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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Land Acquisition Notifications for Lack of Public Purpose and Non-Compliance with KIADB Act. Acquisition for Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board fails as the Board is not an industrial concern under Section 2(7) of the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Act, 1966....

The petitioners, owners of agricultural lands in Amani Bellandur Khane Village, Varthur Hobli, Bangalore East Taluk, challenged the preliminary notification dated 6.2.2006 and final notification dated...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Disqualification of Municipal Councillors Under Section 42 of Maharashtra Municipal Councils Act — Minister's Order Set Aside for Violation of Natural Justice and Lack of Speaking Order...

The petitioners, four councillors of the Municipal Council, Narkhed, challenged an order dated 29.11.2016 passed by the Minister of Urban Development, Government of Maharashtra, disqualifying them und...

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Bombay High Court Quashes DV Act Proceedings for Lack of Domestic Relationship — Interim Maintenance Set Aside. Marriage Without Cohabitation in Shared Household Does Not Constitute Domestic Relationship Under Section 2(f) of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005....

The petitioners, Dr. Akshay Lakhotiya, his father Navalkishor, and mother Kiran, filed two criminal writ petitions challenging proceedings under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 200...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Second Appeal in Possession Suit, Confirms Concurrent Findings on Limitation and Valuation. Article 65 of Limitation Act, 1963 applies to suit for possession based on title, and valuation under Section 14(1) of Maharashtra Court Fees Act, 1959 is not a jurisdictional issue....

The appellant, original defendant, filed a second appeal under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, challenging the concurrent judgments of the trial court and first appellate court in a ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Restoration of Essential Services Under Maharashtra Rent Control Act. Procedural Defect in Filing Section 29 Application Within Rent Suit Cured by Appellate Court's Merits Decision....

The petitioner, Namdeo Maruti Mane, filed a writ petition challenging the order of the Ad-hoc District Judge-1, Bhoom in Misc. Civil Appeal No. 19/2016, which allowed the appeal of the respondent, Ish...

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High Court of Karnataka Enhances Compensation in Lieu of Reinstatement for Dismissed Bank Employee. Lumpsum compensation of Rs.6,00,000/- awarded by Single Judge held inadequate; enhanced to Rs.10,00,000/- considering length of service and bank's conduct....

The appellant, B. Narappa @ Nagendra, joined Pragati Grameena Bank as a Junior Clerk. On 17.01.1986, he was served with a chargesheet and subsequently dismissed from service after a disciplinary inqui...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Criminal Defamation Proceedings Against Newspaper Owners for Lack of Specific Allegations of Mens Rea. Petitioners, as Chairman and Managing Director, Not Shown to Have Direct Role in Publication of Alleged Defamatory Material....

The petitioners, B V Seetaram and Rohini Seetaram, were the Chairman and Managing Director respectively of Chitra Publications Pvt. Ltd., which published the Kannada daily newspaper 'Karavali Ale'. Th...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Impleadment in Land Acquisition Reference Proceedings; Holds Reference Court Lacks Power to Implead Parties Not Before Collector Under Section 30 Land Acquisition Act, 1894. Application by Non-Parties to Collector's Reference Dismissed as Impermissible Enlargement of Dispute....

The dispute arose from land acquisition proceedings where the Land Acquisition Officer made a reference under Section 30 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, to the Reference Court for apportionment of ...

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Bombay High Court Restrains Facilitation Council from Proceeding Under Section 18(3) of MSMED Act Due to Existing Arbitration Agreement. Independent Arbitration Agreement Dated 23.09.2005 Precludes Council's Arbitration Jurisdiction Under Section 18(3) of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006....

The petitioners, Namco Industries Private Limited and its director Namit Soni, filed a writ petition challenging the proceedings initiated by the Micro, Small Enterprise Facilitation Council (responde...