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Bombay High Court Dismisses Revision Against Acquittal in SC/ST Act Case — Prosecution Fails to Prove Caste-Based Insult and Hurt. Alleged Offence of Caste Abuse and Assault Not Established Beyond Reasonable Doubt; Acquittal Upheld Under Sections 3(1)(x), 3(2)(v) of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and Sections 147, 148, 149, 323, 324, 504, 506 of IPC....

The case arises from a criminal revision application filed by the original complainant, Madhav Vithal Magar, challenging the judgment and order of acquittal passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Hi...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Acquittal in Murder Case Due to Lack of Credible Evidence. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt....

The State of Maharashtra filed an appeal against the judgment of acquittal passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Amalner, in Special Criminal Case No.6/1999, acquitting the accused Bharatsing Harsi...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Murder Case Due to Lack of Credible Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as last seen theory and motive not proved....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of the respondent-accused Ratan s/o Babu Kasabe by the Additional Sessions Judge, Latur, in Sessions Case No. 99 of 1999. The prosecution case w...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Acquittal of Husband and Relative in Dowry Harassment and Murder Case Due to Lack of Credible Evidence. Chain of Circumstantial Evidence Not Established, Failure to Prove Last Seen Together and Inconsistencies in Dowry Demand Led to Benefit of Doubt....

The Bombay High Court at Aurangabad dismissed an appeal filed by the State of Maharashtra against the acquittal of two accused in a dowry harassment and murder case. The deceased, Urmila, was married ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Pharmacy Institute to Admit 120 Students Based on AICTE Approval Overriding State Director's Restriction. State Director of Technical Education Cannot Reduce Intake Below AICTE-Approved Capacity for Diploma in Pharmacy Course....

The petitioner, Student Academic Education Society's Oyster Institute of Pharmacy, runs a Diploma in Pharmacy course. AICTE approved an intake of 140 students for the academic year 2014-15. However, R...

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Bombay High Court Allows Tenant's Petition in Part — Eviction on Ground of Acquisition of Alternate Residence by Tenant's Sons Not Sustainable. Acquisition of Alternate Residence Under Section 13(1)(l) of Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947 Must Be by Tenant Himself, Not by Family Members....

The petitioners, tenants and legal representatives of the original tenant, challenged the eviction decree passed by the trial court and confirmed by the appellate court. The landladies had instituted ...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Minor Daughter's Partition Suit Against Parents, Holding That a Daughter Is Entitled to a Share in Joint Family Property Under Hindu Succession Act, 1956. The court set aside the trial court's dismissal and decreed the suit, granting the plaintiff a 1/3rd share in the joint family properties....

The appellant, Kumari Lata, a minor daughter represented by her maternal uncle, filed a Regular First Appeal under Section 96 read with Order 41 Rule 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, against th...

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Bombay High Court Partly Allows Appeal Reducing Compensation in Motor Accident Claim Due to Lack of Income Proof and Wrong Multiplier. Tribunal's award of Rs.2,25,000 reduced to Rs.1,44,000 with 6% interest as per Second Schedule of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The appeal arises from a judgment of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Achalpur, in MACP No.48/2001 dated 30/09/2005, awarding Rs.2,25,000 with 9% interest to the claimants (respondents 1-5), the wi...