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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellant in Bigamy Case Due to Lack of Proof of First Marriage. Conviction under Sections 417 and 494 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove valid first marriage and essential ceremonies....

The appellant, Vidyasagar Irappa Mane, was convicted by the learned District Judge and Additional Sessions Judge, Thane, in Sessions Case No.37 of 2015 for offences under Sections 417 and 494 of the I...

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Bombay High Court Considers Writ Petitions Challenging Family Court’s Refusal to Appoint Commissioner for Partition of Matrimonial Property and Denial of Injunction Against Husband’s Entry. Issues Involve Interpretation of Joint Ownership and Rights Under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955....

The dispute arose from a marital discord between Sumit Vijay Kumar (husband) and Shraddha Gupta (wife), both working professionals married in 2011. They jointly acquired two flats at Cosmic Heights, B...

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Bombay High Court Delivers Judgment on Writ Petition Challenging Family Court's Custody Order in International Abduction Case. The Court Examined the Applicability of Hague Convention and Jurisdictional Overlaps Between Indian and Dutch Forums....

The judgment addresses a custody dispute between parents of a minor daughter, Insiya. The father, an Indian citizen, and the mother, a dual citizen of Netherlands and Pakistan, were married in India i...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Election Calendar of Bar Association for Violation of Approved Bye-Laws. Elections Scheduled Without Following Approved Bye-Laws Dated 11.01.2007 Declared Illegal....

The petitioners, members of the fourth respondent Bar Association, Hubballi, filed writ petitions seeking a writ of certiorari to quash the Calendar of Events dated 21.02.2018 issued by the Returning ...

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Karnataka High Court Quashes Possession Notice Against Guarantor in SARFAESI Act Case — Bank Must Exhaust Remedies Against Borrower First. Guarantor's Property Cannot Be Proceeded Against Without First Proceeding Against Principal Borrower Under Section 13(2) of Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002....

The petitioner, Mahesh S/o Hemadreppa Sajjanaar, filed a writ petition challenging a possession notice dated 06.03.2017 issued by the Authorized Officer/Deputy General Manager of IDBI Bank Ltd., Gadag...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Appointment of Junior Teacher as In-charge Principal in Murarji Desai School — Seniority Principle Violated. Petitioner, a senior Mathematics Teacher, challenged the additional charge given to a junior Computer Teacher as Principal, which was held arbitrary and contrary to established service rules....

The petitioner, Sri Venkateshwara Reddy B, a Mathematics Teacher at Murarji Desai Model Residential School, Thimmalapura, Hosapete Taluk, Bellary District, challenged the order dated 02.01.2018 issued...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Demand Notice in Electricity Dispute — Petitioner Not Liable for Predecessor's Dues. BESCOM Cannot Recover Arrears from Auction Purchaser Without Proper Notice Under Section 56 of Electricity Act, 2003....

The petitioner, K.N. Sakrappa, proprietor of Sri Maheshwari Industries, filed a writ petition challenging a demand notice dated 26.12.2014 issued by the third respondent, Assistant Executive Engineer ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petitions of Assistant Teachers Converted to Shikshan Sevak — Violation of Government Resolution Protecting Temporary Teachers Against Reserved Posts. The court held that the Shikshan Sevak scheme does not apply to temporary teachers appointed against backlog vacancies of backward classes, and they must continue under MEPS rules....

The petitioners, Vilas Dashrath Mali and Gangurde Bhagwan Yashwant, filed two writ petitions before the Bombay High Court challenging the conversion of their posts from Assistant Teacher to Shikshan S...

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Bombay High Court Quashes MAT Order and Restores Permanent Withholding of Pension and Gratuity for Misappropriation of Government Grain. Misconduct of Rs.12.41 Lakh Misappropriation Held Gravely Negligent Justifying Penalty Under Rule 27 of MCS (Pension) Rules, 1982....

The dispute arose from the permanent withholding of pension and gratuity of Bhaskar Shankar Salvi, a former Godown Keeper at Ratnagiri, following a departmental inquiry that found him guilty of misapp...

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High Court of Judicature at Bombay Allows Suo Motu Public Interest Litigation on Road Safety, Emphasizing Mandatory Duties of Municipal Corporations. Expansive Definition of 'Public Street' and Obligation to Ensure Safe Passage Under Sections 61(m), (n), (o) of Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888, Reaffirmed....

This judgment in suo motu Public Interest Litigation No. 71 of 2013 arose from the Bombay High Court's concern about the deplorable condition of roads within municipal areas in Maharashtra. The procee...