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Bombay High Court Dismisses Insurance Company's Appeal in Motor Accident Claim Under Section 163A MV Act — Pay and Recover Direction Upheld. The Court held that the Insurance Company must pay compensation to the third-party claimant and recover from the insured owner, as the deceased was an occupant of an autorickshaw hit by the insured motorcycle....

The case arises from a claim petition under Section 163A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, filed by the legal heirs of Devendra Jotirao Wankhede, who died in a motor accident on 29-09-2008. The decease...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Tender Award Due to Arbitrariness in Technical Evaluation. Petitioner's Bid Rejected Without Proper Consideration of Clarifications, Court Directs Reconsideration....

The petitioner, Kartikay Exploration and Mining Services Pvt. Ltd., challenged the award of a tender by the National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (respondent no. 1) to M/s. Shivganga Drille...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Process Against Director in Cheque Dishonour Case Due to Lack of Specific Role in Company Affairs. Petitioner was not in charge of or responsible for conduct of business of the company at the time of offence, essential for vicarious liability under Section 141 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881....

The petitioner, Mrs. Lata Pramod Dave, filed a Criminal Writ Petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and Article 227 of the Constitution of India challenging the order dated...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction for Rape of Minor Sister-in-Law by Brother-in-Law in Rape Case — Evidence of Victim Credible Despite Lack of Medical Evidence. The court held that the sole testimony of the victim, if credible, is sufficient to sustain a conviction under Section 376 IPC....

The appellant, Mohd. Sharif, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Greater Bombay, for offences under Sections 376 and 506 (Part I) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for raping his wife's young...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging KAT Order in Service Matter — Petitioner Failed to Establish Entitlement to Seniority. The Court held that the petitioner, an Assistant Engineer, could not claim seniority over respondents who were appointed earlier, and the Karnataka Administrative Tribunal's order was upheld....

The petitioner, Venkate Gowda, an Assistant Engineer working in the office of the Assistant Director, Town Planning, Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 22...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Under Essential Commodities Act for Lack of Order Under Section 3. FIR under Sections 3 and 7 of Essential Commodities Act, 1955 quashed as no order under Section 3 was alleged to have been contravened....

The applicants, Dhanraj s/o Anandrao Mohod and Hemraj s/o Dhanraj Mohod, filed a criminal application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1972, seeking quashing of an FIR registered a...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition for Legal Heirship Certificate Without Requiring Death Certificate of Predeceased Mother. Court Holds That Production of Death Certificate of Predeceased Parent Is Not an Invariable Requirement Under Section 2 of Bombay Regulation VIII of 1827....

The petitioner, Vinita Ankit Verma, filed a Miscellaneous Petition under Section 2 of Bombay Regulation VIII of 1827 seeking a Legal Heirship Certificate in respect of her deceased husband, Ankit Bhag...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Sarpanch's Petition Challenging Removal Under Section 39 of Maharashtra Village Panchayat Act — Minister's Order Confirmed Due to Lack of Jurisdictional Error. The Court held that the Minister's order dismissing the appeal against removal was not amenable to writ jurisdiction as no error of law or procedure was established....

The Petitioner, Sau. Shubhangi Sharad Gondhali, was elected as a member of the Revdanda Grampanchayat in June 2013 and subsequently elected as Sarpanch on 27 July 2013. Respondent No.1, Smt. Sonali Sa...