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Bombay High Court Allows Maintenance to Divorced Muslim Wife and Child Under Section 125 CrPC — Muslim Personal Law Does Not Bar Maintenance Beyond Iddat Period. The court held that a divorced Muslim wife is entitled to maintenance under Section 125 CrPC until she remarries, and the husband's plea of divorce was not proved....

The petitioners, Ashiyabegum and her minor daughter Sirin, filed a criminal writ petition under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking maintenance from respondent no.1, Sk....

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Sugar Mills' Appeals Against Sugarcane Price Fixation Orders — State Government's Power to Fix Minimum Price Under Sugarcane (Control) Order, 1966 Upheld. The court held that price fixation is a quasi-legislative function and no hearing is required before fixing the minimum price of sugarcane....

The case involves four writ appeals filed by sugar mills (M/s. Sri Chamundeshwari Sugars Ltd., M/s. Shamanur Sugars Limited, The India Sugars & Refineries Ltd., and Shree Renuka Sugars Ltd.) against t...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Tenant's Petition, Upholds Eviction Decree Under Section 15(3) of Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999. Tenant's Admission of Higher Rent and Failure to Deposit Arrears Justified Eviction....

The petitioner, a tenant, challenged the eviction decree passed under Section 15(3) of the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999, as upheld by the first appellate court. The premises was a ground floor s...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Direct Evidence and Unreliable Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Sections 302 and 201 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The appellant, Santosh Namdeo Bhukan, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Pune, for the murder of Vaishali Vinayak Kadam under Sections 302 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced t...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Appeal in Property Suit — Remand Order Set Aside Due to Lack of Jurisdiction. First Appellate Court Exceeded Its Powers Under Order 41 Rule 23 CPC by Remanding Suit Without Satisfying Conditions for Remand....

The appellants, as plaintiffs, filed a suit for declaration of ownership, possession, and permanent injunction in respect of suit schedule property. The defendants did not appear and were placed expar...

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Karnataka High Court Dismisses Appellant in Writ Appeal Seeking Removal of Special Public Prosecutor in Disproportionate Assets Appeals. Engagement of Special Public Prosecutor by Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, a Party to the Appeals, Held Not to Suffer from Conflict of Interest or Bias under Section 24(8) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973....

Background: The case arose from appeals against conviction in a high-profile disproportionate assets case involving a former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and others. The appellant, a senior politician...