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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction Under Sections 498A and 306 IPC for Cruelty and Abetment of Suicide. Evidence of Continuous Harassment and Proximate Act of Abuse Led to Presumption Under Section 113A Evidence Act, Resulting in Conviction....

This criminal appeal arose from the judgment of the Additional Sessions Judge, Nanded, convicting the appellant-husband under Sections 498A and 306 of the Indian Penal Code for cruelty and abetment of...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses State's Petition Against Tribunal Order in Service Matter — Senior Motor Vehicle Inspectors Entitled to Higher Pay Scale. Principle of Equal Pay for Equal Work Applied to Employees Performing Same Duties Under Same Employer....

The State of Karnataka and the Commissioner for Transport filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India challenging an order dated 20.01.2015 passed by the Karnataka Ad...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses RSA in Final Decree Proceedings — No Substantial Question of Law Arises. Appellants failed to challenge preliminary decree and cannot raise objections in final decree proceedings under Order 21 Rule 18 read with Section 54 of CPC....

The present Regular Second Appeal under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 was filed by the judgment debtors (appellants) against the judgment and decree dated 26.08.2013 passed by the S...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Revision Petition Against Custody Order of Minor Child to Mother in Domestic Violence Case — Welfare of Child Paramount. Revisional Court Cannot Interfere with Well-Reasoned Appellate Order Under Section 397 Cr.P.C....

The petitioners, husband and mother-in-law, filed a criminal revision petition under Section 397 read with Section 401 Cr.P.C. challenging the judgment dated 09.10.2015 passed by the VII Additional Di...

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Bombay High Court Allows Cooperative Societies' Petition Against Rejection of Nomination Forms for Federation Elections. Court holds that Election Authority cannot reject nomination forms on grounds not specified in bye-laws, and requirement of 'clear one month' period under Section 73B of Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960 was satisfied....

The petitioners, eight cooperative societies registered under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960, filed a writ petition challenging the rejection of their nomination forms for the electio...

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Bombay High Court Allows Summary Judgment in Favor of Negotiating Bank in Letter of Credit Dispute. Issuing Bank's Acceptance of Documents Under Irrevocable LC Is Final and Cannot Be Revoked Based on Allegations of Forgery Without Evidence....

The plaintiff, Malayan Banking Berhad, a Malaysian bank, filed a summary suit against Indusind Bank Limited, an Indian bank, claiming Rs. 3,47,87,865.42 with interest. The dispute arose from an irrevo...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Appeals Against Land Grant to Trusts Under KLR Act, Upholding Validity of Section 79B Amendment. Court holds that Section 79B of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961, as amended, does not bar grant of land to educational trusts for public purposes....

The case involves a challenge by Sri S. Sundaresh, the appellant, against the grant of agricultural land by the State of Karnataka to two trusts: The Golden Valley Education Trust and Vokkaligara Sang...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Appeals in Land Revenue Case — Conversion of Agricultural Land for Non-Agricultural Use Requires Prior Permission Under Section 95 of Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964. The court held that deemed conversion under Section 109 does not apply and that retrospective permission cannot be granted....

The appellant, Sri S. Sundaresh, filed writ appeals against the orders of a learned Single Judge dismissing his writ petitions. The appellant sought conversion of agricultural land for non-agricultura...

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High Court of Karnataka Grants Anticipatory Bail to Petitioners in Immoral Trafficking Case — No Prima Facie Case Under Sections 3 and 5 of ITP Act. Petitioners Not Owners of Lodge and No Recovery Made, Custodial Interrogation Not Required....

The petitioners, Ashok and Naveen, filed a criminal petition under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking anticipatory bail in connection with Crime No.94/2016 registered by Gada...