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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction for Murder Under Section 302 IPC — Life Imprisonment Confirmed for Knife Attack on Watchman. Accused's Conviction Based on Eyewitness Testimony and Extrajudicial Confession Found Credible....

The appellant, Mohammed Rafiq Shahabuddin Shaikh, was convicted by the learned Adhoc Additional Sessions Judge-2, Thane, for the offence of murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Section 9 Interim Relief in Foreign Award Enforcement. Court Confirms Injunction Restraining Alienation of Helicopter Pending Enforcement of Singapore Award Under Part II of Arbitration Act, 1996....

The respondent, Aircon Feibars FZE, obtained a foreign award in Singapore on 25 January 2017 for approximately US$7 million (Rs.46 Crores) against the appellant, Heligo Charters Private Limited, under...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Circular Restricting Admission of Children with Parents to Child Care Institutions Under Juvenile Justice Act. Circular directing Child Welfare Committees to admit only orphans and reject children with parents held ultra vires Section 2(14) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015....

The petitioner, Balvikas Sansthachalak Va Karmachari Sanghatna, a non-government organization dealing with care and protection of children, challenged a circular dated 01.06.2016 issued by the Commiss...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Appeal in Civil Procedure Case — Holds That Order VII Rule 11 CPC Permits Only Rejection of Plaint as a Whole. Partial rejection of a plaint is not permissible in law under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908....

The appeal arises from an order dated 05.04.2016 passed by the 42nd Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bangalore on I.A.No.37 in O.S.No.8068/2011. The appellants, who are the plaintiffs in the ...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Credible Evidence and Unreliable Witnesses. Conviction under Section 302 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The case pertains to the murder of Uttam Narnaware, for which the appellants, Sheikh Ahmed Munshi Sheikh (accused No.2) and Suman @ Sushila Radhelal @ Radhe Shahu (accused No.1), were convicted under ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Revenue Tribunal Order in Tribal Land Transfer Case — Transfer by Tribal to Non-Tribal Without Collector Permission is Void Under MRLS Tribes Act, 1974. Subsequent Purchasers Cannot Claim Protection as Original Transfer is Void Ab Initio....

The petitioners, Ravindra Natthuji Dhobe and others, filed a writ petition challenging the order of the Maharashtra Revenue Tribunal, Nagpur, which dismissed their application under Section 3 read wit...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Exemption from Court Fees Based on Government Notification — Petitioner Not a 'Woman' Under Notification as She is Widow of Deceased, Not a Widow of a Freedom Fighter or Similar Category....

The petitioner, Smt. Arti wd/o Deepak Kamlakar, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench, seeking exemption from payment of court fees. She relied on a notification issued by t...

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Bombay High Court Allows Daughter's Appeal in Partition Suit — Daughter Entitled to Coparcenary Rights Under Section 6 of Hindu Succession Act, 1956 as Amended. The court held that the daughter, as a coparcener by birth, has a right to claim a share in ancestral property, and the appellate court's denial was erroneous....

The appellant, Shobha Purushottam Zilpe, the original plaintiff, is the daughter of Dadaji and sister of defendant No.1. She filed a suit for partition and separate possession claiming a 1/3rd share i...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR in Cheating and Criminal Breach of Trust Case Due to Amicable Settlement Between Parties. The Court exercised inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC to quash criminal proceedings where the complainant and accused settled the dispute, relying on Gian Singh v. State of Punjab....

The applicants, Ganesh Jethmal Varma, Shantilal Jethmal Varma, and Shyam Jehtmal Varma, filed an application under Section 482 CrPC seeking quashing of FIR No.46 of 2013 registered at Shegaon Police S...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Officiating Appointment and Extensions for Chief Electrical Engineer Post. Seniority and Eligibility for Promotion Under Goa Electricity Department Recruitment Rules Examined....

The case involves a challenge by Laxmikant D. Kolvekar, the Chief Electrical Engineer (officiating), against the State of Goa and others regarding the appointment of N. Neelakanta Reddy as officiating...