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High Court Quashes ICC Report in Sexual Harassment Case Against University Students for Violation of Natural Justice. Internal Complaints Committee's recommendation of one-year debarment set aside as inquiry conducted without proper opportunity of hearing to accused students....

The judgment concerns two writ petitions filed by students Tushar and Janmejai Shukla against the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) of Christ University, Bengaluru, and others. The ICC had issued a ...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Food Adulteration Case Due to Non-Compliance with Mandatory Rules. Conviction for selling adulterated 'Rava' set aside as Food Inspector failed to follow Rules 14, 16, and 22 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955....

The case involves a criminal revision application filed by Nanakram Govardhandas Chandkai and M/s. Gurunanak Supari Bhandar (the applicants/accused) against their conviction under the Prevention of Fo...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction for Rape and Unnatural Offence on 3-Year-Old Girl, Dismisses State Appeal for Enhancement. Accused's conviction under Sections 376(2)(f) and 377 IPC for committing rape and carnal intercourse against the order of nature on a minor girl aged 3 years is confirmed, but sentence of 10 years rigorous imprisonment is not enhanced....

The case involves two appeals: one by the State of Maharashtra seeking enhancement of sentence, and one by the accused challenging his conviction. The accused was convicted by the trial court for offe...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Denial of Scheduled Tribe Validity Certificate for Satnami Tribe. Court holds that Scrutiny Committee erred in requiring proof of residence in Maharashtra since 1950, ignoring that the State was formed in 1960 and that the petitioner's family resided in an area that later became part of Maharashtra....

The petitioner, Ku. Laxmi d/o Raghu Gillore (now Mrs. Laxmi w/o Jivandas Mahilkar), an Assistant Teacher with the Nagpur Municipal Corporation, sought a validity certificate for her claim of belonging...

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Bombay High Court Issues Suo Motu Directions on Detention of Overstaying Foreign Nationals in Goa. The Court directed the State to consider establishing detention centres for overstaying foreign nationals and upheld the validity of FIR against a Nigerian national for overstay under the Foreigners Act, 1946....

The Bombay High Court at Goa, in a suo motu writ petition, addressed the issue of overstaying foreign nationals in the State of Goa. The matter originated from Criminal Writ Petition No.199 of 2018 fi...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellant in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Witnesses and Lack of Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Sections 302, 452, 342 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt....

The appellant, Akram Khalil Ahmed Inamdar, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Sangli, for the murder of Farukh Shaikh under Sections 302, 452, and 342 of the Indian Penal Code. The prosec...