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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellant in Murder Case Due to Lack of Credible Evidence and Inconsistent Witness Testimony. Conviction under Section 302 IPC for killing wife over illicit relations set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt....

The appellant, Jagannath R. Beloshe, was convicted by the Sessions Judge, Satara, under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of his wife Sunanda and sentenced to life imprisonment. The ...

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High Court of Bombay Dismisses Applications to Vacate Arrest of Vessels in Bunker Supply Disputes Involving Insolvent Intermediary. Maritime Claim for Bunkers Supplied to Vessel Held Enforceable In Rem Despite Lack of Privity Between Supplier and Owner....

The High Court of Bombay heard two notices of motion filed by the defendants in two admiralty suits seeking to vacate the arrest of their vessels. The plaintiff in the first suit, Gulf Petrochem Energ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition for Travelling Allowance, Conveyance Allowance, and Holiday Encashment for Period of Alternative Duty. Petitioner, a Head Constable in Railway Protection Force, declared unfit for armed duty and assigned sedentary work, entitled to allowances for the period from 09.02.2010 to 03.02.2013....

The petitioner, Sudhir Sambhaji Maldode, was appointed as a Constable in the Railway Protection Force on 17.04.1984 and later promoted to Head Constable. He met with an accident and underwent total hi...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Rejection of Approval for Appointment of Shikshan Sevak. Court holds that the Education Officer cannot reject approval on the ground that the appointment was made on a post which was not vacant, when the Management had clarified the vacancy position and the petitioner was appointed as Shikshan Sevak....

The petitioner, Ganesh s/o Raghu Jadhav, possessed B.Sc.B.Ed. qualification and was appointed as Assistant Teacher by respondent No.3, Janata Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, which runs four aided schools, b...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Talathi in Corruption Case Due to Unreliable Trap Witness and Lack of Corroboration. Demand and Acceptance of Bribe Not Proved Beyond Reasonable Doubt Under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) r/w 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988....

The appellant, Vikram s/o Jija Gite, a Talathi (village revenue officer), was convicted by the Special Judge (Anti Corruption), Aurangabad on 22.8.2000 in Special Case No. 2 of 1995 for offences under...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Injunction Against Developer in Dispute Over Exhausted FSI and Conveyance Rights. Prima Facie, Developer's Attempt to Use TDR for Further Construction on Sector IV-A After Exhausting Consumable FSI Violates Cooperative Housing Societies' Right to Conveyance....

The Bombay High Court dealt with cross-appeals arising from an interim injunction granted in a suit filed by cooperative housing societies against the Hiranandani developers. The litigation stemmed fr...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Recall of Witnesses for Cross-Examination in POCSO Case — Right to Fair Trial Prevails Over Procedural Rigidity. The court set aside the trial court's order refusing recall of prosecution witnesses, holding that the accused's right to cross-examination was not waived deliberately....

The petitioner, Siddu @ Siddeshwar Mane, filed a criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) before the High Court of Karnataka, Kalaburagi Bench, challenging an...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Order to Implead Plaintiff in Suit for Specific Performance — Petitioner Not a Necessary Party Under Order 1 Rule 10 CPC. Subsequent purchaser pendente lite cannot claim impleadment as a matter of right; decree binds all persons claiming under vendor....

The petitioner, Smt. Lakshmamma, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India challenging the order dated 30.07.2013 passed by the Presiding Officer, FTC-III, Bangalor...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Rejection of Transposition Application in Trust Dispute. Petitioner Failed to Establish Entitlement to Transpose Respondents as Plaintiffs Under Order I Rule 10 CPC....

The petitioner, Sri D V Siddalingappa, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India challenging an order dated 05.01.2013 passed by the Principal City and Civil Judge,...