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Bombay High Court Upholds Life Imprisonment for Son Who Killed Mother Over Liquor Money — Attempted Suicide After Repentance Does Not Mitigate Murder Conviction Under Section 302 IPC. Extra-judicial confession and circumstantial evidence sufficient to prove guilt under Section 302 IPC....

The appellant, Rameshwar Dinaji Dhawde, was convicted by the Sessions Judge, Gondia, for the murder of his mother, Motabai, under Section 302 IPC and for attempting to commit suicide under Section 309...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Application for Condonation of Delay in Arbitration Petition — Delay Beyond 30 Days Cannot Be Condoned Under Section 34(3) of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. Court held that the proviso to Section 34(3) allows extension of only 30 days beyond the three-month period, and an application under Section 33 does not extend limitation....

The applicants, Blue Prime Aluminum Ltd. and others, filed a notice of motion seeking condonation of 24 days delay in filing an arbitration petition under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliatio...

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Bombay High Court Partially Allows ICICI Bank's Petition Under Section 34 of Arbitration Act, Setting Aside Arbitral Award on Claims for Loss of Profit and Interest on Mobilization Advance. The court held that the arbitrator cannot award interest on an interest-free mobilization advance and cannot award loss of profit without evidence of actual loss....

The petitioner, ICICI Bank Limited, filed a petition under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, challenging an arbitral award dated 30 December 2015 passed by the learned arbitrat...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Scrutiny Committee Order Rejecting Caste Claim for 'Koli Mahadeo' — Pre-Constitutional Land Records Overlooked. Committee Directed to Reconsider Petitioner's Caste Claim Based on Village Extracts from 1948 Showing Ancestors as 'Mahadev Koli'....

The petitioner, Devidas Laxman Pithe, filed a writ petition challenging the order dated 19 November 2011 passed by the Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Konkan Division, Thane, which rej...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Scrutiny Committee Order Rejecting Caste Claim for 'Koli Mahadeo' — Remands for Reconsideration of Pre-Constitutional Documents. Failure to Consider Relevant Land Records from 1948 Violates Principles of Natural Justice....

The petitioner, Devidas Laxman Pithe, challenged an order dated 19 November 2011 passed by the Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Konkan Division, Thane, which rejected his caste claim of...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition of Reserved Category Candidate Seeking Appointment Against Horizontally Reserved Post. Principle of Vertical Reservation Held Inapplicable to Horizontal Reservation for Women Under Articles 16(1) and 15(3) of Constitution....

The petitioner, a female belonging to the Scheduled Caste, applied for the post of Pharmacist in response to an advertisement by Zilla Parishad, Beed, which included 10 open category posts with horizo...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Rejection of Temporary Injunction in Possession Dispute. Court Held That Findings of Fact by Trial Court on Prima Facie Case and Possession Cannot Be Interfered With Under Article 227 of the Constitution....

The petitioners, Shivaram Narayan Gatkul and others, filed a writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, challenging the order dated 30...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Land Acquisition Reference Petitions, Holding That Dismissal for Non-Prosecution Without Considering Merits Is Not Permissible Under Section 18(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Civil Court Has Inherent Power to Restore Such References Under Section 151 CPC....

The judgment concerns multiple civil revision petitions filed by landowners (petitioners) against orders of the Senior Civil Judge at Koppal dismissing their references under Section 18(1) of the Land...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Second Appeal in Property Dispute Between Brothers — Sale Deed Held Valid and Binding. Plaintiff Failed to Prove Agreement of Sale and Possession, Suit for Specific Performance Barred by Limitation....

The plaintiff, Sri Ramakrishnappa, filed a second appeal against the concurrent judgments of the trial court and the first appellate court dismissing his suit for declaration and injunction. The plain...