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Bombay High Court Sets Aside Arbitral Award in Share Purchase Dispute for Patent Illegality and Perversity. The court found that the arbitrator's interpretation of a condition subsequent in a share purchase agreement was patently illegal and perverse, warranting interference under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996....

The case involves a challenge under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, to an arbitral award arising from a share purchase agreement (SPA) dated 8 December 2007, as amended. The ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition of Assistant Professors Seeking Permanent Status and Benefits. University's Year-to-Year Appointments Held Invalid as Petitioners Were Appointed Against Clear Vacancies and Continued for Years....

The petitioners, four individuals working as Assistant Professors at Shivaji University, Kolhapur, filed a writ petition seeking directions to treat them as permanent teachers and extend benefits. The...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Bus Conductor's Writ Petition, Upholds Industrial Court's Reinstatement of Dismissal for Misappropriation. Preponderance of Probability, Not Beyond Reasonable Doubt, is Required in Departmental Enquiries, and Employer Can Challenge Part I Order After De Novo Enquiry if Final Judgment is Adverse....

Pandharinath Karmude, a bus conductor with the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation since 1993, faced a surprise check on January 1, 2012, during which two lady passengers were found traveling...

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Bombay High Court Allows Revision Application in NDPS Act Case — Acquittal Set Aside Due to Non-Compliance with Section 50. Failure to Inform Accused of Right to be Searched Before a Magistrate or Gazetted Officer Renders Search Illegal and Conviction Unsustainable....

The applicant, Jhamsingh s/o Kedarsingh Jamadar, was convicted by the trial court for possession of 3 kg 200 grams of ganja under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act). T...

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High Court of Karnataka Enhances Compensation in Motor Accident Claim Case — Insurance Company's Appeal Dismissed. Multiplier applied as per age of deceased, not claimant; future prospects and consortium awarded....

The case arises from a motor accident claim petition filed by the legal representatives of the deceased M. Jyotheswar Reddy, who died in a road traffic accident on 19.04.2010. The claimants, being the...

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High Court of Karnataka Enhances Compensation in Motor Accident Claim Case — Multiplier Corrected to 15 and Future Prospects Added. The Court applied Sarla Verma guidelines to compute loss of dependency for a deceased aged 37 years with permanent job, awarding Rs.11,50,000/-....

The case arises from a motor accident claim petition filed by the legal representatives of the deceased, M. Jyotheswar Reddy, who died in a road accident. The claimants, being the widow and minor chil...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Seeking Reference of Industrial Dispute in Employer-Employee Relationship Case. Failure Report by Conciliation Officer Sufficient to Show Existence of Dispute Under Section 10 of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947....

The petitioner, Rajesh Binkar, filed a writ petition against the Secretary, Government of India, Ministry of Labour, and the New India Assurance Co. Ltd. (respondents 2 and 3), seeking a direction for...

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Bombay High Court Allows Revenue Appeals in Part, Remands for Fresh Consideration of Exemption Under Section 10(23C)(iiiab) of Income Tax Act, 1961 — Tribunal's Order Set Aside for Not Considering Whether Assessee is Wholly or Substantially Financed by Government....

The case involves three appeals filed by the Revenue under Section 260A of the Income Tax Act, 1961, challenging two orders of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) dated 26 September 2012 and 16 S...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction for Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder in Fatal Assault Case. Appellant convicted under Section 304 Part II IPC for causing death by hitting deceased with a wooden log after a quarrel, reducing sentence from 10 years to 7 years....

The appellant, Balaji Devidas More, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Pune, under Section 304 Part II of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for culpable homicide not amounting to murder and und...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition of Slum Dweller for Profiteering from Slum Rehabilitation Tenement. Illegal Transfer and Commercial Use of Residential Premises Under Maharashtra Slum Areas Act, 1971 Upheld Eviction....

The petitioner, Rajendra R. Vishwakarma, was a slum dweller who received tenement no. 104 in 'A' wing of New Prabhat Cooperative Housing Society Ltd, Andheri (East), Mumbai, under a slum rehabilitatio...