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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Housebreaking and Murder Case Due to Unreliable Identification. Conviction under Section 460 IPC set aside as test identification parade was delayed and witnesses' testimonies were inconsistent....

The case pertains to an incident dated 18/04/2009 where at about 2:30 a.m., several persons broke into the house of complainant Sameer (PW5) in Thane. They broke open the main door, flashed a torch, a...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Arbitral Award Setting Aside Compensation Levy in Construction Contract Dispute. Levy of Compensation Under Clause 2 of GCC Invalid for Non-Compliance with Contractual Mechanism of Show Cause Notice and Quantification....

The judgment concerns two arbitration petitions arising from a construction contract between the General Manager, Heavy Water Plant (Manuguru) (petitioner in ARBP 512/2013) and M/s R. Gangaiah & Co. (...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Arbitral Award in Management Agreement Dispute — No Patent Illegality Found. The court upheld the award of damages for wrongful termination of a hotel management agreement, finding the arbitrator's interpretation and assessment of damages to be plausible and not perverse....

The petitioner, Laguna Resort Private Limited (formerly Hasina Resort Pvt. Ltd.), owned land in Lonavala and planned to develop a hotel. On 27 September 1999, it entered into a management agreement wi...

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Bombay High Court Full Bench adjudicates the limitation period for recovery of electricity charges under Section 56(2) of the Electricity Act, 2003. Conflicting Division Bench decisions on whether dues beyond two years can be recovered when not continuously shown as arrears are reconciled....

The case originated from a writ petition challenging an order of the Electricity Ombudsman regarding recovery of electricity dues for a period beyond two years. The distribution licensee had applied a...

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Bombay High Court Hears Petitions for Deemed Lapse of Land Reservations under MRTP Act. Court Considers Whether Purchase Notices Served on Appropriate Authority Under Section 49 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 Were Valid....

The two writ petitions were filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a declaration that the reservations imposed on the petitioners' lands under the Maharashtra Regional and Town P...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petitions Challenging Selection of Anganwadi Workers in Satara District. Selection Process Upheld as Valid Under Maharashtra Anganwadi Workers Recruitment Rules, 2012....

The judgment pertains to three writ petitions filed by unsuccessful candidates challenging the selection of Anganwadi workers (Bal Sevika) by the Jilha Parishad Satara. The petitioners, Ms. Abidabanu ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Disqualification of Sarpanch for Failure to Convene Monthly Meetings — Responsibility Lies with Village Development Officer Under Meeting Rules, Not Sarpanch Under Section 36 of Maharashtra Village Panchayat Act...

The petitioner, Salimbi Mubarak Tamboli, was elected as Sarpanch of Grampanchayat Savargaon (Dere) in 2015, unopposed as the only OBC candidate. The Upasarpanch lodged a complaint with the District Co...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Writ Appeal Against Lokayukta Enquiry Order — Enquiry Under Section 12(3) of Karnataka Lokayukta Act, 1984 Cannot Be Initiated Without Preliminary Verification Under Section 12(1) and (2)....

The appellant, an Assistant Engineer in the Public Works Department, challenged an order of the learned Single Judge dismissing his writ petition against an enquiry initiated by the Karnataka Upalokay...

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High Court of Karnataka Upholds Labour Court Order Reinstating Conductor in KSRTC Disciplinary Case — Dismissal Set Aside for Non-Compliance with Section 33(2)(b) of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. Corporation Failed to Obtain Approval or Pay One Month's Wages Despite Pending Industrial Dispute....

The petitioner, North-East Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NEKRTC), challenged the judgment and award dated 18.07.2009 of the Labour Court, Gulbarga, in K.I.D. No.83/2005. The Labour Court had s...