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Bombay High Court Upholds School Tribunal's Order to Conduct Fresh Enquiry in Teacher Disciplinary Case. Reduction in Rank Set Aside Due to Procedural Violation of Rule 36(1) of MEPS Rules, 1981....

The case involves a disciplinary action taken by the petitioners, the Secretary of John Wilson Education Society and Dr. Fraser Boy's High School, against respondent No.1, Sanjay Premanand Athavale, a...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Student's Admission in 3-Year Law Course Despite Open Schooling PUC. The court held that a student who passed PUC through correspondence/open schooling is eligible for admission if he had regular schooling up to SSLC....

The petitioner, Prasanna, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India challenging the approval list dated 3.11.2015 issued by the Karnataka State Law University (resp...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Insurance Company's Appeal and Dismisses Claimant's Appeal in Motor Accident Claim — Negligence Not Proved. Claimant failed to establish rash and negligent driving by the owner of the motorcycle, leading to dismissal of claim petition under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The case involves two appeals arising from a motor accident claim. The claimant, Honnappa, alleged that on 20.05.2008, while he was walking on the road, a motorcycle bearing No.KA-16/H-6691 driven by ...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Assistant Commissioner's Order in SC/ST Land Alienation Case — Remands for Fresh Consideration. Petitioners' claim for declaring alienation of granted land as null and void under Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978 was rejected without proper application of mind....

The petitioners, Narayanappa and Mohanbabu, filed writ petitions under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India before the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru. They sought to quash an order ...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Upa-Lokayukta Report in Disciplinary Inquiry Case — Report Not Signed by Upa-Lokayukta Invalid. Report under Section 12(3) of Karnataka Lokayukta Act, 1984 must be signed by Upa-Lokayukta personally; unsigned report cannot be acted upon....

The petitioner, a government servant, challenged a report of the Upa-Lokayukta dated 08.02.2016 under Section 12(3) of the Karnataka Lokayukta Act, 1984, recommending a disciplinary inquiry against hi...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Preliminary Objection in Murder Conviction Appeals — Joint Trial of Two Sessions Cases Upheld. No Prejudice Found in Common Judgment Under Section 374(2) CrPC....

The case involves two criminal appeals arising from a common judgment dated 30.03.2016 in Sessions Trial Nos. 144/2012 and 233/2014. The appellants were convicted under various sections of the Indian ...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Adjudicates Writ Petitions Against Dismissal of Amendment Applications in Civil Suit. Dispute Involves Plea of Fraud in Consent Decree and Applicability of Procedural Bars under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908....

The judgment arises from three writ petitions challenging a common order dated 30.10.2015 passed in Special Civil Suit No. 89/2006/B by the Civil Judge Senior Division, Mapusa. The suit was filed by S...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Dowry Case Following Divorce and Remarriage of Complainant's Daughter. Compromise Between Parties Leads to Quashing of FIR Under Section 498A IPC and Sections 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961....

The petitioners, including Vishnu Kashalkar, Sheetal Kashalkar, Gitesh Kashalkar, and Dr. Sapna Kashalkar, filed a Criminal Writ Petition before the High Court of Bombay at Goa seeking quashing of cri...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Internal Complaints Committee Report in Sexual Harassment Case — Violation of Natural Justice and Vishaka Guidelines. Committee Constituted Without Independent Member and Proceedings Conducted Without Proper Opportunity of Hearing to Complainant....

The petitioner, Vidya Akhave, an employee of IFCI Ltd., filed a complaint of sexual harassment against respondent No.2, Suneet Shukla. An Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) was constituted by the emp...