly Constituency. Section 151A of Representation of the People Act, 1951 Mandates Filling Casual Vacancy Within Six Months, and the Election Schedule Complies with the Statutory Time Limit....

The petitioner, Sandeep Yashwantrao Sarode, Chairman of Panchayat Samiti, Katol, and Director of Agriculture Produce Market Committee, Katol, filed a writ petition challenging the declaration of by-el...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Municipal Tax on Mobile Towers Following Supreme Court Precedent. Mobile Towers Held Taxable as 'Land' Under Municipal Corporation Acts Despite Absence of Specific Definition....

The petitioner, GTL Infrastructure Limited, a company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956, challenged the exigibility of mobile towers to municipal taxes and the demand notices issued by the Na...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Dismisses Review Application in Panchayat Construction Dispute — No Error Apparent on Record. Review of order quashing demolition direction refused as applicant failed to demonstrate any error apparent on face of record or that the Goa Regularization of Unauthorized Construction Act, 2016 was not considered....

The case involves a Civil Review Application filed by Mrs. Ana Maria Vaz, the respondent in the original Writ Petition No. 49/2018, seeking review of an order dated 10.04.2018 passed by the High Court...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Second Appeal in Possession Suit — Licensee Cannot Claim Ownership After Gratuitous Entry. Court upholds decree for possession based on valid termination of license under Section 62 of the Indian Easements Act, 1882, rejecting inconsistent defences of ownership and adverse possession....

The case involves a dispute over possession of a house in Mahabaleshwar. The plaintiff, a member of a low-income housing society, constructed the suit house with a bank loan. In 1979, he allowed the d...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellants in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Testimony and Lack of Corroboration — Conviction under Sections 302, 143, 144, 147, 148, 149, 120B IPC and Bombay Police Act Set Aside...

The case pertains to the murder of Hanif @ Allabakshish Allauddin Shaikh on 07/10/2008. Nine persons were accused of offences under Sections 302, 143, 144, 147, 148, 149, 120B IPC and Section 37(1)(a)...

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Bombay High Court Allows Revenue's Appeal in Central Excise Case on CENVAT Credit Restriction for Inputs from 100% EOU. Rule 3(6)(a)(i) of CENVAT Credit Rules, 2002 restricts credit on inputs manufactured by a 100% EOU, and reversal under Rule 3(4) does not remove the restriction....

The Commissioner of Central Excise, Raigad filed an appeal under Section 35G of the Central Excise Act, 1944 against the order of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) dated 13...

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Bombay High Court Hears Criminal Appeal Against Conviction Under IPC and POCSO Act — Appellant Argues Contradictions in Evidence and Political Rivalry...

The case arose from an incident on 19.11.2014 where a minor girl aged 16 years was allegedly abducted by three accused in a white Omni car. According to the prosecution, the victim was taken to a secl...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Conviction for Rape and POCSO Offences, Upholding Ten-Year Sentence. Age of Victim Proved Through School Records; Consent of Minor Held Immaterial Under POCSO Act....

The judgment dealt with a criminal appeal preferred by the accused against his conviction and sentence for sexual offences against a minor under the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children fr...