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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging MPSC Police Sub-Inspector Recruitment — Upholds Selection Based on Merit and Reservation Rules. Court holds that candidates who did not apply for the post cannot challenge the selection process and that the MPSC's decision to fill vacancies from the select list is valid....

The petitioner, Rajesh Fate, filed a writ petition challenging the recruitment process for the post of Police Sub-Inspector (Non-Gazetted) conducted by the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC)...

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Bombay High Court Partly Allows Appeal Against Conviction for Sexual Assault of Minor — Conviction Under Section 450 IPC Set Aside, But Conviction Under Section 354A IPC and Section 8 POCSO Act Upheld. The court held that the evidence of the victim and her father was credible and the delay in FIR was explained, but the offence of house-trespass was not made out....

The appellant, Hanumant s/o Buwasaheb Deshmukh, was convicted by the Special Judge, Ambajogai in Special Case No. 06 of 2016 for offences under Sections 450 and 354A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes No-Confidence Motion Notice Against Gram Panchayat President Due to Non-Compliance with Mandatory Procedure Under Section 49(2) of Karnataka Gram Swaraj and Panchayat Raj Act, 1993. Motion signed by only 9 members instead of the required 10, and notice period of 15 days not provided....

The petitioner, Smt. Roopa, was the President of Honnenahalli Gram Panchayat. The respondents 5 to 14, who were members of the Panchayat, moved a no-confidence motion against her on 28-06-2018. The As...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows State's Revision Petitions Against Order Allowing Discharge Under Section 19 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Court Holds That Sanction for Prosecution Is Not Required at the Stage of Taking Cognizance Under Section 19 of the PC Act....

The State of Karnataka, through the Anti Corruption Bureau, Udupi District, filed two criminal revision petitions under Sections 397 and 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, challenging an ord...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows State's Revision Against Order Dismissing Complaint Under Section 19 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sanction Not Required at Pre-Cognizance Stage. The court held that the trial court erred in allowing the application under Section 19 and dismissing the complaint without considering whether a prima facie case was made out....

The State of Karnataka, through the Anti Corruption Bureau, Udupi District, filed two criminal revision petitions under Sections 397 and 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, challenging the or...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Abetment to Suicide Case Against Applicant Due to Absence of Instigation. Allegations of Sexual Advances Not Sufficient to Attract Section 306 IPC Without Evidence of Direct or Indirect Acts of Instigation....

The applicant, Ramesh Madhukar Kakad, filed an application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking quashing of FIR in Crime No. 42/2017 and the charge-sheet in Regular...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Labour Court's Finding of Violation of Sections 25F and 25G, Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, But Questions Reinstatement Relief. The Court Examines Whether Reinstatement with Back Wages Is Mandatory for a Daily-Wager Illegally Retrenched from a Temporary Afforestation Scheme....

The writ petition arose from a challenge by the employer, the Social Forestry Department of the Government of Maharashtra, against the concurrent orders of the Labour Court and Industrial Court direct...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Municipal Corporation's Appeal Against Injunction in Demolition Notice Case — Section 299 Notice Invalid for Violating Natural Justice. The court held that a demolition notice under Section 299 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888, issued without prior show cause notice to the society, is invalid and cannot be enforced....

The case involves an appeal by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai against an order of the City Civil Court, Mumbai, which granted an interim injunction in favor of the Respondent, Bhandup Amb...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition Challenging Invalidity of Scheduled Tribe Certificate Due to Violation of Natural Justice. Caste Validity Certificate of Petitioner Belonging to Thakar Tribe Restored as Committee Failed to Provide Opportunity of Hearing Before Rejection....

The petitioner, Akshay Sanjay Pawar, claiming to belong to the Thakar Tribe (a recognized Scheduled Tribe), filed a writ petition seeking direction to the Scheduled Tribe Certificates Scrutiny Committ...