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Karnataka High Court Allows Petition of Dealer in VAT Classification Dispute — 'Nutralite' Held to Be Edible Oil Under Entry 31 of Third Schedule to KVAT Act, 2003. The court quashed the order classifying the product as unscheduled goods, ruling that a fat spread primarily composed of edible oil is taxable as edible oil....

The petitioner, M/s. Pioneer Marketing, a registered dealer under the Karnataka Value Added Tax Act, 2003 (KVAT Act), deals with a product called 'Nutralite', a brand of fat spread manufactured by M/s...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Appeal in Motor Vehicle Accident Case — Insurance Company Held Liable Despite Alleged License Violation. Owner's Failure to Produce Driving License Does Not Absolve Insurer from Third-Party Liability Under Section 149(2) of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The appellant, C. Balakrishna, was injured in a motor vehicle accident on 26-1-2004 while riding a motorcycle on Bangalore-Sarjapura road, when a TVS Moped driven by respondent No.1, C. Muniraju, coll...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Second Appeal by Temple Trust in Suit for Accounts Against Forest Department — Limitation Bar and Lack of Evidence of Entitlement to Profits. Suit for accounts filed in 1995 claiming profits from 1943 held barred by limitation under Article 113 of Limitation Act, 1963, and appellants failed to prove entitlement to 50% of forest revenue....

The appellants, Shri Kshetra Mahableshwar Devasthan Trust and its trustees, filed a second appeal under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, against the judgment and decree of the learned...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Detention Order Under MPDA Act for Non-Application of Mind — Detaining Authority Failed to Consider All Grounds of Detention. Single Case in Paragraph 4(a) Considered, Paragraph 5 Ignored, Vitiated Order....

The petitioner, Suman Sudhakar Jadhav, mother of the detenu Ganesh Sudhakar Jadhav @ Kalya Ganya, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging the detention order d...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Bank's Challenge to Municipal Notices Requiring Permission and Fees for Displaying Illuminated Signboards and ATM Boards. Display of illuminated signboards and ATM boards constitutes 'advertisement' under Section 328-A of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888, and is subject to regulation by the municipal corporation....

The petitioners, ICICI Bank Limited and another, challenged notices and an order dated 24 October 2007 issued by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) requiring them to obtain permission ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Bank's Challenge to Municipal Notices Requiring Permission and Fees for Displaying Illuminated Signboards, ATMs, and Extension Counters. Display of illuminated signboards and ATM boards constitutes 'advertisement' under Section 328-A of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888, and is subject to regulation by the municipal corporation....

The petitioners, ICICI Bank Limited and another, filed a writ petition challenging notices issued by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) requiring them to obtain permission and pay fees...

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Bombay High Court Allows in Part Appeals by Claimants and State in Land Acquisition Compensation Dispute. Market Value of Agricultural Land Determined at Rs. 1,00,000 per Hectare Under Section 18 of Land Acquisition Act, 1894, with Interest on Enhanced Compensation....

The case involves four appeals arising from land acquisition proceedings under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The State of Maharashtra acquired agricultural land belonging to Shankarrao Bhagwantrao P...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Management's Writ Petition Challenging Reinstatement and Back Wages of Teacher. Oral Termination of Employee with Over Five Years' Service Found Unlawful; Appointment Order Under Rule 9(5) of MEPS Rules, 1981, Established Valid Employment....

The management of a private school filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court challenging the judgment of the School Tribunal, Aurangabad, which had allowed the appeal of the respondent employ...

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High Court of Karnataka Grants Anticipatory Bail to Accused in CBI Corruption Case Involving Alleged Conspiracy and Forgery. Court Held That Anticipatory Bail Under Section 438 CrPC Is Not to Be Granted as a Matter of Right but Must Be Considered on Merits, and That the Accused Are Entitled to Bail as They Are Not Flight Risks and Have Cooperated with Investigation....

The High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru heard two criminal petitions filed under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking anticipatory bail. The petitioners, Hanumanthappa a...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses MIDC Appeal in Land Acquisition Compensation Enhancement — No Basis to Treat Land as Irrigated. Reference Court Enhancement from Rs.15,000 to Rs.30,000 per Hectare for Dry Crop Land Upheld....

The case involves an appeal by the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) against the enhancement of compensation for land acquisition under the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corpo...