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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Against Order Directing Payment of Court Fee on Higher Valuation in Appeal. Court holds that valuation for court fee and jurisdiction are distinct, and appeal valuation is determined by the relief granted in the decree, not the market value of the property....

The petitioner, Dr. Pramod Prakashchandra Banait, filed a writ petition challenging an order dated 28/07/2014 passed by the Appellate Court (District Court) in R.C.A. No.437/2013. The background is th...

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Bombay High Court Grants Interim Injunction in Passing Off Action Over Identical Trademark 'LEAKGUARD' — Prior User and Reputation Established by Plaintiff Since 1999. The Court held that the Plaintiffs had made out a strong prima facie case of prior user and reputation, and the balance of convenience was in their favor, warranting an interim injunction....

The Plaintiffs, Pidilite Industries Limited and Hardcastle & Waud Manufacturing Co. Ltd., filed a suit for passing off against the Defendants, Vilas Nemichand Jain trading as New Era Adhesive Industri...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses NSE's Defamation Suit Against Journalists, Upholds Freedom of Speech in Public Interest Reporting. Court holds that a public body like NSE must establish 'special damage' for defamation injunction and that fair comment on matters of public interest is protected....

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) filed a defamation suit against Moneylife Media Private Limited, Sucheta Dalal, and Debashish Basu, seeking an injunction against an article published on June 19, 201...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Dying Declarations. Conviction under Section 302 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Homicidal Death Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The appellant, Rajesh @ Raju s/o Nagnath @ Nivrutti Sardiwal (Pardeshi), was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Aurangabad, for the murder of his wife Sandhya under Section 302 IPC and for cr...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition of MSRTC Driver Seeking Back Wages for Period of Forced Idleness Due to Non-Allotment of Alternate Duties After Medical Unfitness for Driving. Employer's Failure to Provide Alternate Work Despite Medical Certificate Constitutes Unfair Labour Practice Under MRTU & PULP Act, 1971....

The petitioner, Dattatraya Raghunath Kobarne, was a driver with the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) since 1986. On 8.4.2008, he suffered a paralytic stroke while on duty but skill...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Anganwadi Worker's Petition Challenging Termination Without Enquiry - Violation of Natural Justice Leads to Reinstatement with Back Wages. Termination Order Quashed as No Opportunity of Hearing Was Given Before Termination....

The petitioner, Yallamma, an Anganwadi worker, filed two writ petitions challenging her termination order dated 20.12.2011 and an endorsement dated 05.06.2014 rejecting her representation. She was app...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Appellants in Kidnapping and Murder Case Due to Insufficient Evidence. Conviction under Sections 364-A, 302, and 201 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The case pertains to a criminal appeal filed by Purushotham and Manjunatha (appellants) against their conviction by the Additional Sessions Judge, Raichur in Sessions Case No. 118/2010. The appellants...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Robbery Case Due to Unreliable Identification and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 392 read with Section 397 IPC set aside as sole witness's testimony was inconsistent and no independent corroboration existed....

The appellant, Farooq K. Khan, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Greater Bombay, for offences under Section 392 read with Section 397 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and sentenced to seve...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Challenge to Arbitral Award in Construction Dispute — Upholds Rejection of Price Escalation and Interest Claims. Arbitrator's Interpretation of Contract Clause 70C and Discretion on Quantum Not Patently Illegal Under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996....

The petitioner, a consortium of M/s. Valecha Engineering Limited and M/s. AMA Private Limited, entered into a contract with the respondent, Airports Authority of India, for re-surfacing of the main ru...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Challenge to Shifting of Courts in Panaji — Administrative Decision of High Court Upheld. The court held that the decision to shift four Civil and Criminal Courts to a new building was a valid exercise of administrative power under Article 235 of the Constitution of India and not arbitrary....

The North Goa District Advocates Association and other petitioners filed a writ petition challenging a notice dated 24 July 2015 issued by the Principal District and Sessions Judge, North Goa, Panaji,...