High Court

Scroll Down To Discover

Sort by:

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Partition Suit, Remands Case for Fresh Consideration of Preliminary Decree. Court holds that the trial court failed to consider the effect of a prior compromise decree and the applicability of Section 14 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 regarding the nature of a female's interest in joint family property....

The present appeal is preferred by the original defendant nos. 1 and 2 against the judgment and decree passed by the Civil Judge Senior Division, Vasco, in Special Civil Suit No. 20/2005/A dated 26.07...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court at Goa Quashes CBI Court Order Directing FIR Registration in Corruption Case — Lack of Jurisdiction Under Section 156 CrPC. Special Judge Cannot Direct Investigation Without Complaint Under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988....

The petitioners, the Police Inspector and Superintendent of Police of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), challenged an order dated 3.5.2014 passed by the Special Judge, CBI Court for Goa at Ma...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Under Section 420 IPC in Mobile Handset Dispute — No Criminal Intent Established. Failure to Replace Faulty Mobile Handset Does Not Attract Cheating in Absence of Deception at Inception of Transaction....

The petitioner, Keith Gracias, filed a Criminal Writ Petition before the Bombay High Court at Goa seeking quashing of FIR No.31/2013 registered against him under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code (...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court Reduces Sentence of Accused in Rape of Minor Case from 10 Years to 7 Years. Conviction under Section 376(2)(f) IPC Upheld Based on Credible Testimony of 9-Year-Old Victim and Medical Evidence....

The judgment arises from two appeals: Criminal Appeal No.1172 of 2007 filed by the accused Pandurang Lalasaheb Yadav challenging his conviction and sentence under Section 376(2)(f) IPC for raping a 9-...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court Acquits Appellants in Kidnapping Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Taking or Enticing Minor. Prosecution Fails to Prove Essential Ingredients of Section 363 IPC as Minor Victim's Testimony Does Not Establish That She Was Taken Away by Accused....

The appellants, Sau. Banu Ramchandra Borgaonkar and Sandip Kedar Pande, were convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Solapur, for offences under Sections 363 and 342 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in POCSO Case Due to Material Contradictions and Improper Appreciation of Evidence. Conviction under Section 8 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Sexual Assault Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The appellant, Yogesh Arjun Maral, was convicted by the Special Court under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor girl, Sakshi...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court Examines Constitutional Validity of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 Upon Challenge by Trade Associations. Court Holds That Constitutional Challenge Cannot Be Abstract and Requires Factual Foundation of Adverse Action, But Proceeds to Hear Merits for Recurring Issues....

The Bombay High Court heard a batch of three writ petitions filed by trade associations—the Association of the Traders carrying the Food Business, Mumbai Mewa Masala Merchants' Association, and AHAR...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court Dismisses Parents' Petition for Full Family Pension After Widow's Remarriage — Family Pension Entitlement Ceases Upon Remarriage Under Army Pension Regulations. The court upheld the validity of para 11.3 of the letter dated 12.11.2008 and held that parents are not entitled to full family pension after the widow's remarriage....

The petitioners, Smt. Shakuntala Bansidhar Gadekar and Bansidhar s/o Bhaudu Gadekar, are the parents of deceased Vijay Gadekar, who served in the Indian Army. Respondent No.6, Chhaya w/o Vijay Gadekar...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

High Court of Karnataka Allows Appeals in Succession Dispute Over Joint Family Property — Restrains Alienation of Agricultural Land Pending Suit. The court held that plaintiffs, as Class I heirs, had a prima facie case for partition and injunction under Order 39 Rules 1 and 2 CPC....

The case involves a family dispute over agricultural land and other properties left by the deceased B.M. Raghothama Rao. The plaintiffs, comprising his widow, daughters, and minor children, filed a su...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court Upholds Landlords' Eviction Decree in Rent Control Case — Review Maintainable for Error of Law Apparent on Record. Section 106 of Transfer of Property Act, 1882 not applicable to proceedings under Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999....

The dispute in this writ petition arises from an eviction suit filed by the landlords (respondents) against the tenant (petitioner) under Section 16(1)(g) of the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999, on...