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Bombay High Court Upholds Life Sentence for Husband in Dowry Death Case — Conviction Under Section 302 IPC Based on Dying Declaration and Circumstantial Evidence. The court held that the dying declaration recorded by a Judicial Magistrate after medical certification is admissible and reliable, and the prosecution proved the case beyond reasonable doubt....

The appellant, Balu @ Raju Rustam Suradkar, was convicted by the Sessions Court for the murder of his wife, Sunita, under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment. The prosecution case was t...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Employer's Petition Challenging Industrial Court Jurisdiction in Superannuation Dispute. Employee Entitled to Continue Till Age 60 as Per Certified Standing Orders Under Section 28 and Item 9 Schedule IV of MRTU & PULP Act, 1971....

The petitioner, Sunflag Iron & Steel Company Limited, challenged the judgment of the Industrial Court, Bhandara, which allowed a complaint filed by the respondent No.1, Sunflag Iron & Steel Mazdoor Sa...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Dissolution of Gram Panchayat Under Section 145(1A) of Maharashtra Gram Panchayat Act, 1958 — Resignations of Members Not Voluntary Due to Coercion. The court held that the Divisional Commissioner failed to verify voluntariness of resignations before dissolving the Gram Panchayat, and the dissolution order was set aside....

The petitioners, Sau. Jyoti Purushhottam Tembhurne (Sarpanch) and Shri Dinesh Hanuman Tembhurne (member), challenged the order dated 22-4-2014 passed by the Divisional Commissioner, Nagpur Division, d...

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Bombay High Court Allows Landlord's Eviction Suit — Tenant's Denial of Title Forfeits Tenancy. Denial of Landlord's Title in Written Statement Constitutes Disclaimer Under Section 111(g) of Transfer of Property Act, 1882, and Acceptance of Rent After Forfeiture Does Not Waive Notice....

The dispute pertains to a suit tenement on the ground floor of Plot no.99/2 situated in Nazul Sheet no.33B at Khamgaon, District Buldana, which was let out to the defendant at a monthly rent of Rs.100...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Detention Order Under COFEPOSA Act Due to Unexplained Delay. Preventive Detention Order Set Aside as Inordinate and Unexplained Delay of 7 Months Between Arrest and Issuance of Detention Order Vitiated the Order Under Section 3(1) of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974....

The petitioner, a friend of the detenu Mohammed Aboobaker, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging a preventive detention order dated 15th December 2014 passed...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petitions Challenging High Power Committee's Order in Slum Rehabilitation Scheme Dispute. The Court Upholds the Committee's Power Under Section 3B(3) of the Maharashtra Slum Areas Act, 1971, to Direct Clubbing of Overlapping Schemes and Conduct Fresh Survey of Eligible Slum Dwellers....

The case involves a group of writ petitions before the Bombay High Court arising from a dispute over a slum rehabilitation scheme under the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelop...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Externment Order Against Pan Stall Owner Due to Non-Application of Mind and Lack of Evidence of Harmful Activities. Externment under Section 56(1)(b) of Maharashtra Police Act, 1951 set aside as the authority failed to consider acquittals and the petitioner's livelihood....

The petitioner, Dinesh Prakash Sonar, filed a Criminal Writ Petition before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, challenging an externment order passed by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Amalner, u...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR in Cheating Case Due to Civil Nature of Dispute — Allegations of Cheating and Criminal Intimidation Not Made Out. Transaction Between Complainant and Service Centre Was Essentially Civil, No Criminal Intent Established Under Sections 420, 506 IPC....

The applicants, who are accused in FIR No.7/2015 registered at MIDC Police Station, Ahmednagar for offences under Sections 420 and 506 read with Section 34 IPC, filed an application under Section 482 ...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Corruption Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Failure to Prove Demand and Acceptance of Bribe. Conviction under Sections 7 and 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Establish Demand and Acceptance Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The appellant, Hanumant Yadavrao Pund, a clerk at the District Employment Exchange, Jalna, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge and Special Judge, Jalna on 21.11.2000 in Special Case No. 21 ...