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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petitions Challenging State's Power to Collect Royalty on Minor Minerals. State Government has authority to impose penalty for default in payment of royalty under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 and Maharashtra Minor Mineral Extraction Rules, 1963....

The judgment concerns two writ petitions challenging the power of the State Government of Maharashtra to collect royalty on minor minerals and to impose penalty for default in payment. The petitioners...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes State Commission Order in Manual Scavenging Case — Complaint Lacks Material Particulars. Petitioner Not an 'Occupier' Under Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 as Housekeeping Done by Contractor's Workers....

The petitioner, National Institute of Rock Mechanics, a society registered under the Karnataka Societies Registration Act, 1960, and an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Mines, Government of ...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Appeal in Trademark Infringement Case — Appellant's Registered Mark 'Nandi' Entitled to Protection Against Deceptively Similar Mark 'Nandini'. Prior Registration and Deceptive Similarity Establish Prima Facie Case for Injunction Under Sections 28, 29, 134, 135 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999....

The appellant, Micro Hitech Industries, a sole proprietorship represented by its Karta and Proprietor Sri Goutam Kumar Babulal, filed a suit for permanent injunction against the respondent, Uttam Gaut...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses VIDC Appeal in Land Acquisition Compensation Case — Market Value Fixed at Rs. 1,50,000 per Hectare. Comparable Sale Instances of Small Plots Considered with 20% Deduction for Development, Upholding Reference Court's Award....

The case pertains to an appeal filed by the Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation (VIDC) against the judgment and award dated 7.1.2010 passed by the 2nd Joint Civil Judge, Senior Division, Wardh...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction for Housebreaking, Robbery, and Attempt to Murder in Elderly Doctor's Home Invasion Case. Identification of Accused by Victim and Recovery of Stolen Items at His Instance Held Sufficient to Sustain Conviction Under Sections 457, 392, 307 IPC....

The appellant, Yogesh Kacharu Ighe, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Nagpur, for offences under Sections 457 (housebreaking), 392 (robbery), and 307 (attempt to murder) of the Indian Pe...

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Bombay High Court Considers Service Protection Claims in Caste Invalidation Cases After Supreme Court Overrules Full Bench Decision. Supreme Court in FCI v. Jagdish Balaram Bahira Overrules Arun Sonone, Potentially Denying Protection to Petitioners Whose Scheduled Tribe Certificates Were Invalidated....

The judgment arose from a batch of writ petitions filed before the Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench, wherein petitioners sought protection in service after their claims of belonging to Scheduled Tribes...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Landlords' Petition in Eviction Suit Under Bombay Rent Act — Bonafide Requirement, Non-User, and Nuisance Not Proved. Concurrent findings of trial and appellate courts upheld that landlords failed to establish grounds for eviction under Section 13(1)(g) and (k) of the Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947....

The petitioners, landlords of a shop admeasuring 7 x 9½ sq ft in Nashik, filed Regular Civil Suit No. 570 of 1983 against the respondent tenant seeking eviction and possession under Section 13(1)(g) ...

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Bombay High Court Directs Eviction of Tenant Refusing to Vacate Dilapidated Building in Cluster Development Project; Allows Police Assistance. Tenant’s Non-Cooperation in Redevelopment Project Leads to Order of Eviction Using MHADA’s Powers Under Section 77 of Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Act, 1976....

The petitioners, trustees of Saifee Burhani Upliftment Trust, a public charitable trust, filed a writ petition seeking eviction of respondent No. 3, a tenant, from a dilapidated building located at CS...

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High Court Dismisses Arbitration Petitions Challenging Award for Specific Performance. The court upheld the arbitral tribunal's findings that the contract was valid and that time was not of the essence, allowing specific performance under the Specific Relief Act, 1963....

The dispute arose from two commercial arbitration petitions challenging an award by an Arbitral Tribunal that granted specific performance of a contract between the parties. The petitioner in the firs...