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Bombay High Court Sets Aside Discharge Order in Criminal Case — Trial Court Exceeded Scope of Section 227 CrPC by Appreciating Evidence at Discharge Stage. The court held that at the stage of discharge under Section 227 CrPC, only a prima facie case is required and the earliest statement under Section 161 CrPC cannot be ignored....

The applicant, Smt. Shobha Ramesh Bawane, filed a criminal application under Section 482 CrPC challenging the order dated 10/02/2012 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, which discharged r...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Claim for Enhanced Compensation in Land Acquisition Reference for Municipal Market and Housing. Claimant failed to prove inadequacy of compensation awarded by SLAO under Section 18 of Land Acquisition Act, 1894....

The case is a Land Acquisition Reference under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, filed by the claimant, Pundalik Raghunath Mahulkar, seeking enhancement of compensation for land acquired b...

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Karnataka High Court Allows MBBS Student to Appear for Pediatrics Examination Despite Attendance Shortage — University Directed to Permit Examination Based on Overall Attendance and Previous Hall Ticket Issuance. Hall Ticket Issuance Creates Estoppel Against Denying Permission for Individual Paper....

The petitioner, Prajwal Kumar Patil, an MBBS student at Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College, Kalburgi, completed all subjects up to Phase-III Part-I and was scheduled to appear for Phase-III Part-II e...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Appellants in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Testimony of Interested Witness. Conviction under Section 302 r/w 34 IPC set aside as sole eyewitness was a close relative and evidence lacked corroboration....

The appellants, Annayappa @ Krishnappa and Babu, were convicted by the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Bangalore Rural, for the murder of Muniraju under Section 302 read with 34 IPC. The prosec...

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Karnataka High Court Allows MBBS Student to Appear for Pediatrics Examination Despite Attendance Shortage — University Directed to Permit Examination Without Prejudice. The court held that the student should not be prevented from taking the examination pending final disposal of the writ petition, subject to the outcome....

The petitioner, Prajwal Kumar Patil, an MBBS student at Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College, Kalburgi, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India seeking a declarati...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Recovery Certificate Against Non-Member in Cooperative Bank Liquidation — Lack of Jurisdiction Under Section 105 Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act. Liquidator's Power to Determine Debts Confined to Members; Prior Approval of Registrar Mandatory Under Rule 89(14)....

The petitioners, Smt. Kalpana Taori and Ramesh Taori, challenged a recovery certificate for Rs.9,76,506.85 issued under Section 105(1) of the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act read with Rule 89(14...

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Bombay High Court Directs Implementation of RTI Order Despite Non-Compliance by Public Authority — Government Officers Cannot Frustrate Legislative Intent of Right to Information Act, 2005. The court held that the State Information Commission's order under the RTI Act must be implemented and officers cannot defeat the purpose of the Act....

The petitioner, Vivek Vishnupant Kulkarni, an advocate associated with a public trust running two schools with about 1600 students, filed an application under the Right to Information Act, 2005 on 5th...