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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Cruelty Case Based on Inconsistent and Unreliable Dying Declarations. Conviction under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code set aside as the two dying declarations were materially contradictory and not properly authenticated, and the medical evidence raised doubts about their genuineness....

This criminal appeal before the Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) arose from the conviction of the appellant under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code by the Additional Sessions Judge, Amravati. The ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal in Excise Licence Case — Policy Restriction on Multiple FLII Licences Upheld. Refusal to Renew Second Foreign Liquor Licence Under Section 137(2) of Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949, Upheld as Consistent with Government Policy and Not Discriminatory....

The appellant, Nandkishor Shivprasad Jaiswal, filed a Letters Patent Appeal against the judgment of a Single Judge dismissing his Writ Petition No. 1682/2009. The appellant had challenged an order of ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Caste Certificates of Private Respondents for Lack of Locus Standi. Third-party challenge to caste validity certificates fails as petitioner had no personal interest or statutory authority under Article 226 of Constitution of India....

The petitioner, Ashok Shinwar Mali, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the Bombay High Court seeking a writ of certiorari to set aside caste certificates and c...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition by Educational Institution Challenging University Committee's Direction to Refund Fees. Students Grievance Redressal Committee Exceeded Its Powers Under Ordinance 0.130 by Ordering Refund of Fees for Mid-Term Withdrawal Without Hearing the Institution....

The petitioners, St. Xavier's Institution of Education Society and its B.Ed. college, challenged a communication dated 14th March 2006 issued by the University of Mumbai pursuant to a resolution of th...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Teacher's Petition Seeking Retrospective Selection Grade Benefits — Failure to Prove Continuous Service from 1980 to 1984. Service Book Showing Appointment from 1984 Not Displaced by Evidence....

The petitioner, a teacher, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a direction to the respondents to count his services from 1980 instead of 1984 for the purpose o...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Reopening of Assessment Under Section 147(a) for Income Tax on Minimum Guarantee Receipts from Film Sale. Assessee's Failure to Disclose Full Consideration for Sale of Movie 'Charas' Justifies Reassessment Despite Partial Acceptance of Addition....

The case involves an income tax reference at the instance of the assessee, who sold a movie titled 'Charas' to M/s. Prakash Pictures on a minimum guarantee basis for Rs.13,70,000/-. For the assessment...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Plaintiff's Appeal Against Denial of Interim Injunction in Trade Mark Passing Off Dispute, Holding No Prima Facie Case or Balance of Convenience. Phonetic Similarity of 'CHYMTRAL FORTE' to 'CHYMORAL FORTE' Insufficient for Interim Relief Where Drugs are Schedule H Prescription Medicines and Public Interest Favors Affordable Pricing....

The dispute arose from Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited's claim that Wockhardt Limited and East African (India) Remedies Pvt. Ltd. were passing off their product 'CHYMTRAL FORTE' as that of the plainti...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellants in Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Circumstantial Evidence and Unproven Motive. Conviction under Sections 302, 201, 498-A IPC and Section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Establish Complete Chain of Events....

The case involves an appeal against the conviction of Motiram and Sumanbai Phad for the murder of the appellant's wife, Surekha, who died due to burn injuries. The prosecution alleged that the appella...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Reference Order in Labour Dispute — Minority Trade Union Cannot Compel Negotiations. Management's De-recognition of Union Upheld as Union Lacked Majority Representation Under Industrial Disputes Act, 1947....

The petitioner, Management of M/s. Le Meridien Bangalore, challenged a reference order dated 6.1.2015 issued by the State of Karnataka under Section 10(1) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, referri...