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Bombay High Court Allows Safai Kamacharis' Petition Against Arbitrary Termination by Municipal Corporation. Contractual Termination Set Aside for Violation of Natural Justice and Right to Livelihood Under Article 21....

The petitioners, nineteen individuals, were working as safai kamacharis (sanitation workers) on a contract basis with the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC). They filed a writ petition unde...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Second Appeal in Land Title Dispute — Mutation Entries Not Conclusive Proof of Title. Revenue authorities' decisions in mutation proceedings do not determine title; civil court must decide based on evidence....

The appellants (original plaintiffs) filed a second appeal against the judgment and decree dated 7th November 1990 passed by the learned Additional District Judge dismissing their appeal. The appellan...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Second Appeal in Property Dispute — Admission in Cross-Examination Sufficient to Prove Title. Court holds that an admission by the defendant in cross-examination regarding the plaintiff's ownership can be relied upon to decree the suit, even if the plaintiff's own evidence is weak....

The appellants (original defendants) filed a second appeal against the judgment and decree of the Principal District Judge, which had confirmed the trial court's decree in favor of the respondents (or...

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Bombay High Court Enforces Foreign Arbitral Award in Favor of Petitioner in Arbitration Enforcement Case — Award Declared Enforceable as Decree. Court Rejects Public Policy and Natural Justice Objections, Orders Asset Disclosure by Respondent Under Sections 44-48 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996....

The petitioner, Eitzen Bulk A/S, a Danish company, entered into a Contract of Affreightment (COA) with the respondent, Ashapura Minechem Ltd., an Indian company, on 18th January 2008 for shipment of b...

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Bombay High Court Stays Eviction of Daughter-in-Law from Matrimonial Home in Property Dispute with In-Laws. Trial Court's Order at Notice of Motion Stage Held to Be in Nature of Final Decree; Right to Residence Under Domestic Violence Act Recognized....

The appellant, Bharati Rajesh Bhave, filed an appeal against an order passed by the trial judge on 3rd October 2015, which allowed a notice of motion filed by respondent nos. 1 and 2 (her father-in-la...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal Under Section 37 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, Sets Aside Injunction Against Company Not a Party to Arbitration Agreement. Court Holds That Interim Relief Under Arbitration and Conciliation Act Cannot Be Granted Against a Third Party Not Signatory to Arbitration Clause....

The appeal arose from a partnership dispute between respondent Nos. 1 and 2 who had formed a firm named M/s Kasliwal Empires for a housing project in Aurangabad. The partnership deed contained an arbi...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Management's Petition Challenging Reinstatement of Headmaster with Backwages. Oral Termination Found Valid as Employee Was Prevented from Signing Muster Roll, and Management's Denial Was Unsubstantiated....

The petitioners, the management of a school, challenged the judgment of the School Tribunal dated 18.8.1994 in Appeal No.60 of 1990. The Tribunal had set aside the oral termination of respondent No.1,...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Appeal with Enhanced Compensation in Motor Accident Claim — Delay of 2 Years Condoned on Condition of Reduced Interest. Claimant's compensation enhanced from Rs. 1,35,000 to Rs. 2,00,000 under Section 173(1) of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The appellant, Cheluvaraju, filed a Miscellaneous First Appeal under Section 173(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, against the judgment and award dated 07.09.2010 passed by the I Additional Small Ca...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Revenue Appeal in TDS Dispute on License Fee — Payment for Use of Hotel Property Held as 'Rent' Under Section 194-I of Income Tax Act, 1961. License fee paid by assessee for use of hotel premises constitutes rent liable for TDS, and failure to deduct attracts consequences under Section 201....

The appeal was filed by the Revenue under Section 260A of the Income Tax Act, 1961, challenging the order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) dated 27.2.2009. The dispute pertained to the asse...