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Bombay High Court Allows Furlough to Life Convict Despite Pending Appeal, Emphasizing Rehabilitation. Pendency of appeal is not a bar to grant of furlough under the Prisons (Bombay Furlough and Parole) Rules, 1959....

The petitioner, Gururaj Bhimappa Barikai, was a life convict undergoing imprisonment for the offence punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code at the open prison in Paithan, District Auran...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal Against Railway Claims Tribunal Dismissal on Ground of Delay — Condonation of Delay Granted in Claim for Compensation Under Railways Act, 1989. The court held that the explanation of illiteracy and reliance on a lawyer constituted sufficient cause for delay, and the Tribunal should have decided the matter on merits....

The appellants, Manoranjan Pradhan and Sabitri Pradhan, filed a claim petition before the Railway Claims Tribunal seeking compensation for the death of their son, who died in a railway accident. The d...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Employer's Challenge to Labour Court Award of Reinstatement with Continuity and Back Wages for 19 Workmen. Workmen's Writ Petition for Full Back Wages Allowed in Part, Reducing Back Wages to 50%....

The judgment concerns two writ petitions arising from a common award of the Labour Court, Aurangabad, in Reference (IDA) No. 10/2012. The first petition (WP No. 4895/2016) was filed by 19 workmen chal...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Petition in NI Act Case — Jurisdiction Determined by Place of Cheque Presentation. The court quashed the Magistrate's order returning the complaint for lack of jurisdiction, holding that the place where the cheque is presented for encashment confers jurisdiction on the court within whose local limits the payee's branch is located....

The petitioner, M/s. Gnanee Business Corporation, a partnership firm based in Shimoga with a branch office in Bangalore, filed a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, al...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Public Servants in Corruption Cases for Lack of Sanction Under Section 197 CrPC and Section 19 PC Act — Proceedings Initiated Without Valid Sanction Are Void Ab Initio....

The judgment pertains to multiple criminal petitions and writ petitions filed by public servants of the Hassan Urban Development Authority seeking quashing of criminal proceedings initiated against th...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Public Servants in Corruption Cases for Lack of Sanction Under Section 197 CrPC and Section 19 PC Act — Proceedings Initiated Without Valid Sanction Are Void Ab Initio....

The judgment involves multiple criminal petitions and writ petitions filed by public servants of the Hassan Urban Development Authority seeking quashing of criminal proceedings initiated against them ...

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High Court of Karnataka Enhances Compensation for Death of Housewife in Motor Vehicle Accident — Multiplier Corrected from 13 to 14 and Future Prospects Added. Loss of Dependency Calculated at Rs. 4,500 per Month with 1/3rd Deduction, and Conventional Heads Awarded as per Pranay Sethi....

The appeal was filed by Santosh (husband) and his minor daughter Prarthana (through father) under Section 173(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, seeking enhancement of compensation awarded by the Fas...