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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellant in Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Sections 302 and 307 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The appellant, Jitendra @ Balu s/o Uttamrao Nagrale, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Yavatmal for offences under Sections 302 and 307 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code for ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Landowner's Writ Petition Against Bank's Claim Over Land Acquisition Compensation Due to Charge on Acquired Land. Bank's Charge on Land Under Acquisition Made It an Interested Person Eligible to Claim Apportionment of Compensation Under Section 30 of Land Acquisition Act, 1894....

The petitioner, Damu Patil, owned agricultural land in Dhule, which was acquired for the Lower Tapi Project under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, and compensation was deposited. The petitioner had bor...

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High Court Quashes Collector's Order Cancelling Liquor Licence for Violation of Audi Alteram Partem Principle. Cancellation Without Hearing Renders Order Void; Matter Remitted for Fresh Decision After Hearing....

The petitioners, proprietors of hotels and a country liquor shop in Chapadgaon, District Ahmednagar, held valid liquor licenses. The Collector, Ahmednagar, by order dated 19.06.2016, cancelled their l...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Removal of Employee for False Caste Claim in Ammunition Factory — Petitioner Failed to Establish Scheduled Tribe Status as Mannewar, Leading to Dismissal from Service....

The petitioner, Shri Mahendra Sheshanna Sattellu, was appointed as a Mill Write (semi-skilled) in the Ammunition Factory, Pune, on 14 July 1997 against a vacancy reserved for Scheduled Tribe category....

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Discriminatory Sales Tax Rules Under Article 226. Held that Rule 31B and Rule 31AA of the Bombay Sales Tax Rules, 1959 operate in different contexts and do not violate Article 14 of the Constitution....

The petitioners, M/s Graphite India Limited and another, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the Bombay High Court. They sought a direction to the State Governm...

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Karnataka High Court Allows State's Revision Against Order Defreezing Bank Accounts in Lokayukta Case. Court holds that Section 457 Cr.P.C. applications for defreezing of accounts are not maintainable during pendency of trial under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988....

The State of Karnataka, through Lokayukta Police, filed a revision petition under Section 397(1) r/w 401 Cr.P.C. challenging an order dated 10.04.2015 passed by the Sessions and Special Judge, Koppal ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Equivalence of Hindi Visharad to Graduate Degree for Clerk-Typist Post. Hindi Visharad from Bambai Hindi Vidyapeeth held equivalent to B.A. only for Hindi teacher posts, not for general graduate posts....

The petitioner, Pravin Sahebrao Deshmukh, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench, challenging the decision of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) to not ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal Against Remand Order in Divorce Case — Remand Without Deciding Merits Not Permissible Under Order 41 Rule 23A CPC. Appellate Court Must First Reverse Decree on Merits Before Remanding Under Order 41 Rule 23A of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908....

The case arises from a matrimonial dispute where the respondent-wife filed a divorce petition under Section 13(1)(i)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The appellant-husband filed a counterclaim see...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Externment Order Under Maharashtra Police Act, 1951 for Want of Reasons and Procedural Defects. Failure to Assign Reasons for Externment from Adjoining Districts and Non-Mention of In-Camera Statements in Show Cause Notice Render Order Illegal....

The petitioner challenged an externment order passed by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate under Section 56(1)(a)(b) of the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951, which externed him from Ahmednagar district and all...