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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Writ Petition Seeking Mandamus Against City Corporation President for Failure to Convene Meetings. Petitioner, Vice President of City Corporation, Failed to Establish Enforceable Legal Right or Statutory Duty Under Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976....

The petitioner, Smt. N. Tulasi Ravi, Vice President of the City Corporation, Chintamani, Chikkaballapura District, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India seeking...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Second Appeal in Partition Suit — Concurrent Findings of Fact Not Interfered With Under Section 100 CPC. Court upholds lower appellate court's decree granting 1/5th share to plaintiff in joint family property, rejecting appellant's claim of ouster and adverse possession....

The case involves a Regular Second Appeal filed under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, against the judgment and decree dated 10.11.2014 passed by the VII Additional District and Sessi...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Revenue's Appeal in Income Tax Case — Unexplained Investment Addition Deleted Due to Lack of Evidence. The court held that the Assessing Officer must provide concrete evidence to support additions under Section 69B of the Income Tax Act, 1961, and that mere suspicion cannot justify additions....

The case involves two appeals filed by the Revenue under Section 260A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 against a common order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Panaji Bench. The assessee, M/s. Bahubali...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Identification and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Sections 143, 147, 148, 447, 302 read with 149 IPC set aside as sole eyewitness testimony was inconsistent and not supported by other evidence....

The case involves a criminal appeal against conviction for murder and other offences. The appellants were convicted by the trial court for offences under Sections 143, 147, 148, 447, and 302 read with...

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Karnataka High Court Dismisses Employer's Appeal in Industrial Dispute Case. Termination of Workmen Without Domestic Enquiry Held Illegal, Reinstatement with Back Wages Upheld Under Section 11-A of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947....

The appellant, Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company (GESCOM), a statutory body, employed the respondents as Junior Assistants/Ledger Maintenance. The respondents were terminated from service without be...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Second Appeal in Partition Suit Due to Failure to Prove Joint Family Property and Adverse Possession. Concurrent findings of fact upheld as plaintiff admitted sale deed and failed to establish title or possession within limitation....

The appellants, original plaintiffs, filed a suit for partition and separate possession of suit property claiming it to be joint family property. The trial court dismissed the suit on 01.01.2001, and ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal and Remands Case in Specific Performance Dispute — Lower Appellate Court Ignored Relevant Findings on Title and Other Issues. The judgment and order dated 03.04.2014 passed by the lower Appellate Court in Regular Civil Appeal No. 17 of 2011 is quashed and set aside, and the matter is remanded for fresh consideration....

The case involves a second appeal arising from a suit for possession based on title and a counterclaim for specific performance of contract. The trial Court decreed the suit for possession and dismiss...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition Challenging Demand for No Objection Certificate Before Mutation Entry Under Section 149 of Maharashtra Land Revenue Code. Deputy Superintendent of Land Records Exceeds Jurisdiction by Requiring NOC from Sub Divisional Officer for Recording Mutation....

The petitioners, Sau. Vanita W/o Diwakar Shukla and Diwakar S/o Vasantrao Shukla, purchased a plot of land by a registered sale deed dated 13.02.2013. On 16.01.2015, they applied under Section 149 of ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Revenue Tribunal Order in Tenancy Dispute — Mutation Entry Deletion Upheld. The Court held that the Maharashtra Revenue Tribunal erred in reversing the Sub Divisional Officer's order without considering the petitioners' ownership and the absence of tenancy rights....

The petitioners, Purushottam Devidas Yogi and others, are the owners of field survey no. 35, admeasuring 4 Hectors 63 Ares, situated in Mouza Pokhari, Tahsil Pusad, District Yavatmal. They alleged tha...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Lecturer's Petition for Pensionary Benefits Due to Break in Service. Break in service caused by insufficient workload cannot be condoned for pension eligibility under UGC Regulations....

The petitioner, Dr. (Mrs.) Mangala Veeresh, was appointed as a full-time Lecturer in Zoology at Smt. Parvatibai Chowgule College of Arts & Science (respondent no.3) on 17 November 1992. Her services w...