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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Seeds Act Proceedings for Non-Compliance with Mandatory Sampling Procedure. Failure to Follow Section 14(2) of Seeds Act, 1966 Renders Complaint Invalid....

The petitioner, Mohan H. Handral, filed a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.) seeking to quash the proceedings in Criminal Case No. 83 of 2016 pending before t...

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Bombay High Court Partly Allows Appeal, Converts Conviction from Murder to Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder under Section 304 IPC. Single Blow, Absence of Premeditation, and Lack of Motive Lead to Finding That Offence Fell Within Exception to Section 300 of Indian Penal Code....

This appeal arose from the conviction of the appellant for the murder of Shailesh Junghare. On 23 September 2014, the deceased was stabbed once with a knife by the appellant outside his new house at D...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Eviction of Licensee from MSRTC Premises Under Bombay Government Premises (Eviction) Act, 1955 — Licensee Cannot Claim Protection After Expiry of Licence Period....

The petitioner, Shyam Ramapati Pandey, was allotted space for running a scooter and cycle stand at the Main Bus Stand, Ganesh Peth, Nagpur, by the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) ...

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Bombay High Court Partly Allows Writ Petition of Hindustan Unilever Against Industrial Court's Stay of Domestic Enquiry. Employee Granted Right to Engage Lawyer in Enquiry When Employer's Representative is Legally Trained Under Model Standing Orders....

The petitioner, Hindustan Unilever Limited, challenged an order dated 24/10/2017 passed by the Industrial Court, Akola, in a complaint filed by respondent No.1, an employee. The Industrial Court partl...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Accused in Maharashtra Prohibition Act Case — Failure to Put CA Report Under Section 313 CrPC Not Fatal. Possession of 48 Bottles of Illicit Liquor Proved Through Recovery and Panch Witnesses, Conviction Under Section 65(e) of Maharashtra Prohibition Act Confirmed....

The applicant, Sau. Shobha Baburo Shende, was convicted by the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Nagbhid, under Section 65(e) of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act for possession of illicit liquor. She wa...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Murder Case Due to Lack of Conclusive Circumstantial Evidence. Circumstantial evidence failed to establish chain of circumstances pointing to guilt of accused beyond reasonable doubt in murder and robbery case under Sections 302, 392, 201 read with 34 IPC....

The State of Goa, through Mapusa Police Station, filed an appeal against the acquittal of four respondents (Pravin Patel, Vithal Gondhali, Madhukar Ainapure, and Mahesh Vandkar) by the learned Session...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Revenue's Appeal in Income Tax Case — Marhatta Chamber of Commerce Held Eligible for Section 11 Exemption Despite Business Income. Trust's incidental business activity does not forfeit exemption under sections 11 and 12 of the Income Tax Act, 1961....

The case involves an appeal by the Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions) against the order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Pune Bench, which dismissed the Revenue's appeal and upheld th...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Culpable Homicide Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Knowledge. Single Stick Blow Not Sufficient to Prove Knowledge of Likely Death Under Section 304 Part I IPC....

The appellant, Bandu @ Bandya Mahendra @ Rashid Pathan, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Nashik, in Sessions Case No.305 of 2014 for the offence punishable under Section 304 Part I of t...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Arbitration Petition Challenging Award Rejecting Salvor's Claims for Idling Charges in Salvage Contract Dispute. Court upholds arbitral tribunal's finding that salvor failed to prove breach of contract and damages, and that claims were barred by accord and satisfaction....

The case involves a challenge under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, to an arbitral award passed by a three-member tribunal in a dispute arising from a salvage contract. The p...