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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction for Attempt to Murder in Hit-and-Run Case, Dismisses State's Appeal for Enhancement. Accused Driver's Intent to Kill Established by Running Over Victim with Car After Argument, Conviction Under Section 307 IPC Maintained....

The case involves two appeals arising from a common judgment of the Additional Sessions Judge, Pune, in Sessions Case No.308 of 2005. The appellant, Kailas Sitaram Adagale, was convicted under Section...

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Bombay High Court Issues Directions to Enforce Fitness Certificate Tests Under Motor Vehicles Act. Failure to Implement Rule 62 of Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 Found to Contribute to Road Accidents and Loss of Life....

The petitioner, appearing in person and assisted by amicus curiae, filed a Public Interest Litigation seeking enforcement of provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and the Central Motor Vehicles R...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Surplus Teacher Declaration Due to Violation of Seniority Rules Under MEPS Act, 1977. Petitioner's Appointment Approved and Seniority Ignored by Education Officer....

The petitioner, Jahed Ilahi Khan Pathan, an assistant teacher at Kamala Nehru Vidyalaya, Latur, challenged the order dated 16.02.2015 passed by the Education Officer declaring him surplus and junior t...

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Bombay High Court Remands Unfair Labour Practice Complaints for Fresh Adjudication — Industrial Court's Dismissal for Default Set Aside Due to Non-Compliance with Procedural Requirements. Workers' Complaints Under MRTU & PULP Act to Be Heard Anew on Merits....

The judgment concerns two writ petitions filed by workers against the dismissal of their complaints under the Maharashtra Recognition of Trade Unions and Prevention of Unfair Labour Practices Act, 197...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Notice to Produce Scheduled Caste Certificate Despite Valid Special Backward Category Certificate. Petitioner, a Muslim Mehtar, Held Entitled to Retain Special Backward Category Status as Per Government Resolution....

The petitioner, Zuberi Zahirullafaq Baquruddin, an employee of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) as a Sectional Engineer (Electrical), filed a Writ Petition challenging a notice...

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High Court of Karnataka Partly Allows Second Appeal in Land Acquisition, Enhances Compensation to Rs.3,00,000/- Per Acre Based on 10% Escalation. Interest Under Section 34 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 Held Payable Only From Date of Award, Following Supreme Court Precedent in Karigowda....

The case arose from the acquisition of agricultural lands in Mugabasava village, Bailhongal taluk, Belgaum District, for the Malaprabha Reservoir Project. The lands, measuring 17 guntas in Sy.No.6/3+4...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Life Imprisonment for Murder Based on Eyewitness Testimony and Extra-Judicial Confession. Conviction under Section 302 IPC for axe murder confirmed as evidence of eyewitness and appellant's surrender with blood-stained axe found credible....

The appellant, Omprakash Gayaram Nirmalkar, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Nagpur in Sessions Trial No. 99 of 2012 for the murder of Rameshwar @ Ramu under Section 302 of the Indian P...

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Bombay High Court Allows Transfer of Divorce Petition to Wife's Place of Residence Under Section 24 CPC — Wife's Convenience and Child's Education Considered Paramount. The court held that in matrimonial disputes, the wife's convenience and the child's schooling must be given primacy over the husband's choice of forum....

The applicant wife, Sheetal Mahendra Devrukhkar, filed a miscellaneous civil application under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, seeking transfer of Hindu Marriage Petition No. A/80 of ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Quashing of Process in Cooperative Loan Misappropriation Case — Sanction Under Section 197 CrPC Required as Accused Were Public Servants. Revisional Court Correctly Held That Loan Sanction by Cooperative Officials Was Official Duty, Absence of Sanction Vitiates Cognizance....

The petitioner, Uday Shivram Patane, was the original complainant in a criminal case against respondents who were office bearers of a cooperative credit society. The petitioner alleged that the respon...