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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Testimony of Related Witnesses and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC set aside as sole eyewitnesses were interested and their evidence was inconsistent with medical and other evidence....

The case pertains to the murder of Dnyandeo Thakare, who was allegedly assaulted by two accused, Laxman Bhatkar and Devidas Wankhede, on 6th April 2009. The prosecution case was based on the testimony...

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Bombay High Court Partially Allows Petition Challenging Industrial Court's Order of Reinstatement with Full Back Wages in BIR Act Case. Employer's Jurisdiction for Misconduct Outside Premises Upheld, but Industrial Court's Power to Re-appreciate Evidence in Appeal Under Section 84 of Bombay Industrial Relations Act, 1946 is Affirmed....

The Petitioner, M/s. William Industries Pvt. Ltd., challenged an order of the Industrial Court at Mumbai which partly allowed the appeal of the first Respondent, Anil Shantaram Shinde, under Section 8...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Plaintiff's Suit for Trade Mark Infringement and Passing Off Against Defendants Over 'SUNCONTROL' Mark. The Court held that 'SUNCONTROL' is descriptive and not distinctive, and that the plaintiff failed to establish secondary meaning or likelihood of confusion....

The plaintiff, Garware Polyester Limited, filed a suit for trade mark infringement and passing off against 3M Company and 3M India Limited, alleging that the defendants' use of the expression 'SUNCONT...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Preventive Detention Order Under MPDA Act Due to Non-Application of Mind to Bail Conditions. Detenu Granted Bail in One Case and Remanded in Another, Yet Detaining Authority Failed to Consider Likelihood of Release and Continued Dangerous Activity....

The petitioner, Mohammed Asif @ Mental Abdul Sattar Shaikh @ Mohd. Asif @ Mental Abdul Sattar Khan, challenged a preventive detention order dated 15.10.2015 passed by the Commissioner of Police, Mumba...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Rejection of Section 34 Petition in Arbitration Matter — Upholds Arbitral Award for Unpaid Invoices. Findings of Fact by Arbitrator on Delivery of Goods Are Final and Not Open to Reappreciation Under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996....

The appellant, Royal Palms (India) Private Limited, was a company engaged in a development project at Marol Maroshi, Borivali, Mumbai. The respondent, Neeta Jignesh Parikh, carrying on business as M/s...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Injunction Against Bird Feeding from Balcony in Nuisance Dispute. Feeding birds from a metal tray attached to balcony window causing accumulation of bird droppings and feathers held to constitute nuisance, and injunction granted under Section 38 of Specific Relief Act, 1963....

The case involves an appeal against an order granting a temporary injunction restraining the appellants (original defendant nos. 1 and 2) from feeding birds from their balcony. The respondents (origin...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Minor Penalty in Disciplinary Proceedings — Upholds CAT Order. Rule 15(2) of CCS (CCA) Rules Does Not Mandate Simultaneous Supply of Dissent Note with Enquiry Report....

The petitioner, Mr. P.S. Patkar, challenged the order dated 30 January 2014 of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) dismissing his Original Application No. 621 of 2012, which questioned the impos...

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High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Aurangabad Bench, Adjudicates Appeal Against Rejection of Public Trust Registration. The Court Examines Whether 'Shri Sheriche Mahadev Mandir' Qualifies as a Public Trust Under Maharashtra Public Trusts Act, 1950, Based on Admissions, Management History, and Will Deed....

The case arose from an attempt to register 'Shri Sheriche Mahadev Mandir' in Jalna as a public trust under the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act, 1950. The original applicants, five individuals from Jalna...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Rape Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 354 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The appellant, Akhtar s/o Abaskhan Pathan, was charged with offences under Sections 376 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) in Sessions Case No.14 of 2003 before the Ist Adhoc Additional Sess...

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High Court of Bombay Upholds Conviction of Appellants in Attempt to Murder Case Stemming from Land Dispute. Knife Blow on Victim's Head Near Ear Held Sufficient to Establish Intention to Kill Under Section 307 of Indian Penal Code, 1860....

The case arose from a prolonged land dispute between neighbours in a village. The complainant and his brother had purchased a plot of land adjacent to the field of the accused, who demanded a right of...