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Bombay High Court Allows Petition of Public Servant Challenging Disclosure of Salary Slips Under RTI Act — Personal Information Exemption Upheld. Salary slips of a public servant are personal information exempt under Section 8(1)(j) of the Right to Information Act, 2005, and cannot be disclosed without showing larger public interest....

The petitioner, Rajesh Ramchandra Kidile, an Assistant Engineer in the Minor Irrigation Department, Chandrapur, filed a writ petition challenging an order of the Maharashtra State Information Commissi...

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Bombay High Court Directs Police to Provide Aid for Taking Possession Under Section 14 of SARFAESI Act. Bank's Application Allowed as Police Failed to Assist Court Commissioner Despite Magistrate's Order....

The petitioner, Corporation Bank, had advanced loan facilities to M/s. Ankur Iron India Private Limited, which defaulted in repayment. The Bank initiated proceedings under Section 14 of the Securitisa...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Probate of Will, Upholds Trial Court's Finding of Due Execution and Attestation. Will dated 4 July 1993 held validly executed under Section 63 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 and Section 68 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872....

The appeal arose from a judgment and order dated 9 June 2016 of the Bombay High Court disposing of Testamentary Suit No. 28 of 1995, which sought probate of a will dated 4 July 1993 executed by Shashi...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Compensation Award in Motor Accident Claim — Insurance Company Liable Despite Alleged Breach of Policy Conditions. Joint and several liability of driver, owner, and insurer upheld as insurer failed to prove willful breach of policy terms....

The case arises from a motor accident claim petition filed by the legal representatives of the deceased, who died in a road accident on 28 June 2006 involving a tempo bearing registration No. MH20/AA7...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Corruption Case Due to Lack of Demand and Acceptance of Bribe. Conviction Under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Demand and Acceptance Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The appellant, Gopal Wasudeo Gulhane, a Senior Clerk in the Office of Deputy Director of Vocational Education & Training, Amravati, was convicted by the Special Judge and Additional Sessions Judge, Am...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State's Appeal Against Acquittal in Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Dying Declarations. Trial Court's Finding of Inconsistencies Between Dying Declarations and Medical Evidence Under Sections 302 and 307 IPC Upheld as Plausible....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the judgment and order of acquittal dated 5.2.2008 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Nagpur in Sessions Trial No.214/2007, whereby the respondent-accus...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction for Possession of Ganja Under NDPS Act — Small Quantity Found in Hotel Leads to Three Months' Imprisonment. Court holds that prosecution proved possession of 700 grams of ganja beyond reasonable doubt, and minor discrepancies in evidence do not vitiate the trial....

The appellant, Vitthal s/o Dhulabaji Chafle, was convicted by the 2nd Adhoc Additional Sessions Judge, Wardha in Special Case No. 14/2006 for an offence under Section 20(b)(i)(A) of the Narcotic Drugs...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Dying Declaration. Dying Declaration Recorded Without Doctor's Fitness Certificate and While Deceased on Ventilator Cannot Sustain Conviction Under Section 302 IPC....

The appellant, Vitthal Lahuji Chaudhari, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Chandrapur for the murder of his wife Sadhana under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and sentenced to...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Termination of Associate Professor in University Service Dispute — Procedural Violation of Natural Justice. Chancellor's Appellate Order Set Aside as Termination Order Was Passed Without Proper Inquiry and Without Considering Petitioner's Explanation....

The petitioner, Dr. Chandraprakash Dattarao Khedkar, was an Associate Professor at Dairy Technology College, Pusad, run by the Maharashtra Animal & Fishery Sciences University. He was appointed as Con...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Industrial Court Remand Order in MRTU & PULP Act Case — Maintainability of Complaint Must Be Decided on Merits Without Remand. Relationship of Employer-Employee Must Be Admitted or Undisputed for Complaint Under Section 28 of MRTU & PULP Act to Be Maintainable....

The petitioners, employees of the Forest Department, filed Complaint (ULP) 13/2010 before the Labour Court, Yavatmal, alleging unfair labour practices. The Labour Court allowed the complaint on 30-09-...