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Bombay High Court Adjudicates Public Interest Litigation on Encroachments on Public Utility Land in Nagpur. Petition Treated as PIL and Notice Issued to Authorities for Removal of Encroachments on Reserved Lands....

The matter involves a public interest litigation filed before the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Nagpur Bench, by social workers Madhukar Sampatrao Patil, Hansdas Pralhad Ramteke, Anil Jagannath ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Revenue's Appeal for Lack of Jurisdiction in Income Tax Case. Appeal Against Bangalore ITAT Order Lies Only Before Karnataka High Court Under Section 260A of Income Tax Act, 1961....

The case involves an appeal filed by the Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax -3, Pune (the Revenue) under Section 260A of the Income Tax Act, 1961, challenging an order dated 30.7.2015 passed by the Income...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellants in Human Trafficking Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Exploitation. Conviction under Section 370 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove inducement or exploitation for forced labour or prostitution....

The appellants, Salauddin Abdul Wahid Khan and his wife Asma Salauddin Khan, were convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Greater Bombay, in Sessions Case No. 317 of 2014 for the offence punishabl...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal by Guarantors in SFC Act Recovery Case — Directors Held Jointly and Severally Liable for Company Loan. Guarantors Cannot Raise Defences of Principal Debtor Under Section 31(1)(aa) of State Financial Corporation Act, 1951....

The appeal arises from a judgment dated 19th September 2007 passed by the learned Adhoc District Judge, Pune, in Miscellaneous Civil Petition No.859 of 2006. The Respondent No.1, SICOM Limited, a deem...

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Bombay High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Accused in SC/ST Atrocities Case Due to Lack of Intent to Humiliate Based on Caste. Offences under Sections 3(1)(r)(s) of SC/ST Act Not Made Out as Allegations Do Not Show Public Insult or Intent to Humiliate on Caste Grounds....

The judgment pertains to two criminal appeals filed under Section 14-A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Pre-Arrest Bail to Accused in SC/ST Act Case Due to Lack of Prima Facie Intent to Insult on Caste Basis. The court held that the incident arose from a monetary dispute and the alleged caste abuses were not in public view, thus no prima facie case under Section 3(1)(r)(s) of SC/ST Act....

The appellant, Kiran Madhukar Ingle, filed a criminal appeal against the rejection of his pre-arrest bail application by the Sessions Court. The case arose from a complaint by Laxman Rambhau Thorat, a...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal Against Compromise Decree in Lok Adalat Settlement — Minor's Interest Not Protected. Failure to Appoint Guardian Ad Litem for Minor Defendant Renders Compromise Decree Voidable Under Order 32 Rule 7 CPC....

The Letters Patent Appeal was filed by Mangesh, a minor, through his next friend Ambika Manik Mane, challenging the decision of a learned Single Judge in Writ Petition No. 2965/2011. The writ petition...

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High Court of Bombay Modifies Sentence in Cheque Dishonour Case to Include Compensation. Conviction Under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act Upheld but Court Directs Payment of Cheque Amount as Compensation Under Section 357 CrPC, Holding That Purpose of Act is Recovery of Money....

The complainants filed a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, alleging that the accused had issued a cheque for Rs. 80,000/- in discharge of a liability, which was dish...

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High Court Quashes FIR Under SC/ST Atrocities Act for Lack of Basic Statutory Requirements, Upholds Section 354 IPC Against One Accused. Caste Abuse Without Complainant’s Assertion of Scheduled Tribe Status Fails to Satisfy Ingredients Under Section 3(1)(w) of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989....

The High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Nagpur Bench, heard a criminal application seeking quashing of FIR No. 347 of 2018 registered at Parwa Police Station, Yavatmal, against two applicants for offe...

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Bombay High Court Allows Decree Holder's Execution and Modifies Stay Condition in Cooperative Dispute. The Court held that the District Court lacked jurisdiction to stay execution of a Cooperative Court award and modified the condition for deposit of occupation charges....

The judgment involves two writ petitions arising from the same order of the District Court. The decree holder, Mangala Keshav Gavhale, had obtained an award from the Cooperative Court in Dispute No.20...