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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Part, Grants Refund of Advance with Interest in Specific Performance Suit for Lease Agreement. The court held that an oral agreement for lease cannot be specifically enforced due to limitation and lack of written evidence, but the advance paid must be refunded with interest....

The appellants, original plaintiffs, filed a suit for specific performance of an oral agreement of lease and possession of a shop premises in Pune. They claimed that an oral agreement was entered into...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Magistrate's Refusal to Order Police Investigation in Family Property Dispute. Allegations of Criminal Breach of Trust and Cheating Found to be Civil in Nature, Not Attracting Criminal Liability Under Sections 406 and 420 IPC....

The petitioner, Pramod Makharia, filed a criminal writ petition before the Bombay High Court challenging an order of the Metropolitan Magistrate, 66th Court, Andheri, Mumbai, dated 30th November 2013,...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction for Murder by Burning in Dying Declaration Case. Dying Declaration Found Reliable Despite Minor Discrepancies, Conviction Under Section 302 IPC Sustained....

The appellant, Rajesh Babu Choutale, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of his aunt, Bhagwati, by pouring an inflammable substance on her and setting her on fire w...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Parricide Case on Ground of Insanity — Section 84 IPC Benefit Granted. Appellant decapitated his father but was found to be suffering from mental unsoundness at the time of incident, leading to acquittal under Section 302 IPC....

The appellant, Raju Babu Patel, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) for the murder of his father, Babu Patel, by decapitation with an axe. The incident occurred on the...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Local Body Tax Demand Due to Non-Compliance with Natural Justice. Assessment Order Must Precede Demand Notice Under Section 33(7) of MMC Act, 1949....

The petitioner, M/s Hariom Sarees Depot, challenged an order dated 15 July 2013 passed by the Commissioner, Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation, confirming a demand notice dated 6 June 2013 issued by the...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Doubtful Identification. Conviction under Section 302 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The case involves two criminal appeals arising from a judgment of the Additional Sessions Judge-3, Beed, in Sessions Case No.40/2011, dated 10.10.2011. The appellants in Criminal Appeal No.596/2011 ar...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Tribunal Order Denying Daily Wages to Deceased Employee. Unilateral stoppage of sanctioned daily wages without notice or hearing is arbitrary and violative of natural justice....

The petitioner, Shaikh Ali Ahmed, was appointed as an Electrician on daily wages in August 1985 by the Irrigation Department of Maharashtra. However, the department designated him as a Pump Operator a...

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Bombay High Court Allows Attachment of Decreetal Amount for Unpaid Legal Fees Under Order 38 Rule 5 CPC. Legal Practitioner's Claim for Professional Fees and Expenses Upheld as the Only Property of the Defendant Was the Decreetal Amount in Acquisition Proceedings....

The petitioner, a legal practitioner, filed a suit for recovery of unpaid professional fees and expenses amounting to Rs.1,42,975/- against the respondent, who had engaged his services in three cases:...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition Challenging Seniority List in Agricultural University — Directs Reassignment of Placement Based on Continuous Length of Service. Seniority Determined by Continuous Service from Date of Appointment, Not Date of Confirmation....

The petitioner, Tulshidas Baliram Bastewad, an Associate Professor at Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, challenged the final seniority list of Associate Professors in Farm Power & Machinery as ...