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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Abetment of Suicide Case Due to Lack of Proximate Link Between Alleged Cruelty and Suicide. Conviction Under Section 306 IPC Set Aside as Evidence Failed to Establish Direct Instigation or Active Role of Accused in Driving Deceased to Commit Suicide....

The appellant, Padmakar Dongre, was convicted under Section 306 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 for abetting the suicide of Surekha, the wife of co-accused Bandu Dongre. The trial ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Scrutiny Committee Order Invalidating Scheduled Tribe Certificate for Failure to Consider Documents and Affinity Test. Raj Community Recognized as Scheduled Tribe Under Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950....

The petitioner, Manohar Balkrishna Pinjarkar, challenged the decision of the Committee for Scrutiny and Verification of Tribe Claims, Amravati, dated 11.4.2005, which invalidated his caste certificate...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Arbitrator's Interim Injunction in Franchise Dispute Over Trademark Use. Negative Covenant in Franchise Agreement Restrains Use of Mark Containing 'Kamats' After Termination....

The dispute arose out of a franchise agreement dated 24 March 2011 between Deepak Thorat (Petitioner) and Vidli Restaurant Ltd. (Respondent), with Vithal Venkatesh Kamat as a confirming party. The agr...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Externment Order Against Petitioner in Maharashtra Police Act Case — Order Based on Vague Allegations and Non-Application of Mind. Externment Order Under Section 56(1)(b) of Maharashtra Police Act, 1951 Set Aside as Show Cause Notice Did Not Specify Incidents and Authorities Failed to Consider Less Restrictive Measures....

The petitioner, Aslam s/o Shabbir Shaikh @ Bunty Jahagirdar, filed a Criminal Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, challenging a...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Cruelty and Abetment of Suicide. Conviction under Section 498A IPC read with Section 34 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove demand of dowry or harassment soon before death....

The case pertains to the death of a married woman, Sunita, who died due to burns. The appellants, her husband (deceased appellant no.1), mother-in-law (appellant no.2), and brother-in-law (appellant n...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Appeal in Part in Recovery Suit — Suit Against Guarantors Barred by Limitation. The court held that the cause of action against guarantors arose on the date of the loan agreement, not the promissory note, and the suit filed after three years was barred under Article 55 of the Limitation Act, 1963....

The appeal was filed by defendant Nos.3 to 6 (guarantors) against the judgment and decree dated 13.12.2010 passed by the I-Additional Senior Civil Judge, Mangalore, in O.S.No.88/2001, decreeing the su...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Deputy Commissioner's Revisional Order in Land Conversion Dispute — Petitioner's Right to Change Land Use Upheld. Deputy Commissioner's Order Set Aside for Violation of Natural Justice and Lack of Jurisdiction Under Section 136(3) of Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964....

The petitioner, Satish Hegde, purchased four acres of land in Sy.No.58 (New Sy.No.141) at Singrahalli Village, Devanahalli Taluk, under a registered sale deed dated 30.11.2011 from one D. Subramanya. ...