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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Case Against Manufacturer in Fertilizer Quality Dispute Due to Invalid Appointment of Complainant as Inspector. Appointment of Inspector Under Clause 27 of Fertilizer (Control) Order, 1985 Must Be Notified by Central Government, Not State Government, Rendering Complaint Not Maintainable....

The petitioners, M/s. Adinath Agro Industries and its manager Ishan Jain, were accused nos. 4 and 5 in Regular Criminal Case No. 34 of 2017 pending before the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Raver, D...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Life Sentence for Father Who Murdered His 1.5-Year-Old Son by Drowning in Well — Circumstantial Evidence Sufficient to Prove Guilt Under Section 302 IPC. The appellant's motive, last seen with the deceased, and failure to explain the death established the chain of circumstances leading to conviction....

The appellant, Bharat Laxman Bidwe, was convicted by the Sessions Judge, Jalna, for the murder of his 1.5-year-old son Ishwar under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment. The prosecution ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Wife's Appeal in Child Custody Case Due to Lack of Proper Service. Trial Court's Ex-Parte Order Handing Over Minor Daughter's Custody to Father Set Aside for Violation of Natural Justice....

The appellant, Jayshri Gajendra Mahajan, wife of the respondent Gajendra Pandit Mahajan, filed an appeal against the judgment and order dated 16th June 2017 passed by the District Judge-5, Jalgaon, in...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Motor Accident Claim Case Due to Non-Application of Mind by Tribunal — Tribunal Failed to Consider Evidence and Wrongly Dismissed Claim Petition for Want of Proof of Negligence....

The appellants, being the children and mother of the deceased Mahebub Chand Shaikh, filed a claim petition under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, seeking compensation for the death of Mahe...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Workmen's Compensation Case — Technical Dismissal Set Aside. Claim Petition Under Workmen's Compensation Act Cannot Be Dismissed for Non-Production of Original Documents When Copies Are Available and No Prejudice Is Caused....

The case arises from a claim petition filed by the deceased workman Gajanan under the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923, seeking compensation for injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident that occ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Challenge to MPDA Detention Order Based on Severability of Grounds and Absence of Period in Initial Order. Detention Order Upheld as Past History Ground is Severable Under Section 5A, and Omission of Period in Initial Order Does Not Vitiate Detention....

The petitioner, detained under the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1981, challenged the detention order dated 22.08.2017 passed by the Commissioner of Police, Nagpur. The backgroun...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Murder and Cruelty Case Due to Unreliable Dying Declaration and Lack of Homicidal Proof. Acquittal of Husband and In-laws for Offences Under Sections 302 and 498A IPC Upheld as Prosecution Failed to Establish Forcible Administration of Insecticide or Cruelty....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the judgment of the Adhoc District Judge-1, Nagpur, in Sessions Trial No.1 of 2010, which acquitted the respondents (husband, in-laws, and sister-in-law of th...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition of Minority Educational Institution Against Reservation Policy in Recruitment. Certificate of minority status operates retrospectively from date of establishment, exempting institution from reservation obligations under Article 30(1)....

The petitioner, Bharat Sindhu Multipurpose Society, a society registered under the Societies Registration Act and Bombay Public Trusts Act, runs a B.Ed. College. The respondent no.1, Rashtrasant Tukdo...

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Bombay High Court Allows Quashing of FIR in Cheating Case Due to Settlement. Commercial Dispute Resolved Amicably Leads to Termination of Criminal Proceedings Under Sections 406 and 420 IPC....

The petitioner, Ajju C.S. Sindolli, filed a criminal writ petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quashment of FIR No.110/2018 registered at the Economic Offences C...

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Bombay High Court Allows MCGM's Writ Petition Against Gratuity Order Due to Procedural Irregularities. Controlling Authority's Ex Parte Order Set Aside as Corporation Was Not Given Proper Opportunity to Be Heard....

The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) filed a writ petition challenging three orders: (1) an ex parte order of the controlling authority under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 directing ...