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High Court of Bombay at Goa Dismisses State Appeal in Land Acquisition Compensation Case; Upholds Enhanced Compensation Based on Comparable Sale Instances and Rejects State's Contentions on Agricultural Land and Tenant Status....

The High Court of Bombay at Goa heard a first appeal filed by the State against the judgment and award of the Reference Court enhancing land acquisition compensation. The respondent, an agricultural t...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction for Rape and Wrongful Restraint Under Sections 341 and 376(1) r/w 34 IPC. Prosecutrix's Sole Testimony Found Sufficient Despite Delay in FIR and Negative Chemical Analyser's Report....

The prosecutrix, residing in a hostel for education, returned to her parental home to celebrate the holy month of Ramzan. On 2nd October 2007, while she was alone, the appellant along with two associa...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Order Denying Furlough to Life Convict — Holds That Furlough Is a Right, Not a Privilege, and Must Be Granted Unless Exceptional Circumstances Exist. The court directed reconsideration of furlough application without considering pendency of appeal as a ground for rejection under the Prisons (Bombay Furlough and Parole) Rules, 1959....

The petitioner, a life convict undergoing sentence in Aurangabad Central Prison, filed a Criminal Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking to quash the order dated 21.02.20...

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Bombay High Court Allows Declaration of Lapsed Reservation Under MRTP Act for Land Reserved for Public Purpose - Failure to Acquire Within Statutory Period Results in Deemed Lapse. Petitioner's land reserved for high school and playground under final development plan; Municipal Corporation failed to acquire land despite notice under Section 127 of MRTP Act, 1966....

The petitioner, Supreme Industries Ltd., owned land in survey nos. 245/2 and 245/3 at village Mehroon, Jalgaon. The final development plan for Jalgaon, published on 11.02.2002 and modified on 10.08.20...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Government Order Rescinding Standing Committee Resolution in Municipal Employee Disciplinary Appeal — Violation of Natural Justice. Government's rescission of Standing Committee's appellate order without notice to employee held unsustainable under Section 56(4) of Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Act....

The petitioner, Pramod Khobragade, a Senior Stenographer with the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation, was subjected to disciplinary proceedings and penalized by the Commissioner. The penalty included tr...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Writ Petition Quashing Cancellation of Work Order in Tender Matter — Violation of Natural Justice. Failure to Provide Show Cause Notice Before Cancelling Work Order Renders Impugned Order Invalid Under Article 226 of Constitution....

The petitioner, Object Technologies, a registered partnership firm, was awarded a work order by the 3rd respondent, District Health and Family Welfare Officer, Chikkamagalur, on 28.03.2017 for a perio...

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Karnataka High Court Quashes Appointment of Special Officer in Co-operative Society Election Dispute — Violation of Section 28A of Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959. Appointment made without prior election schedule and without affording opportunity of hearing to elected board....

The petitioners, who were members of the Primary Agricultural Credit Co-operative Society Ltd., Yelenavadagi, challenged the order dated 27.06.2017 passed by the Assistant Registrar of Co-operative So...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellants in Kidnapping Case Due to Voluntary Accompaniment by Minor. No 'Taking' Established Under Section 361 IPC as Minor Left Father's House of Her Own Free Will....

The appellants, Ashit s/o Adil Biswas, Madhav s/o Balram Gharami, and Suresh s/o Ramdas Bawankar (since abated), were convicted under Section 363 of the Indian Penal Code for kidnapping a minor girl. ...

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High Court of Bombay at Nagpur Allows Insurance Company's Appeal in Motor Accident Claim — Reduces Compensation Due to Lack of Evidence on Income and Permanent Disability. Claimant Failed to Prove Income or Permanent Disability, Resulting in Reduction of Award from Rs.5,50,000 to Rs.1,00,000....

The appeal arises from a judgment and award dated 20.10.2003 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Nagpur in Claim Petition No.130/1992. The claimant, Alpesh Mashruwalla, was a pillion rider o...