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High Court of Karnataka Examines Validity of Government Order Handing Over Mahabaleshwara Temple Administration to Ramachandrapura Mutt. Petitioners Allege Violation of Rights as Registered Trust and Seek Restoration of Previous Board of Trustees Under Articles 226 and 227 of Constitution....

Multiple writ petitions and writ appeals were filed before the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru challenging Government Order No. KAM.E.56 MU.A.B. 2008 dated 12.08.2008, which handed over the admin...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in Fatal Bus Accident Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Rash and Negligent Driving. Conviction under Sections 279, 338, 304(A) IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The petitioner, Medappa, was the driver of a bus that met with an accident on 28 July 2000 at about 9:30 a.m., resulting in the death of eight passengers and injuries to many others. He was charged un...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition for Mandamus to Register Will and Issue Succession Certificate. Court holds that registration of Will after testator's death is impermissible and succession certificate can only be granted by civil court, not through writ petition....

The petitioners, legal heirs of late Sebastiao Gracias, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a direction to the respondents to register a Will allegedly execute...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Caste Scrutiny Committee Order Rejecting Thakur Scheduled Tribe Claim Due to Perversity. Committee Directed to Reconsider Claim Giving Weight to Cousin Brother's Validity Certificate....

The petitioner, Sachin Subhash Thakur, appeared for the Common Entrance Test for Engineering/Technology Admissions in 2018 and sought admission to an MBA course. He was granted a caste certificate cer...

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High Court of Bombay Quashes Scrutiny Committee Order and Directs Issuance of Validity Certificates to Petitioners Claiming Mahadev Koli Scheduled Tribe Status. Father's Existing Validity Certificate Ignored by Committee, and Hyper-Technical Affinity Test Rendering Order Invalid....

The petitioners, two brothers Saurabh Ashok Jadhav and Nikhil Ashok Jadhav, claimed to belong to the Mahadev Koli Scheduled Tribe and had obtained caste certificates from the Sub-Divisional Officer, M...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Cheque Dishonour Case Due to Invalid Service of Demand Notice. Notice returned 'not claimed' does not constitute deemed service under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, and proceedings are an abuse of process....

The applicants, Sanjay Pukhraj Parikh and Anita Sanjay Parikh, filed a criminal application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quashing of criminal proceedings in RCC N...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Public Servants in SC/ST Act Case for Lack of Sanction Under Section 197 CrPC. Cognizance of Offences Under Sections 504, 506 IPC and Sections 3(1)(x), 3(1)(xi) of SC/ST Act Set Aside as Mandatory Sanction Not Obtained....

The petitioners, Amol Pralhad Bharati, Kapil Shiv Bharati, Pralhad Onkar Bharati, and Avinash Pralhad Bharati, were original accused in Regular Criminal Case No.93 of 2012 pending before the Special C...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against In-Laws in Dowry Harassment Case Due to Lack of Specific Allegations. General and Omnibus Allegations Against Distant Relatives and Married Sisters Not Sufficient to Sustain Charges Under Section 498-A IPC....

The present application was filed by the original accused persons (applicants) under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quashing of Regular Criminal Case No. 131 of 2017 pend...