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Bombay High Court Dismisses Arbitration Petition as Settled Following Deed of Settlement — Compromise Agreement Not Void Despite Criminal Charges Being Non-Compoundable. The Court held that the settlement was a bona fide compromise of civil disputes and the withdrawal of criminal prosecution was a lawful consideration, not rendering the settlement void....

The petitioner, Sushma B. Chandak, filed an arbitration petition under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, challenging an arbitral award passed by a Panel of Arbitrators and conf...

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Bombay High Court Examines Validity of Government Circulars on Teacher Seniority Under MEPS Act. Issue Concerns Inter-Se Seniority Between Originally Trained Graduate Teachers and Those Acquiring B.Ed. Later....

The High Court of Judicature at Bombay heard a batch of writ petitions concerning inter-se seniority between two classes of secondary school assistant teachers. The petitioners were trained graduate t...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Under Maharashtra Money Lending (Regulation) Act, 2014 for Lack of Sanction. Section 42 of the Act Requires Authorization for Prosecution; Absence of Sanction Renders FIR Unlawful....

The applicants, accused in Crime No. 279/2018 registered at Police Station Dindrud, District Beed for an offence punishable under Section 39 of the Maharashtra Money Lending (Regulation) Act, 2014, fi...

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High Court Upholds Acquittal in Prevention of Corruption Case Due to Hostile Complainant and Plausible Defence. Foundational Facts of Demand and Acceptance Not Established as Complainant Admitted Receiving Full Entitlement and That Disputed Amount Was His Own Contribution....

This criminal appeal was filed by the State of Maharashtra through the Anti-Corruption Bureau against the acquittal of Anandrao Rajaram Patil, a Section Engineer in Zilla Parishad, Jalgaon, who was ch...

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Bombay High Court Allows Pre-Arrest Bail to Appellants in SC/ST Act Case Due to Lack of Prima Facie Intent to Humiliate on Caste Basis. Land Dispute Allegations Do Not Attract Provisions of Sections 3(1)(w)(i) and 3(2)(va) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989....

The present appeal was filed by Raju @ Rajendra Dashrath Khaire and Mahendra @ Anna Rajendra Khaire against the order of the Sessions Court rejecting their application for pre-arrest bail in Crime No....

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Appellant's Regular Second Appeal in Permanent Injunction Suit — Plaintiff Failed to Prove Possession and Title. Suit for bare injunction requires plaintiff to establish possession and prima facie title; dismissal upheld as plaintiff did not produce title documents or evidence of inheritance....

The appellant, Rudrappa, filed a Regular Second Appeal under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, against the judgment and decree dated 02.01.2012 in R.A. No.34/2007 passed by the Senior ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Plaintiff to Examine Himself After Power of Attorney Holder's Evidence in Recovery Suit — No Bar Under CPC. The court held that a plaintiff is not precluded from deposing after his Power of Attorney holder has been examined, as there is no election bar under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908....

The petitioner, Care Hospitals (original defendant), challenged an order of the trial court that permitted the respondent, Dr. Nilesh Thakre (original plaintiff), to examine himself after his Power of...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Appellant for Rape of Minor with Mental Impairment Under IPC and POCSO Act — Victim's Testimony Found Credible and Corroborated, Appeal Dismissed...

The appellant, Vishal @ Vilas Devman Tumdam, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Nagpur, for offences under Section 376(2)(i)(j)(l) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 6 of the Protection...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Tender Cancellation in Government Contract — No Arbitrariness Found in Cancellation of Tender for Bridge Construction. Court Held That the Decision to Cancel Tender Was Based on Valid Grounds of Non-Compliance with Tender Conditions and Was Not Malafide or Arbitrary....

The petitioner, Hanwant Singh J. Ranavat, carrying on business as a government civil contractor under the name M/S Jain Construction Company, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitutio...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction for Murder Based on Dying Declaration in Kerosene Burning Case. Dying declaration found reliable despite minor discrepancies; conviction under Section 302 IPC confirmed....

The appellant, Ashwini Rammeher Sharma, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge at Sewree, Mumbai, for the murder of his wife Vijaya under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and sentenc...